Players Wanted

Interested in becoming a member?

Bluehouse Cricket Club has a proud tradition of welcoming people of all cricketing abilities and strives to ensure that anyone who wants to play cricket and generally play a part in the Club.

Ultimately, the Club is an informal collection of individuals who give their time to be involved in cricket. The informal nature of this arrangement means that the Club can only function by "goodwill" and on a voluntary basis.

However, in order to function effectively, there needs to be some guiding principles against which the Club operates. Consequently, the Club is entitled to adopt certain principles and practices in order to achieve this. This, in turn means that the Club can expect every Club Member to adhere to these principles.

Equally, Club Members are entitled to expect the Club to adopt and adhere to certain principles in relation to the way the Club treats them as individuals in return for the time commitment they give to the Club (by playing) and the financial commitment the give (by paying match fees and subs).

Set out below are the principles that will guide us in what we do.

What you can expect from the Club.	What the Club can expect from you.
That the Club will:	That you will:
arrange fixtures each week during the season	be available to play for the club as a whole not a specific team(s);
accept that the degree of availability to play varies between individuals;	notify the Club about your availability in good time (by Tuesday where possible);
make every effort to provide a game of cricket each week for everyone that wants to play	honour any commitment to play;
notify the players in good time the team for which the have been selected (by Thursday where possible);	pay match fees and subs in good time (no later than one week late, where possible);
ensure that selection methods are transparent	provide your own cricket clothing ("whites" etc).
provide changing and playing facilities and playing equipment;
ensure that the Club is run in an efficient way. through the effective management of the Club's administrative and financial affairs

Senior Cricket

The club runs 4 Saturday teams, with the 1st XI, 2nd XI and 3rd XI all playing in the T. Rippon Mid-Essex League. All league home fixtures for the teams are played at Memorial Park, Wickford, Essex.

The T. Rippon Mid-Essex League has good local status and all league matches are played over 45 overs per side. Our 1st XI competes in Division 2, 2nd XI Division 7 and 3rd XI Division 9. Our 4th XI take part in a full fixture of friendly games.

Start times vary depending on the time of year. See the Fixture List for details of matches this season.

Players Wanted!

Any senior players interested in playing for Bluehouse CC should contact Club Secretary Ian Ashkettle on 01268 473785 or email or simply come down to any of our matches at Memorial Park. Weather permitting there are matches every Saturday afternoon between May and August.

In the winter months, Bluehouse CC has regular net sessions at the Fitzwymarc School in Rayleigh, Senior and Youth Nets commence 19th January 2003, 2pm-3pm.

Youth Cricket

Any junior players interested in playing for Bluehouse CC should also contact Club Secretary Ian Ashkettle on 01268 473785 or email.