JUNIORS
U'18's,   U'15's   Helmets + boxes at Dalton   ECB Junior Directives

Juniors are always welcome at Dalton Cricket Club.

Apart from low subscriptions and match fees you will find:

• safe surroundings
• friendly, family atmosphere
• presentation evening
• weekly practices
• free and regular junior newsletters
• cricket played that upholds traditional values
• 'shop' for buying club items
• brand new club shirts at 'no-profit' prices.

We encourage players to (a) enjoy the game of cricket, (b) improve their cricketing skills, and (c) play cricket in a fair, respectful and traditional way.

As a result, boys and girls are attracted from a wide area as well as localities such as Aintree, Maghull, Newburgh, Parbold, Ormskirk, Skelmersdale, and Upholland of course.

The Club has had junior sides in the Southport & District ACL (www.southportcricket.co.uk) for several years, and in 2010 we are running U'18's and U15's squads.
See below for details of fixtures, practice evenings and contact numbers. If you are new to cricket go to the New2cricket page.

Junior (U15s) Presentation Evening 2009
on Wed 15 April at a packed 'Beacon Inn' started with a challenging quiz (Ken Gossage), and followed by a Clubmark talk on 'inappropriate photographing and bullying' (Matt Davies - Club Welfare Officer).
The guest speaker (Ken Andrews - President of Lancashire County Rugby Football Union, and ex-Dalton CC 'centurion') then presented the U15 awards for 2008 [see below] , before he gave an inspirational talk to the 'young lads.
Albert Bain then reminded all those present about fixtures, practices, Club website Junior page, before Dave Halsey sold the Club mugs (?) and loads of rhubarb !
The tied winners of the quiz and the many raffle winners were announced, before the very enjoyable evening came to a close.
The undoubted success of the event was due to the hard work of the above mentioned and many others - raffle prize donors, bar-girls, Simon (landlord), Sue Bain (raffle tickets), parents, and those members who supported by their attendance - Mike Woods (ch), Dave Gaskell (v-ch), Graham Walker (snr), John and Chris Stockley, U18s - Chris Comerford, Barry Fletcher, Graham Walker (jnr) and Kishore Ramineni (who returns to India today for at least 4 months)
James Capstick and Craig Youngman were disappointed to have to give their apologies, but both had very good reasons - hard earned holiday and a honeymoon (respectively !)

U15 awards for 2008 season
Batting	Ben Lindsay
Bowling	Matthew Barton
Fielding	Jamie Soo
Player of the Year	Connor Shutt
Other award - 'McColl Cup'* - Parents

*The McColl Cup was originally donated by Norman McColl for the winners of the annual 'Parents v. Juniors' match.

Junior Indoor Nets 2010.
Provisionally Tuesdays 8-9 pm. Jan -Mar (dates tba) @ Robin Park, Wigan.
Limited places, 'first paid - first served', contact Craig :- 01942 728225.

Junior Outdoor Nets 2010.
Fridays 6.00pm.-7.30pm @ the Club for U'15's + U'18s (separate practices)

Membership 2010
Junior Membership is open to all, including girls, who are under 18 at midnight on 31 August 2009, and all our juniors, no matter what age, pay the same subscriptions and match fees. No charge for practices.

Junior cricket shirts
New, Slazenger, ¾ sleeve, latest mesh fibre (35% cotton/65% polyester), emboidered Dalton CC logo (see top left of this page)
Stock remaining - 4 x Youths, 2 x Medium (£12 each) [A bargain considering another S+D club is selling shirts at £20 each]
Contact Dave Halsey if interested.

Club Logo
(see top left this page) can be embroidered on your cricket shirt,or sweater, T-shirt etc.
Contact Dave Halsey for current prices and discounts.

U'18's 2010
In 2009 Dalton CC U'18's will probably play in Div B of the Southport & District Junior ACL.
Games will usually be on Mondays (w.p. 6.30 p.m.), 20 overs each with a '5 over bowler' max, but for 'poor light' reasons games in April will be 16 overs each with a '4 over bowler' max.
  Practices on Fridays 6.30pm - 8.00 pm @ the Club.
Pupils in Year 10 and upwards will feel 'at home', and even lower years can cope if you have the ability.
If you are interested in joining the U18 squad of a friendly cricket club, which aims to enjoy cricket at the same time as improving players' skills, please contact U18' Manager : Albert Bain on 0151 526 8096

U'18 match report(s) (appear here when season starts)

U'18 League + Cup Fixtures 2009 (appear here when season starts)

U'18 fixtures (2009) Div B (start 6.30 p.m.)						Result
Mon	Apr	20	Southport Trinity *	H		w/d
"	"	27	Tarleton *		A	lost - 17 runs
Tues	May	5	Aughton		A	drew †
Mon	"	11	Hightown	H		lost - 9 wkts
Tues	"	19	Tarleton (1st Rnd Cup)	H		R
Tues	"	26	Hightown		A	lost - 29 runs
Mon	June	1	New Victoria	H		lost - 4 wkts
"	"	8	Skelmersdale		A	lost - 100 runs
"	"	15	Tarleton	H		lost - 7 wkts
"	"	22	Aughton	H		lost - 3 wkts
"	"	29	New Victoria		A	lost +
"	July	6	Skelmersdale	H
Tues	"	7	(2nd Rnd Cup)	H
Tues	"	14	(semi-final Cup)		A

w/d = withdrawn from league.
20 overs per side except for * (16 overs per side) - 'poor light' reasons.
R - Rained off , to be rearranged.
† Abandoned as a draw without a ball being bowled. Rain.
+ Dalton unable to raise a team.

