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Chairman's Message

The 2007 season was a happy and successful one from most points of view. Despite the 1st XI being unable to consolidate their promising start to the season there was a comfortable enough finish and a number of youngsters made great progress. The 2nd and West Wales XI’s improved by significant margins but the real stars of the season were the Under 15’s who won the Cardiff and the Vale Cup.

 Off the field we enjoyed a highly successful social and fundraising year with our calendar of events now firmly in place. The Annual Golf Day continues to be a great attraction and the President’s Lunch was again a resounding success. The End of Season Ball was well attended by the young and old, all who seemed to have had a thoroughly enjoyable evening. The Annual Dinner had the highest attendance for many years and we were fortunate to hear a mixture of fact, history, poetry and humour from our speakers; although not necessarily in that order! Last, but by no means least, I am told that the Ladies Supper was a resounding success even though I was not allowed to attend. 

Our progress is dependent on so many factors coming together. We need to continually improve facilities, covers at a cost of over £6,000 being our next urgent requirement. We also need to broaden the base of our membership especially in the adult playing category and perhaps most vital of all we need more parents to run teams, not necessarily to act as coaches but to get involved with the organisation, transportation etc. At the time of writing we are in urgent need of an Under 11 Team Manager. Is there anyone out there able to help? 

The thanks of the entire Club are due to those who work so hard to provide cricket for so many. While many are involved to a greater or lesser extent one person carries a workload which is truly remarkable. As if captaining the 1st XI was not enough he’s our Secretary, Treasurer and Coach/Organiser for the Under 13’s; Jon Smart is a true hero. 

Finally, I want to pay tribute to all those supporters, friends and organisations that also help keep cricket flourishing in Cowbridge. Without them we would be a poorer club in all respects. However, we cannot stand still, there is always more that can be done to improve the Club further and I along with the Committee would be pleased to listen to any suggestions you may have. 

Good luck to our new 1st XI Captain for 2008, Andy Daniels, and everyone else involved in continuing to move Cowbridge cricket forward.

Jeffrey Bird

Chairman