22 Dec 2006
Confirmation that Waqar Mohamed has had to stand down as DCC Sat 1XI Captain, due to work related problems.
His previous "side-kick" Abdul Hafeez has agreed to become our new Skipper. In his first interview Abdul said " I am really looking forward to this exciting new challenge. Waqar has done an excellent job in the past two seasons and I will look to build on the excellent platform he has built at the club. On behalf of everyone I would like to say a big thank you and hope that his current work related uncertainties, that have made a third term in office impossible, are soon resolved".
Abdul will be considering his team options during winter nets starting at Edgbaston in January.

16 Dec 2006
John Rose of Alvechurch & Hopwood CC dies after Football game. DETAILS

13 Dec 2006
At the Monthly Committee meeting it is agreed that we will take up the offer of a Fund-raising game against the Famous LASHINGS WORLD XI on 18 July 2007.
There will be much hard work ahead, and the Committee will be asking for help. Volunters are asked to contact any Committee member.

10 Dec 2006
Rod "Smokin' Hokey Pokey Rocket" Hokin has had good start to his Aussie season with 3 tons so far.
READ about the latest & SCORECARD.

9 Dec 2006
Phil Cox, erstwhile bachelor of this parish and member of DCC now resident in Manhattan, has sought to plight his troth (and been accepted !!) by Emily, a fair maid of Richmond, Virginia.
Wedding is likely Sept 2007.
Congratulations from all your friends at Dorridge CC.

24 Nov 2006
Chairman's Dinner maintains usual high standards. Ex Warwickshire and England opener John Jameson was Guest Speaker.
Awards made:-
JOHN EDGECOMBE - In recognition of 20+ years of commitment to DCC as Secretary & Treasurer.
LINDA WRIGHT - Thanks for many years as Leading Tea Lady !
MATT LEE- Under 15 Player of Year.
CAROL HUGHES - Ladies Player of the Year.
ELLIOTT SEAL - Sat 1XI Players player of the Year.
DAVE BALL - Sat 1XI Player of the Year.
ANDY WING - Sat 1XI Man of the Match award.
MARK DUTTON - Sat 1XI First recipient of the Mark Dutton award ( for keeping the side amused )
ANDY THORNLEY - Sat 2XI Player of the Year.
DAVE PAUL - Sat 3XI Player of the Year.
ELLIOTT SEAL - Sun 1XI Player of the Year.
ROSS SIBLEY - Sun 2XI Player of the Year.
JAKIE COLLETT & ANDY RABONE - Joint "Clubmen" of the Year.

Photos in Gallery

22 Nov 2006
Tom Stretton & Ben Linfield make debuts for Rod's Aussie Colts side Gordon. Tom makes impression with 78 whilst Ben doesn't with 6. Read all about it HERE.

12 Nov 2006
A poorly attended Players meeting, heard some very positive end of season reports (see Cricket Section), and the following Skippers appointed.
Sat 1XI - Waqar Mohamed (TBC dependant on BA !)
Sat 2XI - Peter McDonald
Sat 3XI - Micky Perrin
Sun 1XI - Andy  Wing
Sun 2XI - Richard Adams

30 Oct 2006
 . . .  and finally some ASHLEY GILES benefit game photos. See PHOTO GALLERY.

17 Oct 2006
Warwickshire CCC award Dorridge's JAMES ORD a summer contract for 2006. Congratulations to James.

30 Sept 2006
A report from our own (biased) correspondent in Switzerland, on Berne CC becoming Champions of Switzerland
For those still confused - James Legg's report (Neville Cardus it ain't) on an amazing match.  REPORT:

19 Sept 2006
At the Warwickshire Youth Awards evening, James Ord was presented with The Under 19 Players Player award by Jonathon Trott. PHOTO:

18 Sept 2006
Good page on Warwickshire Cricket Board website, ref Dorridge U15's winning Premier League.

17 Sept 2006
In the season's finale, an excellent days cricket was enjoyed by a large crowd at Ashley Giles' Benefit game.
Ashley Giles Pertemps XI posted 290 (Ashley 102) in their 35 overs. Dorridge came up short but still scored 282 all out (Seal 48, Thornley 47, Hafeez 43, Salmons Jnr 26, Wing 22)
SCORECARD:  -- updated        TEAM PHOTO:

16 Sept 2006
Both 1st's and 2nd's lose final game of season.
Aston Manor take second promotion spot after securing a winning draw & 15pts. Ironically IF Dorridge had won with 24pts we would have pipped them by 1point.

