2009 May | The Walker Ground

ICC World Cup Twenty20 ‘Practice Sessions’ at The Walker Ground

The Walker Cricket Ground has been selected by the ICC to host some of The World Cup Twenty20 practice sessions and these are as follows.

Date	Times	SOUTHGATE	Hours
Sun 31st May	10.00hrs – 12.00 hrs	SRI LANKA	2
Sun 31st May	10.00hrs – 12.00hrs	IRELAND	2

Mon 1st June	10.00hrs – 13.00hrs	SRI LANKA	3

Tue 2nd June	10.00hrs – 13.00hrs	PAKISTAN	3

Wed 3rd June	10.00hrs – 13.00hrs	NEW ZEALAND	3

Thur 4th June	10.00hrs – 13.00hrs	WEST INDIES	3
	14.00hrs – 17.00hrs	SCOTLAND	3
	14.00hrs – 17.00hrs	SRI LANKA	3
	17.30hrs – 20.30hrs	SOUTH AFRICA	3

Fri 5th June	09.00hrs – 11.30hrs	PAKISTAN	2.5
	12.00hrs – 14.00hrs	AUSTRALIA	2

Sat 6th June	10.00hrs – 13.00hrs	SOUTH AFRICA	3
	14.00hrs – 17.00hrs	ENGLAND	3

Mon 8th June	10.00hrs – 13.00hrs	NETHERLANDS	3
	13.30hrs – 16.30hrs	SOUTH AFRICA	3

Wed 10th June	10.00hrs – 13.00hrs	NETHERLANDS	3
	13.30hrs – 16.30hrs	SCOTLAND	3

Thur 11th June	14.00hrs – 17.00hrs	C1	3

Fri 12th June	14.00hrs – 17.00hrs	A2	3
	17.30hrs – 20.30hrs	B2	3

Spectators Welcome

‘Volunteers Day’ – 14th May 2009

A group of 40 most welcome helpers volunteered to assist a clean-up project, organised by Vickie Prow (Southgate SRC), on Thursday 14^th May, at The Walker Ground.

These young employees from company Ipsos Mori provided labour for the following areas with Vickie, Mike O’Flynn, Nick Teeling and Lorna Empson leading.

Male and female changing room cleaning, squash balcony painting (courts 5+6), car park clearing / pruning, back of pavilion courtyard clearing and Committee room cleaning / painting. A huge overflowing skip was the evidence.

Follow-up painting was completed by Mike.

A huge thank you was received from the Trustees and staff. Refreshments (Lynda & Becky) welcomed these volunteers at the start, as well as throughout the day but they still had some energy for a football kick-ups team game on the wonderful Walker grounds.

Squash: Alison Waters ‘Southgate SRC’ – Wins Irish Open 2009

Southgate, and Walker Ground, local girl Alison Waters (World No. 6 and England No. 2) took the Title in the recent Irish Open in Dublin (25th April).

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The women’s final raced off with Alison 5-0 up in the first few minutes. She managed to remain in front for the rest of that game despite local girl Madeleine Perry fighting back with her typical Irish spirit.

Waters’ volleys managed to set her up with a game ball at 10:6 thanks to a fantastic forehand kill, then took the next point and first game with a deceptive volley-drop.
The second game was tight with Madeleine hitting some wonderful hard fast drives but Alison recovered well. At 8:7 to Madeleine it was anyone’s game, but Alison’s trade mark winners were her volleys – finishing the game at 11:9.

Madeleine started the third game with a true fighting attitude with an encouraging 3:1 lead. A mixture of her mistakes and the good play by Alison turned the next 7 points into Alison’s favour. Who then went on to win the game and match.
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It was a well-contested match with local support for Madeleine – but Alison’s supremacy with her excellent short volleys, drop shots and agility proved too much for Madeleine.

You can have a chance to see / play Alison at the Southgate Squash & Racketball Club on World Squash Day – May 23rd. For more details visit the Southgate Squash Club Website