U'18's League Table - 2009     U’18 Div B (via S+D website, with permission)

U'18's Cup - 2009    U18 Blake Trophy

U'15's 2010
In 2010 Dalton CC U'15's will probably play in Div C of the Southport & District Junior ACL .
   Games will usually be on Wednesdays (w.p. 6.30 p.m.), 20 overs each with a '5 over bowler' max, but for 'poor light' reasons games in April will be 16 overs each with a '4 over bowler' max)
   Practices on Fridays (6.00pm - 7.30pm) @ the Club.
Pupils in Year 8 and upwards will feel 'at home', and even lower years can cope if you have the ability.
If you are interested in joining the U15 squad of a friendly cricket club, which aims to enjoy cricket at the same time as improving players' skills, please contact U15 Manager : Dave Halsey 01744 752252.

Awards evening for the 2009 season, has been provisionally arranged for Fri 16 April 2010.

U'15 League + Cup Fixtures 2009

U'15 fixtures (2009) Div C (start 6.30 p.m.)						Result
Wed	Apr	22	Charnock Richard *		A	lost - c/ff
"	"	29	Newburgh *	H		lost - c/ff
"	May	6	Aughton	H		lost - c/ff
"	"	13	Aughton		A	lost - 53 runs
"	"	20	(1st Rnd Cup)			bye
"	June	3	Tarleton	H		lost -64 runs
Tues	"	9	Tarleton (2nd Rnd Cup)		A	lost - 5 wkts
Wed	"	10	Newburgh		A	drew ‡
"	"	17	Charnock Richard	H		drew †
"	"	24	Mawdesley		A	lost - 43 runs
"	July	1	Tarleton		A	lost - 28 runs
"	"	8	Mawdesley	H		won - 1 wkt
Sun	"	12	Parents v U'15's (McColl Cup)	H		won by U15s
Wed	"	15
"	"	22	Newburgh (friendly)		A	canc
"	"	29	Newburgh (friendly)	H		canc - rain

20 overs per side except for * (16 overs per side) - 'poor light' reasons.
c/ff = Dalton conceded - clash with football finals .
‡ Abandoned as a draw due to rain during match.
† Abandoned as a draw without a ball being bowled. Rain.

U'15's League Table - 2009     U’15 Div C (via S+D website, with permission)

U'15's Cup - 2009    U15 Davies Shield

U'15's match reports - 2009
U15 match goes ahead despite 'missing kit' mystery.
Wed 26 Aug, Dalton U15s v. Newburgh U15s
With much of the Dalton U15's kit mysteriously missing (all the pads, half the batting gloves, and some new bats) the 9-a-side home friendly against Newburgh started late, but sensationally, when U'12 Kieran Burton claimed a Michael Bain 'keeper catch off the first ball of the game.
    Jamie King (12) scored some fine square cuts, but after he was out at 28-1, wickets fell regularly with nearly all the 8 bowlers successful, Connor Burton (1-2), Connor Shutt (1-3), Jamie Callan (1-4), Tom Meecham (1-6), Mark Norbury (1-6) and Kieran Burton (1-7) as Newburgh finished on 45 all out off 15.1 overs with Tom Wolfenden, on his Dalton debut, showing the rest of the Dalton squad how to field properly.
    In reply Dalton forgot all their coaching sessions and were 12-4, although a good stand between Norbury (9) and Callan (9) repaired the damage at 28-4 only for the rest to fail to support the impressive Wolfenden (7 not out) as the 'Beaconites' lost by 2 runs at 43 all out, with 5½ overs still remaining.
A good game played between two evenly balanced sides. Thanks to all who supported both sides, including Sue Bain and Rebecca Bain for providing the refreshments service.

Anyone having information about the missing kit (all of which is both coloured coded and marked 'Dalton CC U15') is advised to contact the Club's Police representatives.

Junior new cricket shirts
1 x medium size, new, 'Slazenger', ¾ sleeve, latest mesh fibre (35% cotton/65% polyester), emboidered Dalton CC logo (see top left of this page) - £12      (Image of shirt)
1 x youth's size (30/32"), new, 'Hunts County', ¾ sleeve, polyester, (no Dalton logo) - £12
Contact Dave Halsey if interested.
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Batsmen Punished by magistrate
The following appeared in the Darlington & Stockton Times.

'Robert Boyes (aged 12) and Laurence Brown (13) of Northallerton were charged with stealing 2 cricket bats ... from a basket of bats outside the shop of stationer Mr.W.H. Smithson on the 25th.
Afterwards the boys sold the bats.....
As they had pilfered from other shops, the magistrate ordered them to be sent to gaol for 14 days, and after to a reformatory school for 5 years.' More info

Scorers. Every cricket match needs a 'scorer' - someone to accurately record the score in a book.
Although it is a very important job, it can be done by juniors as well as adults, and has many advantages -

• it pays £5-£10 !
• a free tea
• improves your maths
• improves your neatness
• visit other grounds
• free transport to matches
• safe environment
• learn more about cricket