10 Sept 2006
For those too impatient to wait for the Season to formally end, the 3rd XI skippers end-of-season Report is on their results page.

3 DCC sides took part in games on Sunday. A Sunday 2nd XII defeated a Tanworth XI on a beautiful sunny afternoon.
The Dorridge Ladies competed at K&D in a 6-a-side and finished 5th -- ALL the other sides were male !  REPORT:
The Dorridge Daredevils took part in a Ten10 9-a-side tournament at Leamington and finished a comfortable 3rd (of 3)  REPORT:

9 Sept 2006
First's have great win to maintain their promotion charge, but Aston Manor take 24 pts to edge 8pts ahead of us. Second's lose but are safe in 1st div for next season.

3 Sept 2006
Season's report covering the DCC U15 side -- winners of Warwickshire U15 Super Six Premier League. See Youth Page in CRICKET SECTION. Also see Edgbaston Presentation Photos in PHOTO GALLERY.

2 Sept 2006
On a wet Saturday, 1st's shot out for 99, 2nd's called off, 3rd's last match of season is abandoned - they finish 4th.

27 Aug 2006
Dorridge Ladies played their first competitive game in a tournament at Leamington - reaching the semi-finals.
See report in Ladies Page in CRICKET SECTION.

26/28 Aug 2006
Bank Holiday weekend of allsorts, highlight Abdul (119*) & Baller (126*) in stand of 241 as 1st's draw with Old Eliz.'s they beat Studley, whilst the 2nd's suffer from the rain and the wide bats of Stratford ! and the 3rd's sneek past Ashton.

20 Aug 2006
Silverware Sunday. 1st's beat K&D to finish second in League; 2nd's win to also finish second & promotion; Under 15's beat K&D to win their League !!

19 Aug 2006
In another rain effected day, the 1st's are denied a likely win against league leaders Cannock, 2nds abandoned, but the 3rd's lose to league leaders Blockley, even though Spider hits 116.

13 Aug 2006
Sunday 1st's win again, 2nd's rained off.

12 Aug 2006
A mixed set of games, but 1st's climb into second place in League after winning draw. 2nd's settle for losing draw whilst 3rd's have good win.

Matt Lee selected as first Super Six under 15 Premier League Player of the Month.
See article from The Warwickshire Cricket Magazine.

11 Aug 2006
The MATCH REPORT no-one dared write -- has been written. Yes, it's the Walmey v DCC game from 30 July !
Read it and weep !

9 Aug 2006
Tour photos now in PHOTO GALLERY.

6 Aug 2006
A week-end clean sweep with Sunday 1st's winning a thriller - 698 runs are scored, tons for Abdul & Jamiel. 2nd's also get back to winning ways.

5 Aug 2006
Shades of  2003. All 3 Sat sides win; 1st's by 7wkts, 2nd's by 9wkts, 3rd's by 90 runs.

30 July 2006
Sunday 1st's lose again (badly) and slip to third in League.

29 July 2006
Sat 1st's & 2nd's both win and take 24 points. 3rd's with a much changed side (what's new !) lose.

24 July 2006
Dorridge Ladies Team get their own page in CRICKET SECTION. Read about the up-coming game against a DCC male side !
Look out your old Bats & Pads that may be useful for the Ladies.

22/23 July 2006
All Sat games ruined by rain.
Sunday Firsts get back to winning ways in a comprehensive win over Harborne. Seconds lose again, even though Ross Sibley hits 105*.

