Jack Frost XI website www.jackfrostxi.org - This Year

50th Anniversary Events

	As most Frosters know, our wonderful club was founded in 1961 by our President HCA ‘Tony’ Gill. So this year, 50 years on, we celebrate the Jubilee Year of Jack Frost XI cricket together, marveling collectively at the longevity of our fine ‘wandering’ cricket club and looking forward to the next 50 years with great anticipation! In order to celebrate our Jubilee Year in a manner befitting Jack Frost XI, your Committee has put plans in place for a number of very exciting events, all of which deserve the support of our Members, we are sure you will all agree. Please see details below, and equally importantly respond accordingly to notify your Committee of your intention to attend/participate in each of the events, which are detailed in chronological order. Jubilee Golf Day This event will be held at the renowned Berkshire Golf Club near Ascot on Thursday 12th May 2011. The anticipated format will be as follows:- • 07.30 am - Full English breakfast • 18 holes - Morning • Three course lunch and morning prizes • 9/18 holes - Afternoon • Afternoon golf and overall prizes The cost for this fantastic opportunity to play one of the great woodland/heathland golf courses in the UK will be circa £130 to £140 per person. Members, ladies and Member's guests are all welcome. N.B. If you are inclined to play only 18 holes and have lunch beforehand or afterward then there will be a moderate financial discount available. Please contact the Hon Secretary Alastair Crowhurst on his mobile or by email for more details and to reserve your place. The Berkshire - Blue Couse - 1st hole Jack Frost XI President's v Chairman’s Match This event will be held at Abinger CC in Surrey on Friday 8th July 2011. The anticipated format will be an all day game of ‘declaration’ cricket with two teams drawn from the ranks of Jack Frost XI Members and friends of the XI. We envisage running an all day BBQ. The bar and pavilion will also be open all day to accommodate the needs of the Members and their guests. Suffice to say the demand from Members to play in this match will be strong as we all look to ‘get one over’ on our team mates in the hottest contest of the 2011 Jack Frost XI calendar! Get that holiday booked now with the boss to ensure you can make it! Please contact the Hon Secretary Alastair Crowhurst on his mobile or by email for more details and to reserve your place as a player and/or social visitor. Abinger Hammer Jubilee Cricket Tour After much debate and soul searching amongst the Committee and our Membership - not to mention some extremely hard work on the part of Tim Martin in organising three potential tours - it has been decided that, given the current financial climate as well as other events taking place in our Jubilee year, a more ‘local’ tour is the most viable option for 2011. So the official Jack Frost XI Tour for our Jubilee Year will take place on the island of Vis in Croatia and will run from September 15th – 20th 2011. Vis As the website says ‘Vis is a stunningly beautiful island. Lying 40km off the Dalmatian coast, Vis is a haven away from mass-tourism where you can enjoy the Mediterranean as it used to be, laid back and unspoiled. When we're not playing cricket, we can offer you swimming, snorkelling, diving, sailing, paragliding, trekking and tennis as alternative activities - and then of course there are the more leisurely pursuits of sunbathing, dining on delicious seafood and tasting the renowned organic wines produced by the islanders. Your holiday, your way, at whatever pace you like.’ Visit www.viscricket.com Vis For those intending to play a bit of cricket in between the wine snorkelling, there will be two afternoon games and one evening T20 thrash, all played at Vis' only cricket ground, where the opposition come to us! The total cost for the tour including flights, ferries, hotels, transport, match fees and other tour expenses (but not spending money) wil be £295! To reserve your place, whether as a player or ‘social’ tourist, send your non-refundable Tour Deposit of £100 to the Hon Trreasurer Dom Bryan by February 28th 2011 – any deposits received after the deadline may result in increased flight costs. Please contact Tim Martin on his mobile or via his email for more details. Jubilee Dinner – Friday 18th November 2011 As a finale to the events celebrating our 50th Anniversary, where better to celebrate the beginning of our next 50 years than at the home of cricket – at Lord's NW8! Jack Frost XI Members, their partners and guests will celebrate ’50 years of Jack Frost XI cricket’ at a black tie dinner in the Long Room at Lord's. A champagne reception, music and a free bar during the reception, (wines and beer as well as soft drinks), followed by a three course dinner with ½ a bottle of house wine and ½ a bottle of mineral water per person followed by a high profile after dinner speaker – all in the wonderful setting of The Long Room at Lord's, with views of the floodlit square and Media Centre! The cost for this celebration of all things Frost will be £135 to £150 per person depending upon our total numbers. Please contact Alastair Crowhurst on his mobile or by emailfor more details and/or to reserve your place. (£75pp deposit required by March 1st 2011 – balance due by August 1st 2011). The Long Room - Lord's In order to ensure attendance by as many Members as possible, payment plans are available for the Vis, Croatia Tour and the Lord's black tie dinner, for those who would prefer to pay that way – please enquire with the appropriate organiser. As you might imagine we are looking into corporate sponsorship for some of these events in order to try and keep the costs down for our Members – so if you run your own business or know anyone who may be interested in sponsoring all or part of any of our events please contact the Hon Secretary Alastair Crowhurst. Suffice to say an awful lot of thought, effort and negotiation has gone into organising these events for our Members. But none of them will happen without your support. So the sooner you respond to the appropriate person to confirm your interest the easier it will be to budget for these events and of course the easier it will be for your Committee. Your assistance at making this challenging but exciting year a little easier for your Committee is appreciated.