The cricketers’ charity for the blind and partially sighted

MEMBERS’ NEWSLETTER MAY 2016 www.primaryclub.org

Inside:

Women’s VI

cricket, Hassan

Khan, and your

Club’s new

website

INSIDE: VI cricket in the news – p 2; recordbreaking lunch – p 3; how you help – p 4/5; A season of VI cricket – p 8

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NewsThe Club sends its congratulations to Luke Sugg from theEngland Visually Impaired team who was named EnglandDisability Cricketer of the Year at the ECB Awards.

Thanks to Liam Cromar for his excellent article - ‘Golden ducksfor a cause’ - about The Primary Club and its activities forESPNcricinfo. You can read it online at bit.ly/liamcromar

The Bournemouth Echo ran an excellent interview with JeanSparrowhawk, who at 83 is a member of the Dorset Dolphinsand is thought to be the oldest player in the VI national league."I got to know the Dorset Dolphins, crossed their threshold in a'poor me' mindset but left with a zest for life,” she told reporterWill Frampton. "And now I have met these amazing people,and I am going sky diving and water skiing."

The curse of Rule 5(c)Despite the near miss best efforts of Messrs Ballance and Stokes,the curse of rule 5(c) has NOT struck again. The rule, under whichmembers are asked to add £2 to their annual donation for eachprimary achieved by an England batsman in a home test match,claimed no victims in 2015. This has happened only once before(in 2004) since we limited it to home Tests in 1998.

However, please do feel free to add £2 (or multiples!) to yourannual donation!

Editor’s letterThe generosity of members ofThe Primary Club never ceases toamaze me. Whenever I speak to peopleabout the projects that you ensure will survive foranother year, it is clear that your money is having asignificant impact on lives around the country.

For example, the Club has been helping to fund theRoyal National College for the Blind’s visually impairedcricket team known as the ‘Bulldogs’ since 2012. Yoursupport has enable them to buy a cricket mat, trolleyand team kit, and has allowed the players to compete inmatches season after season. Without this money,taking part in the Development League would simply nothave been possible.

Since last year’s newsletter, our website has had asignificant wash and brush up, and now looks as smartas a Ted Dexter suit (see opposite page for details).Please do take a look and return for regular updates andnews throughout the year.

This year’s atmospheric coverimage shows the Tri-County VItournament, held at The Oval,which was run as part of SurreyCricket Board's disability day.

● Alex Johnson

All UK Women’s TeamThe Blind Cricket England and Wales women’s programmeproduced its first match in September 2015. A squad of 13players from all over the country played an international gameagainst Price & Myers, a team of structural engineers, atBrentham CC in West London.

Price & Myers, wearing simulation spectacles, started well andthe score moved on steadily. At the 10 over drinks break thevisitors were 73 for 2 but the women’s team got into their stridefrom then on, took regular wickets and fielded exceptionallywell to restrict their opponents to 118 for 8.

After an excellent tea provided by Brentham CC the ladies setabout chasing down the Price & Myers total requiring six runs

per over to do so. Despite a nervy maiden over just before theend, they reached the target after 19 overs to claim victory intheir first ever match as a team.

This occasion was the completion of phase one of the women’sprogramme, which was funded by the Primary Club. Theongoing goal is to grow the women’s game in this country andeventually play against international opposition.

All UK Women’s Squad:Lois Turner (Surrey VICC, Captain)Susannah Barnett (Worcestershire Elizabethans)Elyse Bezuidenhout (Gloucestershire Growlers)Linda Boulding (Kent Spitfires)Storme Dunford (Surrey VICC)Emma Gilfoyle (Durham VICC)Leanne Harvey (Surrey VICC)Kathryn Jelfs-White (Somerset VICC)Camile Kamera (Berkshire Stags)Becky King (Berkshire Stags)Evie Klamar (Dorset Dolphins)Amanda Large (Lancashire Lions)Heidi Linegar (Somerset VICC)Georgie Ridgeway (Derbyshire Owls)Helen Robinson (Durham VICC)Ruth Stacey (Berkshire Stags)Hannah Young (Berkshire Stags)

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New Club websiteSince the last newsletter, The PrimaryClub’s website has had a major overhauland is now well worth regular visits tokeep up with all that’s happening at theClub and in the wider VI sporting world.

