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restrictions placed upon during the pandemic
have made us all appreciate ‘normal life’ more
than ever and this certainly applies to the joy of
playing cricket.
Of course, with the winter lockdown, we have
not been able to practice our cricket and get in
shape for the Summer, but this should serve as
encouragement to our 2nd XI who will be
hoping to encounter opposition sides scratching
around for form and fitness in the early weeks
of the season.
If you are new to the village and would like to
play some cricket this summer, you’ll be sure of
a warm welcome. Just look up our Facebook
page (‘Penn & Tylers Green Cricket Club’) or
contact Nick Barber at nick.barber@sjpp.co.uk
for further details to introduce yourself.
Waking up the playing square from its winter
hibernation began in March and the outfield has
been rolled to reduce bumps and bobbles which
are natural irritations for the village cricketer.
The whole place has received its first trim from
our newly-acquired mower but there are always
plenty of other jobs to do including assembling
the pitch covers, cleaning/positioning the
sight-screens and giving the batting nets a
general tidy-up. All of this will be done with our
band of willing volunteers.
The new playing season kicks off in late-
April with a couple of warm-up fixtures ahead
of a busy league season for our 1st and 2nd XIs
as we target further improvements to our
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encouraging League form of 2020.
Junior Coaching will take place at the Club
on Sunday mornings for School Years 1,2 & 3,
and on Thursday evenings for School Years 4, 5,
6 & 7. We have entered age-group sides into the
revamped Bucks Leagues once more, providing
more opportunities for players to learn about the
game, to emulate heroes like Ben Stokes and
Nat Sciver, and to develop their skills at their
own pace. Look out for further details coming
soon or drop us a line at the email address
below to sign up for updates.
A lot of our Junior players stepped-up and
made important contributions to our Senior
teams during the summer of 2020 and we are
delighted that so many are looking forward to
doing so again this year.
So, if you are interested in playing cricket
yourself or on behalf of your sons or daughters,
you can get in touch with either Nick Barber at
nick.barber@sjpp.co.uk (adults) or ptgcccolts@
gmail.com (juniors).
As with any village club or society, our
success relies heavily on the hard work of all the
volunteers who make everything run smoothly.
There is always more that we want to do and it
is impossible to have too many volunteers so if
you want to join the fun and help in any way
(maybe as a match-scorer or umpire), we would
be delighted to hear from you and you will
receive a warm welcome from everyone
involved with the Club.
You can also find us on Facebook (‘Penn &
Tylers Green Cricket Club’) Jon Wilson
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