As of the 4th of July new rules have been released by the ECB for the playing of socially distanced cricket. These rules will apply to all cricket matches played by South Bank Cricket Club at Dulwich Sports Ground.
Click here to read https://www.sbcricketclub.co.uk/club-rules.html
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TEST AND TRACE
In addition to players not named on the Captain's or Organiser's squad and contact list must sign into Dulwlich Sports Ground via the website. Opposition captains must also sign in on behalf of their squad when attending matches at the ground.
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​https://www.dulwichsportsground.com/covid-19.html
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In addition to the goverment advice detailed below here are the requirements for Saturday training sessions.

RULES APPERTAINING TO DULWICH SPORTS GROUND AND SBCC MEMBERS TRAINING SESSIONS SATURDAYS ONLY.

1. SBCC members shall enter Dulwich Sports Ground (DSG – Turney Road) with pre-approval from either the Saturday or Sunday captains.
2. The side gate should remain locked/closed at all times to prevent entry by others.
3. It should be noted that the toilet and hand washing facilities are available and should be used by one person at a time. Bar and catering facilities will remain closed.
4. Only pre-arranged games or pre-arranged practice sessions are permitted.
5. If possible, dress appropriately prior to travelling to the club, rather than changing there.
6. There should be no more than six players per side and social distancing from others is maintained at all times.
7. No guests / visitors / spectators should be permitted. (SBCC Members Only).
8. No equipment or personal belongings should be swapped between players, borrowed or used by others,
9. Each player should show up with their own equipment and should only use their own equipment.
10. Bowlers should use their own cricket ball and not apply any spit onto their cricket ball.
11. If a batsmen gets hit in the grill from a full toss then a spare ball needs to be used (until said ball has been left in the sunlight for a minimum of 5 mins).
12. Fielders must field two metres apart this includes wicket keeper and slip fielders and minimum two metres away from the batsmen.
13. Wicket Keepers must stand a minimum of two metres behind the stumps.
14. All fielders must wear gloves.
15. Umpires must not pick up the ball unless they are wearing gloves.
16. Umpires are encouraged to wear face coverings.

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DULWICH SPORTS GROUND
To SBCC members – South Bank Cricket Club gives the following advice to users of the cricket nets for training during the Covid-19 Pandemic
We explicable note that SBCC members should follow Government guidance on social distancing and the use of public transport and particularly regarding those in vulnerable groups or within households that have vulnerable people or persons; ​

We wish to additionally NOTE the following government guidance in relation to attending SBCC nets at Turney Road.

PLEASE NOTE
Any such flouting of government and indeed our local rules and guidelines will mean that individuals will not be allowed to attend subsequent training or net sessions and may have their membership revoked.

Try to NOT use public transport when attending practice nets, i.e. walk or cycle. We do not want to put an extra burden on the public transport systems and also increase rates of infections. Where possible use face coverings.

ONLY meet the designated 1 person per day in a public outdoor space and in addition maintain the 2 metre social distancing rules at all times.

DO NOT go out or attend the SBCC practice nets if you display any of the associated symptoms of the coronavirus and indeed self isolate.

DO NOT attend the SBCC nets if you have been in proximity to anyone who has tested positive for the coronavirus in the past 14 days

DO NOT ATTEND the SBCC nets if you have in your household anyone who is deemed vulnerable under the government guidelines. In short, but please see guidance, anyone within your household who has an underlying illness or condition that may increase the risk of hospitalisation and indeed death with contraction of coronavirus particularly covid-19.

LOCAL RULES WHEN ATTENDING DULWICH SPORTS GORUNDIN ADDITION TO THE GOVERNMENT RULES ON SOCIAL DISTANCING AND STAYING ALERT

RULES APPERTAINING TO DULWICH SPORTS GROUND AND SBCC MEMBERS ONLY

1. SBCC members shall enter Dulwich Sports Ground (DSG – Turney Road) with pre-approval from either the Saturday or Sunday captains.
2. The main gate and side gate should remain locked/closed at all times to prevent entry by others.
3. It should be noted that the clubhouse, bar and catering facilities will remain closed.
4. Access to equipment, toilet and hand washing facilities can be accessed through the side door where a key lockbox can be found on the wall.
5. Only pre-arranged games or pre-arranged individual practice sessions shall be permitted on Wednesdays only.
6. Maximum of 6 people in 3 pairs at anyone time maintaining social distancing at all times.
7. There should be no more than two players per net (or maximum four from one household) in one net providing social distancing from others in maintained at all times.
8. A gap of one net shall be maintained at all times providing 2 metres of social distancing (the middle net can not be used).
9. If a cricket ball from one net shall fall within this 2 metres then play should stop for retrieval whilst players adhere to the 2 metre rule.
10. No extra-curricular or social activity should take place, including no consumption of alcohol.

