Winter nets are now in full swing at Trent Bridge, with new and old faces aiming to build up their techniques ready for the coming season.

Yet again we have a full fixture schedule, with games from early May until the end of September, which kicks off with the usual Butler v Bishop game, will Bishop continue their dominance in this fixture or have Butler found some new players to help their chances?

This year, the two games (also the one at the end of the season) will be played with the aim of raising money for charity. The first game will be used to help raise money for ALD Life, a charity close to our hearts as our scorer is affected by this disease. More details of the day will be sent out nearer to the date.

For the new season, we also have a new website www.cropwellcricketclub.co.uk, this is still work-in-progress but hopefully will be of great use to the club and community, going forward. If there any local business’s that would like to advertise on the site, please contact me.

Neil King—Cropwell CC Captain