ASTON MANOR CRICKET CLUB
YOUTH SECTION

NEWS UPDATES

Clubhouse

July 8th 2008: Aston Manor Cricket Club have organized cricket coaching weeks for this summer holiday. These sessions have proved to be very popular in the past and would suit all young cricketers from complete beginners to the more talented prospects. The dates are as follows:

WEEK 1: MONDAY 28th JULY to THURSDAY 31st JULY 08
WEEK 2: MONDAY 4th AUGUST to FRIDAY 8th AUGUST 08
WEEK 3: MONDAY 11th AUGUST to FRIDAY 15th AUGUST 08

All sessions will be held at the club's home ground in Church Road, Perry Barr from 10am – 1pm or  2pm - 5pm and the cost will be £2 per day. Further information and booking forms can be received from Dominic Ashton Tel: 07810 753 840/ 446 5580  or by emailing this web site.

April 7th 2008: JUNIOR COACHING 2008 SEASON
Coaching will take place on Friday evenings 6.30pm – 8pm, at Aston Manor Cricket Club, starting on FRIDAY 11th APRIL 2008.
We intend to offer 16 weeks of coaching, the final session will be on FRIDAY 8th AUGUST 07.
The cost for the 16 week programme will be £40 (or £3 per session if paying weekly)

Aston Manor CC will be entering teams in the West Midlands and Warwickshire League’s at U-10’s, U-11’s, U-13’s, U-15’s and U-17’s. We will also be entering the North Birmingham District U-9’s festival, the U-12’s League and there might also be an U-14’s league as well. There promises to be a lot of opportunities for boys of all ages to represent the club this summer.
For a Youth Membership form for the 2008 season please email us at: aston.manor@virgin.net

The club has recently renewed its sponsorship deal with Tempus Computers and, for the first time, we have Aston Manor CC playing shirts available in all sizes, at a cost of £10. We would like as many youngsters as possible to play matches in the club shirt, and to look more like a team as a result.

We will be organising a trip to Edgbaston to watch Warwickshire v Worcestershire in the Twenty 20 Cup on Friday 20th June. Price and details to be confirmed closer to the date.

Any further questions please contact:

SUSH TOORA:      07837 492 841                           sush@fsmail.com
DOM ASHTON:    07810 753 840/ 446 5580          domashton@hotmail.com
MARTIN ROSE:   07890 084 351                
IAN PRICHARD: 07791 536 903

April 5th 2008: PRE SEASON WORK PARTY , SATURDAY 12th APRIL at CLUB at 10.00 am .
The Ground is looking in fantastic condition, but there are numerous jobs which need to be done prior to the start of the season. A work party has been organized for SATURDAY 12th APRIL, and ALL help would be very much appreciated. The more players who attend, the quicker the jobs can be done, and the better YOUR ground will be for it!
PLEASE do not rely on the same few to do this essential work. It is YOUR club. YOU will be using the ground and facilities. Please assist your committee who have been working incredibly hard over the past few seasons to improve standards throughout the club.
Keith Forman
Cricket Chairman

March 24th 2007: Aston Manor are offering Cricket Coaching courses during the Easter holidays. The courses will be at Aston Manor CC, Church Road, Perry Barr on Tuesday 25th March to Friday 28th March 08, and Monday 31st March to Friday 4th April 08, 10 – 1pm for 7-11 yrs; 2 - 5pm for 12 – 16 yrs. The cost will be £3 per day. Application forms can be acquired by contacting aston.manor@virgin.net

September 11th 2007: At the recent Warwickshire Awards ceremony both Atiq Javed and Chris Whittock received recognition of their achievements for the County. After narrowly missing out on England selection Atiq collected the ‘Achievement Award’ for the Under 15 team, whilst at Under 14 level Chris received the ‘Achievement Award’ and was also voted ‘Players Player of the Season’.

