Indoor Winter Training, everyone is welcome! Whether you're a member of Irby or looking for a new challenge. We're accepting all age groups, all abilities. Why don't you give it a go? Our sessions will be 6-8pm for adults for the first few weeks then changing to 6-7pm Juniors and 7-8pm Seniors.
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Welcome Smit Mehta to Irby CC for the 2023 season Irby CC are delighted to announce the signing of Smit Mehta as our overseas player for the 2023 season.
Smit originates from India but has now settled in Australia. The all-rounder is a genuine all-rounder, being a right handed top order batter and front line off spinner. He has played in Queensland Premier Cricket for the famous South Brisbane Cricket Club, in recent years, playing alongside and against many Queensland & Aussie players. The allrounder has been playing a combination of 1st and 2nd Grade cricket. Smit has plenty of UK playing experience having played for Dinting Cricket Club in the Derbyshire and Cheshire Cricket League in both 2019 and 2022. Over his 2 year stint he racked up over 1000 runs at a touch under 30 and taking 87 wickets at 12 including being the leading wicket taker in the league in 2019. Welcome to Mill Hill Road Smit! Our exciting year has just gotten better, announcing our 75th Anniversary Celebration weekend! Some Exciting News
Our committee have been hard at work organising an entire weekend of events for all to enjoy at the club. Beginning on Friday the 30th of June we'll have a special guest speaker (more on that below), entertainment, food and of course T20 Cricket in what we hope to be a glorious Sun-Filled beginning of the weekend... Anything like the weather last year would be a huge bonus! Moving into the Saturday, the 1st of July, We'll be playing our Normal matches in the day time, then we'll be whisked off to a Club Members Ball, with fantastic food and music into the evening. Then on the Sunday to wrap up what we hope will be an action packed weekend, we're looking to host a short-format Cricket Tournament. We're yet to work out the finer details of this, but rest assured we will have all the information very soon. Our Wonderful Guest Speaker We're pleased to announce our Guest Speaker - Geoff Miller O.B.E. will be joining us on Friday the 30th of June. As many of you may know, Geoff a former English cricketer, who played in 34 Test matches and 25 One Day Internationals for the England cricket team between 1976 and 1984. He played for Derbyshire from 1973 to 1986, captaining the side from 1979 to 1981 and returned in 1990 after playing for Essex between 1987 and 1989. He was an England selector from 2008 to 2013 and was appointed President of Derbyshire C.C.C. in March 2014. It will be a great honour for our club to host Geoff. Getting Tickets, the Cost and all the other Important Bits So how do you sign up for this event? If you follow the link, which will be at the bottom of the page, you will be guided to a page on this website, where you can purchase your ticket for the event. Tickets will be £50 for Friday On the Friday, £50 will go toward access to the Speaker, Entertainment (TBC) and the food provided on the day. Tickets are £10 for Saturday the 1st of July's Ball and FREE for the Sunday Tournament You can pick up your tickets from today. Just follow the link here - https://www.irbycricketclub.com/payments/75th-anniversary-lunch-with-geoff-miller-obe-88703.html Keep an eye out on our Newsletter, our Social Media pages and around the club for lots more information to come about our sponsors, entertainment and much more. If you have any questions don't hesitate to get in touch. |
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