The new and improved site is the work ofvolunteer Paul Doyle (though he verymodestly describes it as a ‘team effort’).

“I love the newsletter,” he says, “and Ireally want the website and our Twitteraccount to continue telling the story ofThe Primary Club the rest of the yearround, to the audience of people who areyet to join as well as to currentmembers.”

The site includes news, back issues of thenewsletter in pdf format, the Club shop,and the opportunity to donate online, aswell as details about getting involvedwith The Primary Club Casuals and recentprojects funded by The Primary Club

Please do go to www.primaryclub.org andhave a look around!

Annual Northantsfundraiser breaksrecords

Michael Savage hosted his fifth highlysuccessful Primary Club Lunch inNorthamptonshire and raised a recordsum in the process. This event is nowfirmly established in The Primary Clubcalendar as the premier annual fundraiser.

The prospect of competing with theprevious year's successful function -which featured Andrew Strauss as guestspeaker – did not daunt Michael for aminute as he secured the services ofanother former England and Middlesexbatsman to address the guests this year.

Nearly 90 people packed the dining roomat the Northamptonshire Golf Club toenjoy an excellent lunch prior to theaddress by Clive Radley MBE who

recounted many cricketing stories. Manynotable cricketers and ex-cricketers werein attendance including Alex Wakely, theNorthants Captain.

During the meal, professional auctioneerJohn ‘Bomber’ Harris harangued theguests into making purchases, andafterwards conducted a very successfulauction of cricketing memorabilia.

Area Reps John Spalton and DavidBentley attended on behalf of ThePrimary Club. David gave a brief addresson the background of The Primary Club,while John spoke about a forthcomingBritish Blind Sport dinner.

It was a thoroughly enjoyable occasionand raised £5,700 for the Club. Michael isalready planning for next year's bash onNovember 9 at the same venue.

Tickets and details frommichaelsavage@btinternet.comor 01604 755260.

LancashireLions

“I wanted to explain how vital yourgrant of £3,000 has been to ourcricket club,” writes Sheraz Chohan,Club Secretary of Lancashire LionsVICC.

“This money allowed us to work onour two cricket teams, trainingsessions, coaches, travel andequipment/facilities. Thanks to all ofthis and the members of the club wehad our most successful season todate and created many landmarksfor the club and a handful of itsplayers.

“Our development squad wassuccessful in winning the BrianJohnston Memorial Trustdevelopment festival in Leicesterand also finishing second in theBCEW development league. Ournational side also had a verysuccessful season – they finishedsecond in the national league, theirhighest ever position.

“They also reached the finals of theTwenty20 cup and the semifinals ofthe BBS Cup. We hope to build onthese successes next season.

“The club has also started to offergoalball and this is proving a verypopular sport with over 15 regularparticipants. The goalball squadattended their first ever novicetournament in December with the Ateam finishing third getting a bronzemedal and the B team finishingsecond earning silver medals. Wehave engaged a further 10participants this year of which halfare women.

“All of our development targets havebeen reached for 2015.”

WHATHAPPENS

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National Blind TenpinBowling AssociationThe National Tenpin Summer Doubles Finals was once again heldat Wigan Bowling Centre and all the teams stayed at The BritanniaHotel.

A dozen teams had been competing in their various groups allseason and won their places to the finals. They played six gamesagainst each other on the Saturday and in the evening there was apresentation meal and prizegiving. Up to the time they get their

award no one but the scorers knew who had won the coveted firstprize so you can imagine the joy on the faces of the winners asthey realised that their team had won.

The teams are scattered throughout Britain and this is the onlytime they ever get to meet teams from other clubs.At these finals there were teams from Swindon, Sunderland,

Stockport,Liverpool,Cleethorpes, andGlasgow. It wasunusual to havetwo teams fromvarious clubs asthis has neverhappened before.

“I am assured fromour members thatthey all had a goodweekend and reallyenjoyed thebowling andmaking newfriends,” saysPaulineGreenhalgh,VoluntaryFundraiser at theNational BlindTenpin Bowling Association.

