​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

SBCC Match Report By :    Southbank CC
South Bank CC Win by 170 runs19 July 2016
SBCC Versus SOITH LONDON ODD BALLS C.C.
HOME Dulwich Sports Ground, Turney Road
Start Time 1.30pm 40 overs cricket match

South Bank CC Win by 170 runs

With Noticeable batting performances from Pedro 80 , Ben Hayes 45 and Zach Mendelsohn 41.

And Bowling Matt Ireland 8 overs 3 maidens 14 runs 1 wicket
with both Nigel Evans and Murthi collecting 3 Wickets apiece.

And a solid debut by Hamish.

https://southbankcc.play-cricket.com/website/results/4537799

SBCC 365 / 9 (38) SLOBS 85 / 10 (24.5)

SBCC Captain Jon Thornton

SBCC Vice Captain Zach Mendelsohn

#sbcc #southbankcc #slobscc #southlondonoddballscc #2016 #southbankcricketclub #dsg #dulwichsportsground #cricketsouthlondon #SCST #Southwarkcommunitysportstrust #Londoncricket #southbankcricket 

https://www.sbcricketclub.co.uk/

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Fishpond Fields - Tooting
11th June 2016
40 over game
Weather - muggy, threatening rain and eventually delivering. 
SBCC won the toss and chose to bowl 

It was a verdant patch of green hidden in the most quotidien of London suburbia but intel from Mark was that the pitch usually wasn’t nice and so I chose to bowl and take advantage of the muggy conditions and whatever juice was in the pitch. Matt P started for us in partnership with Michael McIntyre (not *the* MM fortunately) and both bowled well. They got the batsmen to play and miss, edge past the stumps and edge along the ground. But ‘Bosh’ and Abrar also batted sensibly and when the bad ball came- the odd full toss - they were quick to pounce and smash it away. Matt may have deserved more but ended his initial spell wicket less and in striving for the  breakthrough Michael dented his figures (he was 27 off 7 but ended more so). Peretz “Mil Steyn”* replaced Matt and bowled a useful spell but without nipping one out and George’s pace wasn’t enough to force a breakthrough either. At 20 overs “Village” were ominously placed at 97-0, Bosh already at 50.

After the break I called on Will and Dan (“Pirate”+) and nervous exchanges were had between the two otherwise well set  batsmen as Will fired up the pace. This injection unsettled the otherwise serene Abrar who on drove powerfully but straight to the man with the safest hands in the team - George (taking a catch a game on average - Abrar b Arnold 46). This brought Tim de Wit to the crease and rather than let him eat up over after over of plays and misses Dan unsportingly (and foolishly) bowled him a straight one (b 0). Bosh was still living up to his nickname but finding things tough again with Will steaming in - he was lucky to survive when he played and missed (again) and it edged the off stump. Fran told a disbelieving Will that the bail had lifted and dropped back perfectly. He added not much more given lbw to a confident Arnold appeal (for a very well put together 68) and we were making inroads. Cressey and de Mellow looked very composed (and readers of Village CC’s website would know that whippet thin left handed de Mellow was in something of a purple patch). They flicked Will’s often leg side bowling well and were just looking like they were going to push the foot down when unexpected things happened. Cressey flicked one down leg side ct Fran moving sharply to his left (b Will 14). De Mellow perished in even unlikelier circumstances - he absolutely smashed Peretz first ball to leg for six and when M Steyn followed up with an absolute piece of filth down leg Toby smashed it straight at the only man within 60 yards - Matt Porter at backward square who held a juggling catch diving to his right (at the 7th attempt). Perhaps the best catch to the worst ball combination ever and De Mellow is no doubt still shaking his head (19). There followed a long rain break that was ended when it lightened enough to get back onto the park so it could get heavy again and ensure we were thoroughly drenched. Despite our “attack” being reduced to off spin (M Steyn pace) we did better in the conditions. Peretz picked up a genuine wicket (bowling Ollie 7) and Matt got a deserved wicket - Nas Siddique clone Naz heaving across the line (b 1). George got some stick in the last (let down by the captain in the deep at one point) and Village just crept past 200 - 204 for 7 with Troja not out 19 and EK not out 11.

SBCC bowling
Matt Porter, 8 overs, 1 maiden, 22-1
Michael Mcintyre, 8 overs 45-0 
Peretz Milstein, 8 overs, 8 overs, 44-2
George Rennison, 5 overs, 44-0
Will Arnold, 8 overs, 28-3 (a bloody good spell)
Dan Cohen “Pirate”- 3 overs, 19-1

We returned to sunshine, a drying wicket and a dry outfield and a very good pace attack with run ups unhampered by the downpour we‘d played through (worse luck). Cressey was OK, but skipper “Thomo” Thompson bowled very well. I played on early (the ball trickling into the stumps just enough to dislodge the bail cf above -1) and fellow opener Jon D was eventually undone by a dipping yorker (Thomo 9). Mark and Will rallied for a time but first change was about as useful as the openers. Naz bowled off 3 paces but as pacily as Thomo and EK varied off breaks with the slingy faster ball. Slingy faster ball that straightened from leg undid Mark (kept low too b 17) and an under edged pull saw off Will (b Naz 8 “great length“ apparently). Fran was digging in but then straight drove off  Naz to Naz (ct and b 4). Debutant Simon James showed application to Woodhouse (“Louse“) a Yorkshire leg spinner but then darted down the wicket to be stumped and bring him to 99 victims for the Village. Dan inside edged a quick one from Naz (b 7) and at 56-7 things were looking rocky. Last man who might Michael Mc hit his first six off charming Aussie Troja and showed good intent against the man most likely to get to a hundred (I thought as I contemplated our three specialist number 11s present today and only Ranj missing to make it the full house). To be fair to the Louse his 100th wicket was not one of this fabulous trio but Michael Mc- edging to the keeper in what seemed like super slow mo (16). George gave him his 101st - dancing down the wicket in uncharacteristic and unwise mode - b 2. Last rites time and Peretz faced up to Naz having been left with this duty when Troja failed to bowl a straight one to Matt P. Naz did not repeat this and P failed to quite get the bat down in time (about 3 seconds too slow- b 0). Southbank all out for (ahem) 73 and Matt left high and dry (again) on 1. One day - like McGrath - his day will no doubt come.

Village CC bowling
Cressey, 5 overs, 1 maiden, 15-0
Thompson, 6 overs, 3 maidens, 9-2
EK, 4 overs, 12-1
Naz, 5.4 overs, 2 maidens, 12-4
Woodhouse, 5 overs, 14-3
Troja, 3 overs, 2 maidens, 4-0

If last week was the hardest defeat to take this week was the heaviest, and though we probably didn’t get the breaks we’d have needed more than breaks to beat that team. The figures for Matt and Will showed the way and we may yet give them pause when they are back at ours in July but we’ll also need to bat far better to give them a game. 

Still they were happy and I took a picture for them as they celebrated their longest winning streak and holding the centurion in the air length wise. But the spirit of the day is perhaps best captured by a quote from that great Australian batsman Warwick Todd:

“People may complain about how hard we play on the field, but you should know that after a long day of conflict on it me and Nasser both left the field and had a beer. Not together obviously.” ​