21 July 2006
Tour Match Reports are now posted in CRICKET TOUR page.

16 July 2006
Sunday seconds lose unbeaten run to Moseley: ditto firsts v Solihull.

For DCC tourists with interest in Marshfield's NPower Village Knock Out Quarter-Final game v Paul CC, unfortunately they lost by 69 runs. Paul scored 249-4 with Marshfield all out 188 in the 34th over. Rupert Crockett was 90*, but could find no-one to stay with him.

15 July 2006
Excellent day for Waqar's men as they beat Attock and climb to 4th in League. Another Baller ton (obviously benefited from tour)
Wrighty's boys beat the previously undefeated Cookhill but remain mid table. Bizarrely Cookhill regain top spot as Blockley also lost their unbeaten record !
Pete's lads hang on for losing draw, but worringly are into bottom two.

10-13 July 2006
Another highly enjoyable tour is completed, not without a "wobble" or two. The side posted good first-knock totals only to see Chipping Sodbury, Corsham & Marshfield pass them. We managed a win on last day at Cirencester. Reports will appear on TOUR section of CRICKET page, and photos in the Gallery.

9 July 2006
Sunday first's just fail to overhaul a massive 326 by Olton. Ton's from Dave Ball & Greg Pearson but we fall 4 runs short.
Second's maintain their 100% record with a win over Kenilworth.

8 July 2006
1st's settle for winning draw with a Sam Smith ton, 2nd's a losing draw, 3rd's lose horribly !

A note for the 3rd team:-
" The Skipper expects more from his players in the weeks ahead, starting next week at Cookhill "

6 July 2006
DCC hosted the WCCC 2XI game v SOMERSET. It was effected by rain (38 over game), but Warwickshire won by 15 runs (Duckworth Lewis). Somerset 142 all out in 30.5 overs (Tahir 5-25, incl 4 in 5 balls in last over). Warwickshire 97-5 (DL target 82).  See WCCC website report & photos. Congratulations to all the DCC helpers who made the day a success.

2 July 2006
Both Sunday sides continue their excellent form with comprehensive wins. Highlights, Abdul's 132, Elliott's 98*, Ross Sibley's 93, James Lankester's 53.

1 July 2006
England can't win at Cricket or Footy BUT so long as DCC 3rd's keep winning - all's right with the world !!  2nd's lose, but 1st's improve with winning draw, Baller a 5 for.

25 June 2006
Sunday 1st's back to winning ways with Dave Ball ton, 2nd's also win and go marching on at the top.

24 June 2006
A day of mixed fortunes. Excellent win for 3rds, a losing draw for the 2nds, and a defeat for the 1sts.

22 June 2006
On Friday 9 June, the Pertemps VI, captained by Pertemps trainer and Barnt Green CC captain, Simon Froggatt, retained the Warwickshire beneficiary 6-a-side trophy at the John Paul Getty ground at Wormsley, Buckinghamshire. This year, the event was in support of Warwickshire beneficiary and "Ashes Hero" Ashley Giles,  and was the third successive victory for the Pertemps VI in this competition.
Simon's team was made up of Mike Powell (Warwickshire CCC), Adam Smith and Gary Cowley (Barnt Green CC), and Dorridge's Andy Wing and Dave Ball. As in previous years the team was managed and motivated (threatened ?) by Pertemps consultant accountant and Dorridge CC President Martin "Max" Ward, with Ventures MD Jon Smith in close attendance as chief supporter and drinks manager.
The team played two round robin matches, a semi final and a final, being unbeaten on the day. Photos in Gallery 2006.

18 June 2006
Firsts lose, but Sunday 2nds maintain their top spot with another win, Debutant Tim Lumb's 144 the highlight.

17 June 2006
Waqar's optimism well-founded with excellent day for 1sts and 2nds & tons for Dave Ball & Andy Thornley (again). 3rds lose, but unearth an old friend !