1. No guests / visitors / spectators should be permitted. (SBCC Members Only).
2. No equipment or personal belongings should be swapped between players, borrowed or used by others,
3. Each player should show up with their own equipment and should only use their own equipment.
4. Bowlers should use their own cricket ball and not apply any spit or sweat onto their cricket ball.
5. Batsmen should not pick up a cricket ball unless they have batting gloves on.
6. If a batsmen gets hit in the grill from a full toss then a spare ball needs to be used ( until said ball has been left in the sunlight for 10 mins)

Explicit Advice to SBCC Players
If you are experiencing any symptoms of a cold or
flu, in particular a cough or high temperature. Use the NHS helpline and seek advice. For your own protection, follow the advice about self-isolation, if you are, or are living with, someone in one of the vulnerable groups.
You should only play with people from your own household or by yourself or, as long as you stay 2 metres apart, with one other person from outside your household. Groups of more than two people must all be from the same household. This means you cannot have two or three people from one household plus one person from outside the household playing together. But two people, from two different households, can play together as long as they stay 2 metres apart.

Any activity should be in line with the Government’s social distancing measures at all times, including when going to and departing from the net.

Wash your hands and clean any equipment you use before and after you play.

When setting up and taking a net, only one person should handle any particular gate or stumps with gloves on.

• Clean padlocks, keys and door handles before and after use.
• Avoid using toilets wherever possible and clean after use.
• Wash hands before and after

You must book prior, do not turn up in the hope of being able to play or practise.

If possible, dress appropriately prior to travelling to the club, rather than changing there.

Bring any food or drink you might need. DO NOT SHARE

Further ECB Advice click on file below

Dear all South Bankers,

I hope you’re all okay and keeping fit and healthy.

Given our first round of SBCC fixtures were due to start next weekend, we thought it best to share an update with you as to where we are today and the latest correspondence we’ve had from the ECB (English Cricket Board) with regards to recreational cricket this summer.

As you are probably all aware. following Government advice, all forms of recreational cricket have been suspended, with an initial suspension date of the 18th May (including all games, nets and training). This may change as events unfold and the powers that be decide when and how the relaxing of social distancing measures will impact our cricket season. Obviously we all hope that we are back playing as soon as possible and we will keep you updated as and when we hear more from the ECB but our best (optimistic!) guess today is that we’ll be back playing cricket by the end of May/beginning of June - albeit we may have to follow government hygiene guidelines which may mean we have to alter our approaches to match teas, the bar etc.

Obviously, the ongoing situation is having a significant operational and financial impact on the Trust (SCST) who manage DSG and which JT sits on the Board of (alongside representatives from the other member clubs who use the ground). DSG is currently closed to the public (no sport or social events permitted), although the sports contractors and groundsmen are continuing to prepare and maintain the pitches so we are ready to play and get some revenue into the Trust (SCST) as soon as we can. The cricket club still has its expenses and needs our support more than ever during these challenging times so can those who have yet to do so, please pay their subs.

The cricket fixture secretaries have done a great job (as always!) of filling our fixture lists and we look forward to getting the season up and running as soon as we can. Our current plan is to cancel games on a weekly rolling basis with our opposition until we have more visibility as to when we might be back playing. Zach has kindly offered to keep our website 
​https://www.sbcricketclub.co.uk/  up to date until the season is up and running.

On a final more cheery note, we have now had 2 successful virtual quizzes (hosted by Matt Ireland and Giaco respectively) via Zoom since the lockdown was enforced, which have been great fun and provided the opportunity to catch-up with our teammates over a drink! Other halves, friends and family are welcome to join (and in my case required to come close to a respectable score!). As far as I’m aware, we haven’t pencilled in a date for our next quiz but we will be in touch as soon as we have and look forward to seeing as many of you then as can make it.

Thanks and stay safe!

Both the Saturday and Sunday XI 2020 cricket fixture lists are now available online. Click on links below.

Saturday Cricket Fixtures 2020

Sunday Cricket Fixtures 2020

As most cricket clubs are doing we are potentially doing away with fixture cards especially this year!

Cricket Fixture Lists:

• Latest fixture lists provided last week and added to the club website shortly. 
• Fixture secretaries have done a great job (as always!) of scheduling these, with only a couple of TBCs remaining each each fixture lists.
• Saturday vs. Sunday fixture date is set for Sunday June 28th, so make sure to keep this one free!

