The weather may have taken a turn for the worse, however thoughts of Cricket are never far from our minds. An update of whats going on is well overdue. Here is all the latest:

UMPIRING COURSE
The ECB and Herts Cricket are running a 1 day Umpiring course on Saturday 8th November. As a club we need more qualified umpires and of course it helps your team if you can stand as a player/umpire in matches make sure games go smoothly. Registration is here https://booking.ecb.co.uk/event/335af80d-bf17-4d34-88b3-36e4e8577347/summary . The club will refund the course cost if you umpire a league game in it’s entirety during 2027. It’s a win-win.

GROUNDS
End-of-Season work went well, but it’s taken another few seedings and some rain for the new grass to start to take. The grounds team continue to work to try and make sure we start 2027 with some good pitches. Including 3 new ones on the top square. More sunshine and rain is a bonus

YOUNGSTERS
100 kids from 5 to 15 are undertaking indoor training this Autumn under the tutelage of the RCC Coaching team. We will take a break for Christmas and then start again in January. We have all seen the benefits of the youngers coming through from the 1st team to the 5ths. If you have a son or daughter who would like to do Cricket then make sure you contact the Academy team.

On the topic of youngsters, the club is hugely proud and wishes every success to Izzy Raine who has been chosen to represent Hertfordshire Girls on their tour of South Africa in October. What an honour. Isabel continues to create new ‘firsts’ for the club every year.

ADULT INDOOR NETS
For the women, these started in September. For the Men, we will be starting again in January at Rickmansworth School. As soon as we are ready to take bookings you will be notified.

Part of indoor nets is the chance for us to see new players and give trials to people interested in stepping up to play for Ricky next season. We feel a target of 3 teams getting promoted is possible in 2027 if we can recruit some more players for the higher teams. So now is the time to start chatting to those friends, neighbours, relatives and acquaintances to encourage them to come and see how they would fit in. We are the best team to play for in Hertfordshire – that’s a fact.

BAR AND CLUBHOUSE
The bar has undergone a transformation under new management and now has a large range of beers as well as Guiness on tap. They are also open on Sunday mornings for coffee and tea. And have installed a pool table. As we strive to become the focal point for the local community we are excited to see how their efforts develop this further and support our own endeavours. Please support the bar when you can.

CHRISTMAS GET-TOGETHER
Neil and his team are working on how we will look to celebrate the winter holidays and have a social gathering in the run up to Christmas and New Year. We will do something as we always do – so please watch out on social media for any announcements.

That’s it for now – more to come in November no doubt.