Corinthians’ pace man bowled over
By Steve O’Neil Ramsadeo

MORDEN CORINTHIANS’ fast bowler Andy Allan, dashed in directly from his mini-European trek to attend the cricket Club’s end-of-season awards presentation – and he didn’t leave empty handed.

In his first season with the Club, Andy scooped three awards for 2005 – the ‘Bowler of the Year’, the ‘Most Wickets for the season’, and the ‘Best Economy Rate’. The devilishly quick Kiwi opener, complete with orange tan from his trip, reaped the reward for his determination, consistency and accuracy throughout the season. He flies home this week but hopes to return next year to continue his good work, putting fear into the opponent’s batsmen.

The presentation was held at the Horse & Groom Pub in S. Wimbledon, and other honours on the evening went to Gerry Cotzer, who was voted ‘Player of the Year’ and who also received the award for the ‘Best Batting Performance’ in a single match. Girish Patel claimed the ‘Batsman of the Year’, while Majid Rafiq was the ‘Batsman with Most Runs’ for the season; Edgar Luis was recognised for his ‘Outstanding Batting’; Tony Hammond, was the ‘Fielder of the Year’; Andrew Jarrett, was named the ‘Most Impressive Newcomer’; Graham Pinkney chipped in with the ‘Best Bowling Performance’ in a single match; and Brian Douglass grabbed 'Most Outfield Catches' in the season. For his services to the Club, Jim Patel was voted ‘Clubman of the Year’.

Morden Corinthians retained the Wendy Ridley Memorial Trophy, which the Club contests with Hindhead CC, for the second year in succession.

Reflecting briefly on the Corinthians’s season, the team’s sluggish, indifferent start saw many players out of touch, struggling to play with confidence. Corinthians lost all of its matches in May, but the team did recover its form of old, notching up some respectable wins mid-season, and going on slowly to build momentum, finishing impressively in the final two matches, which Corinthians nailed convincingly.

For more information contact Steve O’Neil Ramsadeo (07961 071017).

It's been a relatively quiet week in terms of club business. Jim Patel has already started arranging fixtures for 2006. Next years fixture list promises to give the 2nd team 12-14 games which should go a long way to meet the demand we saw in 2005. This number includes upto 4 home games. All the other games should be fairly local. Jim is also taking charge of the TwentyTwenty programme for 2006 with upto 16 fixtures expected to take place including the Godstone TwentyTwenty tournament which we were beaten semi finalists in 2005. Further details will be posted on the website as soon as we get them.

Googling some old MCCC members brings some interesting results back on where they are and what they are doing now

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The new Club Constitution document is now available here

Annual Club Dinner
The 2005 end-of-season dinner will be held at the Cantina El Paso Mexican Restaurant, Sutton, on Saturday 19 November, 7.30pm.

The set menu (£15.95/person, excluding drinks) offers a wide selection of starters and main courses, with vegetarian offerings. Players' partners are welcome.

Please make your cheques payable to Morden Corinthians CC and hand the dosh to Magid at the AGM (if you're unable to attend the meeting, I'll circulate Majid's home address in due course). The Club will then settle the food bill in one easy payment on the evening. A cash bar, with each person paying for their own drinks, has been organised with the restaurant.

More details at the AGM.

The Chairman has confirmed the details of the Club AGM and Awards Presentation evenings

Awards Presentation
SUNDAY 16 October, 6pm, at the Horse & Groom
Haydons Road, S. Wimbledon (the latter being the nearest tube).
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2005 Club AGM
SUNDAY 30 OCTOBER, 6pm, at The Robin Hood Pub, .
Robin Hood
52 West Street,
Sutton, Surrey. T: 020 8643 7584.
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There is on-street parking available. We are also allowed to use the Sutton Youth/Adult Literacy Centre car park, which is on the opposite side of the road (about 2 minutes walk away) to the Pub. As you exit this car park, turn left and the Pub is on the right.

IMPORTANT: PLEASE SEND MOTIONS TO ME FOR INCLUSION ON THE AGENDA. MOTIONS SUBMITTED BEFORE THE MEETING WILL BE GIVEN PRIORITY FOR DEBATE. THIS WILL HELP TO SAVE TIME, ALLOWING FOR THE MAIN ISSUES TO BE DISCUSSED FULLY. LATE SUBMISSIONS WILL BE LEFT TO THE END - UNDER AOB.

An agenda will be sent out in due course