Hi all

Let’ start at the end with the vaguest of hints from the Met Office that some summer weather might be arriving after the wettest July that many of us can remember! Hooray!!

We are all set for this Friday with the bar open from 5.30pm, junior training starting at 6pm and food as usual from Jackie and the team.

We still have some "specials" left over after the Devon and Somerset game so keep an eye out on the boards and tables.

We have some great cricket coming up this week – some really important fixtures on Saturday – please do come and support!

• On Thursday (tomorrow)

• • We have a Firefighters match at 6pm at the Recreation Ground where the Bovey Tracey Watch are taking on the Ashburton Watch – it promises to be a fun-filled evening so please do come and support – the bar will be open!

• On Saturday

• • The 1st XI have a key fixture away at Sidmouth at 12.30pm
  • The 2nd XI play an important match vs Seaton at home at 12.30pm
  • The 3rd XI are away at Plympton at 1pm
  • The 4th XI play the reverse fixture vs Plympton at Buckfastleigh at 1pm

• On Sunday

• • The U13 Girls play Ipplepen at home at 10am
  • The U15 Girls are away at Plympton at 10am
  • The 2nd XI play Ipplepen 2nd XI in the Dick Lear T20 Cup at Ipplepen at 2pm – this match brings together the winners of the Devon Aaron Printers Cup (us!) against the winners of the Devon Brockman Cup (Ipplepen who narrowly beat us in the final!)

• On Tuesday

• • The U19 Team are away at Paignton

• On Thursday

• • Ther U19 Team are in action again away at Ipplepen

As ever, support for any and all of the matches is very welcome!

After The Rain Came The Wind

So after the rain tried to hamper the Devon vs Somerset game, last weekend the wind arrived with a vengeance – I don’t think I have ever seen such a summer storm at Bovey and it took its toll.

We lost one of the sight screens and also the new fencing by the car park suffered given the wind was in the North West and hitting it at right angles! We also saw the big white screens at the pavilion end pulled from their mountings!

Thanks to some valiant work early this week by Tony England and Darren Harvey, helped in no small part by Dennis the landrover pulling the steel poles back to the vertical, the fencing has been repaired temporarily until we can find a more permanent solution. The Ground Crew also repaired the wire which holds up the white sheeting at the pavilion end today so we are good to go for this weekend!

The sight screen will take a little longer as we have had to order in new steel – I don’t think any of us ever thought the wind could break 5 centimetre square steel posts!

Vitality Club T20 Finals Day

Well done to the 1st XI who took part in the Vitality Club T20 Finals Day at Bridgwater last Sunday – having won the Devon T20 competition, the team got to the last 32 teams nationally. They came up against a very strong Bristol side and lost their semi final match. The eventual winners on the day were Swansea Cricket Club (effectively Glamorgan 2nd XI!!)

Wine and Wickets is Back – A Reminder

We are delighted to confirm we will be running Wine and Wickets again on Friday 18th August – a fun session for anyone and everyone, with no experience required – all participants will be rewarded with some fizz (or anything you prefer!) after the session.

Give it a try if you haven’t already!

Please contact Kelly Luscombe for more details – kellyluscombe

………………and finally, Lost Property

We now have a sizable hoard of Lost Property, listed below with a photo. It will be out on Friday evening so please come and reclaim anything which belongs to you!

• 2 maroon Tesco camping chairs
• 9 water bottles
• 3 caps (one of which S/M Bovey cap)
• 3 Tupperware containers with lids
• 1 hard plastic tray
• 1 phone case, clear
• 1 medium boys, VX3 top
• 1 large, black padded gilet
• 1 men’s medium North face black fleece
• 1 underarmour black medium jacket.
• 1 boys Slazenger cricket vest.
• 1 age 11/12 Gray Nichols whites
• 1 Slazenger, medium black hoodie.
• 1 age 8 Brooklyn black hoodie
• 1 medium boys, Exeter Chiefs black hoodie.
• 1 navy blue Nike Childs hoodie.
• 1 Mountain Life, black, Large hoodie
• 1 small H&M, Hoodie, pink
• 1 age 9/10 Ashmore junior hockey club purple top
• 1 aero XS right-handed, thigh pads,
• 1 Next black Mickey Mouse top age 10
• 1 Fat Willy, Surf Shack, Camo Hoodie Age 12/13,
• 1 black, medium sports T-shirt, no brand.
• 1 Adidas navy blue XS shorts.
• 1 black/white Childs Adidas zip top
• 1 large University of Plymouth cricket club long sleeve top
• 1 Merlin wool cricket jumper. Size 42
• 1 black sock
• 3 pairs sunglasses (1 pink, 1 grey and 1 brown).

Never a dull moment! Until next week ………….

Best

Andy Bishop

Chairman Bovey Tracey Cricket Club

Mobile 07986 997006