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| News Archive 2009 - This is where you will find all the archived club news from 2009 season
Season ends with cancellation (25th August 2009) The scheduled South Wales Full Toss league game tomorrow (26th August) against the Sportsmans Rest has been cancelled. The opposition who have only managed to play one game all season in the league can not raise a team. Await news on end of season presentation night scheduled tentatively for Friday 2nd October 2009.
Team for last game of the season against Sportsmans Rest (24th August 2009) Please find below team (in no particular order) for Wednesdays (26th August) match with the Sportsman's Rest at Central Park. This is the last game of the season and is a South Wales Full Toss League fixture. Neil Shearer (Captain)
Rich Lewis (Wicket)
Nick Howard
Matt Ball
Jon Bluett
Alex Coombs
Martyn Judd
Pete Davies
Matthew Phillips
Andrew Hibberd
Gareth Ball Can we all be there by 5.45pm for a 6pm prompt start as the nights are drawing in. Any issues with availability please contact Gareth Ball in the usual way.
Tonyrefail and Edmundstown match cancelled (22nd August 2009) Sundays scheduled 40 over match with Tonyrefail and Edmundstown has been cancelled. The opposition have informed us that they can not raise a side and can not fulfill the scheduled fixture.
Team for Tonyrefail and Edmundstown (19th August 2009) Below is the team (in no particular order) for Sundays (23rd August) 40 over Friendly against Tonyrefail and Edmundstown at Central Park. Neil Shearer (Captain) Richard Lewis (Wicket) Nick Howard Matthew Ball Jon Bluett Richard Bluett Pete Davies Martyn Judd Alex Coombs Pete Davies Gareth Hubbuck Wilf Howard 12th Man: Gareth Ball It is a 2pm start can we all please try to be there for 1.30pm prompt. Any issues with availability please contact Gareth Ball.
Team for cup final (14th August 2009) Below is the team (in no particular order) for next Mondays (17th August) South Wales Full Toss Cup Final against league leaders (and probable winners) Highway Hurricanes to be played away at Llanrumney University Playing Fields. Neil Shearer (Captain) Richard Lewis Nick Howard Richard Bromiley Matthew Ball Ian Mansell Andrew Hibberd (Wicket) Alex Coombs Pete Davies Ross Phillips Matthew Phillips 12th Man: Martyn Judd It is a 6pm start can we all please try to be there for 5.30pm prompt. Any issues with availability please contact Gareth Ball.
Team for Barbarians game (11th August 2009) Below is the team (in no particular order) for this Thursdays (13th August) South Wales Full Toss League game against Cardiff Bay Barbarians to be played away at Wenvoe. Neil Shearer (Captain) Nick Howard Matthew Ball Richard Bromiley Jon Bluett Alex Coombs Martyn Judd Ian Mansell Andrew Hibberd (Wicket) Matthew Phillips Ross Phillips 12th Man: Gareth Ball It is a 6pm start at Wenvoe so please try to be there for 5.40pm prompt. Any issues with availability please contact Gareth Ball.
Welsh Blood Service game cancelled (5th August 2009) Unsurprisingly our home ground at Central Park resembles a quagmire at the moment and even if it was dry all day today the pitch would not dry sufficiently to allow us to play this evening. So unfortunately this evenings game against the Welsh Blood Services has been cancelled for the second time and will probably now not be played. We are hopeful that the forecast for the rest of the week holds and we can play some cricket on Sunday as scheduled away at Tonyrefail and Edmonstown Cricket Club. This match will take place at their home ground of Tyn-Y-Bryn Park. This is scheduled as a 40 over game. Please meet at Llantwit Fardre Sports Club car park at 12.30pm prompt so we can travel up in convoy. Any issues with your availability please contact Gareth Ball in the usual way.
Cup final confirmed (3rd August 2009) It has been confirmed today that we will be playing in the inaugural South Wales Full Toss Cup Final on Monday 17th August at Llanrumney playing fields. After our tense cup win against Glenwood our Semi Final opponents were due to be the Welsh Assembly Government. However, WAG decided to honour a previously arranged fixture, the result of which was a bye for us to the final. Our opponents have been confirmed as league leaders (and probable victors) The Highway Hurricanes who will provide us with a stern test of our ambitions to end this season with a trophy.