“We do thank all of your members at The Primary Club for makingit possible for us to do this for our members as without the moneythat you so generously donate towards these finals we could notafford to carry on doing it. We also couldn't do it without the helpof all our voluntary committee and helpers who all give their timefor no other reward than to see the happiness on the faces of ourbowlers as they wend their long way home on the Sundaymorning.”

Torch Fellowship“We had a great holiday last year,funded in part by the The PrimaryClub,” says Sue Richards of the MiltonKeynes Torch Fellowship, “staying at theTorch Holiday and Retreat Centre inSussex. There were 13 of us in total, sixwith a visual impairment and severalwith mobility difficulties. We allenjoyed bowling, an audio describedtheatre trip, playing indoor giant Jenga,visiting gardens and experiencing avariety of unusual small animals upclose and personal!

“Many thanks again for the wonderfulcontributions we have received fromThe Primary Club over the years,enabling our visually impairedmembers to have some memorableholidays.”

All your donations help t

●Durham VICC recent indoor training session. The venue is

Fynedoune Community Coolege in Sacriston.

Useful VisionSome of the children and families from theUseful Vision weekend at the WindermereManor Hotel. “Thank you for funding this trip,”says Eilish Thompson, Charity Administrator,“all of the families had an amazing time.”

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Stags vs HeroesAs part of Binfield CC’s 150thanniversary celebration week, theBerkshire Stags VI cricket team tookon a Tedworth House (Help forHeroes) XI.

With 15 overs a side, the match wasplayed in a friendly spirit andenabled the Tedworth House teamto experience VI cricket for the firsttime. Batting first and wearingsimpecs (glasses that simulatevisual impairment), TedworthHouse scored a commendable 135runs from their 15 overs with batsmenretiring after two or three overs at thecrease and the Stags using 11 differentbowlers.

In reply the Stags, using a reversedbatting order, reached 133, resulting in atwo run win for Tedworth House.

The match was followed by an excellentBBQ lunch provided by Binfield CC.Thanks go to Ian Foster and AndrewStacey for umpiring the game withflexibility of the rules for both sides.

Hassan KhanIn a fascinating interview in theGuardian newspaper, Andy Bullinterviewed VI cricketer Hassan Khanfrom the moment when he woke upblind as a three-year-old in the smallvillage in Pakistan, where he lived withhis family, right up to the present dayand his experience as a major part ofEngland’s VI cricket team.

Hassan, known as a particularlyimpressive short square leg specialist,is now a project co-ordinator for theThomas Pocklington Trust after he andhis family moved to London 20 yearsago.

The feature shows how cricketcompletely changed Hassan’s life. As apupil at Linden Lodge School for thevisually impaired in Wimbledon, heused Test Match Special as a way ofimproving his English and it was ateacher at the school who firstsuggested that he go along to asession at the Metro VI club. Hassanwas amazed at what the club wasdoing and immediately hooked. In2006 he made his England debutagainst Sri Lanka in Colombo.

“It is thanks to cricket that I am in thisposition,” he told Andy Bull. “It wasonly because I saw people who wereable to live on their own, who wereable to hold down good jobs, that I feltable to do it myself.”

You can read ’ How blind cricket madean England star of Hassan Khan’ byAndy Bull online at bit.ly/hassankhan

to fund these projects...

SheffieldRoyalSocietyfor theBlindA sneak peak at someof the tandems thathave been servicedusing funds from aClub grant.

Scottish Blind Golf SocietyA Strokeplay event at Drumoig with The Primary Club banner looking lovely in thesunshine!

TwitterPlease do follow us at@ThePrimaryClub (andyou can also follow thePrimary Club Casuals at@PCCasuals)Also well worth followingis @UKBlindCricket

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Wormsley tohost BBS cupfinalThe 2016 British Blind Sport PrimaryClub Heindrich Swanepoel MemorialCup Final will take place at Wormsleythe Getty family’s Estate inBuckinghamshire on August 20.

The tournament is the world’slongest running annual disabilitycricket competition and was firstheld in 1979. Previous final hostsinclude The Nursery Ground atLords, Edgbaston, The Ageas Bowl inSouthampton and the Countygrounds in Northampton & Bristol.

