North Middlesex CC Seniors’ end-of-season dinner and awards night will take place this year at Muswell Hill Golf Club, N22 7UT on Friday, October 28. The bar will be open from 7pm, before sitting down for dinner at 8pm. All Seniors and all Juniors who have played for our Saturday teams this summer, plus their families, are welcome.

Last year - the first time we'd held it at MHGC - was a great success, so we're looking forward to returning.

Tickets are £35 each, including a three-course meal (see below) and wine on the tables.

As per previous years, there are prizes and trophies to be presented, as well as an array of short speeches and other entertainment.

If you haven’t booked your ticket(s) yet, please email nichfriend@gmail.com, confirming payment to the club account (below) and making your choice of starter and main from the menu (also below). Please let me know of any allergens or dietary requirements, so the chef can accommodate them. Note - the last day for booking is Sunday 23 October.

Club bank details:
North Middlesex Cricket Club
Sort Code: 60-12-02
Account number: 25630229

Menu options:

Roasted vegetable soup with grilled asparagus and warm crusty bread
OR
Smoked fish plate with salad
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Grilled corn-fed chicken served with mixed green vegetables, Dauphinoise potato and a mushroom jus
OR
Oriental vegetable curry with roasted pine nuts, pan-fried aubergines, fluffy jasmine rice and mango chutney
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Juniors’ Indoor Programme 2022/23 starting on Sunday 30 October

Our Junior Section’s indoor programme for boys and girls incorporating Cricket for All (Under 7 to 17), Performance Squads and Academy sessions starts on 30 October 2022 with all sessions being held in the Sports Hall at Hornsey School for Girls – see cover picture.

James Parslow and Paul Frost (plus others) will be delivering over 13 hours of coaching per week between 30 October and the end of March with breaks for Christmas and the February half term.

The number of players who have signed up for this Programme to date exceeds 140.

We still have some spaces available in the four Cricket for All Squads whose sessions will run on Sundays - Under 7/8/9 – 9.30am to 10.45am; Under 10/11 – 11am to 12.15pm; Under12/14 – 12.30pm to 1.45pm; Under 14 and over – 2pm to 3.15pm. Enquiries about joining those should be addressed to James Parslow at nmcc.wintertraining@gmail.com.

Minis' Cricket for All programme

This programme for Under 5/6 boys and girls will run at the Gym in Hornsey School for Girls between 9.30am and 10.30 am starting on Sunday 8 January and continuing until the end of March (with a break for the February half term). Enquiries about joining our Minis should also be addressed to James Parslow at nmcc.wintertraining@gmail.com.

Seniors’ Indoor Programme 2022/23 starting on Wednesday 2 November

Seniors’ indoor sessions will start in the Sports Hall at Hornsey School for Girls (which has nets) on Wednesday 2 November and run until the end of March with breaks for Christmas and the February half term. Timings will be from 8pm to 9.30pm before Christmas and from 7.30pm to 9pm after Christmas.

Further Senior sessions at Hornsey School for Girls or other venues may be added as we get closer to the start of next Season

For more information on the Senior sessions, please contact Nick Friend at nichfriend@gmail.com or James Parslow at nmcc.wintertraining@gmail.com.

Indoor League update – Juniors’ matches

We have entered teams in the leagues being run by the Middlesex Junior Cricket Association as follows (with the relevant team manager’s name and contacts noted)
• Girls – Under 11- (Mehul Bakrania - mbakrania@gmail.com); Under 13 - (Graham Clark - grahamclark85@gmail.com)
• Boys – Under 10 (Stuart Dutson - sdutson1@gmail.com); Under 11 (Ian McAleavy - ian.mcaleavy@starlizard.com); Under 13A – (Tair Hussain - Tair.Hussain@Simmons-Simmons.com); Under 13B – (Simon Winchcombe - simonwinchcombe@gmail.com); Under 15 - (Gerald Clark - gerald.clark@gmx.co.uk).

Middlesex Squad Selections

Delighted to report that the following have been selected for Middlesex County winter training squads –
• Girls – Anjali Bakrania (Under 11); Isla Clark, Francesca Chambers and Dillon Spooner (Under 13)
• Boys – Haashir Hussain (Under 10); Mustafa Hussain (Under 11); Edward Metcalf (Under 14) and Ben Musikant (Under 15)

Congratulations to you all.