Two teams named and a re-arranged game (3rd August 2009) Last weeks league game versus Welsh Blood Service whcih was cancelled due to the rain has been re-arranged for this Wednesday (5th August) in place of a previously arranged friendly against Llantwit Fardre. This is in line with our strategy to commit to and complete as many competitive fixtures as possible during the season. We would like to thank Llantwit Fardre CC (our tenants) for their understanding. A revised fixture list can be found here. The team for Wednesdays fixture (in no particular order) reads: Richard Lewis (Captain) Gareth Ball (Wicket) Nick Howard Andrew Hibberd Alex Coombs Ian Mansell Matt Ball Martyn Judd Pete Davies Matt Phillips Ross Phillips As you can see we have a bare 11 due to unavailability and injury. Please be at Central Park by 5.40pm prompt if there are any issues please contact Gareth Ball urgently. On Sunday we play our first ever fixture against Tonyrefail and Edmondstown Cricket Club. This match will take place at their home ground of Tyn-Y-Bryn Park. This is scheduled as a 40 over game. Please meet at Llantwit Fardre Sports Club car park at 12.30pm prompt so we can travel up in convoy. The team for this fixture (in no particular order) reads: Richard Lewis (Captain) Gareth Ball (Wicket) Nick Howard Alex Coombs Jon Bluett Ian Mansell Matt Ball Martyn Judd Pete Davies Matt Phillips Ross Phillips As you can see again we only have a bare 11 so if there are any issues with availability please contact Gareth Ball urgently.
Welsh Blood Service match a wash out (29th July 2009) It will come as no suprise to anybody that tonights game against the Welsh Blood Service is wash out due to the heavy rain over the last few days. Hopefully we will have some sign of clear weather soon as the season for the third year in a row is being lost to the lovely British Summer time!
Change to match reports on this site (27th July 2009) There has been a change to match reports on this site which will make it easier to keep the reports in an easily acessible and chronological way. Match reports will no longer be stored in the News Archive for this season onwards. Match reports will now appear on the word document that includes the scorecard for the game. These can be linked to from the Fixtures and Results page and then click on to the relevant year, such as Fixtures and Results 2009. Next to a concluded game you will see a summary of the score in the last column on the right and underneath a link to a "Full Report". Click on this and it will then open a 3 page word document which includes scorecards and the match report at the end. To see an example from our cup win over Glenwood earlier this season please click here. Further changes to this site will be announced on an ongoing basis there is an ongoing project to update all games from previous seasons with scorecards and match reports where available in the same consistent way as above and also a project to add previous/completed season averages to player profiles to paint a "career" picture for each player.
Team for Welsh Blood Service game (27th July 2009) Below in no particular order is the team for Wednesdays (29th July) league game against Welsh Blood service. The game is at Central Park with a start time of 6pm. Can you please arrive at 5.40pm prompt. Richard Lewis (Capt) Gareth Ball (wckt) Matthew Ball Matthew Phillips Nick Howard Pete Davies Ross Phillips Martyn Judd Ian Mansell Alex Coombs As you can see, we only have 10 at the moment, if you have declared yourself unavailable and are now available please let Gareth Ball know ASAP. If you know of someone who may like a game for us then again let Gareth Ball know ASAP.
WAG game cancelled (15th July 2009) The league game scheduled for this evening versus WAG (15th July 2009) has been cancelled due to a waterlogged pitch. Our next fixture is now on 29th July against Welsh Blood Service see updated fixture list here.
Team for WAG game (14th July 2009) Below in no particular order is the team for Wednesdays (15th July) league game against WAG. The game is at Central Park with a start time of 6pm. Can you please arrive at 5.40pm prompt. Richard Lewis (Capt) Gareth Ball (wckt) Matthew Ball Matthew Phillips Nick Howard Pete Davies Ross Phillips Martyn Judd Richard Randall Ian Mansell Alex Coombs As you can see we have a bare 11 only so if there are any issues please let Gareth Ball know urgently.
