Greg Holden – Maidenhead Crib

Posted 11th September 2022

Welcome to the 2022-23 Season.

As confirmed at the AGM, the first round of fixtures for the new season will be on Monday 26^th September.

Fixtures for the season are now available to view on this website ( I will try to amend the layout if my computer allows me). There are a few amendments to the fixture list that was issued at the AGM, mainly to prevent both Craufurd teams from playing at home on the same night, and this has, unfortunately, meant that some teams will be playing at home (or away) for 2 or 3 weeks consecutively.

Ark Angels will be playing at a new venue for this season. The address of their new home is :

NMCC Sports Bar

Summerleaze Park, off Summerleaze Rd,

Maidenhead , SL6 8SP

http://www.nmccsportsbar.com/

Until further notice, Bourne End Social Club will continue to play their home fixtures at Hedsor Bar.

Posted 20th August 2022

** URGENT NOTICE **

Please note, the AGM / Presentation Evening that had been scheduled for Monday 22^nd August has had to be postponed by a week, to Monday 29^th August. This is because the trophies and medals will not be received back from the engravers until the 23^rd.

Venue remains unchanged – Ivy Leaf Club.

Competition Winners – 2021/22

This season’s winners were as follows :

League : The New Inn

Richard Pither Cup : Craufurd Buccaneers

Team Trophy : Ark Angels

Singles : Stuart (New Inn)

Pairs : John & Steve (Ivy Leaf B)

President’s Cup : Dave & Phil (Hedsor Club)

Play to Lose : Emma & Les (Britwell ex Servicemen’s Club)

Congratulations to all winners.

Posted 31st May 2022

Competition Finals Night.

Please note, the Finals night for the Pairs, Singles, and Play to Lose competitions, is at Desborough Bowls Club on Monday 6^th June and NOT 7^th June, as listed on the Fixtures page.

Apologies for the late correction.

Posted 11th May 2022

Dates for your Diaries.

Following a committee meeting, held on 10^th May, it has been agreed that Registration for all teams wishing to participate in the 2022/2023 season must be received by Monday 25^th July 2022.

The Secretary’s Cup (singles comp) will be held at Desborough Bowls Club on this date and all team captains are invited to attend.

The AGM, and Awards Presentations, will be held on Monday 22^nd August 2022, at the Ivy Leaf Club.

Posted 31^st March 2022

President’s Cup.

Just a reminder that the President’s Cup (pairs competition) will be held next Monday (4^th April) at Desborough Bowls Club.

Team Trophy & Richard Pither Cup.

The remaining semi-final of the Team Trophy was completed earlier this week with Ark Angels running out 11-5 winners against Ivy Leaf B.

The Finals, to be held at the Ivy Leaf Club on 23^rd May, will be :

Richard Pither Cup : Hedsor Bar v’s Craufurd Buccaneers

Team Trophy : Ark Angels v’s New Inn

Posted 28^th February 2022

Postponed matches.

There are 7 matches that need to be re-scheduled and I would like to propose the following dates (depending on cup results) :

1/3/22 Ivy Leaf B v Desborough BC (confirmed)

14/3/22 Ivy Leaf A v Craufurd Buccaneers

14/3/22 Desborough BC v Britwell ex Servicemen’s Club

23/5/22 Bird in Hand v Desborough BC

30/5/22 Craufurd Buccaneers v Desborough BC

23 or 30/5/22 New Inn v Ivy Leaf B

23 or 30/5/22 Ivy Leaf A v Bourne End SC

Would all team captains please confirm that these dates are acceptable, or not. (I know some of you have already agreed to the 14^th March games). Thanks, Dave (Fix.Sec.)

Posted 20^th February 2022

The semi-finals of the Team Trophy will be as follows :

New Inn v Bourne End SC

Ark Angels v Ivy Leaf B

Both matches to take place on Monday 14^th March 2022.

Posted 19^th December 2021

The draw for the Richard Pither Cup semi-finals and the Team Trophy quarter finals was made at last Tuesday’s committee meeting and will be as follows :

Richard Pither Semi Finals:

North Star v Craufurd Buccaneers

Hedsor Bar v Ivy Leaf A

Team Trophy Quarter Finals :

Bourne End SC v Bird in Hand

Desborough BC v Ivy Leaf B

New Inn v Britwell ex Servicemen’s Club

Craufurd Crusaders v Ark Angels

All matches to take place on the 7^th February 2022.

A reminder about the Singles competition (at the Ivy Leaf on 17^th January 2022). Would team captains please e-mail the names of their players who wish to take part to Tim Rutland before Monday the 10^th January. His address is tim.rutland@live.co.uk

Note, this competition is free to enter.

Should there be further covid related restrictions put in place by the Government, we shall keep you updated via this website.

