November - February News
Sponsored Walk
The walk will take place on Tuesday 17th March namely St.Patricks Day. Everyone is asked
to be at the club at 12.45pm for a 1.00pm start. Remember to bring your money with you
that you have raised.
Subscriptions Due
Members subscriptions are due by the end of February. If you wish to play this season
you must pay your subs by the end of this month or they will increase by a sum of £10 if
payed after. Just put the money in an envelope and place it in the subscription box behind
the bar or give it to any committee member.
2009 Anniversary Events
Over the past few months the clubs committee helped by some ex-players, friends
of the club and past officials have been working hard organizing events to take place
during the 150th Anniversary of the club. To view all the events and dates, please have
a look at them from the 150th Anniversary link from the navigation bar above. Try to keep
these dates free and try to attend these events as all members are asked to contribute as
much as they can in this upcoming year. More information will appear closer to the time so
keep an eye out for it.
Sponsored Walk
Armagh Cricket Club will be holding a sponsored walk on Tuesday 17th March.
All members are asked to raise money and to participate in this first fundrasier
of the year. The money raised will be split between the Armagh Cricket Club
150th Anniversary Fund and The Wooden Spoon Charity. If you do not already
have the sponsored sheet or you have lost it, please download it and print it off from here!
Andrew Selected For Irish Trials
11 year old Andrew Hoey has been selected to attend trials with the Ireland U13's
side. He will attend various training camps in North County CC in Dublin before the
final squad of players in chosen. All at Armagh CC would like to wish Andrew the
best for the trials.
Indoor Nets
The date and times for indoor nets has been finalized. Under 15 practice will
start this Wednesday 21st January from 6:00pm. The week after, namely
Wednesday 28th January, junior practice will start at 6:00 to 7:45pm and then
senior practice will begin and continue to 9:30pm. Please make an effort to attend
practice.
Members Night
After the great success of the last members night held in the clubrooms,
there is another one to be held this Saturday 31st January. Live music and
there will be a light supper provided. As a bonus there will be greatly reduced
prices on all drinks. Please make an effort to come along and support the club.
Fixtures Printed For Senior Teams
The league fixtures for the four senior teams and the mid-week team too
for the forth coming season have been published on the site. They can be
viewed from the fixtures link above. Please note that these fixtures may
change at anytime.
Seconds Fixtures Published
They are available to see under the fixtures link above.
First Eleven Fixtures Added
They can be found under fixtures from the links above. Please note they are
subject to chance.
Cup Draws Are Made
Challenge Cup 1st XI AWAY to Muckamore (May 9th)
Intermediate Cup 2nd XI HOME to winners of Instonians 2nd XI v Millpark
2nd XI (May 30th)
Lindsay Minor Cup 3rd XI HOME to Woodvale 3rd XI (May 16th)
Lindsay Minor Cup 4th XI AWAY to Derriaghy 3rd XI (May 16th)
Lisanally Rangers Select 7-2 Armagh Cricket Club
ACC lost the annual charity match 7-2 to a strong Lisanally side although
the scoreline greatly flattered the football side as the Cricketers had plenty
of good chances too. Ally Dodds and John Gray scored the goals for the club,
whose star players were Michael Villiers, David Acheson and Jack Ellis.
Boys Make NCU u13 Squad
Congratulations to Andrew Hoey and Samuel Wilson on making the NCU
u13 squad. Throughout the winter they will attend nets. Samuel was also
selected for the NICA u12s development squad. The club would like to
wish the boys all the best.
10,000 Not Out
This month saw the site make over 10,000 views in its first year. Thanks
for all the support and we hope in continues.
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This site is your's, so we need your help. If you have any news, photos or
suggestions please email them to the webmaster via the contact us page.
Helmet Stickers
A limited number of helmet stickers are available. Check out the forum for some
images of them. They are £2.50 each. See Adam Breakey to purchase.
Big Meeting Planned
As you may be aware City of Armagh Cricket Club celebrates its 150th Anniversary
in 2009 we hope this year of celebration will be fitting of the oldest sports club in the
City.For the club to be able to host and organise a number of events to suitably mark
such a landmark in the history of the club we are calling on the help and support of
prominent past and present members to contribute in any way they can. To help with
this and to gauge interest the committee have convened a Special Meeting to be held
on Thursday 20th November in the Pavilion at 8pm. See you there!
Challenge Cup Draw
We have been drawn away to Muckamore in the first round with the winners hosting
Lisburn in the next round. A date is yet to be set for the matches.
Order Your Hoodie Now
The design has been chosen and a price has been defined.The Hoodie
is available for £30 or the hoody with the shorts is £40. If you want to make
an order, you will need to let Gareth McCarter know your size for items required
and more importantly give him the money. The price has been well reduced from
what was reported, this is because the personalised embroidery has been removed.
All orders must be placed by Friday 14th November. The designs can be found via
the shop link to the left. | 
