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Directions for 4th XI game (a) v Swords this Sunday

phoenixcc — Wed, 16 May 2012 14:50:09 +0000

Please find the route to reach NewBridge Demesne on 20th for the 4th XI league match away to Swords this Sunday.

The ground is located at Newbridge Park and Demesne, Donabate.

It can be found on google maps – 53.486603,-6.16981
or

http://www.newbridgehouseandfarm.com/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4&Itemid=4

It is very easy to find.

Come through the M1 heading belfast. Take the exit for Donabate/ Lusk / Rush. Take the 3rd exit on on top of the M1 round about. Again take the 3rd exit at the immediate next round about. Heading for don abate, after about 1 km take your left at the BIG Gate for New Bridge House. Come inside and park at the parking. Find the Football ground.

Cricket Pitch is at the far end after the Football ground.

Quiz Night Moved to Friday July 6th

phoenixcc — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:18:05 +0000

Our annual Quiz Night has been moved back to Friday July 6th at 8pm as the original date for the coming weekend didn’t pan out. We’ll other fundraisers between now and the Quiz Night, and we’ll let you know the details of those in due course, but make sure you put July 6th in your diary!

Tom Anders on form again and retains place in Southern XI

phoenixcc — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:11:48 +0000

Tom Anders took figures of 2 for 32 last weekend for the Southern XI against the NWCU but the weather intervened and cut short a game that was well poised.

Tom chipped in with a couple of wickets as he his side restrict NWCU to 165 for 9. The Southern XI were 11/0 in reply when the rain came to cut the match short.

Tom has retained his place, unsurprisingly, for this weekends coming fixture. The Southern U’17 squad to play Northern Cricket Union at Muckamore CC on Sunday, May 20th (12pm start) is as follows

Ruadhán Jones (Cork Harlequins) Capt.
Thomas Anders (Phoenix)
Jack Balbirnie (Pembroke)
Lee Cole (YMCA)
Mark Collier (Clontarf)
Benn Hoey (Terenure)
Michael Hogan (Terenure)
Brad Morgan (Cork County)
Rory O’Keeffe (Cork Harlequins)
Shahrukh Shamin (Old Belvedere)
James Smith (Terenure)
Joshim Uddin (Railway Union)

Food available from the bar after Thursday training

phoenixcc — Tue, 15 May 2012 23:50:26 +0000

From this Thursday onward the bar will now be serving food after nets finish up on Thursday evenings. When nets wind down you can head into the bar and pick up 2 slices of pizza and 2 pieces of garlic bread for just €2.50 and of course there will be plenty of beverages on offer for you to wash them down with!

This will give people a chance to relax and hang out with their club mates, old and new, after the final training session before the weekends games. A lot of people have to run to training straight from work so between that and all the training drills we know you work up an appetite.

So make the most of the new initiative by the club and stick around for a drink, a bite and a chat after you finish your Thursday nets.

First monthly “End Of Round Report”

phoenixcc — Tue, 15 May 2012 23:45:17 +0000

The season has started well on many levels. We’ve maintained a high level of intensity in our training right from those cold dark mornings back in North County. Our approach has been brilliant and continues to be so.

We’ve also had a massive influx of new players of all grades and ages who have added much to the club already. It’s been great to see the new guys coming in and settling down as a part of the club. As a result there have been huge turnouts at outdoor nets.

There has been great banter between all the players out on the training ground but because there are so many new faces we could still do with mingling more and getting to know each other even better.

This Saturday is a great chance to do so. As well as the 1st X1 game, Heineken Cup & Champion’s League being on we’re going to have our first “End Of Round Report.” This is a quick 1/2 hour wrap up of how each team has got on in the previous weeks. Each captain will nominate 1 player from his/her team to stand up and give everybody else a brief overview of that team’s recent highlighlights, good, bad, funnny or otherwise!

This is simply about us sharing in other Phoenix team’s successes and failures and being part of a club.

Our first monthly report will be in the clubhouse on Saturday at 7pm. After the 1st XI game finishes and before the Champions League Final starts. It won’t take particularly long and I promise it won’t be boring! So hopefully everyone will make an effort to get down and be a part of it. Regardless of whether you’re playing that day or not come along and join in and then we can all have a few drinks and watch the game in the bar afterwards.

C’mon Phoenix!

Matt Lunson

Head Coach