Thanks Bob - it was an awesome performance all round.

Firstly can I on behalf of all Mount Members please:

1) Congratulate our skipper on an excellent first season. (Delighted to see the hair has now started to grow back!)

2) Thank all the officers of the club for their support and hard work - particularly Bob and Graham who have been severely taxed trying to put teams together when the original team sheet includes such esteemed placers as Messrs A,B and C Nother.

3) Thanks to Paul for organising the website so well this year (Have another look at the bowling averages!)

4) Thanks to all the Wags, dragons and monsters for their support, teas and enthusiasm.

5) Congratulate Simon on a superb season with the bat and offer condolences on the bowling front - so near yet so far.

6) Finally - a very big thank you to DT for organising the tour - probably one our best ever despite the rain.

I gather we may well be organising a dining event to celebrate the end of Season and no doubt you will hear from T shortly.

I also hope that we will organise our usual New Year Drinks but will let you have full details nearer the time.

It seems unlikely that we will be able to arrange anything for this coming weekend but if Westcliff so manage to find a fixture and need some help I will contact those who expressed an interest in playing.

For those of you who did not make it to Eynsford last Sunday I am pleased to report that we beat the convincingly – admittedly not the side that competes in the National Village tournament – but who cares. It was good to see three Mount players score 50’s in the same game.

The details are as follows:
Mount: 262/7 - Frankel 72, Jackson 68, Cox 65*
Enysford: 123ao - R. Hair 2/16, Thomas 2/27... Palmer 6-6-0-1 (taken off by the skipper to make a game of it!!)
40 Overs a side: Won by 139 Runs

Also, the end of season averages are now available.

Unlike Wikipedia these entries cannot be altered to make them look better.

I'm signing off now for the winter but hope to meet up with some of you over the coming months. May I be the first to wish you all a merry Christmas and a Happy (and hopefully less wet) 2008

This is the final game of the season for Mount although there is a possibility of combining with Westcliff for a game on September 30th.

Can those of you who have not already indicated their availability for the match on the 23rd please let me know as soon as possible and also if you are interested in a game on the 30th please also advise me soo that I can inform Westcliff of the possibilities.

Many thanks and kind regards.

Our scheduled opposition, Cloghams CC, are unable to play us this coming weekend as they are having renovations done to their ground and have had to cancel all home fixtures during September.

We have been trying to secure an alternative fixture but so far nothing has come to light. I am away on business tomorrow and Friday and so will not be able to contact those members who indicated they were available to play to advise details of any possible match although we are ourselves struggling to raise a full side at present.

Our captain has a list of the players who are available and, in the event of a suitable fixture becoming available, will contact to ascertain whether there is a possibility of playing a match.

The last scheduled match of the season is on September 23rd away to Eynsford. I would be grateful if you could advise your availability for this game to me as soon as possible.

Good morning all,

I trust that you have all had a relaxing couple of weeks and are now raring to get back into the swing of things with only three weeks to go until the end of the cricket season.

Can you please let me know as soon as possible if you are available for selection for the match against Great and Little Warley on September 9th.

(Gavin, no need to respond as I assume that you are not available.)