Annual Subscriptions

Last Chance , this week to pay Subscriptions at the discounted rate of £20 , next week they will revert to the full price of £30 , you have been warned !!

Last Pre Season Friendlies

Three Games this weekend , last chance for match practice before the League starts next Saturday

Warm Up Game

First Intra Club Warm up game under our belts , Good two see a clutch of the 1st team in the runs with good knocks from new boy Ahsan , Yasser , Dave Lewis & Adris.

Next 3 games are

Ashby Hasting Sat 11th , Inra Club 20/20 Sunday 12th & Darley Abbey Monday 13th

Outdoor Nets

Good to see a Healthy turnout for the 1st evening training session and a warm welcome to the new members .

Junior News Letter

JUNIOR NEWSLETTER

Training nights start on Wednesday 1st April 2009 at 6.00pm , new membership and registrations will be taken, followed by weather permitting a little light training.

The cost of the training will remain the same as last year at a £1.00 per session . The club has invested during the winter providing funding for 6 coaches and also we have new training aids which we hope will bring even more fun and enjoyment to the sessions.

If you have any friends that might be interested in playing cricket please invite them along everybody is welcome.


Just a reminder that the club is holding the NatWest Cricket force weekend on the 4th and 5th of April, please contact me asap if you haven’t all ready as we need as many juniors to attend as possible ,especially on Saturday Morning as we have the Derby Evening Telegraph taking Photographs so its your chance get yourself in the local paper and tell your mates what a great club you play for ! We also hope that a top player from Derbyshire C.C will also attend so bring your Camera along .


And lastly don’t forget the sponsored walk event we have organised for Sunday 12th April , sponsor forms have already been distributed but please contact us at cricket@ab-cc.co.uk if you need more

Junior Practice Sessions

The regular Junior Practice & Training Sessions will start Wed April 1st @ 6.00pm .
All new members will need to enrol with the Club , you will need to provide , name , age, address , emergency contact details etc , so please come prepared

Practice Sessions

First Outside Net Session took place on Sat 21st March , Tuesday Night sessions will start Tuesday 31st March

Indoor Nets

Just to let you all know there are just two more indoor net sessions , before we move outdoors

Pre Season Events

2 Dates 4 ur diary Friday 20th March Quiz Night 7.45 Kick off & Sunday 12th April @ 10.30am we will be holding a Sponsored walk of about 10 miles , the proceeds will be splt 50/50 with a Charity which we will name shortly .

Additionally after the walk we are propopsing an Under 25 Intra Club 20/20

How to adopt the killer instinct in your cricket club (part 1)

This is part one of a two part series. To go to part two click here.

There are a lot of ways to win a cricket match. The most effective is to bowl the opposition out. If you can take 10 (or 20) wickets in any format regularly you are going to win a lot of games.

Good bowling is the key to this and good bowling comes from intent: It's hard to take wickets if you don't have the killer instinct.

That may seem an obvious thing to say. It's not as obvious to do. I've played in games where teams are just drifting through the opposition's innings waiting for something to happen. The bowling is unimaginative, the captain barely adjusts the field and everyone is hoping for a run out.

I'm sure you have been there too. It's great if you are batting at the time, not much fun if you are in the field. You have given the momentum to your opponents.

It's at points like this that skill becomes less of a consideration. It's all about your mental approach.

Some might argue that skill is always the number one consideration. I disagree. Look at it like this: In most matches selected on ability (league cricket for example), most players will be about the same skill level. Everyone in a first grade Australian cricket match will be about first grade standard. You may get the odd person above or below their current level but they are the exception that proves the rule.

If everyone has roughly equal skill levels, attitude distinguishes the winners from the losers.

This has been called a number of things: Mental toughness, momentum, heart (or ticker), street smarts or steely. It's all the same.

What can you do to keep the quicks snarling, the spinners giving it a rip and the fielders feeling part of the attack? In short, how do you get the killer instinct?

For me it's all about leadership.
Let's take the example of the Australians in India in 2008. In one game skipper Ponting used part time spin bowlers instead of his highly effective seam attack to catch up with the over rate. India won the game and the series. The critics had a field day.

A leader can install any kind of thinking into a team. In Australia's case it was the wrong approach if they wanted to win the match. The captain was the focus here, but respected players have a job to do too. You don't have to have the armband to be a leader.

If your approach is to try and win every game until there is no chance you can win it, then you need to help everyone keep a killer attitude whether you are a captain or member of the ranks.