July 16th 2007: As part of the club's youth development programme, Aston Manor have organized two coaching weeks in the school summer holidays when youngsters of all abilities can attend to improve their cricketing skills. The courses will be held at the club's ground at Church Road, Perry Barr. The weeks will be Monday 23rd to Friday 27th July and Monday 6th to Friday 10th August. Times: 10am - 1pm for 7yrs to 11yrs; 2pm - 5pm for 12yrs to 16yrs. There will be a number of qualified coaches on each of the courses and the cost will be £10 per week. Any youngsters who are interested in playing cricket and perhaps joining Aston Manor's Youth Section for next year are welcome to attend. For more details contact Dom Ashton  Tel: 07810 753 840 or 446 5580. Download the registration form here.

March 22nd 2007: There will be a registration evening for the summer term Friday night coaching on Monday 16th April, 7.30pm, cost will be £40 for 16 weeks or £3 per session. Download the registration form.
 
January 14th 2007:  Winter Coaching Programme

Aston Manor Cricket Club will be offering a 10 week programme of winter coaching starting on
SATURDAY 20th JANUARY 2007, at Perry Beeches Secondary School, Beeches Road, Great Barr.

Sessions will run from 12pm – 2pm and the cost for 10 weeks is £25 or £3 per week.

We intend to offer a combination of nets coaching and Long Term Athlete Development drills aimed 
at improving players cricket skills, fitness levels and co-ordination.

If you are interested in taking part in the sessions please complete the attached registration form
and bring it with you on Saturday 20th January or post it to:

Dominic Ashton, 7 Moor Lane, Witton, Birmingham, B6 7AE

or Youth Co-ordinator  for the 2007 Season:

Sushil Toora, 72 Beeches Road, Great Barr, Birmingham, B42 2HG

If you have any questions contact:

Dominic: Tel: 07810 753 840 or 446 558     Email: domashton@hotmail.com
or Sushil  Tel: 07837 492 841 or 358 7856   Email: sush@fsmail.net

July25th 2006: Congratulations to Arun Toora who has not only been impressive for Manor's Under 13 team but has shown what a great prospect he is with his achievements in the Warwickshire County Under 13 side. His performances include:

Warwickshire  v Shropshire       4 wickets for 11 runs
Warwickshire v Middlesex        Top score with 86 runs and 3 wickets. Voted Man of the Match
Warwickshire v Wales              Top score with 79 runs and 1 wicket
Warwickshire v Somerset         Top score with 48 and 2 wickets.

Well done, Arun, keep it up!

April 26th 2006: Would all youth members please note that Junior/ Youth Coaching starts this Friday 28th April, and will run for 16 weeks until Friday 18th August. Times will be 6.30 - 8pm. Cost £40 (for 16 weeks) or £3 per session.

March 30th 2006: Aston Manor have been given the opportunity to broaden their community links. Aston Pride have awarded the club a grant of £2490 to continue their cricket development work in the Aston area. The club will work with two primary schools, Prince Albert and Birchfield Community, offering 12 weeks of after-school coaching at the club ground. Following this programme, Aston Manor  will stage a "cricket week" during the summer holidays. The club has also recently gained three new coaches; Ian Prichard, Adrian Smith and Club Chairman Dennis Palmer all passed their Level 1 coaching assessments a few weeks ago. Congratulations to all concerned.

January 9th 2006: Indoor Cricket Coaching nets for the Youth Section will take place at The Sports Hall at Streetly School, Queslett Rd East, Sutton Coldfield, B74 2EX. This will start on FRIDAY 3rd FEBRUARY 2006 and run from 7pm - 9pm. We have booked for 10 weeks and the cost of attending will be £30 (or £3 a session). 

Any enquiries please contact:

Dom Ashton 07810 753 840/ 446 5580 domashton@hotmail.com

Sush Toora 07832 327 816 sush@fsmail.net

or Ian Watson 358 0990 ianwatson60@hotmail.com

Also, a reminder that it is the Youth Section Presentation at the club this Friday (13th January), 7.15pm for 7.45pm start. There will be a quiz and food will be available.

