The new cricket season has finally arrived! We look forward to welcoming members new and old to Gypsy Corner this summer for the biggest season in the club’s history!

2024 REGISTRATION
We are delighted to confirm our Club Registration Evening for 2024, being held in the Clubhouse on Friday 12th April from 6.30pm.
Online registration and payment has obviously become very popular over the last few years – and is still available of course; nevertheless we hope that many of you will take the opportunity to come down to the club, meet the coaches and other club officials and generally socialize before the season gets underway; the club bar will be open. Numerous members of our committee will be available to answer questions and members can hand over registration forms and payments if they wish to do so.

Junior/Student U18 Membership Form:
https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/files.pitchero.com%2Fclubs%2F51690%2FvhZOLx4SSrWFcc2JiiT9_Old+Elizabethans+CC+Player+Membership+Form+U18.pdf
Senior Membership Form:
https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/files.pitchero.com%2Fclubs%2F51690%2FXT1HB4VRNCSo7zCd5SQE_Old+Elizabethans+CC+Player+Membership+Form+-+Adult.pdf

You can EITHER:
Download and complete the relevant registration form, then bring to the registration evening with your payment (cash/cheque/bank transfer).
OR:
Complete/update the online registration on our website (“JOIN/LOGIN” link on the homepage) and pay the 2024 membership in the website SHOP https://www.oeccbarnet.co.uk/payments

2024 MEMBERSHIP PRICES
-JUNIOR/STUDENT - £145 (Sibling discount 20% i.e. £232 instead of £290*)
-SENIOR - £170

You can purchase the membership using the “SHOP” link on our website homepage www.oeccbarnet.co.uk You will be making a one-off direct debit payment for the full amount.
If you are a NEW member playing your first season for the club, please contact Steve Michelin (smich1@btopenworld.com) who will arrange your club shirt for you.
(*Please contact Steve Michelin (smich1@btopenworld.com) to arrange payment on sibling discount).

PRESEASON TRAINING
For the first time we will be holding a Junior pre-season training session on 19th April (up to yr7 6-7pm, yr8 and older 7-8pm). This will give the coaches and team managers a chance to gauge the abilities of the children and allocate to the most appropriate training/match group.

MATCHES
Competitive matches are played either at 6pm on weekday evenings or 10am on Sunday mornings. Please arrive 30 minutes before the start to warm up, all games are in the T20 format and last 2 – 2½ hours. Matches start from 24th April, once registered and paid up, you should now update your child’s availability for matches on Pitchero; it is VERY IMPORTANT that you revisit and update this regularly as it is the ONLY resource that the team managers use. You will be notified if your child is selected and you must accept or decline as soon as possible. Players made available but then declining opportunities to play will be noted, as this lets the team down and makes life very difficult for the managers (who are volunteers don’t forget). We encourage players to play up an age group so your child may occasionally be selected for older matches if you have made them available to play. Whatsapp groups will be set up for U11, U13 and U15 parents, where they can share advice and arrange things like car sharing etc.

TRAINING
Club training nights are Fridays, 6.30 – 8.00pm commencing 26th April, boys and girls are welcome and they are divided into groups based mainly on age but also ability. We encourage all parents to stay and watch the sessions, the bar is always open and on a warm sunny evening there is no nicer place to be!

NETS
Use of the nets is free to all paid up members IF the ground is open, however you must concede to ANY organised training taking place (either a 1 – 1 session in one lane or if all 4 lanes are in use). ALL juniors under the age of 18 MUST be accompanied by an adult if coaches or senior players are not present for safe guarding regulations. If the club is closed and the car park gates are LOCKED, the nets are not available to use; anyone found using the nets when the ground is closed will have their membership reviewed.

Finally, men’s and women’s senior matches are played on Saturday and Sunday afternoons, do come along to support them, it’s a great way to spend a summer afternoon!

All fixtures and other details are on our website/Pitchero so check in regularly for all the latest info!

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