Player Sponsorship returns - to great acclaim

The Club's Player Sponsorship scheme has returned once again for the 2023 season and has gained support from thirty eight sponsors.

A special Player Sponsorship Night was held last Saturday evening (15th April) and attracted a very large turnout of players, members and sponsors.

During the evening, sponsors were invited to pick out a random numbered ball from 1 to 38 which was then their sponsor number. The sponsor was then asked to tap a virtual roulette wheel which rotated on the screen in the lounge area to reveal which sponsor would be next to pick out a numbered ball.

The process kept the large gathering in the bar area interested and noisy throughout and once all the sponsors had a number they were matched against a previously arranged list of players who each had a number assigned to them.

Sponsors will have the opportunity to benefit from a number of incentives depending on the success of their associated player in scoring runs, taking wickets or holding on to catches during the season.

The loudest cheer of the night was reserved for Shailesh Prabhu (as a sponsor) who drew out the Club's new pro Rahul Dalal !!

Congratulations to organisers Sam Sanghera, Emily Norris and Jack Hutchinson and thanks also to others who assisted on Saturday evening, Rod Mountford and Colin McDougall. Special thanks to Bar Manager, Lynn Cole, who was a driving force in encouraging many of the sponsors to part with their money !

Mention must also be made of Angela Prabhu for taking the photographs of all the players and Shailesh Prabhu and Chris Hempsey for all their work in obtaining the new coloured clothing playing kit and the new stumps.

The full list of Sponsors and their Allocated Players is as follows.