Team for Glenwood game (7th July 2009) Below in no particular order is the team for Wednesdays (8th July) league game against Glenwood. The game is at Central Park with a start time of 6pm. Can you please arrive at 5.40pm prompt. Neil Shearer (Capt) Richard Lewis (wckt) Matthew Phillips Nick Howard Andrew Hibberd Pete Davies Ross Phillips Martyn Judd Richard Randall Ian Mansell Alex Coombs As you can see we have a bare 11 only so if there are any issues please let Neil Shearer and/or Gareth Ball know urgently.
Dinas Powys game cancelled (2nd July 2009) The 40 over friendly arranged for Friday 25th July against Dinas Powys has been cancelled as the club now has a wedding celebration commitment. It is unlikely a replacement fixture will be arranged. For an updated fixture list click here.
Team for Hurricanes (29th June 2009) Below is the team (in no particular order) selected for tommorows (30th June 2009) game against Highway Hurricanes to be played at Blackweir: Neil Shearer (Capt) Richard Lewis Nick Howard Richard Bromiley Alex Coombs Gareth Ball (wkct) Richard Randall Matthew Ball Ross Phillips Pete Davies Matthew Phillips 12th Man: Martyn Judd Please ensure you are at Blackweir for 5.45 for a 6pm start. Any issues please let Gareth Ball know urgently.
Team for cup game (22nd June 2009) This Wednesday 24th June we play Glenwood in a cup game at Central Park. The games is scheduled as an 18 over contest. The squad selected for the game reads as follows: Neil Shearer (Captain) Richard Lewis Nick Howard Richard Bromiley Alex Coombs Andrew Hibberd Gareth Ball (Wckt) Matthew Ball Ian Mansell Matthew Phillips Ross Phillips 12th man: Martyn Judd Please be at Central Park by 5.40 for a 6pm start. Any issues with availability please contact Gareth Ball in the usual way.
Welsh Blood game re-scheduled (22nd June 2009) The cancelled league game against Welsh Blood Service previously scheduled for 17th June has now been rescheduled for Wednesday 29th July replacing a friendly against Cardiff Casuals previously scheduled for Monday 27th July which has been cancelled. This leaves only one league game to reschedule against Mackintosh Church. With the previous announcement of two other rescheduled league games and two new one day games we continue rebuilding our fixture list for this season For a fully updated fixture list please click here.
Two league fixtures scheduled (19th June 2009) As we continue to try and rebuild our fixture list with the goal of getting as many league games in this season two of our cancelled fixtures have now been scheduled. The cancelled league game against Welsh Assembly Government previously on 6th May has now been rescheduled for Wednesday 15th July replacing a friendly against Cardiff Bay Barbarians. As has previously been announced the cancelled league game against Highway Hurricanes previously on 13th May has been scheduled for Tuesday 30th June, replacing a friendly against the same opposition. We have also managed to arrange our league fixture against the leagues new arrivals, the Sportsmans Rest; this will be played on Wednesday 26th August and replaced a previous friendly against the South Wales Echo. There are now two cancelled league fixtures remaining to reschedule (Mackintosh Church and Welsh Blood Service) which we are looking to reschedule as in line with the strategy to play as many league games as possible. With the previous announcement of two new one day games we have gone some way to rebuilding our fixture list of late for this season For a fully updated fixture list please click here.
Two new fixtures with new opposition announced (10th June 2009) After a recent influx of cancellations two new fixtures have been announced against new opposition. We would like to thank Tonyrefail and Edmunstown Cricket Club for agreeing to these two fixtures and indeed contacting us with the proposition of some fixtures. The games will both be forty over affairs and are scheduled for Sunday 9th August away at Tyn-Y-Bryn Park and the return on Sunday 23rd August at Central Park. For a full and update fixture list please click here. For more information on our new oposition and directions to their ground (and any other of our opposition and away grounds for that matter) please got to the links section. We are still working tenaciously to re-arrange the league games with WAG, Mackintosh Church and also to arrange our additional fixture against the Sportsmans Rest, watch this space!
Welsh Blood Service match cancelled (17th June 2009) Due to the continuing rain forecast today this evenings (Wednesday 17th June 2009) game against the Welsh Blood Service has been cancelled. Every effort will be made to re-arrange this league fixture at a later date.
