A Warm Welcome
The improvements continue down at Burnley Cricket Club.
Earlier this year we posted about new windows and doors on the upstairs bar, and now we are happy to say more work has been completed.
As you can see the main entrance way has had a much needed upgrade, and phase 2 of the project is now complete. New double glazed windows and doors fitted by Perfectly Glazed. This gives a much warmer and cleaner welcome to all visitors old and new.
Funding towards all the work being done has been has been provided by ‘The Lancashire Environmental Fund’, and we at Burnley Cricket Club are very thankful for this. It will benefit our local customers, Cricket fans from all over the league and football fans from near and far a like.
The fund is a partnership between SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK Limited, Lancashire County Council, The Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester and Community Futures.
All Stars Cricket Returns
Start your child of on the course to become the next James Anderson.
All Stars Cricket provides boys and girls from 5-8 years old with 8 weeks of non-stop fun. The activity and game based programme is suitable for all skill levels, providing your child with the foundations to begin a lifelong love of physical activity and cricket, while making friends in a safe and enjoyable environment.
All Stars is a £40 programme for the 8 weeks starting 23rd May. For this price you get 8 weeks foundation cricket training, plus all the kit below.
Click on the link below for full details and to sign up.
Grounds Keeper Required
We would like to say a huge Thank You to George for his efforts over his time with us and wish him all the best for his new venture next door at BFC!
The club are seeking a new Head Grounds-person with immediate effect. Please see below for more details about the opportunity, and get in touch!
Job Vacancy: HEAD GROUNDSMAN
Employer: Burnley Cricket Club
Location: Burnley, Lancashire
About Us Burnley Cricket Club founded in 1833, is a welcoming, progressive, and vibrant members club, providing exceptional cricket and social experience for members, guests, and visitors alike.
Boasting 16 senior Lancashire League titles, 10 Worsley Cup trophies, and 3 Twenty20 trophy victories, Burnley Cricket Club are one of the most successful clubs in the county. In addition, the club has an exemplary record in developing cricketers, with many players claiming junior county honours, and 6 of its alumni continuing into the first class game – including England & Lancashire’s all-time leading wicket taker, James Anderson.
The successful candidate will join an ambitious club aiming to operate at the highest standards, on and off the pitch, and will be supported by a hard-working and approachable committee and volunteer base.
Job Description & Details The club is recruiting a Head Groundsman - experience preferred - to work with our current assistants, to produce high quality cricket pitches. In total, the club fields 8 junior, 1 women’s team and 3 senior teams, with fixtures played throughout the week. The club also holds various junior league and county representative matches throughout the summer. The ideal candidate will:
● Be able to produce and maintain high standards of work ● Have a strong work ethic, and possess good attention to detail ● Be self motivated and be able to work independently, ● Be able to work with and coordinate a small team of helpers and volunteers ● Manage, plan and provide surfaces for a steady flow of cricket matches throughout the summer ● Have a full UK driving license.
Job Type: Permanent
Schedule: As follows ● March to October - Full Time – Up to 45 hours per week ● November to February – Part Time – Up to 25 hours per week (more may be negotiable and can be discussed at interview)
Pattern: Flexible working hours possible Weekend work: Yes, as required. Salary: Dependent on experience Learning: Expert advice and additional training will be available, if required. Start Date: Immediately How to Apply: Please send an updated CV to bharattripathi7@gmail.com. Please feel free to contact Bharat Tripathi on 07557 378 279 for further details regarding the position
Let there be Light
Throughout the year Burnley Cricket Club play’s host to Cricket and Football fans alike. With two inside bars and an outside bar. A lot of these fans enjoy using our balcony to get a good vantage point.
In the past the top bar has been dark because of boards blocking the light, and the temperature hot or cold depending on the outside weather and the state of the old window frames. With no small windows to open during hot weather the top bar could get extremely hot.
