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Latest changes were made on 9th March 2010

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Tours 2010 - 2011
SPRING TOUR 2010 CAPE TOWN - SOUTH AFRICA 15th March to 28th March 17th XL v Groot Drakenstein CC 19th XL v Stellenbosch Scorpians CC 20th XL v Garden CC Old Boys 22nd,24th & 26th Vintage Cricket Tournament
Autumn Tour 2010 To Italy: 17th September - 28th September 2010 Starting in the lakes region just outside of Milan, travelling to Verona and then finishing in the Venice area. 5/6 matches and bags of culture, good hotels, food and plenty of Romantic settings for those with a twinkle in their eye. Costs anticipated below £1000
Spring Tour 2011 February/March to Australia Stopping over at Singapore for 3 days (2 matches) then on to Brisbane and the joys of the Gold Coast for 8-10 days (4 matches) culminating in Sidney (Manly beach) for the final 8-10 days and a further 4 matches. Cost iro £2500
Anyone wanting to put their name down should contact Gordon Watts:
Italy: Australia 2011:	asap as arrangements are beginning to firm up and negotiations with Hotels will get underway soon. by May/June 2010

2010 Fixtures now available

Change of date to that published in 2010 Fixture Card
EC: St Edmund's College - now Weds 9th June (not 25th May)

IMPORTANT DATES 2010

SPRING TOUR

CAPE TOWN - SOUTH AFRICA
15th March to 28th March
17th XL v Groot Drakenstein CC
19th XL v Stellenbosch Scorpians CC
20th XL v Garden CC Old Boys
22nd,24th & 26th Vintage Cricket Tournament

Pre-Season Lunch

Sunday 28th March
HEADINGLEY CARNEGIE CRICKET GROUND – LEEDS
A Yorkshire 'greats' Q & A session follows lunch

Click for details and application form

39th TRIANGULAR TOURNAMENT

20th July to 22nd July
DEVENTER – HOLLAND
Pre-Tournament Matches on
Sunday & Monday 18th & 19th

THE FORTY CLUB v THE MCC

Wednesday 11th August
BELVOIR CRICKET CLUB, DERBYSHIRE

INTER DISTRICT FINALS

Tuesday 7th & Wednesday 8th September
KENILWORTH WARDENS CRICKET CLUB, WARWICKSHIRE

LATE SUMMER TOUR

ITALY
17th September to 28th September

50th ANNUAL DINNER

Friday 8th October
THE SAVOY HOTEL ON THE STRAND, LONDON
Application forms will be sent to members in June

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Wednesday 24th November
THE FARMERS CLUB

Nambia Aids Orphans Donations

Thanks to all those Forty Club members who helped to raise £350
- this is how it is being spent.
It is also interesting to see that our donation will pay for
a family’s food for the next 10 months.

Click here for the latest correspondence

Triangular Tournament 2010

As you should know, Dick Ellis has taken over the running of the Triangular Tournament for the XL Club from Ron Hart and is now seeking names for the squad for this year's tournament.

The 2010 tournament is to be held in Deventer, Holland, between Tuesday 20th and Thursday 22nd July when our hosts will be the SGS and Salland CCs.

The intention is to travel to Holland on Sunday 18th July (flying on an early flight from Gatwick to Schipol) and then transfer by bus to Deventer. We will return on Friday 23rd July making the reverse journey and hopefully arriving back in the UK during the early afternoon.

Flights: plans are at the early stage so as to establish the best deal and flights will be advised in due course.

Friendly/warm up matches: two warm up matches have been arranged for Sunday 18th July vs Salland CC and for Monday 19th July vs Hengelo CC

Accomodation: we have a number of rooms reserved at the Mercure Hotel where the XL Club have stayed on previous visits to Deventer. We still need to confirm the price but it would appear to be in the region of 30 euros per person per night on a bed and breakfast basis.

A number of members have already been in contact with Dick but he needs to know have confirmation of players who are interested in attending the tournament.

To secure a place Dick asks that you to forward to him asap a £50 deposit per person with the cheque made payable to 'The Forty Club'. Please feel free to give him a call on 01474 822235 if you need any further info at this early stage. See 'Officers' page for address details.