Team for Welsh Blood Service match (15th June 2009) Please find below the team for the Welsh Blood Service South Wales Full Toss League game on Wednesday 17th June at Central Park: Neil Shearer (Captain) Alex Coombs Richard Bromiley Matthew Ball Richard Randall Martyn Judd Matthew Phillips Ross Phillips Ian Hawkins David Moule Ricky Webb Due to the sterling work of Alex Coombs, Matthew Phillips and Martyn Judd we are now able to field a full 11 for this game. Stumps is at 6pm so please aim to be at Central Park for 5.40 pm. Any issues please let Neil Shearer or Gareth Ball know urgently.
Team for charity match (8th June 2009) Please find below the squad for charity match against a Gareth Jones Memorial XI made up of ex Glamorgan Centurions players on Wednesday 10th June at Central Park below: Neil Shearer (Captain) Gareth Ball (Wkt) Richard Lewis Matthew Ball Matthew Phillips Ross Phillips Pete Davies Martyn Judd Andrew Hibberd Richard Randall Alex Coombs Nick Howard Dave Ball Everybody will play a part. Please let Gareth Ball know as soon as possible if there are any issues with your availability. It is vital that you please remember to bring your programme sales money along. Start time is 6.30pm so please be at Central Park for 6pm so we can make a prompt start. If you have any music requests please get in touch with Pete Davies!
Caerleon game cancelled (2nd June 2009) Further to the recent influx of cancellations it is with regret that we have had to inform Caerleon that we are unable to fulfill the scheduled 40 over friendly fixture with them arranged for Sunday 14th June in Caerleon as we are unable to raise a team. We are trying to find a mutually convenient date to rearrange this fixture for when hopefully availability will improve. Updated fixture list can be found here.
Mackintosh Church game cancelled (1st June 2009) Further to late notification from Mackintosh Church that they wanted to play this weeks game on Thursday at their home ground we are unable to field a team and accomodate this late notification. Therefore the game has been cancelled to be arranged later in the season. Updated fixture list can be found here.
Both Senghenydd games cancelled (28th May 2009) We have received notification form Senghenydd that they are unable to fulfill either fixture we had arranged this season. These both being 40 over games. The first at Senghenydd on Sunday 31st May 2009 and the return at Central Park on Sunday 9th August 2009. We are urgently tryng to arrange a replacement fixture for the date in August as we have the use of Central Park agreed. Unfortunately any prospect of a re-arranged fixture this Sunday (31st) is extremely remote. Updated fixture list can be found here.
Revised squad for St Fagans Museum game (19th May 2009) Unfortunately due to injury we have had to make a late change to the squad for Wednesdays game. Please see revised listing below: Neil Shearer (Capt) Richard Lewis Nick Howard Richard Bromiley Matthew Ball Andrew Hibberd Ian Mansell Gareth Ball (Wkt) Pete Davies Martyn Judd Ross Phillips 12th Man: Richard Randall Please be at the ground at 5.40pm for a prompt 6pm start. If there are any issues please let Gareth Ball know urgently in the usual way.
Squad for St Fagans Museum game (18th May 2009) After much deliberation and discussion below is the squad in no particular order for South Wales Full Toss League game against St Fagans scheduled for this Wednesday 20th May 2009 at Central Park. Neil Shearer (Capt) Richard Lewis Nick Howard Richard Bromiley Matthew Ball Andrew Hibberd Ian Mansell Gareth Ball (Wkt) Pete Davies Matt Phillips Ross Phillips 12th Men: Martyn Judd, Richard Randall Please be at the ground at 5.40pm for a prompt 6pm start. If there are any issues please let Gareth Ball know urgently in the usual way.
League website launched (11th May 2009) The newly formed South Wales Full Toss League (SWFTL) of which we are founder members has now created a website for the league. This will show information regarding results, league tables, contacts and information on the competitions we play in. There is a permanent link to the site on our links page. The web address is http://swftl.blogspot.com/ or can be accessed by pressing here. A thank you to all who are organising the SWFTL for their continued efforts.
It's Wednesday so yes...it's raining (13th May 2009) Yet again the weather thwarts any attempt to get this season off the ground. Tonights South Wales Full Toss League game against Highway Hurricanes has been cancelled due to the weather. The friendly fixture arranged with Highway Hurricanes on 30th June will now become a league fixture.