Wormsley is regarded as one of themost picturesque grounds inEngland. As well as hosting the BBSCup Final the weekend will include acelebration of the lives of two ofblind cricket’s most high profilesupporters, cricket commentatorBrian Johnston and Test MatchSpecial scorer Bill Frindall, both amajor part of cricket at Wormsley.

The 2015 BBS Cup final, played atBroadHalfPenny Down, sawWarwickshire Bears edge outLondon Metro by just two runs in thehighest scoring final in thecompetition’s 37 year history.

Dave Gavrilovic, Vice Chairman ofBritish Blind Sport & CompetitionsSecretary of the charities cricketsection said: “It is a great privilege toget the chance to stage our knockoutcup final at such a beautiful groundwhere so many famous faces haveenjoyed playing and watching cricketover the past 25 years.”

Tim Munton, Managing Director ofWormsley Cricket Ground added,"We are delighted to have theopportunity to host the final atWormsley. It's a great addition to ourcricket calendar during August whichincludes hosting an England under19's ODI against Sri Lanka and thefinals of the Minor CountiesChampionship four-daycompetition and one-dayknockout Trophy.”

For more Information aboutthe ground go to

www.wormsleycricket.co.uk

“These are some of the shirts with ClubBadges along with three sets of walkietalkie radios bought with the fundingyour club so generously gave us,”explains Sheila Fisher from Bristol BlindBowls Club. “In case you were wonderingwhat the radios were for, it’s to letvisually impaired players know whatposition their woods have on the greenduring a match. Hope all your Membershave a great summer.”

Projects roundup

● T20 Final: Sussex

fielding while

Lancashire

bat

● Action from the Womens VI Cricket Programme,

partly funded by The Primary Club

● An East London Vision Bowls event run with the use of

money from The Primary Club

The editor welcomescontributions. Any personal

cricketing oddity, especiallyinvolving a primary, would

be welcome. Photoswould be a bonus!

PLEASECONTRIBUTE!

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Dear Member,

Shortly before this year’s annual trustees’ meeting, at theend of February, I thought I would be reporting financialresults not dissimilar to last year’s, with our regular annualdonation income apparently stuck at about £150,000,including Gift Aid. This would have meant depleting ourreserves to almost nothing, or cutting back on grants. Andthen I took a call from the executor of someone who hadbeen a member for over 20 years and who had died inJanuary leaving the Club £50,000. We have been fortunatein the last few years to have received a number ofsubstantial legacies, which have enabled us to continue tomake grants in the region of £180,000 a year. If you areconsidering making or amending a will, I do hope you willbear us in mind.

It is however difficult to plan on the basis of legacies whichwe might, or might not, receive. Our “core” income of£125,000 shown on this page, very similar to last year’s,includes about £3,000 from new members (up by 24% onthe previous year) and £43,000 donated by standingorder. The rest comes in via cheques or other donations,mostly sent to us within a few weeks of the receipt of theannual newsletter.

Membership of The Primary Club is for life – but we do askmembers to make a donation, however small, at least onceevery three years if they wish to remain on the mailing list.About 6,700 of you are receiving this newsletter; if the“three-year rule” were to be strictly enforced, half of youwouldn’t be getting it. I hope as many of you as possiblewill respond this year with a donation, either online or bycheque. If you would like a standing order form, just e-mailme on secretary@primaryclub.org or drop me a line and Iwill send you one.

Tomorrow marks the beginning of my club’s new season,and the temperature has, predictably, fallen after a week ofsunshine. My best wishes to you all; I hope those of youplaying or watching, at whatever level, have a goodseason.

Yours sincerely

Chris Larlham

From the Hon Sec… THE PRIMARY CLUB FORECAST RESULT FOR YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 20162015/16 2014/15

£(forecast) £(actual)Joining subscriptions and donations 125,000 121,347Exceptional items 59,555 10,000Profit on sale of merchandise 250 584Tax claim under Gift Aid 22,000 22,484Interest receivable 1,050 1,178

Total income 207,855 155,593

Publicity and administration costs (11,293) (12,895)

Surplus for the year 196,562 142,698Surplus from earlier years 60,697 79,567

257,259 222,265

Grants (details below) 174,883 161,568 Surplus to carry forward 82,376 60,697

Note: Copies of the Club’s full accounts are available from the Honorary Treasurer.

