2009 AGM Trophy Winners

On Thursday, 19th November 2009, Brigade held their AGM in the clubhouse at Beechgrove where the individual prize winners for the 2009 season received their awards from club President, Jim Wallace.

2009 Secretary’s Report

Mr President, Mr Chairman, members of Brigade Cricket Club, it gives me great pleasure to present the secretary’s report for the Year 2009.

1949 Intermediate Cup Winners

We have just recieved a photo from Victor Faulkner of the 1949 Intermediate Cup Winners which we thought we should share with you. Thanks also to Joan Allen for kindly emailing it in.

Best Brigade Team Captain announced

The final poll has taken place to complete the Best Brigade Team selection as suggested by Adrian Torrens. We can now reveal the Best Brigade Team from the last 30 years or so, as voted for by you, would be captained by Roy Torrens.  The complete team is listed below but thanks again to Adrian for his time in preparing the various polls – much appreciated.

Best Brigade Team selected!

The votes are in and counted! We can now reveal the Best Brigade Team from the last 30 years or so, as voted for by you. There were some great players for Brigade over the years and no doubt some have been left out that deserve a mention but it is difficult to include everyone.  

1st XI Averages – 2009

It was by no means a vintage year for the 1st XI but with the changes in personnel from 2008 a 6th spot finish in the league was a reasonable effort. Having two matches with No Result did not help either mind you. For the record; played 18, won 7, lost 9, No Result 2.

Best Brigade Team – Final 3 bowlers

The voting for the Opening Bowlers has now closed. The two bowlers selected were Roy Torrens and Mark Simpson. Marshall Williamson just missed out on selection in third place.

Best Brigade Team – Opening Bowlers

For the record, the All Rounder who made the team is Iftikhar Hussain. Gordon Cooke just missed out on the position in second place. 

Best Brigade Team – All rounder

Well the results are in for the Wicketkeeper in the Best Brigade Team. For the first time in this series a non named player has won the poll. The wicketkeeper with the most votes was Ronnie Taylor. In second place was Alan Rutherford.

Experience wins the day!

On Saturday evening, 19th September, the 2nd XI enjoyed their annual end of season bash. As has been traditional of recent years they took part in a bowling competition to kick off the evening.

Ronnie Parke – 1942 to 2009

It was with much regret and sadness that we at Brigade learned of the sudden passing recently of Ronnie Parke.

President – Jim Wallace celebrates 50 years of marriage!

On Saturday, 5th September,  there was a party at Brigade for Club President Jim Wallace and his wife, Margaret, as they celebrated 50 years of marriage! Present at the event were Jim and Margaret’s family plus a lot of their friends. A good night was had by all as they danced and talked away into the wee small hours.

2nd XI Results and Averages – 2009

Another season all but gone. Below is a summary of the 2nd XI results for the 2009 season. Thanks must go to Leann Spiers for yet again doing a fantastic job all season scoring for the seconds. It certainly was not very exciting for her except for a couple of highlights so credit to her for sticking at it and for summarising the stats below. Credit also to all the players who turned out for the seconds in what was a difficult year.  Just a pity we didn’t pip Donemana in the Ulster Plate to finish the season.

2nd XI: Brigade v Donemana – Euris Europe Ulster Plate Final

At the second time of trying both sides were eager to get a result that didn’t involve a bowl out.  Umpires George Brolly and Roly Black along with captains Dougie Huey and Noel Dunn decided to play a ten over game.

Brigade Youth Teams triumph!

Brigade U12’s, U14’s and U16’s all triumphed recently with a ‘clean sweep’ in the Derry Mid-week League. This was a great success and reflects well not only on the effort being made to develop our youth section but for our adult teams in the next few years.

Best Brigade Team – Wicketkeeper

Well the results are in for batting positions 3 and 4 in the Best Brigade Team. The two names making the team are; Wajahatullah Wasti and Stephen Smyth with Clarke Nicholl coming in third.

Former player drops in to Beechgrove!

During the Killymallaght match recently at Beechgrove, I had the pleasure of meeting up with an old Brigade man, namely Jim Shields. We had a great chat when I eventually realised who Jim was and he certainly enjoyed the few hours we had together.

 

Best Brigade Team – Batting positions 3 and 4

Well the results are in for batting positions 1 and 2 in the Best Brigade Team. The two names making the team are;  Ron Collins and Dean Simpson. Colin Jeffrey was just edged out by Dean into 3rd spot in the poll.

Cricket in North Yorkshire

At the end of July I spent some time on holiday in North Yorkshire. To be exact we based ourselves in Whitby on the east coast. The town itself is probably most famous for the ruins of the Abbey on the cliff with it’s 199 steps up to it (no I didn’t count them!) and for the fact that it inspired Bram Stoker to write his famous Dracula story in 1897.

Ivan Loughlin Memorial Golf Trophy

The Ivan Loughlin Memorial Trophy will be played for again this year on Friday, 4th September at Faughan Valley Golf Club. Tee is booked from 1:30pm. Enter on your own and you will be included in a four ball or enter as a team of 4.