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Notes from the Chair
Not sure how to put this gently....

PLEASE PAY YOUR SUBS NOW

Hope that is clear then.

I will shortly add standing order forms to this website, but in the meantime, you can contact the new Membership Secretary Dai Thomas . Just click on his name to get hold of him.

The Chairman
 
Young Cricketers
No updates this week
 
League Games results and selection see Match Reports for details

Seniors
League Week 9

1st XI score memorable home victory over Lenham
2nds XI go down with fight at Linton


1st team against Linton Park away 1.30
M Blythin
R Brewer
D Thomas
B Tomkinson
A Samuel
H Karim
S Tomkinson (wkt)
B Bardsley
P Sunnucks
S Mattison
TBC

2nd Team against Mersham 1.30 home

C Watts
R Humphrey
A Fraser
G Thomas
W Fraser
D Ashton
J Jones
G Ward
S Andrews
J Gowen-Smith
J Humphrey


If you are not available please contact either myself Chris Watts
or Matt Blythin ASAP so we can settle the lines up’s as early as possible and fill anybody who drop’s out.

Regards

Chris

 
Current League positions link now linked to 2009 positions

Click HERE for senior teams current league positions.

 
Website plans
As this site has been going for around 12 months, its probably the right time to ask people what they want from it that they dont get at the moment.

Suggestions so far:
A) Young cricketers, and especially parents want to download the required documents to formally register for the next season.

B) Images of people and events.

C) More up to date news.

If you have any suggestions, click E-mail to email me with your view or what you want and why.

 
Introduction to Marden Cricket Club
We are of course the 'Cricket' element of MCHC -or the Marden Cricket & Hockey Club. If you click on the 'Hockey' link, you are taken directly to their website.

The hockey team play as the Marden Russets who currently support:
2 Ladies teams
3 Senior Mens team plus a Vets side
Under 8's - mixed, Under 10's mixed, Under 12's Boys & Girls, Under 14's Boys and Girls and Under 16's Boys and Girls teams.
 

Marden Cricket Club is proud to have an extensive history. In the Maidstone Museum there is an old scorebook of a match between Bearstead and Marden from 1789! And in 1975 a side reached the semi finals of the National Village Knock Out Cup. After a memorable trip to Cornwall for players and supporters, Marden were narrowly defeated.


For those of an inquisitive nature, the 'Russets' name is taken from the apples that are grown with such distinction around the Marden area. In fact, a number of current members of Marden Cricket & Hockey Club are actively involved in cultivating, picking, sorting and marketing award winning fruit.

Sponsors
 We know times are tough for plenty of businesses, but we none the less want to put a notice out there to all current and potential sponsors. We are open to offers from organisations or individuals who want to be associated in some way to the Marden Russets.

As this site develops, we want to be able to highlight the organisations that support the club. In return, we will offer links to your own website and details of your services on some or all of these pages.

Please contact the Cricket Club Chairman, James Humphrey if you are interested in making a difference.

Notes from the League relating to the Spirit of Cricket
The notes below came direct from the League as a guide. If you play, please take a moment to read, take on board, and apply them when you represent the club. I hope to see this document clearly posted in the club shortly.
James Humphrey
Cricket Club Chairman



Aid to Captains and Club Officials

THE LAWS OF CRICKET - THE SPIRIT OF CRICKET THAT EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW

Cricket is a game that owes much of its unique appeal to the fact that it should be played not only within its Laws but also within the Spirit of the Game. Any action which is seen to abuse this spirit causes injury to the game itself. The major responsibility for ensuring the spirit of fair play rests with the captains.

1. There are two Laws which place the responsibility for the team's conduct firmly on the captain.

Responsibility of captains
The captains are responsible at all times for ensuring that play is conducted within the Spirit of the Game as well as within the Laws.

Player's conduct
In the event of a player failing to comply with instructions by an umpire, or criticising by word or action the decisions of an umpire, or showing dissent, or generally behaving in a manner which might bring the game into disrepute, the umpire concerned shall in the first place report the matter to the other umpire and to the player’s captain, and instruct the latter to take action.

2. Fair and unfair play
According to the Laws the umpires are the sole judges of fair and unfair play.
The umpires may intervene at any time and it is the responsibility of the captain to take action where required.

3. The umpires are authorised to intervene in cases of:
- Time wasting
- Damaging the pitch
- Dangerous or unfair bowling
- Tampering with the ball
- Any other action that they consider to be unfair

4. The Spirit of the Game involves RESPECT for:
- Your opponents
- Your own captain and team
- The role of the umpires
- The game's traditional values

5. It is against the Spirit of the Game:
- To dispute an umpire's decision by word, action or gesture
- To direct abusive language towards an opponent or umpire
- To indulge in cheating or any sharp practice, for instance:
(a) to appeal knowing that the batsman is not out
(b) to advance towards an umpire in an aggressive manner when appealing
(c) to seek to distract an opponent either verbally or by harassment with persistent clapping or unnecessary noise under the guise of enthusiasm and motivation of one's own side

6. Violence
There is no place for any act of violence on the field of play.

7. Players
Captains and umpires together set the tone for the conduct of a cricket match. Every player is expected to make an important contribution to this.



Further to the above the committee draws the attention to Law 42 sub 18 this reads,

"If there is any breach of the Spirit of the Game by a player failing to comply with the instructions of an umpire, or criticising his decisions by word or action, or showing dissent, or generally behaving in a manner which might bring the game into disrepute, the umpire concerned shall immediately report the matter to the other umpire. The umpires together shall (i) inform the player's captain of the occurrence, instructing the latter to take action. (ii) warn him of the gravity of the offence, and tell him that it will be reported to higher authority. (iii) report the occurrence as soon as possible to the Executive of the player's team and any Governing Body responsible for the match, who shall take such action as is considered appropriate against the captain and player or players, and, if appropriate, the team concerned."

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It is the responsibility of the captains to inform the opposing captain that he feels that a breach of the Sprit of Cricket has taken place and that he will be reporting the incident to the League. He must also inform the two umpires of his intention to do so. He must also inform them that he may require of them to make a written statement about their version of the events.

The committee is aware that under the above statements, it is the Captain's responsibility for the action of his players during the game and as such may be held equally accountable for any action that the committee deems to impose

 
 
Website
Firstly welcome to our new website which we hope will represent the interests of the players, members and supporters of the cricket club with simple and clear data. All the main contacts are available along with a link to show a map of our location if you are visiting. All the links in this section can be found by clicking on the icons at the top of each page.

Since it became active, the following fixtures have been added:
fixtures for 2008 with links to show maps of most away fixtures
Match reports
Current and historic leagues
for senior sides
Stats from 2007 senior sides

In due course we hope to get some 'action' images up, and some features on the players. If you have any constructive feedback of changes to be made or news to be added to the site, please let me know your suggestions through this email link.

   
New Members    

If you are interested in playing cricket for Marden, even if you have not played for a few years, please get in touch.

You can contact the cricket club Chairman through this email link.

 
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