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Pre-season Meal April 3rd, 7PM
Simmo has very kindly organised a pre-season meal at The Horse & Groom in Caulcott on Thursday 3rd April 7pm for 7:30.
All members are invited but we are limited to 24 spaces. To book your seat, you will need to email Simmo ([email protected]) confirming your meal choices from the menu below and pay your money to the MSCC account (51 70 15 Account No 01820028) using “your name + Dinner” as a reference. It may make sense to pay your membership fee at the same time, but please change the reference to name only. It all makes life easier for Andrew, our treasurer.
Starters
Homemade chicken liver parfait, piccalilli,
salad and toasted sourdough
Home smoked salmon salad, pickled cucumber and a citrus vinaigrette
Mixed mushroom croquettes, sauce pistou and salad
Baked mini camembert with crusty bread
Mains
Seared pork tenderloin with a grain mustard sauce, confit potato and braised red cabbage
Herb crusted loin of cod, lemon beurre blanc, crushed new potatoes and ratatouille
Baked three cheese and spinach cannelloni, topped with a spicy arrabbiata sauce,
served with salad and garlic bread
Parmentier of duck: pulled duck meat braised in a red wine sauce,
topped with mashed potato and served with roasted roots
Desserts
Tarte au pommes and vanilla ice cream
Chocolate nemesis with caramel ice cream
Sticky toffee pudding, butterscotch sauce and vanilla ice cream
Duo of French cheeses, served with water biscuits
Two courses: £30.00
Three courses: £35.00
Please let us know if you have any dietary requirements when you place your order.
Vegan options available on request.
Pre-season Preparation: Your Club Needs You!
Our annual preparation for the season will be over the weekend of March 29th & 30th. We need your help!
There are lots of jobs to be done and the more of us that turn up, the quicker everything will get done. Official start time is 11:30 but some people are starting earlier at around 10:00. Here’s a selection of the jobs that need doing:
- Benches move outside ( already oiled and brasses polished).
- Cleaning the bbq. Andrew has already volunteered for this.
- Set out and tidy/clean inside pavilion
- Cleaning and sanitising fridges and freezers
- Washing glassware
- Clear leaves from guttering and toilet roof (ideally with a blower if anyone has one?)
- Clean windows of pavilion inside/out
- Washing down and mould removal from the walls of both toilets
- Take cover off scorebox
- Move sight screens into position and clean as required (please bring a power washer)
- Layout boundary rope (it’s inside the scorebox)
- Weed paved area in front of pavilion
- Put the flag up
- Cleaning the bits of the flagpole the Chairman cannot reach
- Put Parking /speeding signs on corner and along drive
- Clear debris and mow grass in front of pavilion, with hand rotary mower. Wash/wipe down the toilet doors
And finally if there is anything else you notice needs doing, please just do it!
Most of the work on the square and outfield is in hand, the dry weather has been beneficial. If required, use the appropriate equipment carefully. Early season damage can take a long time to repair.
Plenty of hours have already been put in over the weeks leading up to this, make sure you do your bit.
And finally… the hardest workers get selected first.
Thank you!
The Committee
MSCC AGM 2024 – 12th Dec
Our AGM will be held at 7pm on 12th December 2024 at the Middleton Stoney Village Hall.
Doors will open from 6:45pm to allow for a prompt start.
There will be no remote joining option.
The agenda is below and your attendance, votes and contributions are always appreciated by the committee. There are rumours of drinks and mince pies!
Agenda
- Apologies
- Approval of the 2023 AGM Minutes, held on 7th December 2024
- Matters Arising
- Reports
a. Treasurer’s Report
b. Captain’s Report
c. Fixtures Secretary Report - Election of Officers – Committee Recommendations
- Any Other Business
MSCC Nominated For “Club Website of the Year 2024”
Update: We didn’t win but we did have a lovely evening losing out to https://www.ilminsterbowlingclub.com/ so congratulations to them. We’ll try again next year.
We’re delighted to have been nominated for the “Club Website of the Year” award by the judging panel at Club Mirror. If anyone would like to join Mark FL and Tim R at the event, details re tickets are below (ask Mark to order them).
