Brentwood CC Club and Web Site News

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June 2001

Stuart Fomes has resurrected the Appeal!, Brentwood C.C.'s very own newsletter. For an on-line version click here.

The Ladies team have organised a "70's night extravaganza" for July 14th. There will be a great prize for the best 70's outfit worn on the night. Tickets available at the Club.

May 2001

The first match reports of the season are now available. These can be accessed directly by going to Match Reports. I have also included a link from the relevant fixtures and results page for each report.

Momentum is gathering with the 'Members Articles' section of the web site I'm pleased to see. Malcolm Webb is our latest contributor. Keep them coming in!

April 2001

Bowing to public pressure a ferret section has been added to the site.

Paul Webb writes about a memorable game he played in last season.  I would like to receive more articles like this to add interest to the site.  Use the e-mail link above to send your article.

Read the 2001 pre-season letter, just published.

Our overseas player this year is a 19 year old Australian batsman / off-spinner called Matt Sutherland.  Come along to meet him at the Club on Sunday 8th April for pre-season drinks.

The Brentwood CC Official Web Site picks up yet another prestigious award!

March 2001

Pre-season drinks will take place at the Club on Sunday 8th April from 12 noon - everyone welcome.

Click here for details of the Cricket Week fixtures for this season and other mid-week matches.

Lats has made the following observation from half way around the world:
"I see the England U21 defence were bolstered by a familiar name -

Albania U21: Mustafa, Mura, Malaj, Sheta, E Beqira, A Beqira, Merxha (Demira 70), Bulko, Bavamusta (Dhembi 46), Bespallov, Rizvanolli. Subs Not Used: Lika, Karame, Delisha, Gjondedaj, Bylykdashi. Sent Off: A Beqira (69). Booked: A Beqira.

England U21: Weaver, Young, Barry, Davis, Terry, Riggott (Bramble 25), Christie (Ameobi 59), Greening, Vassell, Wilson (Parker 59), Chadwick. Subs Not Used: Kirkland, Prutton, Naylor, Tom Smith. Booked: Wilson. Goals: Greening 69 pen.

What team couldn't benefit from having a young Barry Davis!"

February 2001

Paul Webb has a supply of caps and sweaters for sale. Click here for details.

Winter nets update: The Brentwood CC slot is from 8pm - 9pm and not from 8pm - 10pm as was the case originally. We have 2 lanes for this time. All other details remain unchanged - see the January news section below.

Web site update: There have been a number of additions to the site recently if you haven't visited for a while. In the archives section are the Captain's reports for last season. I have also added articles from the 1981 Centenary season brochure. Jon Coote got the ball rolling with a new section for articles written by Club members which I hope will encourage other Club members to think about making a contribution.
If you have tried searching for something on the site recently and not found anything there was a bug which I have now fixed. Please try again and you should get better results. The contact list for Club members past and present is steadily growing - if you aren't featured drop me an e-mail to have your name added.

January 2001

Danesh Kayani was elected as a life vice president at the recent AGM in recognition for his services to the club. Congratulations to Danesh.

Congratulations also to Mouse and Heather on the arrival of Morgan Louise Davis, born 9 January 2001 (Mouse has informed me that little Morgan would prefer to bowl from the pavilion end and bat at 3 if possible!)

The BCC web site was contacted recently with details of an opportunity for UK cricketers to participate in a playing tour of Australia next winter. For more details click here.

Winter nets for senior playing members are due to start on Monday 15 January at Billericay Cricket Club. Brentwood have 2 lanes at the moment from 8 - 10pm. For further details contact Ken Lingwood. The colts nets have already started at the same venue from 6 - 8pm. Full details of all colts winter coaching activities can be found on the colts web site.

December 2000

Paul Lattimore will shortly be heading to Sydney, Australia for a two year working assignment.

November 2000

I've been right all along!
This article has been reproduced from the 21 November 2000 edition of the Daily Telegraph.

Why the best batsmen keep an eye off the ball
A great piece of sporting advice has been hit for six, reports Roger Highfield

The best batsmen take their eye off the ball to deal with a bowler, according to a study that appears to knock established cricket wisdom for six.
There has been much controversy over how cricketers cope with expert bowling: even an accomplished batsman takes about one fifth of a second to adjust his shot based on what he sees, equivalent to the time it takes a high-speed delivery to cover the last third of the distance between bowler and bat.
Now one piece of advice - to keep your eye on the ball - has been bowled out by a study published today in the journal Nature Neuroscience by Prof Michael Land of Sussex University and Dr Peter McLeod of Oxford University.
"I think batsmen will be horrified to hear they take their eyes off the ball," said Prof Land. "It certainly surprised us."
A batsman has to judge the vertical position of the ball to within about an inch either way, and its timing to within plus or minus three thousandths of a second.
The scientists studied three batsmen - "Mark", a professional who has opened the batting for Warwickshire, "Charlie", a successful amateur who plays minor counties cricket for Oxfordshire, and "Richard", an "enthusiastic but incompetent" amateur.
Each wore head-mounted cameras during sessions in the nets, when balls were delivered at 55mph from a bowling machine.
Their eyes followed the ball's trajectory for a short period after release, then made a rapid movement below the ball, close to the site where it would be predicted to bounce. They then fixed again on the ball as it bounced and followed its upward trajectory for one fifth of a second.
But the most skilled and least skilled batsmen differed in terms of the speed and timing of the initial rapid eye movement.
Mark's gaze shifted more quickly to the bounce point and lay in wait for a tenth of a second - a crucial advantage.
Richard made his eye movement later, so that he had little or no time to see the bounce, said Prof Land.
"Cricket balls change speed when they bounce, decelerate as they approach the batsman, and travel in an arc, arriving at a variety of heights," the authors say. "Nevertheless, batsmen can judge the ball's arrival time to within a few milliseconds."
Prof Land said the accepted view was that batsmen took all their information from image expansion, the brain's calculation of speed based on an object's changing size. This was inappropriate for fast bowling because the ball approaches in an arc and changes its speed after the bounce.

October 2000

The Brentwood CC Web Site received this award from Perkins CC.