Storm Arwen blew into Northampton at the weekend, and for some time on Friday night fixtures looked doubtful as junior training and Badgers at Home was cancelled. And true enough, Saturday morning blew in cold and snowy, but with the pitches frost free, it was game on. The sun even shone briefly on the Men’s First Team, as they beat Warwick University 2-3, with two goals from Cam Arnold and one from Marti Vila Riera, Read more…
So, Jason, why weren’t you smiling in the recent Third Team photo that proved such a hit on Facebook? “I was thinking about our upcoming fixtures against Coalville, Ashby and Oundle.” “So what makes you such a successful captain?” “We’ve certainly got an excellent record, but it’s players that make the team successful. 2 losses out of the last 34 league games played and we’ve won seven out of seven so far this season. It’s Read more…
This week, we tracked down Jon “Jonno” Noble to talk about the ladies Second Team. “How’s it going Jon?” “Well it’s been going alright” “That’s good. Care to elaborate?” “Actually, yes it’s been really good. Now it’s underway, the new open league has been the best thing that’s happened in a long while. The old County League was really bad. The ladies would win the league by a mile, get promoted and then get relegated Read more…
You Might Win Something With Kids The Saint caught up with Ollie Fosbury last week for a socially-distanced phone call with the young captain of the Second Team for an update on the season so far. “It’s been a slow start to the season with four losses from four games. But we had our first league win at the weekend, 3-1 against Boots. It’s been a long time coming and there have been some frustrating Read more…
Brixit News All votes have now been counted and we can confirm that Brixworth Cricket Club is our new post-match venue! Following a nail-biting count of all 94 votes, Brixworth emerged as the winner by a narrow margin of just 4. We now have an idyllic new venue, able to fulfil the 7 important criteria set by the Exec Committee; Food somewhere- league requirement Alcohol plus drinks for those who want non-alcohol offers Somewhere for Read more…
The England Hockey League enjoyed its first ever half-term break at the weekend, but The Saint found men’s first team captain, Gareth Parker hard at work doing extra training sessions and planning team strategy for the rest of the season. “Our preseason this year was highly enjoyable, though different and challenging, given the conditions. We had to be flexible but this gave lots of people the opportunity to get involved in the First Team. Training Read more…
To help you plan for tomorrow’s first league games, here are some clarification points on your after-match Teas All Teas are being taken at Brixworth Cricket Club All Teas will be served 45 minutes after the scheduled end of your match Bar and Cricket Club facilities will be open from 12.30 to 19.30 Teas are open to you and your Opposition Useful notes Free tea and coffee will be available from the Bar Address: Brixworth Cricket Club, Read more…
Club House News The Executive Committee has been doing some work on trying to resolve some of the issues on our outstanding clubhouse offer. We have two elements that we have been working on namely: – 1. Resolving the annual availability problems at Saints Cricket Club during the month of September and October 2. A long-term solution at Moulton College (a further email will come out next week asking for volunteers to get involved with Read more…
Outdoor Training Dates for the Senior 2021-2022 Season are as follows: Men’s Performance (1st & 2nd XI) | Invitation Only | Tuesdays 20:00 – 22:00 @ Moulton College Gate 4 Water Base Tuesday 10th August 2021 – Tuesday 7th December 2021 Tuesday 4th January 2022 – Tuesday 29th March 2022 Men’s Club (3rd XI and below) | Open to All | Tuesdays 18:30 – 20:00 @ Moulton College Gate 4 Water Base Tuesday 31st August 2021 – Tuesday Read more…
What is new for this year? We have submitted an Expression of Interest to be a Talent Centre and been accepted and are now undergoing the process to be one – why does the club want to be a Talent Centre? • Number of juniors playing in the adult sides means we need a transparent and planned way of integrating juniors into senior sides • We want to be more self-sufficient in developing players in Read more…