April 2001 Newsletter

Welcome to Your New Club

Cricket into the New Millennium…
During the winter Eastleigh CC and Otterbourne CC have agreed to merge to form Eastleigh & Otterbourne CC. The club will have 3 Saturday XI’s playing in County division 1, East division 2 and East division 3.

The club colours are navy blue.


New Club – New Grounds
The 1st & 3rd XI’s will be playing at Doncaster Farm, Eastleigh. The 2nd & Ladies XI will be playing at the Southern Water ground, Otterbourne.


The captains for the sides are:
1st XI Colin Day
2nd XI Geoff Edwards
3rd XI Mike O’Brien Jnr
Ladies XI Emma Bane
Evening League Simon Beer

Remember that up to date information can be found on the club’s web site
at:

www.chilihouse.demon.co.uk


Quiz Night
The fist social event of 2001

We will be holding a Quiz Night starting on Friday 20th April 2001 at the
Sporting View (formally the Pub in the Park) at Southampton Sports Centre.
It will start at 7.30 p.m. and sandwiches will be available. The maximum
number per team is 6

If you are intending to come please call Mike O’Brien Snr on 023 8076 9452.

Please remember to bring a raffle prize with you.


Clothing
The club will again be providing clothing at cost. These will be fully
embodied with the new logo and the club sponsors. The cost will be:

Shirt £20
Short Sleeve wool jumper £25
Long Sleeve wool jumper £35
Cap £10

Please call Mike O’Brien Snr on 023 8076 9452 and let him know your
requirements.


Nets
By the time you read this most of the net sessions will have gone! The
remaining ones are at Thornden School from 2-4 p.m. on Sunday:

22nd April & 29th April


Early Season Fixtures
Time to dust the cobwebs off your boots, assuming that the ground ever
dries out!

Friendlies:

Sunday April 22nd
1st XI Stirlands (a)
2nd/3rd XI Bishops Waltham (a)

Saturday April 28th
1st XI Sparsholt (a)
2nd/3rd XI Worthy Down (a)

Sunday April 29th
2nd/3rd XI Oakley (a)

Sunday May 6th
Burley (a)

League:


Saturday May 5th
1st XI Winchester KS II (h)
2nd XI Rowledge II (a)
3rd XI Easebourne (a)


Subscriptions
These are now due, and must be paid by 31st May 2001 at the very latest.
The costs are:

Playing member £25
Student/OAP £10

Please make cheques payable to Eastleigh & Otterbourne CC and bring them
along with you to the nets to your first game. We also accept cash!!


Match Fees
We have agreed the following match fees:

1st XI £5
2nd, 3rd & Ladies XI £4
Sunday XI £3
Evening League XI £2


Contacts

Committee Members

President Aide Evans
h: 023 8061 3278

Chairman Mike O’Brien Snr
h: 023 8076 9452

Vice Chairman Andy Price
h: 023 8026 3233

Secretary Mike O’Brien Jnr
h: 023 8048 2939
m: 07771 976 759

Treasurer Natasha Bedford
h: 023 8064 3914

1st XI Captain Colin Day
h: 01794 501092
m: 07887 862826

2nd XI Captain Geoff Edwards
h: 01489 557799

3rd XI Captain Mike O’Brien Jnr
h: 023 8048 2939
m: 07771 976 759

Ladies Captain Emma Bane
h: 01962 715751


Directions to Doncaster Farm
From the M27 J5 Airport junction take the “Sports Grounds / Concorde Club”
exit into Stoneham Way.

At the roundabout at the end turn left, and the entrance to the ground is
c.300 meters on the left.

Directions to the Southern Water Ground
From the M3 J5 Eastleigh North, at the main roundabout take the 1st
available exit signposted Otterbourne. At the next roundabout turn right,
signposted Otterbourne.

Follow this road down into Otterbourne and just before the roundabout turn
right into Oakwood Avenue.

Follow Oakwood Avenue until it splits at a (unmarked) T-junction. Turn
right and the entrance to the ground is c.100 meters on the left.

Under no circumstances should anyone try to get to the ground through the
Southern Water Works (now called Scottish Power) as they get very upset!