2015 GRANTS TO SCHOOLS AND CLUBS FOR THE BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTEDBerkshire Co Blind Soc Monthly sports club & cricket club 8,000Birmingham Sports Club Futsal & goalball 6,000Blind Cricket England & Wales Equipment and development programme 13,000

and women’s VI teamBritish Blind Sport Cricket - KO Final 6,760

Tenpin bowling 4,500 11,260 Bromley London Borough Children’s picnic 650 Cambridge Dons Goalball expenses 2,000Cheshire Cobras VICC 2016 season expenses 3,000Cricket for Change Development programme 10,368Derbyshire Assoc for the Blind Swimming and tenpin bowling 6,160Derbyshire Owls VICC 2016 season expenses 3,000Devon Bowling Club 2016 season expenses 3,300Dorset Dolphins VICC 2016 season expenses 3,000Durham VICC 2016 season expenses 3,000East London Vision “Young & Intrepid” Project 4,000English Blind Golf Assoc 2016 Matchplay Championship 3,000Gloucestershire VICC 2016 season expenses 3,000Hampshire VICC 2016 season expenses 3,000Island Trust Sailing holiday for QAC pupils 600Kent Spitfires VICC 2016 season expenses 3,000Kirklees Education Service Tandems & helmets 935Lancashire Lions VICC 2016 season expenses & goalball 3,700London Futsall Club2016 season expenses 2,450London Sports Club Swimming 1,000Loughborough Lions FC 2016 season expenses 2,500Merton Sports Club Hall hire & insurance 1,850Metro Cricket 6,000Milton Keynes Torch Fellowship Leisure activities 1,000National Blind Tenpin Winter Trios League 2015 2,500Bowling Assn, Belfast Northants Steelbacks VICC 2016 season expenses 3,000North West Scorpions FC 2016 season expenses 3,000Nottingham Knights VICC 2016 season expenses 3,000Open Country Tandems 3,200Outlook Trust Accommodation for sailing 2,000Royal National College, Hereford Cricket expenses 1,790Scottish Blind Golf Soc 2016 Strokeplay Championship 1,450Seashell Trust Tembos 4,470Somerset VICC 2016 season expenses 3,000South East London Vision “Activities4You” project 4,000South West Rovers 2015-16 football expenses 3,000Staffs Wolves VICC 2016 season expenses and kit 3,750Surrey VICC 2015 season expenses 1,950Sussex Sharks VICC 2016 season expenses and juniors 3,500Tandeming Together Tandem, tandem maintenance & transport 5,000 Taunton Deane VI Bowls 2016 season expenses & equipment 2,500VIB Somerset Bowling club 2016 season expenses 2,500Warwickshire VICC 2016 season expenses 3,000West Glamorgan Bowls Club 2015 season expenses 3,000Worcs Elizabethans VICC 2016 season expenses and kit 3,500Yorkshire VICC 2016 season expenses 3,000

£174,883

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Dear Member,

Shortly before this year’s annual trustees’ meeting, at theend of February, I thought I would be reporting �nancialresults not dissimilar to last year’s, with our regular annualdonation income apparently stuck at about £150,000,including Gift Aid. This would have meant depleting ourreserves to almost nothing, or cutting back on grants. Andthen I took a call from the executor of someone who hadbeen a member for over 20 years and who had died inJanuary leaving the Club £50,000. We have been fortunatein the last few years to have received a number ofsubstantial legacies, which have enabled us to continue tomake grants in the region of £180,000 a year. If you areconsidering making or amending a will, I do hope you willbear us in mind.

It is however di�cult to plan on the basis of legacies whichwe might, or might not, receive. Our “core” income of£125,000 shown on this page, very similar to last year’s,includes about £3,000 from new members (up by 24% onthe previous year) and £43,000 donated by standingorder. The rest comes in via cheques or other donations,mostly sent to us within a few weeks of the receipt of theannual newsletter.

