We are always looking for new members.

 

However joining a new team can be a somewhat intimidating experience, a bit like starting a new job!  At Flyford we pride ourselves on upholding the best traditions of Village Cricket, a warm welcome is extended to all those that have a love and enthusiasm for the game.  Ability is welcomed and appreciated but not an absolute requisite!

 

If I may recount my personal experience.

 

I can attest to the welcome that new players receive at Flyford.  I posted on Facebook early in the 2023 season to see if there were any clubs looking for players, the then chairman Simon contacted me and invited me along to the next game which happened to be at home in Cutnall Green.

 

I managed to scrounge up some kit from my son and turned up at the appointed time a little nervous of what was to come.  I can say in absolute honesty it was the warmest of welcomes!  I was asked what I did, bat/bowl etc and I said my only vague skill was wicketkeeping.  Thankfully their regular keeper had to work so I borrowed a pair of pads and gloves and off I went!

 

Since then I have been made to feel a part of the club.  This is not a set up with 'in' cliques and the rest, the club is sustained on a love of cricket and more specifically Village Cricket.  Every player I know in the team is the harshest critic of their own performance other than some friendly banter no one is ever disparaged or made to feel bad about soft dismissals, dropped catches or rank long hops or in my case missed stumpings!

 

The club (unlike some others) does not ask for a commitment to be available every week indeed most weeks.  We understand that people do have other things going on in their lives, young families, weekends away etc.  

 

The club runs a very fair and democratic system of selection, matches are posted on Facebook a couple of weeks before and the option is there to indicate availability.  Those who pay an upfront match fee at the beginning of the season are considered 'Full Members' so get first priority if the game is oversubscribed (not often the case, hence we are always looking for new playing members).  Those who wish to just pick out which games they want just turn up and pay a match fee of £7.  It should also be added that the first game is FREE!

 

We hope that having experience a game with 'The Flav' you will enjoy it so much that you will want to keep coming back! I did.

 

If you are interested email me on will1961@me.com and I will get back to you with arrangements.

 

No Kit?

Don't worry if you have no kit, the club is in the process of purchasing some 'team kit' but in the meantime a white t-shirt, suit bottoms and trainers will suffice,  the rest of the gear can be borrowed for the first game or two!