Revised team versus Highway Hurricanes (11th May 2009) Due to one withdrawal below is the revised squad in no particular order for South Wales Full Toss league match versus Highway Hurricanes this Wednesday 13th May at Central Park. Please aim to arrive at 5.40pm for a 6pm start. The match has been confirmed as a 20 over contest. Neil Shearer (Capt) Gareth Ball (Wkt) Rich Lewis Nick Howard Matt Phillips Matt Ball Ross Phillips Ian Mansell Martyn Judd Pete Davies Richard Randall As there is only 11 available, if there are any issues with availability whatsoever please contact Gareth Ball urgently.
Team versus Highway Hurricanes (11th May 2009) Below is the squad in no particular order for South Wales Full Toss league match versus Highway Hurricanes this Wednesday 13th May at Central Park. Please aim to arrive at 5.40pm for a 6pm start. The match has been confirmed as a 20 over contest. Neil Shearer (Capt) Gareth Ball (Wkt) Rich Lewis Nick Howard Matt Phillips Matt Ball Ross Phillips Andrew Hibberd Ian Mansell Martyn Judd Pete Davies 12th Man: Richard Randall A further reminder to those who are going on the tour that this Wednesday is the final date for £35 deposits. If there are any issues with availability for Wednesday or tour payment please contact Gareth Ball urgently.
Cricket season begins...so it rains! (6th May 2009) Due to the wetness of the pitch and the rain currently coming down this evenings first fixture of the season has had to be cancelled. We are attempting to re-arrange this league fixture. It seems this season is beginning where the last two seasons left off! The dealine for the tour deposit has been extended to next Wednesday, 13th June.
Team for first game of the season (30th April 2009) Below is the amended team (in no particular order) for our first ever league fixture against Welsh Assembly Government at Central Park next Wednesday 6th May. Can we all please arrive at Central Park for 5.40pm prompt for a 6pm start, WAG have agreed to a 20 over match. The team has been amended due to injury. Neil Shearer (Capt) Richard Lewis (VC) Gareth Ball (Wkt) Matt Ball Nick Howard Richard Bromiley Pete Davies Matt Phillips Ross Phillips Martyn Judd Ian Mansell 12th Man: Andrew Hibberd If there any issues please get in contact with Gareth Ball in the usual way.
Team for first game of the season (30th April 2009) Below is the team (in no particular order) for our first ever league fixture against Welsh Assembly Government at Central Park next Wednesday 6th May. Can we all please arrive at Central Park for 5.40pm prompt for a 6pm start, WAG have agreed to a 20 over match. Neil Shearer (Capt) Richard Lewis (VC) Gareth Ball (Wkt) Matt Ball Nick Howard Richard Bromiley Pete Davies Matt Phillips Ross Phillips Alex Coombs Ian Mansell 12th Men: Andrew Hibberd, Martyn Judd It has been an extremely difficult task to select this side and there will be an element of rotation to our selection in league games. However, with friendly fixtures there will be plenty of opportunities for all to play a role and impress, there are over 20 games to play this year. It is a squad and not a team game and people who are not in the starting eleven in any given fixture are as important as those playing. If there any issues please get in contact with Gareth Ball in the usual way.
New sponsor on board (9th April 2009) We are proud to announce a new partnership with the club as Superior Sound Services come on board as a sponsor to the club. Superior Sound Services provides high quality professional sound engineering and PA Hire for all events and shows. For more info click on their logo below or on any of the links throughout this website. Our sincere thanks to Pete Davies for his companies support. 
Sponsors stay on board (18th March 2009) It is with great pleasure that we can confirm all 3 of our major sponsors have maintained their level of support for us for another season. We would like to convey our huge thanks and appreciation to the organisations involved for their continued support. Lets hope for a successful season and with a final thank you to the Welsh Blood Service, Glamorgan Outreach and Raffles.   