Membership of The Primary Club is for life – but we do askmembers to make a donation, however small, at least onceevery three years if they wish to remain on the mailing list.About 6,700 of you are receiving this newsletter; if the“three-year rule” were to be strictly enforced, half of youwouldn’t be getting it. I hope as many of you as possiblewill respond this year with a donation, either online or bycheque. If you would like a standing order form, just e-mailme on secretary@primaryclub.org or drop me a line and Iwill send you one.

Tomorrow marks the beginning of my club’s new season,and the temperature has, predictably, fallen after a week ofsunshine. My best wishes to you all; I hope those of youplaying or watching, at whatever level, have a goodseason.

Yours sincerely

Chris Larlham

From the Hon Sec… THE PRIMARY CLUB FORECAST RESULT FOR YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 20162015/16 2014/15

£(forecast) £(actual)743,121 000,521 snoitanod dna snoitpircsbus gninioJ000,01555,95smeti lanoitpecxE485052esidnahcrem fo elas no tiforP484,22000,22diA tfiG rednu mialc xaT871,1050,1elbaviecer tseretnI

Total income 207,855 155,593

)598,21()392,11(stsoc noitartsinimda dna yticilbuP

Surplus for the year 196,562 142,698765,97796,06sraey reilrae morf sulpruS

257,259 222,265

865,161388,471)woleb sliated( stnarGSurplus to carry forward 82,376 60,697

Note: Copies of the Club’s full accounts are available from the Honorary Treasurer.

2015 GRANTS TO SCHOOLS AND CLUBS FOR THE BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTEDBerkshire Co Blind Soc Monthly sports club & cricket club 8,000

000,6llablaog & lastuFbulC stropS mahgnimriBBlind Cricket England & Wales Equipment and development programme 13,000

and women’s VI teamBritish Blind Sport Cricket - KO Final 6,760

Tenpin bowling 4,500 11,260 056cincip s’nerdlihChguoroB nodnoL yelmorB

000,2sesnepxe llablaoGsnoD egdirbmaC000,3sesnepxe nosaes 6102CCIV sarboC erihsehC

Cricket for Change Development programme 10,368Derbyshire Assoc for the Blind Swimming and tenpin bowling 6,160

000,3sesnepxe nosaes 6102CCIV slwO erihsybreD003,3sesnepxe nosaes 6102bulC gnilwoB noveD000,3sesnepxe nosaes 6102CCIV snihploD tesroD000,3sesnepxe nosaes 6102CCIV mahruD

East London Vision “Young & Intrepid” Project 4,000English Blind Golf Assoc 2016 Matchplay Championship 3,000

000,3sesnepxe nosaes 6102 CCIV erihsretsecuolG000,3 sesnepxe nosaes 6102CCIV erihspmaH006slipup CAQ rof yadiloh gniliaS tsurT dnalsI000,3 sesnepxe nosaes 6102 CCIV seriftipS tneK539 stemleh & smednaTecivreS noitacudE seelkriK

Lancashire Lions VICC 2016 season expenses & goalball 3,700054,2sesnepxe nosaes 6102bulC llastuF nodnoL000,1gnimmiwS bulC stropS nodnoL005,2sesnepxe nosaes 6102 CF snoiL hguorobhguoL058,1ecnarusni & erih llaHbulC stropS notreM000,6tekcirCorteM000,1seitivitca erusieLpihswolleF hcroT senyeK notliM

National Blind Tenpin Winter Trios League 2015 2,500Bowling Assn, Belfast

000,3sesnepxe nosaes 6102CCIV skcableetS stnahtroN000,3sesnepxe nosaes 6102CF snoiprocS tseW htroN000,3sesnepxe nosaes 6102 CCIV sthginK mahgnittoN002,3smednaTyrtnuoC nepO000,2 gnilias rof noitadommoccAtsurT kooltuO097,1sesnepxe tekcirCdrofereH ,egelloC lanoitaN layoR

Scottish Blind Golf Soc 2016 Strokeplay Championship 1,450074,4sobmeT tsurT llehsaeS000,3sesnepxe nosaes 6102CCIV tesremoS

South East London Vision “Activities4You” project 4,000South West Rovers 2015-16 football expenses 3,000Staffs Wolves VICC 2016 season expenses and kit 3,750

