Hi Everyone,
As it is now July we are entering the busiest time of the year in the club, both on and off the pitch. This newsletter is to highlight the activities off the pitch and I will update the cricket achievements so far in a later mail.
I will mention two teams here though; the men’s firsts are in the semi-final of the ISC and will play Waringstown on Sunday 16th August at home. I am hosting a ‘Sunday Roast’ Lunch before the game and would hope that lots of you can attend. Signup sheets will go up in the club shortly. This is an ideal way to kick off a great days cricket.
The ladies firsts will play North Kildare in the Semi-Final of the Cup on Thursday 16th July at home, with a 6.30pm start. All support welcome and join them afterwards for a celebratory TNS!
Off the pitch there is lots of activity with corporate events in the club and PCC planned events. I would like to stress that the corporate events are vital for the club as they generate much needed revenue which is used to pay bills, coaches, grounds-staff etc and buy equipment. Please remember that you, as a member of the club, can always go to the bar or the Ganley Room to have a tipple during these events.
Ciarian Sharp is hosting the PCC Legends v YMCA legends game tomorrow (Friday) evening. This is always a great game and a fun night. All are welcome to come along. Be aware that there is a large corporate event tomorrow night as well involving the clubs biggest client, so the after cricket fun may be in the Ganley room.
The Fifth XI are having a team night this Saturday in the club and all are welcome to come along. Its billed as a "Hawaiian or a Bad Shirt Night"so come prepared as I will be attending in my latest Hawaiian creation! This is a great idea and I would encourage other teams to take a leaf out of the fifths book and have team bonding nights.
August 1st will see the ‘Comedy and Cocktail’ night in the club. This is a club fund raiser which does exactly what it says on the tin. Comedians will be led by the very talented and funny Aine Gallagher Tickets cost €15.00 each or 4 for € 50.00 and get you entry to the event, a yummy cocktail and entry to the raffle. As this is a major club fundraiser, I would ask that you tell all your pals and attend the event yourselves. Please contact Becca Gallagher for tickets to buy and sell!
On August 8th PCC are hosting an IWCU reunion, where we will see all the ladies who played senior international cricket for Ireland, along with the IWCU administrators and coaches, gathered in Pembroke. We are having a dinner where the players from cap 1 to cap 86 will be presented with a commemorative Cricket Ireland pin with their cap number on it, by President of Cricket Ireland, Murray Power. This will be followed by a hoolie. The dinner is a closed event, however everyone is welcome to attend the pin presentation and the hoolie, with my favourite band, The Country Boys.
Another BIG event happening in August is the attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the highest number of people doing ‘Keepy Uppies’ using a standard cricket bat and ball. We need you to attend this and be part of history.
We are looking for 400 people to take part to set the record on Saturday 22ndAugust in PCC. Please see the event web site; www.cricketwra.com WE NEED YOU!! #BEPARTOFHISTORY #CricketKeepyUppy
We are also looking for sponsorship for this event. If you think you may have a contact for sponsorship please contact Maz Lambert.
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The Club Dinner this year is on Friday 4th September in the clubhouse. After an exhausting search to get a guest speaker to follow the very excellent Ciaran Sharp, I have found one. Past PCC member, rugby pundit and radio personality George Hook will entertain us on the night. More details and signup sheets will go up in the club soon.
The last event of the season, The Awards Night is on Saturday 12th September. A bitter sweet night, where we celebrate the season, its achievements and people and also dread the upcoming winter.
Please see the club website, Facebook page and Twitter account for more on these and all the clubs events. Also, keep an eye in the clubhouse for sign-up sheets. As always, best of luck to everyone playing representative cricket at the moment whether it’s for your country, your province or The Brook.
Cheers.
Janice
