Timsbury Cricket Club will have a new First Eleven captain for the 2019 season. Jon  Strand (left) steps into the hot seat after serving as vice-captain to Steve Clothier  for the last four years. The decision was ratified at the club’s AGM which was held in the clubroom. His vice-captain will be wicketkeeper/ batsman Adam Brinkworth.

After another  successful season in charge of the 2^nd XI  Ben Hosford continues  at the helm with  Rob Clothier as vice-captain. Ashley Davis will once more look after  the 3^rd XI . The club also has a new President following the election of Malcolm Tucker who takes the place of John Newth who died earlier in the year after holding the position for 36 years. Nick Wareham was elected as a new Vice-President.

In his annual report the chairman, Austin Sage, said he felt the club was generally in a good place and he thanked the officers and Management Committee for all their hard work and commitment. Off the field it had been a sad year with the deaths of John Newth and Colin Weaver  but on the field both the first and second teams had secured promotions.

The first eleven are back in the West of England Premier League and Sage paid tribute to the efforts of retiring skipper Clothier. He congratulated Ben Hosford, the second team captain on a second successive promotion and  thanked Ashley Davis for all his work in bringing on the young players in the third eleven.

Jerry Thompson and his son Sol had once again worked tirelessly to organise the Under 19s in their popular Friday-night matches while Greg Passingham, Adam Brinkworth and the youth team coaches were thanked for their work with the young players of the club. The All Stars nights had again been a great success.

Ian Ettle was thanked for supervising the annual Clubmark health check, Gordon Stewart and his helpers for the barbecues and Mike Passingham for sourcing the grants. The clubhouse upgrade with a new bar and electrical installations was now complete and Sage made a commitment to continue with the upgrade of the club’s infrastructure. The new nets and covers had made the club a more professional outfit.

The chairman was thanked for all his hard work in maintaining such a great atmosphere in the club.

Officers elected were:

President   Malcolm Tucker

Chairman Austin Sage  Vice-Chairman   Mark Sage

Captain 1^st XI   Jon Strand  Vice-captain   Adam Brinkworth

Captain 2^nd XI  Ben Hosford

Vice-captain  2^nd XI  Rob Clothier

Captain A  XI   Ashley Davis

Secretary   Mike Passingham

Treasurer   Ben Curtis   Fixture Secretary   Martyn Sage

Management Committee   Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer, Captain, M Sage,  N Day, R Clothier, N Hucker, A Davis, P Cracknell, G Stewart,  I Ettle, J Thompson, J Ford, S Thompson, G Passingham, M Bond-Kendall , S Clothier, C Rawlings and R Lane.

Bar chairman   Nigel Day  200 Club R Lane

The clubroom of Timsbury Cricket Club was packed for the annual Presentation evening (scroll down for images) with all three teams well represented. It had been a momentous season with both the first and second teams gaining promotion but also a sad one following the recent death of Club President John Newth and that of club stalwart Colin Weaver earlier in the year. A minute’s applause was observed in their memory.

The Club Chairman Austin Sage praised the efforts of all the players who had contributed to such a successful season. Not only had the three senior teams done well but the under-19s had again enjoyed their county competition while the national All Stars initiative had seen more than 30 youngsters signing up.

Off the field the barbecues had provided welcome revenue for the club and the Chairman thanked Gordon Stewart and his helpers for their invaluable efforts. New covers and nets had been purchased and the Chairman appealed for the players to make full use of them.  Sage paid tribute to the many people who had worked tirelessly for the club and  in appreciation of their efforts flowers were presented to Ann Sage, Rita Day , Cheryl Bradley, Eve Bird , Claire Sage, Anne-Marie Thompson, Carla Passingham and Mel Hosford.

There were some excellent speeches from the three senior captains. Ashley Davis who had again looked after the third team said that his side had finished a creditable fourth in their division  and he had experienced no problem in fielding a side. Matthew Ball who had been the top batsman and bowler was voted third team player of the year.

Ben Hosford in his second  year as second team captain celebrated promotion for the second year in a row and the team will now play in the Bristol and District League Division 7. In the seven games that he had played for the seconds Andrew Carter amassed an amazing 514 runs at an average of 129 with three centuries. Teenager Sol Thompson was voted player of the year and his household will have to find plenty of room for all his trophies as he was also voted Young Clubman of the Year, the Outstanding Teenager and the Best Performance by a Young Player. Neil Hulford, whose 67 not out in the last game of the season against BAC sealed promotion, won the club award for the best individual performance of the season.

First team captain Steve Clothier, who is relinquishing the post next year, said that it had been a very enjoyable season with encouraging availabilities. Returning to the West of England League would be a challenge but it was one he felt the club could cope with. The evergreen Mark Sage had again spearheaded the batting and his league total of 651 runs was the best in the Senior Division. Kevin Sibley in his second year at the club had made major contributions with both his batting and bowling and he was voted Player of the Year.

The prestigious Clubperson  of the Year award went to Ben Hosford with Dan Hill’s 20-ball 50 against BAC winning him the Fastest Fifty Cup.

Malcolm Tucker

The annual awards were as follows:

Youth Section

Most improved Junior (Eddie Strong Trophy) Will Rawlings

Best performance by a Junior (Graham Bryant Trophy) Sol Thompson

Outstanding teenager (S G Taylor Memorial Cup) Sol Thompson

Biggest 6 Under 15 and below (Steve Nowell Challenge Cup) Will Rawlings

Club ties James Rawlings, Tom Williams and Freddie Hosford

Senior Section

Club caps James Rawlings, Neil Hulford and Lee Hulbert

Centurion ties Nathan Hawkins

Fastest 50 (John Newth Cup) Dan Hill

Best individual performance  (S G Taylor Cup) Neil Hulford

First team Player of the Year (Sage Family Trophy) Kevin Sibley

Second team Player of the Year (Malcolm Tucker Cup) Sol Thompson

Third team Player of the Year (Colin Weaver Cup) Matthew Ball

Clubperson  of the Year  Ben Hosford

Junior Clubperson  of the Year  (Roger and Eve Bird Cup) Sol Thompson

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Timsbury Athletic looked back on another highly-successful season  when it held its annual Presentation night at the Cricket Clubroom. The first team finished third in the Somerset County League Division 1 East and after a thrilling cup campaign reached the final of the League Cup competition for Premier and Division 1 sides before losing out to a strong Shirehampton side. The strength of the club was also highlighted by the successful resurrection of the A team under the guidance of Paul Hallett.

Young defender Callum Taylor was the big winner on the night after another outstanding season.  He received the Roy Lockyer Memorial Trophy as Supporters’ Player of the Year and was named both Young Player of the Year and the First Team  Players’ Player of the Year which was presented by James Allen of Allen Residential. Rhys Cook was Dom Eatherden, the Manager’s Player of the Year after a superb first season with the club when he grabbed 44 goals.

The Reserve team Manager, Kevin Abbott’s award was shared between Declan Murphy and Mark Hancock with Cain Murphy the players’ choice. For the A team Joe Gordon-Hallett was the  Players’ Player of the Year with Zak Cox the manager’s choice. Paul Hallett was named as the Clubman of the Year and received the James Adams Memorial Trophy from the President Chris Fear.

Malcolm Tucker