Posted 16^th November 2021

The Quarter finals of the Richard Pither Cup will be as follows :

Bourne End SC v Hedsor Bar

Desborough BC v Craufurd Buccaneers

Ivy Leaf A v Ivy Leaf B

North Star v Ark Angels

All matches to take place on the 13^th December.

The 4 losers will be joined by Bird in Hand, Britwell ex Servicemen’s Club, Craufurd Crusaders and the New Inn to compete in the quarter finals of the Team Trophy on 7^th February 2022.

Please note that all other tournament competitions will be free to enter. These include

Singles (17^th January 2022)

Pairs (14^th February 2022)

Presidents Cup (4^th April 2022)

Play to Lose (16^th May 2022)

The finals of these competitions will all be held on 7^th June 2022 at Desborough Bowls Club.

Posted 2^nd November 2021

The quarter finals of the Richard Pither Cup will be contested by :

Ark Angels Bourne End Social Club

Craufurd Buccaneers Desborough Bowls Club

Hedsor Bar Ivy Leaf A

Ivy Leaf B North Star

The Draw will take place at the next committee meeting on the 9^th November, and ties will be played on 13^th December.

Posted 19th October 2021

Secretaries Meeting Dates:

Tuesday 9^th November
Tuesday 14^th December
Tuesday 15^th February
Tuesday 22^nd March
Tuesday 26^th April
Tuesday 10^th May

As previously stated, there is no actual requirement to attend provided the pennies have been paid and reconciled with Emily De Fraine (Treasurer).

All Cup Draws will be witnessed by members of the committee.

Posted 10th October 2021

Please be aware that as Bourne End Social Club has decided to no longer open on a Monday, so their venue for crib matches has had to change. With immediate effect they will be playing at the Hedsor Club.

However, the start time will be between 8.15pm-8.30pm as there are other arrangements with the room sometimes. If in doubt on the start time please contact their Team Secretary, Belinda.

Posted 20th September 2021

As communicated to all teams, we now have a 12th team in the league, so welcome Britwell Ex-Servicemen’s Club. Their Team Secretary is Gary Hill. Contact details will be sent to Team Secretaries.

Fresh fixtures list is now on the site and will be sent on email.

Well done to everyone for keeping things together during a difficult period.

Posted 13th September 2021

The Fixtures are now published on the relevant page for the coming season. 2 weeks to go……

Posted 30th August 2021

The Maidenhead & District Cribbage AGM will be held on Monday 6^th Sept at the New Inn at 8pm.

There is no requirements for Team Secretaries to attend, but you are also welcome.

The principle points of discussion will be:

1 Election of Offices:

Currently:

Chairman: Tim Rutland

Treasurer: Emily De Fraine

President: Greg Holden

Proposed new position of Fixtures Secretary: Dave Ewan.

2 Treasurers report

3 Season format

We seemed to have failed to acquire the 12^th team that would have made fixtures and Cups easier to organise – in particular the latter – Cup format to be confirmed.

4 Assessment of proposed changes to the Constitution including start times, food provision, removal of runners up medals etc

5 AOB

We will be looking to start the league now officially on 27^th September 2021 with fixtures list emailed and they will be on the website by the 13^th September.

We will send out a summary report of the AGM to each of you.

Posted 19th November 2020

Due to the continued COVID restrictions, resumption of the Crib League was not possible in October and it is not anticipated that this will change until 2021. The committee will review in January 2021to see if there is any prospect of competition at all, either in an abbreviated league form or cup competitions. In the meantime, keep safe and healthy everyone.

Posted 20th September 2020
The 2020 /2021 season will start on 12^th October 2020, subject to any further changes to conditions.
Matches to start at 8pm rather than 8.30pm, particularly in the light that teams may be short of a players occasionally in the current environment (this will be slightly amended to attempt an 8.15pm start for the Bird in Hand on their away games). This will assist with any player shortages / quarantining etc to finish earlier. This amendment will be incorporated into the constitution.
Home Teams will need to provide the following conditions:
- Hand Sanitiser must be on all tables
- Tables must provide a 1m distance between players
- There may be alternative venues for certain teams in the interim to cater for the space requirement – see the website / fixture emails (to come) for venue confirmations.
- All venues must adhere fully to the Government Covid measures.
- Masks shall be worn at all times if possible during the playing of the matches, subject to players hearing the counting
- Home teams that are moving tables may retain their pegs through each of the four games, should they wish.
- No food will be provided until further notice
- Bus stops can still be done to cover additional costs that venues incur such as sanitizer.
The league season will consist of all league and cup games being completed first, with tournaments (Singles, Pairs, Presidents, Play to Lose)potentially being arranged at the end of the season, when circumstances of such gatherings maybe more amenable to everyone.

Posted July 2020 – Unfortunately due to the current Covid-19 restrictions, the 2019-2020 Cribbage League season has had to be abandoned. However, we are hopeful that things will be restarted in September 2020 for the coming season.

More news to follow.