Leading builders merchant Bradfords Building Supplies has shown their support for the Axminster Cricket Club signing up for their third year of sponsorship.
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Back row:- R Prior, N Davis (Scorer), T Wakeley, D Larcombe, M Pile, Front row:- Clive Carvelle, Les Haynes, M Wakley, A Wraight, D Murnane, G Larcombe, B Downton, P Miler (Captain), R Walker, N Taylor, P Spong, Mrs S Brown |
Area Manager Clive Carvell says, “We are proud to be supporting the cricket club for another year. They provide a fantastic service for so many people of all ages in the county.”
Established in 1850, Axminster Cricket Club has been at the present site since 1988 and had a second pitch added which saw its first whole season play out in 2008. The club has grown in popularity boasting 140 members and 70 patrons.
Club President Les Haynes says, “The cost of running the club, as with any organisation, increases all the time and we are therefore grateful to the ongoing support shown by Bradfords. The cost of cricket balls alone has been £900 in the past so sponsorship like this is integral to the club being able to not only survive but thrive.”
Club President Les Haynes says, “The cost of running the club, as with any organisation, increases all the time and we are therefore grateful to the ongoing support shown by Bradfords. The cost of cricket balls alone has been £900 in the past so sponsorship like this is integral to the club being able to not only survive but thrive.”
The club hosts many of the Devon County Youth sides in their national competitions as well as the Devon Women’s County side, and welcome the recently formed Devon Disabled Cricket Association. The club prides itself in having developed a large junior section and often have 100 colts attending at their session on Friday evenings during the summer. They are actively encouraging anyone wanting to take part in the coaching awards to do so having some 14 qualified coaches, many of whom are younger members who have come through from the colts system, in place.
This years cricket season, which hit off in April runs through to the second weekend of September and is jam packed with events like the upcoming Lady Taverners Charity Day. Now in it's second year it involves a junior cricket competition, last years Devon Ladies Champions Axminster Women versus Devon Women's League XI. Funds raised on the day will be split between Axminster Cricket Club and the Lady Taverners Charity Fund who this year are supporting the Devon Disabled Cricket Association.
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