During this winter / spring time we are having some much needed renovations done and phase 1 of the project is now complete. New double glazed windows on the top bar fitted by Perfectly Glazed and new cladding to help heat retention, plus new double doors and opening windows to assist with ventilation in warmer weather (I know we don’t get much but here’s hoping)
Funding towards all the work being done has been has been provided by ‘The Lancashire Environmental Fund’, and we at Burnley Cricket Club are very thankful for this. It will benefit our local customers, Cricket fans from all over the league and football fans from near and far a like.
The fund is a partnership between SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK Limited, Lancashire County Council, The Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester and Community Futures.
The next phase of the project will see improvements to the main entrance of the building. This is the first thing new customers see and a much needed area for renovation. This work will be beginning shortly.
Jay's Community Efforts
One of our Juniors Jay Barnes is raising funds for community food banks whilst going through his Duke of Edinburgh award.
The money will go to The Message Trust who are a charity tackling issues faced by the whole communities of today.
“Community Groceries are all about bridging the gap between supermarkets and foodbanks. Using surplus food fresh from local supermarkets, our groceries make the cost of the weekly shop more affordable. Members can come and shop for just £4 – saving up to £20 per shop – getting all the food they need for their family.
But it’s about more than food. We also provide members with free wrap-around support and access to courses too. Courses include debt management support through CAP, cooking lessons, investigating Christianity courses and Alpha courses, plus many more.”
You can use the link on this blog to donate and also find it on our social media channels Jay Barnes is fundraising for The Message Trust (justgiving.com) Congratulation Jay
2022 CHAMPIONS
In the final day of the 2022 season, Burnley 2nd XI were away at Lowerhouse CC. Their closest rivals for the league were Clitheroe CC who were away at Colne CC.
Lowerhouse won the toss and elected to bat in the game against Burnley. They got a total of 181/8 off 45 overs with both George Durkin (58) and Declan Metcalf (60) scoring over 50. Wickets taken by Matthew Thornton (3) Muhammad Sudees (2) Daniel Whittle (1) Ben Sutcliffe (1) and Steve Brunt (1)
Clitheroe won the toss and elected to field. Colne then put on 194/9 off their 45 overs with T Jamie scoring 60 and wickets taken by G Barney’s (4), T Thurnhill (2) L Murphy (2) and B Geelan (1)
After teas were finished both teams took to the field to go for the glory.
Burnley lost 1 wicket quite early on putting them at 5/1 when Matthew Tomlinson was dismissed, but then Burnley put on an impressive batting performance getting up to 186/5 in 35.3 overs thanks in part to an impressive 96 from 77 balls by Gareth Halley.
In Clitheroe’s second half they only managed 50 all out in 19.3 overs
Burnley therefore got 10 points and Clitheroe 0 points
Burnley 2nd’s bringing the title home!
Congratulations to all involved
All figures taken from Play-Cricket.com
https://burnley.play-cricket.com/website/results/5000283
Burnley Ladies Make the Final
After getting through the quarter finals the Burnley Ladies went into the T20 Finals day on Sunday 4th September at Northern CC. Also in the draw were Blackpool, Leyland and Sefton Park.
The draw was to take place at 9:45am. Burnley got drawn with Sefton park and Blackpool were to play Leyland.
Burnley and Sefton Park kicked off the action at 10:30am. Sefton Park batted first and put on a score of 111/3. Burnley ladies stepped up to the plate and reached this target with 2 overs to spare, putting themselves into the final.
Blackpool and Leyland then took to the pitch and Leyland reached 95/8, Blackpool finished at 98/7 giving Blackpool the win.
The final took place at 2:45pm, Burnley vs Blackpool.
Blackpool batted first putting on a score of 122/5. Burnley went out and put on 108/8 in their 20 overs, falling 14 short of their target giving Blackpool the win.
We are incredibly proud of the Burnley ladies for how far they went in this competition. CONGRATULATIONS LADIES
Clubmark Accreditation Achieved
Here at Burnley Cricket Club are delighted and proud to announce that we have achieved Clubmark Accreditation once again. We continue to provide a safe and inclusive environment for Adults, Boys and Girls.
