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please visit our website at www.clubspark.lta.
org.uk/PennTennis or email ptgtennisclub@
gmail.com for more information. Kate Noble
P&TG Cricket Club
The 2021 season has been a truly memorable
one for the Cricket Club. Playing numbers have
been excellent throughout, our 1st XI were
edged into the Runners-up spot in the League
by Cadmore End and the social side of the Club
has never been better. The only thing missing
was a baking hot summer but maybe next year
will add that ingredient.
The Club has been rebuilding on the playing
side since 2019 and the 1st XI now has one of
the lowest average ages of any team in the area,
with a large majority of those players having
come through the Colts structure at the Club.
Added to that, we welcomed several new
locally-based players to the Club this year, all
discovered during a recruitment drive over the
winter months.
The outcome of all of these efforts is a
healthy Club built on a fun and inclusive
environment. As well as the league cricket that
we have played this year, there has been a
welcome return of Sunday friendly cricket after
an absence of 5 years and this has provided
further playing opportunities for players of all
ages.
On the social side, the Club ran a successful
6-a-side tournament and an over-25s v under-
25s match to round off the season. These were
memorable days for the Club and helped to raise
money for charitable causes.
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The early part of the season also featured the
Colts who turned up in huge numbers at
coaching nights on Thursday and Friday. Such
were the numbers that we were grateful to our
friends at the Hit and Miss in Penn Street who
shared their facilities with us on Thursday
evenings so that we were not overcrowded at
our own Ground. A thriving Colts structure is
the bedrock of any community Club and the
opportunities that it provides local children with
the chance to enjoy the game of cricket safely.
Off the pitch, a huge thank you is due to all
those who have helped with the ground and
facilities this Summer. Terry Bentley, Chris
Judge and Nick Parry have led the way and
have been ably supported by various volunteers
who have willingly given up their time to
ensure that everything looks good and is ready
to go each weekend.
Finally, we held an end-of-season awards
ceremony after the final League matches with
the winners listed below:
• 1st XI Player of the Season: James Woodhead
• 2nd XI Player of the Season: Kenzie
Christopherson
• Chairman’s award: Max Begley and Charlie
Thompson
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