It’s the time of year again when we take time to reward our volunteers and community coaches for the hard work they do throughout the year.  The DCB annual Reward and Recognition Event will take place on Thursday, 15^th August when Derbyshire Falcons take on Durham Dynamos in a floodlit Yorkshire Bank 40 overs game.  The event will once again be held in the Marquee Banqueting Suite and is sure to be a memorable and enjoyable evening. Please make a note of the date in your diaries. Click on the buttons below to download a nomination form.

The criteria for making nominations into the OSCA’s has changed slightly for 2013.  We would ask you when making your nominations to nominate a maximum of one candidate per category rather than several candidates for the same category. 

Please send your nominations in to jacqui.hendrick@derbyshireccc.com.  The final date for receiving nominations is Monday, 15th July – we look forward to receiving them.

In 2012 Sky launched ‘Shot at the Pros’ as a feature on Cricket AM, the feature was so successful that Sky will be featuring it again this year. Click on the link below to view the promotional video. 

http://skysports.brightcove.com.edgesuite.net/165012893/165012893_2381474701001_CRICKETAM-PROMO.mp4 

Yorkshire and Warwickshire are on board for this year’s competition. They will each have one of the two winners to train with them.  To have the chance to take part there is a trial day at Loughborough on the 14th June where the 10 best entrants get whittled down to the winning two.  

It’s really easy to enter. All people have to do is record a short video on their phones explaining why they deserve their “shot at the pros” with a few details about their cricketing ability and achievements.  

We are continuing our support of Project Front Foot this year and are looking for any old/used child-sized cricket kit and equipment we can donate to them. This initiative provides cricket coaching and kit to the very poorest children in Mumbai and beyond so adding a little joy and quality to lives that have precious little.

Please see the message below from Victor Mills Project Coordinator of Project Front Foot.

“It's that time of year again when our hunt for obsolete, end of range, and plain old redundant stock - for our Summer 2013 Kit Appeal - begins in earnest. The measure of all such undertakings, so I'm told, is impact. Judge for yourself from the attachments the impact and immediate transformation donated kit had on the Dharavi slum children last November.

I'm delighted to report that the project's fourth season in Mumbai, which still has two months to run, has been a story of continued success. This, again, due in no small part to our coaches, Bhavana and Harshad, who were ably supported by Peter Woolcock, a sports graduate from Liverpool University. Peter added a new dimension to the coaching with innovative games and drills together with his fitness tests... Click Here to continue reading

Much has been done at Belper Meadows CC over the years since the club was founded to improve both the ground and the playing conditions as generation after generation have enjoyed playing their cricket at the Meadows. The culmination of these improvements was recognised in the current generation who fully embraced the annual Natwest cricketforce weekend.

We hope you’re enjoying the start of the 2013 season! We really do need your support and encourage all players to take part in the Player Sponsorship Scheme.

New Reward Scheme

This year we’ve added a new rewards scheme so you benefit from the sponsorship you bring in. For every £10 a player raises in sponsorship money, the value of £1 will be “banked” and can be redeemed against the cost of:

This is our way of recognising your contribution to the Development of Excellence Programme and Cricket in Derbyshire. As in previous years, players raising the most money will be announced at the Player Presentation Evening and presented with prizes to recognise their efforts (e.g. cricket bags, clothing, cricket shop vouchers, subscriptions and lots more).

To read more about the benefits and how you can help please Click Here

The following Summer 1-1 sessions are available with DCB Coaches - Sessions are £25 each for 40 minutes. To book, please contact Howard Dytham on 07771 718998 or email howard.dytham@derbyshireccc.com

Sat 18th May

I would just like to take the opportunity to thank all the clubs who turned out for the DCB Champions Trophy semi-final group games on Sunday on a mainly dry but cold day, the only spots of rain we had were at Brailsford in the late afternoon but we managed to complete all of the games on the day. I visited all three match locations to watch at least some part of the games taking place and I think I also managed to talk to all of the coaches at some point during the day.

In the U15 section which took place at Alvaston and Boulton's ground Barton won their game with Denby and Duffield won their game with Clowne. So Barton and Duffield will progress to the final which will be at Duffield CC on Sunday 28 with 14:30 start.

In the U13 section Ticknall won the only game in their group against Duffield at Denby's ground and so Ticknall progress to the final. In the other U13 group there were three teams competing at Brailsford's ground and with both Elvaston and Chesterfield defeating Mickleover it was down to the last game to decide the finalists and in a close game Elvaston just managed to beat Chesterfield in the last over to reach the final. The U13 final will therefore be between Ticknall and Elvaston and will take place at Belper Meadows CC on Sunday 28 April with a 13:30 start.

In both finals teas will be provided between innings for players and officials. I haven't had the courage to look at the weather forecast yet but fingers crossed for another dry day.

I hope all of the teams enjoyed their experience of playing against teams from other junior leagues in this competition and all being well with a fair following wind we will repeat this again next year.

The second annual Derbyshire Sport Coaches’ Conference is being held on Sunday 19 May 2013 at Derby College (Pride Park).  Last year the conference attracted 83 coaches; this year it will be even bigger and better and there are 200 delegate places available.

There will be a choice of up to 19 different workshops, delivered by experts in the fields of coaching, strength and conditioning, injury prevention, sports nutrition and psychology and a series of sports specific master classes.

DCB Performance Committee Junior Club Rep