CORONAVIRUS UPDATE

Lets hope and do the best for our loved ones, friends and neighbours regardless of our desperation for cricket this season! Our efforts will save lives and may leave a few rainy days for cricket.

STAY SAFE, STAY HOME, STAY ISOLATED.

​As you may be aware that the ECB has suspendended all cricket matches. We (SBCC) currently do not know when isolation will cease and when we will be able to resume cricket or even cricket nets / training and our weekly Wednesday practice sessions.

Please stay tuned by visiting this website to find out more information

Dear all,
I’m afraid to say that, given current government guidance, we have decided to cancel the SBCC AGM this evening. 

As an alternative, over the next couple of days I will circulate an email covering the key points that we were due to cover during the meeting so that you are all up to date.

The good news is that the club is in a fantastic position and is generally running smoother than ever, meaning there were no significant points for discussion during the AGM. The bad news is, we were all looking forward to escaping our homes and catching up over a beer!

As far as we’re aware, nets tomorrow night are still on and will continue to be. Mark Bradshaw will be in touch should that change.

Thanks and apologies for cancelling this at such short notice. Any questions, feel free to give me a call!

Will

​Players wishing to pay their membership for the 2020 season (£100) can do to the clubs account, details below. Please let JT know once you have paid your subs so he can tick you off the naughty list.

COVID-19

Per my previous email, unfortunately we had to cancel our annual AGM due to the latest government guidelines around the coronavirus outbreak but below are the key points we wanted to communicate under each of the agenda headings.

Some of you will also have seen that the ECB has recommended suspending all recreational cricket until further notice. Obviously this is very disappointing for all of us but we're hoping that by Easter we should have a better sense of how this will impact our cricket season - hopefully the guidelines will be relaxed and we can get the majority of our season in. As you know, things are moving very quickly at the moment and it is very difficult to say with any certainty what the impact on the club will be. The Trust and the Summer Users group are obviously monitoring the situation very closely and we'll do our best to keep everyone informed on the latest developments.

South Bank CC, Barclays 20-66-55, a/c number 83460932.

In terms of club kit, for those wishing to buy any items ahead of the upcoming season, the online store can be found here https://teamwear.nxt-sports.com/shop/south-bank-cc. Based on experience from last season, I would recommend placing your orders ASAP as the manufacturers experience a bottleneck at the start of the season every year, which means there are likely to be delivery delays.

Ahead of the AGM, please find attached:

• An agenda for the meeting (please let me know if there are any other items you'd like to add)
• Latest fixture lists for Saturday and Sunday XIs
• 2019 Subs
• 2019 Accounts

STAY SAFE AND PLEASE ISOLATE AS PER GOVERNMENT GUIDLELINES

​Club Kit/Teamwear:

• The club online teamwear store will continue to operate as per last year (website:  https://teamwear.nxt-sports.com/shop/south-bank-cc)
• A number of new items have been added this year - so take a look and get your orders in!
• A reminder for those looking to purchase club kit - get your orders in now as past experience tells us you can be waiting a while for delivery if you wait till the start of the season to place your orders!

Dear SBCC members,

The new season is fast approaching and as many of you may know, behind the scenes we have been organizing some new club kit. You will be pleased to know that the online kit store is now live! See link below - order away!

https://teamwear.nxt-sports.com/shop/south-bank-cc    


A few things to note:

• Delivery is typically 3-4 days so those ordering this week should have their kit for the first game of the season
• There is an initialing service (up to 4 initials!) on all items for a small additional cost. Not only does this look smart but it will stop you getting your kit mixed up with your neighbors
• Beware, there are 2 hat styles on the site - the more traditional 'Beechfield' cap (which most of us would be more accustomed to on the cricket field) and a more modern 'Flexifit' style (a la Big Bash), for those of you looking to keep up your street cred!
• £1 on every purchase will go to the club 
• It would be great if all regular players could get a shirt and cap but, of course, none of this is compulsory

Any questions - feel free to get in touch with Will.

​This year is the clubs 125th year anniversary so we will have a few things going on to celebrate it.
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If there is enough people interested we have an opening fixture on Sunday 23rd  between the Saturday and Sunday sides rather than having a game on the Saturday. It will be held at the ground. 
Please can anyone interested in playing let myself know ASAP.

Mahesh has organised an Indian touring side to come over on the weekend of 5th & 6th Aug.
The weekend will include a BBQ at the club on Saturday 5th Aug.

East Dean Tour Game is now a home fixture on 28th May,

Old Boys game with 125th Anniversary celebration BBQ is on 9th July,

There will be a number of Surrey CC 20/20 tickets available to club members. Details to be circulated later.
Nets will continue on a Wednesday evenings