If you want to understand what this means, we have posted below the relevant information from the Clubmark website.
In 2004 CLOK was one of the first two orienteering clubs in the UK to achieve Sport England's Clubmark accreditation. We have since renewed our accreditation in 2008, 2012, and most recently in 2016.
The Sport England Clubmark scheme is the universally acknowledged cross-sport accreditation scheme for ommunity sports clubs. It stands for:
Higher standards of welfare, equity, coaching and management in community sports clubs.
Making sure the nation's sports club infrastructure is safer, stronger and more successful.
Clubmark accreditation shows that a club provides the right environment which ensures the welfare of members and encourages everyone to enjoy sport and stay involved throughout their lives. An accredited Club is recognised as a safe, rewarding and fulfilling place for participants of all ages as well as helping parents and carers know that they're choosing the right Club for their young people.
For more information about the Clubmark scheme, you can visit the Sport England web site.
Clubmark accreditation – and the right to display the Clubmark logo – are awarded to sports clubs that meet the relevant standards.
In recognition of CLOK's orienteering development work with schools over the previous two decades, in early 2003 British Orienteering invited CLOK – together with Nottingham Orienteering Club (NOC) – to participate in a pilot scheme for Clubmark. With significant support from Tees Valley Sport, particularly in terms of giving CLOK members access to relevant training courses, CLOK was granted Clubmark accreditation. CLOK and NOC were both presented with Clubmark certificates at the BOF AGM in Ulverston on Saturday, 10th April 2004. Accreditation lasts for four years, and CLOK's Clubmark accreditation has been reviewed and extended in 2008, 2012 and 2016, and now lasts until 2020.
As part of the process of obtaining Clubmark accreditation, CLOK has committed itself to meeting the relevant standards and implementing a number of key policies. These are inherited from British Orienteering best practice and policy, including:
Child Protection
Protecting Young and Vulnerable Adults
Accident Report Form
Safety Guidelines
Consent and Medical Form
First Aid Advice
Parents Code of Conduct
Club Officials and Volunteers Code of Conduct
Also see the following key documents for CLOK:
You can also follow this link to view a summary of CLOK's 2016 renewal application.
Click here to go to the CLOK home page.
Partnership Extension
Burnley Cricket Club are delighted to announce a 3 year extension of their partnership agreement with The Boohoo Group. This means that the ground will continue as the Boohoo.com Turf Moor Stadium and the significant support to the Boohoo Junior Cricket Academy, helping both boys and girls cricket, will remain. The Boohoo Group’s support and sponsorship has been a hugely positive influence on the development of Burnley Cricket Club’s junior section.
Neil Catto, Group CFO at The Boohoo Group said:
“We are delighted to extend this partnership. Burnley Cricket Club is a key part of the community, and we are very pleased to see, in particular, its boys and girls section go from strength to strength.”
Big News for 2023
The Champions' Dinner & Senior Presentation
LCB Knockout Cup Final Details
Head Grounds-Person Job Vacancy
Ocky's back for 2022
It's a SIX! Bumper Bank Holiday Weekend Bonanza at boohoo Turf Moor!!
Worsley Cup Draw: Colne - Home - 29th May
Big Duncy Warburton and his mates have shuffled the balls and done the draw.
And it’s a mini-derby!
Worsley Cup
Burnley v Colne
boohoo.com Turf Moor
29th May 1pm
NEWSFLASH! The LCF Cup: Burnley vs Bawali Shreef - 23rd May at boohoo.com Turf Moor
NEWSFLASH!
The LCF Cup game versus Bawaly Shreef will now be played at boohoo.com Turf Moor, on 23rd May. It’s a 45 over game and stumps are pitched at 1 o’clock.
Our Third XI have a rearranged game at Todmorden that day too.