14 June 2006
Website spokesman - Timmy Wimmo - asked Sat. Skipper Waqar Mohamed for his thoughts after Saturdays game. 

“Since the rain intervened for three weeks, we've struggled a little bit to find our form after a really positive start. We were undone by a good spell of bowling on Saturday by James Brinkley, and, despite the best efforts of Abs and the middle order, we weren't able to post a competitive score on a good wicket.
As expected, it's a volatile league table in this Division, where virtually everyone has won and lost a game - and most have only played four/five games so far.
I know the guys will continue to work hard, and feel sure that we can bounce back very soon.”

11 June 2006
Sunday firsts win again, after amassing 332-5, good knocks from Jamiel, Seal, Mohamed & Ball.

10 June 2006
2nd's & 3rd's have excellent wins, but 1st's lose to drop into bottom 3.
Highlight of day Andy Thornley's unbeaten 150 as the 2nd's chase Wardens  276-2, winning by 7 wickets.

7 June 2006
DCC lose to Moseley in the first round of Twenty20 Challenge Cup. Dorridge 111 - 8 (Abdul 51), Moseley 112-5 off 19.2 overs.

4 June 2006
The Sunday sides show the way with 2 excellent wins. Main highlight Rich Adams (The Doc) 105. Early in season, but nice to report both sides are at the "right end" of the table !

3 June 2006
Saturday sides finally get to play cricket in the sun, but only the Seconds can hold their heads up !
Bad defeats for Waqar & Wrighty's boys;  2ndXI spin twins Pete & Tom just fail to bowl them to victory.

29 May 2006
Cricket played - but both games end abandoned.

27 May 2006
All Sat Games rained off.

20/21 May 2006
All games rained off.

SAM REDDISH (Greener grass at K&D)
GREG PEARSON (Business move)
LEE BIRD (back to Coleshill)
DAVE DUTTON (retired, again)
JOHN REDDISH (retired, again)

31 Mar 2006
Very successful Junior Coaching evening, with over 130 youngsters enrolling for our Friday Night sessions.
Did you miss the evening ? Phone 01564 772077 or E Mail

22 Mar 2006
AGM sees a number of changes at Dorridge CC !
Congratulations to Heather Wilcox & Jakie Collett. Voted in as Secretary and Treasurer respectively.
John Edgecombe is standing down after many years in both posts. ( 23 as Treasurer - in 2 spells & 7 as Secretary !!! )
The President & Chairman both expressed their thanks for all John's hard work over the years.

President: Martin Ward
Chaiman: Keith Wing
V Chairman: John Wright
Secretary: Heather Wilcox
Treasurer: Jakie Collett
Sat 1st Team Captain: Waqar Mohamed
Sat 2nd Team Captain: Peter McDonald
Sat 3rd Team Captain: John Wright
Sun 1st Team Captain: James Parks
Sun 2nd Team Captain: TBA

Waqar confirms that our new overseas player is Aussie - David Ball. We all wish David well in filling the enormous boots of Rod !!

17 Feb 2006
Dorridge drawn away to Moseley in first round of 2006 Bham League Challenge Cup (Twenty20 format). To be played Wed 24 May.

25 Jan 2006
Good news that Ian is recovering well, up and about, and planning his work on the square.
Excellent news from the Skipper that James Anyon will again be our WCCC player. Watch this space for Waqar's new signings !!
Sorry to hear that Sam Reddish is seeking "greener grass" down the road !

We will be having an Ashley Giles Benefit Day Sunday 17th September.

18 Jan 2006
Whilst we are wishing Speedy Recoveries to Bunty & Ian, please let your thoughts also be with Mark Dutton who is recovering after being under the Doctor, or was it a Nurse !

16 Jan 2006
Rahul Dravid & Virender Sehwag's practice on Dorridge track in Sept 2004 finally pays off !

6 Jan 2006
Abdul confirms that new daughter is to be named Ayisha Hasna.