You can learn more about the awards here: www.clubawards.co.uk. Here’s the email we received with the good news:
Middleton Stoney Cricket Club – Congratulations from the Club Awards Team!
We are delighted to let you know that that the judges have now put the club through as a finalist in Website of the Year.
It will also be recognised in the 100 Club, for clubs over 100 years old.
TICKETS
Thank you for letting us know that you wish to take up your two Complimentary Finalist Tickets. (And should you want to bring more supporters to cheer you on, further tickets are available at £99 – £82.50 + VAT)
JUST TO CONFIRM THE DETAILS AGAIN
CLUB AWARDS AND GALA DINNER – WEDNESDAY, 27 NOVEMBER
Venue: Athena
Address: Queen Street, Leicester LE1 1QD
Timings: Doors open at 6pm
Visit: clubawards.co.uk for all details – from accommodation and travel to the evening itself.
TICKETS INCLUDE:
• Complimentary glass of prosecco on arrival at the Drinks reception (6pm-7pm)
• Club Awards Gala Dinner (7pm – late)
• Club Awards Presentations, hosted by John Inverdale.
• Post dinner entertainment
Congratulations once again!
Kind regards,
Cindy Hedmann
On behalf of Club Awards
MSCC Golf Day 2024
Thank you to Howard for organising an excellent MSCC annual golf day held at Kirtlington yesterday.
Eleven of us played 16 holes (two closed for renovation) using the stableford scoring system to declare a winner. The weather was slightly chilly, but with not a breath of wind in the air, it made for perfect conditions. The course was in good shape following the recent rains and the players were in excellent spirits. Robin was looking forward to using his new clubs and after a 50 year hiatus, Paul Wordsworth made his debut at this highlight of the MSCC calendar. The winners rostrum:
Winner: Matt D
Runner up: Mark F-L
Best Front 9: Matt D
Best Back 9: Mark F-L
Longest Drive: Howard L
Nearest Pin: Dan S
Wooden Spoon: Paul W
Congratulations to Matt, winning on his first appearance. See you all again next year.
1st, 2nd and 3rd – Matt, Mark & Dan
26/09/2024 09:00: POSTPONED DUE TO THE WEATHER. NEW DATE 30/10/2024
Date: Thursday 26th September 2024
Venue: Kirtlington Golf Club
Format: Three or Fourball Stableford
Time: Light Lunch from 12.15pm
Tee off from 1.20pm
Drinks & Presentation to follow
Cost £45.oo
Open to Club Members & Vice-Presidents
All welcome, clear your diaries and tell
Howard Lancaster that you can play!
07734 563006
Club End of Season Awards Dinner
We celebrated the 2024 season with a fantastic three course meal in the pavillion, prepared by Chef Mark Apsey. It was a lovely occasion on which we reminisced about the season and celebrated our successes. And the winners are..
Batting Performance: Jon Springer
Leading Wicket Taker: Hamidullah Afghan
Fielder of the Year: James Lyon
Most Improved Player: Anirudh Sharma
Young Player of the Year: Ahmad Afghan
New Player Award: Shaan Pankaj
Photo of the Year: Mark Ford-Langstaff
Captain’s Cup: Chris Greer
President’s Cup: Seril Shah
End of Season Pitch Prep & Upcoming Events
Thank you to everyone who helped last Sunday after our final match was called off due to the rain. A call to arms went out for help to prepare the square for next year by putting it to bed this. In the pouring rain, the square was mowed, scarified and seeded. It was too wet to spread the loam, but we did lift 50+ very heavy bags of loam into position in readiness for that job.
After that little workout, we moved to the sightscreens and wheeled them into their winter position beside the nets. No easy job and thighs burned despite the old adage that many hands make light work (more hands next year please!). We stopped for a cup of tea.
Finally, the boundary rope was pulled in and coiled. There’s a technique to this, but not one anyone seemed to know! Matt D took charge and the rope has safely made it into a safe location for the winter.
We still need to spread the loam so please keep an eye out on our WhatsApp group for timings which will be weather dependent.
In the meantime, good luck to those playing in the end of season golf tournament this week and we look forward to seeing many of you at the end of season dinner on Friday.