August 1st 2005: Despite the indifferent weather the coaching week for youngsters held at Aston Manor's Church Road ground was a huge success. With funding support from the 'Aston Pride' project the course was superbly organised by the club's Youth Co-coordinator, Ian Watson, and Welfare Officer Dominic Ashton. Excellent coaching sessions for up to 50 youngsters were delivered by Manor players Chris Booth, Andrew Forman and Ravi Sehn who received invaluable assistance from James Soden, Andy Watson and Rajan Bhardwa, who is captain of Cheshire team Holmeschapel CC. The morning sessions, between 10 and 1 o'clock, were aimed at beginners to the game and attracted between 30 -40 youngsters of all backgrounds who received coaching on all of the basic aspects of the game. In the afternoon, between 2 and 5 o'clock, between 20-30 more experienced players were able to make use of the new fantastic net facilities at the club as the coaches worked on the more technical aspects of their game in a net environment. Having already achieved 'Club Status' the coaching week was another example of progress being made by the new Youth Administration at Aston Manor Cricket Club, supported by a pool of young and enthusiastic coaches ( see Picture Gallery )

9th June 2005: Congratulations to Atiq Javed, Arun Toora, James Walker and Chris Whittock who have all been selected for this season's county squads following impressive displays in the District Under 13 tournament, which was won by North Birmingham . All of the Manor quartet put in significant performances as the festival was held for the first time at Solihull School . Atiq Javed became the 5th Aston Manor youngster to captain the District team and was the leading run scorer in the whole tournament. Chris Whittock bowled consistently throughout and shared an excellent partnership with Javed in the final against South Birmingham to set up victory. James Walker’s wicket keeping was superb throughout and he also contributed good runs with the bat. Arun Toora produced fine spells of leg spin bowling and also scored useful runs for the team. WELL DONE TO ALL OF THE YOUNGSTERS.

4th April 2005: Following the reorganization of the Aston Manor Cricket Club Youth Section, a registration evening for all current and prospective youth players will be held at the clubhouse in Church Road, Perry Barr on Friday 15th April from 7.30pm onwards. The new regime will return to the club's old values and ensure that all youngsters are given the opportunity to develop their own performances to the full. Friday night coaching sessions run by the club's new professional Raj Sehn will start the following Friday 22nd April at 6.15pm and the coaching will run for a minimum of 12 weeks. The club have excellent facilities; a new artificial wicket, a flicx wicket and a brand new three lane net area fully functional by the end of May. The club has entered teams at Under 11, Under 13, Under 15 and Under 17 in the Warwickshire League and an Under 13 team has also been entered in the West Midlands League. The club's Under 15 team play in the Warwickshire Premier League.

Anyone who is interested in attending the registration evening and playing for Aston Manor Youth Section should contact either Ian Watson ( Tel: 0121-358-0990 or email: ianwatson60@hotmail.com ) or Sushil Toora ( Tel: 0783-2327816 or email: sush@fsmail.net )

16th February 2005: Under 11 and Under 15 winter nets start on Tuesday 22nd February. The venue will be King Edward's School Aston and the times from 6.00 until 7.00pm. Further information available from Ian Watson: ianwatson60@hotmail.com

North Birmingham Cricket Board have set up their own website which will give important and useful information for all North Birmingham Cricket Clubs. The site can be accessed at:  http://nbdcb.play-cricket.com or simply go to links

3rd February 2005: Under 13 winter nets commence on Saturday 12th February from 12.00 noon until 1.30pm. The cost per session will be £2 per person. The sessions will run for 8 weeks at Perry Beeches School, Beeches Road in the new sports hall. Any prospective players are welcome to attend. If you require further information contact Sushil Toora, Under 13 manager on 07832327816 or 0121 358 7856 or email sush@fsmail.net

26h October 2004: At the meeting of the Cricket Committee held on the 25th October, Ian Watson was elected as the Youth Co-ordinator for the 2005 season. Ian can be contacted at: ianwatson60@hotmail.com

15th September 2004: ASTON MANOR young players were again honoured at the recent Warwickshire County Cricket presentation evening. At Under 11 level CHRIS WHITTOCK received the OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD for his match winning 53 not out against Derbyshire. ATIQ JAVED also received the same award at Under 12 level for his innings of 100 not out against Cheshire . Atiq’s form during the season resulted in him being selected for final winter trials for next season’s Under 13 MIDLANDS SQUAD. Ex Manor youngster CHRIS WOAKES also received the Under 15 OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD and has again been included in the Warwickshire Academy along with USMAN AWAN. Congratulations to all youngsters involved.