As we say farewell to Storm Dave, thoughts turn to the new season with the first game now less than two weeks away. There will be no cricket at Glenpark until the second week in May as we give the ground time to recover from the winter rains.

Aryan Sanghera and Eddie Ahmad again lead the 1st XI and Glenpark XI sides respectively while Rakesh Kumar takes the reins of the Hillend XI. Two young Australians, Adam McGuirk and Toby Matthews, will augment the 1st XI and will undoubtedly strengthen the team on the back of excellent seasons for their clubs back home.

If the weather plays ball, then there is a wealth of cricket to be played this summer and new players will be welcomed. Senior training takes place on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6.15pm.

The junior section has been revitalised and rebranded as the Greenock Titans and will play this year in coloured clothing. Training for the section will be held on Wednesday evenings from 6pm, starting on 22nd April and equipment will be supplied.

Lastly, after the sudden tragic passing of our groundsman Alan Boag, the ground will this year be looked after by ACGT Groundworks, a company formed by two former Stirling County players, under the supervision of Roger Hardie. Let us hope that the weather gods shine upon them as they go about their work.

The March monthly draw for the Glenpark Supporters Prize Draw (GSPD) was carried out on Saturday 28th March 2026. The four lucky winners were Lyn Lang, Rona Lochhead, Susan Hempsey and Tom Ward.

Congratulations to them all on their wins.

The next draw will take place on Saturday 25th April 2026 for the usual monthly prizes and at the same time, the Spring jackpot prize will also be drawn.

We are always looking for new members to join the draw, the receipts from which are used to improve the facilities of the Club for all members. If you wish to join, please contact Brian Papworth using the details to be found at the Contacts link.

The WDCU have released an updated fixture list for the upcoming season which contains a considerable number of changes to the original list that was released at the start of the month. These changes can be found at the same links as detailed below.

It should be noted that there is some doubt as to the Glenpark XI's league fixtures with Albert Park and these are subject to further change.

The WDCU have released details of this season's fixtures in the various competitions run by that organisation.

Concerns over the condition of the square have meant that no pre-season friendlies will be played at Glenpark this year and the first league game to be played at home will be on Saturday 9th May. The 1st XI will play their first four league games away from home.

The 1st XI fixtures can be found here, the Glenpark XI fixtures here and the Hillend XI fixtures here.

The February monthly draw for the Glenpark Supporters Prize Draw (GSPD) was carried out on Saturday 28th February 2026. The four lucky winners were Evelyn Erskine, Susan Hempsey, Jo McNab and Margot Andrew.

The Club is sad to announce the passing of John (Barrel) McDougall at Ardgowan Hospice on 24th February. Barrel, as he was known to everyone, was a regular in the 2nd XI in the late 70s and early 80s and played a few games for the 1st XI in that time. He was a hard-hitting batsman, a good team-mate and great fun to be around. He will be sadly missed. Our condolences go to all his family and friends.

The draw for the 2026 CS Challenge Cup had just been made and sees Greenock, as holders of the Cup, having to make the long trek up to Aberdeen to play the Grades side, Crescent, in the first round on Sunday 24th May.

Success in that fixture will lead to a home tie in the second round with a quarter-final tie away and a semi-final tie at Glenpark following on but a lot of cricket has to be played before that can happen.

As feared the weather, past, present and future, has put paid to any play for both the 1st XI and Glenpark XI on the final day of the season. This means that the 1st XI finish seventh in Premiership Two while the Glenpark XI, under Eddie Ahmad, can celebrate as champions of Championship Three. Congratulations to Eddie and his team on a splendid achievement.

In his final report of the season, Peter Hempsey provides a brief summary of the end of the season.

The 1st XI won the CS Challenge Cup on Sunday by 3 wickets in a match which swung one way and another throughout the day. Edinburgh were dismissed for 154, having been 103 for 1 while the 1st XI had fallen to 97 for 6 and 119 for 7 before recovering to win with 8 balls to spare. Mubi Ahmadzai was the star with the ball, taking 4 for 18 while Chirag Pandher with 38* and Will Jenkins 35 were the top scorers with the bat. Ahmadzai with 6* joined Pandher in the match-winning 8th wicket partnership and could claim to be the man of the match.

Congratulations to Aryan Sanghera and his team on this fine win. Peter Hempsey provides all the details of an engrossing match in this report.

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Graham Prodger, who died early this morning at the age of 88 after a brief illness.

Graham was a true one-off, a force of nature, who threw himself into everything that he did. Arriving in Inverclyde in 1968, he announced himself to Greenock supporters with a swash-buckling and match-winning century in his first game for the 2nd XI. A left-handed bat, he took the attack to the opposition bowling at every opportunity, trying to hit the first ball he faced for a boundary. He wasn't always successful but refused to change his tactics. He could be the most exhilarating batsman to watch. He was also an outstanding fielder, one game at Hamilton Crescent fielding at leg slip lives long in the memory.

Graham became President of the Club in 1987-88 and worked tirelessly to improve the fortunes of the Club in these two years. On retiring from his employers, Shell, he and his family moved down to Cornwall, firstly to Mousehole and latterly to Penzance, but he kept a keen eye on all things to do with Glenpark, returning occasionally just to make sure nobody forgot him. As if they would! Our sincere and deep condolences go to his widow, Gill and sons, Martin and Stewart and all his friends. He will be such a sad loss and will never be forgotten by all who met him.

We will remember Graham with great affection and are glad that we were able to recognise the scale of the contribution that he made to the Club by appointing him to the position of Honorary Vice-President at the AGM last December.

The Club is delighted to announce that its new online shop, in collaboration with VX3, is now open.

Please click on the headline or on the link below to read the full article regarding this exciting development.

In 2020, when no cricket was played due to the Covid-19 outbreak, a number of articles relating to the history of the Club were published on the website. These can be read via this link.