David Shepherd MBE

A few days ago, Bob Munn, a stalwart of the Forty Club for many years, and the organiser of the Club's tours for a long time, attended the funeral of David Shepherd MBE, the Test umpire. Bob was representing the Forty Club at the service.
He has since written to Barry Aitken saying what a pleasure and a privilege it was to represent the Forty Club at such a service.
Apparently there were some 250 people in the congregation, and eulogies were given by Alan Whitehead, a County and test Match umpire; Tony Brown, President Gloucestershire CCC; Russell Hillier; Jack Davey (Glos CCC 1966 – 78; and John Light, Chairman of Glos CCC. A reception at the County ground followed the service.
The photo from a few years ago has Bob on the left and David on the right

South Africa Tour 2010

New Tour Manager: Gordon Watts

All the pre-season sun & cricket you could want.
Good company, great hosts, wonderful locations, excellent grounds, international opposition assured

Tour party departure - 15th March (Virgin Airlines) Heathrow direct flight arriving Cape Town on 16th.
R&R - 12 nights at the superb Presidents Hotel, Bantry Bay
Cricket - Week one 2-3 x friendly matches (likely fixtures - the winelands: Stellanbosch Farmers, the mountains: Groot Drakenstein & the city: Cape Town Wombats)
Week two 3 x Golden Oldie festival matches and functions to be hosted at first class Western Province CC
Return flight 28th March direct flight arriving London 29th.

Package cost currently £1850 (ongoing negotiations for further reductions) inclusive of return economy flight, hotel accomodation (2 sharing), transfers to/from Cape Town airport, cricket festival reception, matches and end of festival function. Current airport taxes.

Excludes travel insurance.

Please contact Gordon Watts to register your interest as soon as possible

FORTY CLUB SALE OF CLUB CRICKET COLOURS

WE HAVE CHANGED OUR SUPPLIER

WE HAVE RECOVERED THE CLUB COLOURS FROM STOCK

WE CAN NOW SELL THIS STOCK AT ATTRACTIVE PRICES

HURRY HURRY! BUY WHILE STOCKS LAST

THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE

PRICES DO NOT INCLUDE POSTAGE

XL S/S Sweaters	1 x 38” / M 2 x 40” / L 2 x 48” / XXX	£33 ea + postage	Reduced from £44.50
XL L/S Sweaters	1 x 38” / M 2 x 40” / L 1 x 48” / XXXL	£38 ea + postage	Reduced from £50
XL ¾ sleeve shirts	1 x 38/40” / M 4 x 44/46” / XXL 3 x 46/48” / XXXL	£10 ea + postage	Reduced from £15.50
XL L/S shirts	1 x 38/40” / M 1 x 42/44” / XL 3 x 44/46” / XXL 4 x 46/48” / XXXL	£10 ea + postage	Reduced from £15.50
Caps	6	£8.50 ea + postage	One size fits all
New Forty Club item – a blue polo shirt
XL blue Polo shirts	1 x M 4 x L 2 x XL 1 x XXL	£15 ea + postage

The sweaters and shirts are embroidered with the XL logo and underneath it “The Forty Club”.
The caps are embroidered simply with XL.
The polo shirts have the XL shield on the left breast.

These products are for sale on a strictly first-come-first-served basis - so please apply quickly to Barry Aitken

T: 01980 610836 E: email@barryaitken.co.uk M: 07785 543901

Club Ties

Does your old one need replacing?

The Membership Secretary holds the stock of these silk ties - £10 each + £1 p&p
Money with order please - cheques should be made payable to 'The Forty Club'

The Christina Swart-Opperman AIDS Orphan Foundation Trust

Please donate now

As referred to in the autumn Newsletter : please consider a donation to this worthy cause by sending a cheque, made out to 'The Forty Club', to Barry Aitken. The Club will then consolidate the donations and send the money to Namibia.

Dates for Club Committee Meetings

District Websites

There are now EIGHT District websites

	Eastern Counties -	www.xlclubeasterncounties.play-cricket.com
	West District -	www.westxlclub.play-cricket.com
	Kent & East Sussex -	www.40club-kent.co.uk
	Scotland District -	www.xlclubscotland.play-cricket.com + Facebook
	North East District -	www.xlclubne.play-cricket.com
	North West District -	www.xlclubnorthwest.play-cricket.com
	Wales District -	www.40clubwales.co.uk
	Surrey and West Sussex -	www.xlclubswsd.play-cricket.com

	Dutch Forty Club website -	www.sgs-cricket.nl
	Danish Forty Club website -	www.cricket.dk/Forty/fortyhome.htm

Membership

As at 27th February 2010

the Club total membership stands at 2860
the UK membership stands at 2642
the Overseas membership is 218
the Golf Society membership is 365 UK members and 8 overseas members
there are 65 umpires on the Club's UK register, all of whom have been CRB cleared

Playing membership by District is as follows
District	Total Members	Playing Members*	Players aged 39/45
Scotland	132	57	9
North East	136	43	3
North West	166	47	14
West Midlands	140	40	7
East Midlands	157	80	7
Eastern Counties	218	89	13
North Thames	319	97	9
West	195	77	6
South	278	105	9
Wales	114	56	11
Kent & East Sussex	342	136	13
Surrey & West Sussex	445	86	7
TOTAL	2642	913	108

* also includes 65 'UK' umpires & 1 'overseas'