AGM Report (28th March 2009) The clubs Annual General Meeting (AGM) was held at Raffles Bar on Friday 27th March 2009. All members will receive minutes in due course. Main items of agenda that were discussed included: Captains Report by Matthew Phillips which highlighted the stop start nature of the previous season. Treasurers Report by Andrew Hibberd which updated all members on the clubs current financial position. Social Secretary Report by Neil Shearer which ran through the social events for 2008 and where the current Officer also stood down. Sponsorship Report by Neil Shearer which ran through sponsorhip received for 2008 and secured for 2009. Match Fee's were retained at current levels of £3 per game. Gareth Ball is to continue unnoposed as Club Secretary Andrew Hibberd is to continue unnoposed as Treasurer Nick Howard was elected unnoposed as Social Secretary Neil Shearer was elected unnoposed as Captain Richard Lewis was elected after opposition by Matthew Ball and Ian Mansell as Vice Captain Details of the Tour were presented to members present and will be circulated with the minutes to all club members. A motion of proposed changes to constitution which have been previously communicated was carried. A motion for the club to take out insurance for the season to be paid for by the club for this season (to be reviewed at each AGM) was carried. A motion for a rota of players to house the kit bag was carried for the upcoming season. A motion for an increase of players undertaking matchday duties such as umpiring and scoring was carried.
There was an excellent turn out of 12, which was more than double last years turn out. Thank you to all who attended for contributing to a progressive AGM.
Series of One Day games announced (3rd March 2009) The ever evolving fixture list for 2009 currently includes no fewer than four one day 40 over games. With the club facing two new oppositions in Dinas Powys and Senghenydd Cricket Club's whilst also again playing Caerleon, who we faced for the first time last season. The current schedule for these 40 over contests is below: Sunday 31st May Senghennydd Away Sunday 14th June Caerleon Away Saturday 25th July Dinas Powys Away Sunday 16th July Senghennydd Home This is another exciting development in the fixture itinery of the club and comes on the back of the recent news regarding our membership of a newly formed midweek league. We are also hopeful of a tour including a game sometime during the season. Click here to see the fixture list as it currently stands. Should you have any queries please contact Gareth Ball in the usual way.
New League announced (24th February 2009) Negotiations have been ongoing between the committee and the organisers of a new midweek Cricket League in the South Wales/Cardiff area. The league is to be run by Cardiff Bay Barbarians and the Highway Hurricanes and will also incorporate a Cup competition. This will result in 7 league fixtures and a possible 3 cup fixture if the final is reached. Our committee would like to thank those who have worked diligently to set up this new league for their hard work and commitment and for our inclusion within. As you know it has been our goal for sometime (after our failed application to the Willows League last season) to involve the club within a structured league and it looks like that goal has been achieved. As a result of this our fixture list for the season is taking shape rapidly. There will still be the opportunity to play friendly games and we have already arranged one 40 over friendly against new opponents fro the club in Dinas Powys and are also looking at arranging another with Caerleon (who we played last year) fixture added to this is the prospect of a possible tour game. To see our fixture list as it currently stands please click here. The rules for the league that we are to participate in are not yet finalised but a proposed draft can be found here. If you have any queries please contact Gareth Ball in the usual way.
Date for AGM 2009 announced (16th January 2009) The date of the AGM has been set as Friday 27th March 6.30 for a 7pm start. Venue is as usual our sponsors Raffles, if you know anyone interested in playing please bring them along to the AGM or one of our pre season net sessions. Neil Shearer and Matthew Phillips are stepping down from their positions on the committee as Social Secretary and Captain respectively. The club would like to thank both for their sterling work over the past two seasons in post. Any member of the team is therefore duly invited to stand for election to either of these roles. Please send your nomination directly to Gareth Ball, either via email to secretary@glamorgancenturions.co.uk or to his personal e-mail, verbal nominations can not be counted, please remember that your nomination must be seconded, the person seconding must confirm this via email as well. Verbal seconding will also not be accepted. Both retiring officers would be happy to discuss the roles with anyone considering standing should they want to do so. Andrew Hibberd and Gareth Ball will not be standing down as Treasurer and Secretary respectively; however nominations can be put forward for these roles should anyone wish to stand for them. Rules for these nominations are as those outlined above. All nominations will be held confidentially until one week prior to the AGM whereby a list will be produced and disseminated allowing you all the opportunity to speak to members standing should you wish to do so. Please let Gareth Ball know if you have any issues you would like added to the agenda for the AGM, otherwise the agenda will be as per the constitution. There is also a social event planned after the AGM
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