059,1sesnepxe nosaes 5102 CCIV yerruSSussex Sharks VICC 2016 season expenses and juniors 3,500Tandeming Together Tandem, tandem maintenance & transport 5,000 Taunton Deane VI Bowls 2016 season expenses & equipment 2,500

005,2 sesnepxe nosaes 6102 bulc gnilwoB tesremoS BIV000,3sesnepxe nosaes 6102 CCIV erihskciwraW000,3 sesnepxe nosaes 5102bulC slwoB nagromalG tseW

Worcs Elizabethans VICC 2016 season expenses and kit 3,500000,3 sesnepxe nosaes 6102CCIV erihskroY

£174,883

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Hampshire Visually Impaired Cricket Club(HVICC) was formed in 2008 with the mainaim of providing training and competitivematches for anyone interested in playingcricket in the Hampshire area, regardlessof age, gender or ability. We also providelocal coaches with experience of the gameof blind cricket and operate an opentraining session policy, whereby anyonewishing to try the sport is welcome to doso.

HVICC's 2015 season was one of mixedfortunes. We started by winning theSurrey Invitational Tournament played atthe Kia Oval, which was a greatexperience for the players, who neverthought they would play cricket on suchhallowed turf and change in the awaydressing room, surrounded by thesignatures of cricket legends.

League games were a struggle – earlylifeless pitches lead to draws in games wewould have hoped to win and when thepitches livened up, we were not able tocapitalise. However the last league gamewas a real thriller for all involved – playingDorset for the Peter Marshall Cup, weposted a challenging 193 to win andDorset took it down to the wire; a run outand three dot balls in the final over saw uswin by just one run!

Our T20 Cup campaign started by easingpast Kent and then skittling Berkshire forjust 46; we took just six overs to book ourplace in the final. Tight bowling heldMetro Devils to 146 for 6 but we fell shortby 12 runs and collected the runners-upmedals.

So we start the new season ready for thechallenge, with new players in the teamand benefitting from excellent wintertraining delivered by Head Coach, IeuanWathen. If you would like to see what weget up to in training, visit us atwww.blindcricket.hampshire.org.uk andclick on the link to a That's Solent TVvideo; you will also be able to see a linkfor some Lord Taverners' videos featuringHVICC,which show how blind cricket isplayed.

All of this would not be possible withoutthe dedication of our band of volunteerswho run the club, make the cricket teas,drive the minibus and ‘friends’ of the clubwho raise, donate or grant money to theclub. Without The Primary Club and theircontinued support, for which we areimmensely grateful, we would not be ableto facilitate the wonderful game of cricketfor our blind and partially sighted players.

Jacki Killeen, Treasurer

A Club grant to the Sensory SupportService in Bromley, London, has helpedprovide a range of sporting activitiesincluding swimming sessions andtrampolining, as well as funding achildren’s picnic

The Primary Club, PO Box 12121, Saffron Walden, Essex CB10 2ZFTel: 01799 586507 Email secretary@primaryclub.org Website: www.primaryclub.orgRegistered charity no 285285

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Outlook Trust“We have had plenty of adventureswith visually impaired children takingpart in water actives such as sailing,canoeing, raft building, kayaking,having fun leaping off rocks into thelake, capsizing boats, and generallyhaving lots of fun!” says Jeff Davies, aTrustee at Outlook Trust.

“In addition we have tandem cycledand climbed in the Lake District aswell. Children have blossomed,gained confidence, made new friendswith children with similar disabilitiesas well as learning a range of newskills.

“2015 was a really successful year forthe Outlook Trust for the visuallyimpaired. All six Windermereweekends and the sailing week on theSolent were full. Some weekendswere oversubscribed. We providedactivity opportunities for 75 peoplelast year.

“We have painted our bus and startedto refurbish yachts and two Wayfarerdinghies to increase and improve theequipment and resources for ouryoungsters.

“Providing these opportunities andmaintaining and improving assets isan expensive endeavour but worthevery penny. On behalf of TheOutlook Trust and particularly ourvery special participants may Iextend our sincere thanks to ThePrimary Club for their generoussupport. Without this support wewould not be able to continue.”

A year in the life ofa VI cricket clubAn insider’s look at the ups and downs of 12 monthsat Hampshire VI cricket club

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