Joe Fletcher Funeral Details (including webcast login info)
Whilst many of us would love to pay our respects to our dear friend, the roadmap out of lockdown still only allows 30 attendees at a funeral.
If you would like to bid farewell to Joe Fletcher, here are a couple of ways to do so on Tuesday 11th May:
Funeral Procession
The procession will leave Highfield Avenue at 1pm. It will pass Burnley Cricket Club at approximately 1.10pm on the way to Burnley Crematorium for a service with family.
Accessing the Service Online
You will need to visit the following link on Tuesday 11/05/21 at 13:45.
https://www.wesleymedia.co.uk/webcast-view
Login / Order ID: 94351
Password: yyuqgxfd
If you experience issues, please call 01536 314 890.
If you’d like to contribute to Joe’s obituary, please leave a comment on this page.
Joe Fletcher Obituary (1940-2021)
If you’ve played at Burnley Cricket Club in the past half a century, there’s no doubt you’ve been influenced in some way by Joe Fletcher. The club’s leading wicket-taker, who died, this week, after a long battle with illness.
To be more accurate, rather than just if you’ve played down the club; if you’ve ever enjoyed watching an exciting spell of seam, swing or pace bowling by someone in a Burnley shirt; that bowler will most-likely have benefited from Joe’s influence.
Be it close management and coaching for those who were looking for it, or the odd word here and thoughtful question there; Joe was always around. Ever-looking to help people improve their game.
His authority was unquestionable.
With 703 wickets, Joe is the club’s leading amateur wicket taker. What’s more, they were taken at a very miserly 2.69 economy rate.
His skill is legendary. In fact, those who watched and played with him said he would have had even more wickets, if only the amateur batters had been good enough to get an edge on the ball more often.
Growing up at BCC as a bowler trying to learn the art of swing and seam bowling, Joe was the benchmark to strive for. Not that many achieved it, of course, perhaps a certain James Anderson.
Joe said that, ‘Too much swing is a bad thing. It’s better to move it by only half a bat’s width. That’s how you get them caught behind.’ Which explains why ‘Caught Richardson Bowled Fletcher’ was such a common scorebook entry, over the years.
When he was bowling in tandem with Charlie Griffiths, there can’t have been many better opening partnerships at club level, anywhere in the world.
Joe, end of the back row, on the right, in the 1964 Lancashire League title winning side.
Keeping the game simple was his approach.
As a child, he’d draw a small circle on the wall at the height of the top of off-stump and bowl a tennis ball at it until he hit the circle six times in a row. Again and again. Honing his metronome consistency that would pay off in later years.
As a coach and Third XI manager, his mantra was ‘hit the top of off’ and ‘bat the overs.’ When he won the Third XI league title as manager, in 2006, the single game that his team lost all season was also the only time it got bowled out. It was also the only game Joe was absent, due to attending a family event.
But all these statistics and stories, impressive as they are, still don’t tell the full character of the man. Stubborn and steadfast when he knew he was right on what would improve your game. Dedicated and hard-working to help you get better and improve, if you showed an ounce of willing.
But all this doesn’t show the fun-loving and humorous side of Joe. The passionate and caring coach, stood behind the nets or down at third man. Always wanting to help anyone who loved cricket and his beloved art of bowling. Especially the next generations.
If you were a youngster looking to make your way into the senior teams, he’d willingly cast his eye over your game. Pulling you to one side and offering advice. Ever willing to do a drill or even throw down some balls if you asked.
Or even just share one of his countless tales from yesteryear, laughing with that amazing toothy smile.
All the stories that have been shared about Joe on WhatsApp, this week, have a consistent theme.
Just as likely as he was to teach you how to respect the game and the opposition, he’d also teach you to respect yourself. To not get carried away when things were going well and how to pick yourself up when things weren’t going too great.
That’s why he doesn’t just leave behind a rightly proud son, Andrew, and the rest of his family; but generations of his extended family down at the club.
Great spell, Joe. Have a rest.
