Good morning from an unusually warm London,
Welcome to the new season!
Check it out now:
Thanks to the rich resource that is Paddy Gaffikin's book, we've tried very hard to bring out as much of the club's fabulous heritage as possible and there is more to add there. We trust you enjoy reading about the club to which you belong. One snippet - the first team that ever played for LNZCC (vs Oxted CC in May 1952) included THREE test cricketers (Roger Blunt, Bill Merritt and Errol Holmes) and an All Black (Ian Botting)
Thank you very much indeed to Paul Coster and Liam O'Donnell - the work that you have put into this is phenomenal. Thanks to Richard Fish for looking after the now-retired site for so many years. We are still updating some sections of it so more of it will be unveiled as we work through the to-do list.
ANZAC Day - Sat April 25th
You will all be well aware 2015 is the centenary of the landings at Gallipoli - the NZ High Commission are expecting significantly larger numbers at this year's Dawn Parade at Hyde Park Corner. The service will start at 5am and they suggest it's unlikely anybody arriving after 4.30am will be able to access the inner ring of Hyde Park Corner.
IF YOU ARE ATTENDING DAWN PARADE - PLEASE WEAR YOUR CLUB BLAZERS. Members of NZ's military were instrumental in the establishment of the club and we all will have had members of our own extended families who fought and died in the service of the United Kingdom and New Zealand in wars since the Boer War. A group of us in club colours will be a very visible demonstration of our respect for those who have gone before us, and made us the people we are, in the country we come from.
LNZCC is very privileged to be regarded by the NZ High Commission as a VIP group in the UK. I have been invited and It is with a sense of real humility mixed with pride, that will represent the club at Her Majesty's Government's commemoration at the Cenotaph at 11am, and then at the service at Westminster Abbey at 1pm.
Our good friends at NZ Society are hosting in the Penthouse at NZ House during ANZAC Day - details on their website. UPCOMING EVENTS | New Zealand Society
You can now sign up for games directly via the website.
The first LNZCC side of 2015 deepens our heritage yet again:
-Josh Wright (Match Manager) 26 caps
-Richard Brooks 18 caps
-Nic Kyle 12 caps
-Hamish Marshall 2 caps
-Chris Hamilton 22 caps
-Tom Gibson 12 caps
-Mark Epps 5 caps
-Sam Martin 41 caps
Matt Robinson 5 caps
Peter Simmons 5 caps
Gerard Walsh 74 caps
Next matches:
Please check the website and contact the Match Managers directly:
- Sam Martin has a full side vs Wimbledon on Sun Apr 26th
- Jarrad Bourke is still selecting for the game vs Hartley Wintney on Monday May 4th
- I have a full side plus reserves for HAC on Sun May 10th
- The Ibiza tour is subscribed – no tour to Ibiza IS EVER fully subscribed so you are very welcome to get to an airport and get with it. DIGWEED plays Friday night.
Lords Test:
There is much to look forward at the very senior levels of NZ cricket with their tour here this season. At Lords, there will be a lot of us attending on all of the days. Blazers are a great way of earning some TV appearances for yourselves as the camera operators always seem to pick out one or two members of the club. We offer our sincerest best wishes to our big brothers in the NZ team – on a player-for-player basis, I really do believe it’s the best-equipped team we’ve ever sent to England.
AGM:
It was a pleasure to see so many of you – and three new members – at the AGM on April 15. Particular thanks to Don Montgomery, Richard Holden, Andrew Barkle and Phil Bartle, all of whom affirmed it was possibly the best-attended AGM in living memory. Two things of note – after his second stint in the seat, Martin Conway elected to stand down from the Honorary Secretary role. THANK YOU VERY MUCH for everything you have done Martin. Liam O’Donnell was elected Honorary Secretary at the Committee meeting that immediately followed the AGM – congratulations and welcome aboard Liam. Honorary Treasurer Chris Hamilton was confirmed in the post and you are stuck with me for another year.
The second notable is a statistic - at the AGM, we recorded our first century of the 2015 season. The bar bill tallied to 101 pints!! Well done to all who contributed to that remarkable milestone!!
