Supporters Club News
Following a supporters Club meeting last night (Thursday 16th August) we are pleased to confirm a few events for your diary.
Saturday 1st September: Live music in the evening after the game in the form of local band ‘Bangalore Torpedo’s’
Saturday 22nd September: Grand Autumn Ball
Saturday 3rd November: Players Awards and Presentation Evening. This year it will be held at the Pounds Close pavilion with dips and nibbles available. From 8.00 pm at only £5.00 per head. There will be live music to dance the night away. News on the music available very soon so watch this space.
Saturday 10th November: Frog Racing hops into Frocester! An evening of great fun ahead, similar principle to a race night but instead of racing on film it will be frog racing in the clubhouse. Before you start leaping around at the thought of frogs in your beer or wine they will be ‘cardboard frogs’ operated by a frog jockey! We are looking for race sponsors at a mere £20 per race and sponsors for frogs at £5.00 a go. That is the general idea anyway. I hope you Reddit carefully. If you can sponsor either a race or a frog please let anyone on the supporters committee know; Dave Poultney, Nikki Pinker, Tony Bray, Mel Wellings, Rich Tuck, Jim Clarkson, Marjorie and Wendy Hawkins are some of the committee members for your information.
Sunday 2nd December: Advent Lunch. Further details to follow.
North Stars
Wednesday 15th August saw the visit of our very good friends from Crab Hill, St Lucy in Barbados. North Stars arrived for a day of cricket and socialising and a huge success it was too. A good number of folks came along to support the day and say hello. A huge thank you to all who came, too many to mention individually by name but you all played a part in the success of the day. However a special thank you must go to Kerry Thornton, Eric Bird and Vince Webb for their sterling efforts with the catering and bar.
Morning drizzle turned into light cloud then blue skies and sunshine. The cricket match was exciting with Frocester posting 210 in their innings after 35 overs. In reply it was a stand out performance by captain Ashley Skeete for North Stars scoring a century guiding home his team to a fine win with just 5 overs remaining.
Our guests departed around 9.30 in rain, sad to be leaving and saying fond farewells, until next February at least when Frocester will be the visitors to North Stars for the return match. We can’t wait!
Beautiful Villa available to rent
Family owned 4 bedroom Villa, sleeps 8, ideally situated between Alvor and Lagos in the beautiful Western Algarve region of Portugal to rent.
Contact Will Partridge: willp@phcltdco.uk (07919521276) for more information or to book.
2018 dates remaining:
| Week | Price |
| 13th-20th September | £750 |
| 6th-13th October | £750 |
| 13th-20th October | £750 |
Many dates for 2019 available!
Frocester on film
Click here to view the recent film made by The Guardian. The first part of the film shows the ever improving cricket scene in Wales and the 2nd half features the growth of women’s cricket, filmed on location at Frocester at the recent, hugely successful, Women’s Soft Ball Tournament!
Senior Cricket
These are taken from the full fixture list on the Frocester play_cricket web site.
Saturday18th August:
1st XI v Downend(Home)
2nd XI v Cheltenham Civil Service (Away)
3rd XI v Hawkesbury (Home)
4th XI v Uley (Away)
Sunday 19th August:
Under 19’s v Corse & Staunton (Brightside Ground, Gloucestershire County Cricket Club, Bristol)
T20 Semi Final – 10.30 start. Meet at the club for 8.30 am
St Peters Field
Looking her best in glorious sunshine.
Frocester Beer Festival
The Frocester Beer Festival is always a highlight of any year and 2018 will be no exception, only this year it will be better than ever. For details on how and where to purchase tickets plus the option to order a 2018 glass tankard check out the brand new website by clicking this link: Frocester beer festival
All the usual stuff including great food options and a great line up of bands both on the main stage and in the chill out zone. With no Stroud Fringe this year tickets are expected to sell out quickly so go to the website and secure yours sooner rather than later.
For more pictures from 2017 please click here.
Grand Autumn Ball
Saturday 22nd September
Drinks, live music (Tommy & the Fuse), great food and a professional photographer to capture your best side.
Tables will be from 8 to 14 places. If you want a table please email Richard Tuck on: richtuck77@gmail.com
This will sell out quickly so please don’t delay in booking your table/places.
3 course meal and live music all at £60.00 per head.
Exciting forthcoming events for 2018
The 39th Frocester beer Festival will be held on Friday 24th August and Saturday 25th August. Check out the brand new Frocester Beer festival web site for all the details.
Looking even further ahead – Saturday 22nd September – A Grand Autumn Ball. Conkers! I hear you shout but no it is true. Start saving your pennies folks for what will be a must attend event.
Tables will be from 8 to 14 places. If you want a table please email Richard Tuck on: richtuck77@gmail.com
This will sell out so please don’t delay in booking your table/places.
The one you have all been waiting or…..Frog Racing will hit ‘Fros Vegas’ on 10th November. This could spawn a lot of jokes so I have kept the details brief at the moment. And no, there will not be any tadpole dancing in case you were wondering. Or Frogs Legs on the menu, well not before the racing anyway.
Pavilion
Click here to go straight to the pavilion project page where there is a record of all the building work carried out.
Depending on what device you are viewing this site on you will either have a full menu showing or a drop down menu above with options to direct you to other pages.
Information:
It is intended to utilise this, The Red Picket Fence web site (with the web address of www.frocestercc.com) as the official page of the Frocester Cricket Supporters Club.
The main aim of this site will be to keep you informed of all the supporters club activities, functions, news and events etc. It will develop as it goes along and your opinions and thoughts are most appreciated on how this grows.
The Frocester Cricket Club Play Cricket web site can be reached by clicking this link and you will be directed there. This site will update you on all things cricket, fixtures, results, stats, facts and information plus the all important calendar.
above: The old ‘Shack’