Over and out
Welcome to the new season!
Check it out now:
Thanks to the rich resource that is Paddy Gaffikin's book, we've tried very hard to bring out as much of the club's fabulous heritage as possible and there is more to add there. We trust you enjoy reading about the club to which you belong. One snippet - the first team that ever played for LNZCC (vs Oxted CC in May 1952) included THREE test cricketers (Roger Blunt, Bill Merritt and Errol Holmes) and an All Black (Ian Botting)
Thank you very much indeed to Paul Coster and Liam O'Donnell - the work that you have put into this is phenomenal. Thanks to Richard Fish for looking after the now-retired site for so many years. We are still updating some sections of it so more of it will be unveiled as we work through the to-do list.
ANZAC Day - Sat April 25th
You will all be well aware 2015 is the centenary of the landings at Gallipoli - the NZ High Commission are expecting significantly larger numbers at this year's Dawn Parade at Hyde Park Corner. The service will start at 5am and they suggest it's unlikely anybody arriving after 4.30am will be able to access the inner ring of Hyde Park Corner.
IF YOU ARE ATTENDING DAWN PARADE - PLEASE WEAR YOUR CLUB BLAZERS. Members of NZ's military were instrumental in the establishment of the club and we all will have had members of our own extended families who fought and died in the service of the United Kingdom and New Zealand in wars since the Boer War. A group of us in club colours will be a very visible demonstration of our respect for those who have gone before us, and made us the people we are, in the country we come from.
LNZCC is very privileged to be regarded by the NZ High Commission as a VIP group in the UK. I have been invited and It is with a sense of real humility mixed with pride, that will represent the club at Her Majesty's Government's commemoration at the Cenotaph at 11am, and then at the service at Westminster Abbey at 1pm.
Our good friends at NZ Society are hosting in the Penthouse at NZ House during ANZAC Day - details on their website. UPCOMING EVENTS | New Zealand Society
You can now sign up for games directly via the website.
The first LNZCC side of 2015 deepens our heritage yet again:
-Josh Wright (Match Manager) 26 caps
-Richard Brooks 18 caps
-Nic Kyle 12 caps
-Hamish Marshall 2 caps
-Chris Hamilton 22 caps
-Tom Gibson 12 caps
-Mark Epps 5 caps
-Sam Martin 41 caps
Matt Robinson 5 caps
Peter Simmons 5 caps
Gerard Walsh 74 caps
Next matches:
Please check the website and contact the Match Managers directly:
- Sam Martin has a full side vs Wimbledon on Sun Apr 26th
- Jarrad Bourke is still selecting for the game vs Hartley Wintney on Monday May 4th
- I have a full side plus reserves for HAC on Sun May 10th
- The Ibiza tour is subscribed – no tour to Ibiza IS EVER fully subscribed so you are very welcome to get to an airport and get with it. DIGWEED plays Friday night.
Lords Test:
There is much to look forward at the very senior levels of NZ cricket with their tour here this season. At Lords, there will be a lot of us attending on all of the days. Blazers are a great way of earning some TV appearances for yourselves as the camera operators always seem to pick out one or two members of the club. We offer our sincerest best wishes to our big brothers in the NZ team – on a player-for-player basis, I really do believe it’s the best-equipped team we’ve ever sent to England.
AGM:
It was a pleasure to see so many of you – and three new members – at the AGM on April 15. Particular thanks to Don Montgomery, Richard Holden, Andrew Barkle and Phil Bartle, all of whom affirmed it was possibly the best-attended AGM in living memory. Two things of note – after his second stint in the seat, Martin Conway elected to stand down from the Honorary Secretary role. THANK YOU VERY MUCH for everything you have done Martin. Liam O’Donnell was elected Honorary Secretary at the Committee meeting that immediately followed the AGM – congratulations and welcome aboard Liam. Honorary Treasurer Chris Hamilton was confirmed in the post and you are stuck with me for another year.
The second notable is a statistic - at the AGM, we recorded our first century of the 2015 season. The bar bill tallied to 101 pints!! Well done to all who contributed to that remarkable milestone!!
Over and out
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