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Norfolk based cricket club Est 1924 | 1XI @ThurlowNunnEAPL & 2XI @nfkca div 2 | Main sponsor @kingsleyhomes | Youth Coaching | Sunday Team | Ladies Softball
Walcis Park, Norwich, NR9 5QP
Joined April 2014
Winter Junior Training starts on the 25th February and runs every week until the start of the outdoor season . All ages and abilities are really welcome at the club. Please contact @jimmyclarke38 on 07916982337 or gwcccdo@gmail.com. #cricket.#summer.#2025season .#norfolk.#norwich
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(1/2) Great Witchingham Cricket Club is delighted to announce the signing of Monty Panesar. Throughout Monty’s career, he played for England from 2006 to 2013. One of his notable achievements was being a part of the England team that won the Ashes series in 2009.
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Giveaway time 🏆🙌🏼. Follow, like, and tag a mate for a chance to win a signed England shirt by the legendary Monty Panesar! 🏏. A winner will be drawn Friday 3rd May 🥇. Don’t miss out on this brilliant piece of cricket memorabilia ✍️. #competition #memorabilia #cricket #IPL #win
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In today’s knock of 💯 agaisnt @HorsfordCC saw @samarthurton surpass 10,000 @cricket_EAPL runs for the club . #wellbatted #milestone #witch #gwcc #legend.
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1ST XI ANNOUNCE NEW CAPTAIN. We are delighted to announce that @AndyHanby10 has been appointed as captain of our 1st XI. Andy has been vice-captain for the last three seasons after joining the club in 2016 and replaces the outgoing Sam Arthurton. Good luck Andy! #witches 🧙🏻
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Olly Stone Joins GWCC. Needing no real introduction, we are delighted to announce the signing of Olly Stone. Currently playing at Nottinghamshire CCC, Olly will be a valuable addition to the club both on and off the field. We look forward to seeing him at Walcis Park 🚀💛💚
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Witches sign Weatherald. Great Witchingham CC are delighted to announce the signing of Adelaide Strikers opening batsman Jake Weatherald in our centenary year. Jake is a hard hitting opening batsman currently playing for Tasmania and the Adelaide Strikers.
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Safe travels & best of luck to both @Rogcake & @Hudsondecricket who set off for Australia today . Both will be based in Adelaide where they will be working on their game at the @TheRootAcademy 🏏 . Go well boys! 🧙♀️ . #witches #therootacademy #preseason
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✍️🧙🏽🧙🏽 NEW SIGNING 🧙🏽🧙🏽✍️. We are delighted to welcome Jacques Banton to Walcis Park for the coming season. Jacques joins us from @BarntGreenCC where he grew up playing and achieved his first rookie contract with Worcestershire in 2021.
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Guess who’s back!! 🧙🏼💛💚. Monty returns for 2025. Our second leading wicket taker last season, and a class operator. Monty also has big plans to support GWCC grow in 2025. We can’t wait to have Monty back at Walcis Park!! 💚💛
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We don’t know when we’ll get a chance to play on here but one thing is for sure it will be ready! . The square looking a picture in the ☀️ . #walcispark #witches
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(1/2) 🧙🏼💛💚 We’re delighted to welcome Joe Gatting to the Witches 🧙🏼💛💚. Currently playing in Adelaide for Tea Tree Gully and coaching at the Root Academy, Joe undoubtedly has one of the best track records in the EAPL and national club cricket.
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We hosted our first ever @MCCOfficial cricket match at the club to make our 100th Birthday . Our very own @Rogcake skippered the MCC and handed a plaque marking the historic day to our chairman @MartinLawVans . #happy100th .#witches2024💚💛
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(1/3) At last nights EAPL AGM, we picked up both the best pitch award and the Fair Play award. This is a great accolade for the club, but especially for our grounds team of Shaun and Mike (and Wilson!). Judged by umpires for pace, bounce consistency and spin, we averaged 17.9/20.
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‼️ Player Signings ✍️ ‼️. We are pleased to welcome two new 🧙♀️‘s . Tom New & @FCSutton . The Club are extremely excited by both signings who will strengthen the 1st team @EAPLCricketCom . GWCC wish Frankie & Tom all the best for the 2020 season . #witches #witchesassemble
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2ND XI ANNOUNCE NEW CAPTAIN . We are thrilled to announce that Ollie Hubbard has been appointed as the new captain of our 2nd XI. We would would like to thank Ryan Symonds for his hard work and commitment over the last two years and wish Ollie all the best in his new role 🧙♀️
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🧙♀️‼️NEW SIGNING‼️🧙♀️. We are pleased to announce that Drew Beazleigh has agreed to join the Witches 🧙♀️. Drew is a top order batsman who also bowls off spin. He played age group cricket for Kent and is currently on the Root Academy in Australia. #upthewitches
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Everyone at GWCC would like to pass on their best wishes for a speedy recovery to Jack Gibson. Jack sustained a nasty ankle injury during our fixture with his team, Hethersett & Tas Valley. The game was stopped at this stage and settled on DLS. #GetWellSoonJack 🙌🏼.
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@edpsport That makes two then! @jspellers180 joining the 10,000 runs club over the weekend as well! Well done spellers! 👏🏻 @samarthurton not far off as well! #witches #runs
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We are pleased to announce the return of @jspellers180 to Walcis Park . With over 10,000 runs already for the club we look forward to seeing a few more added to that tally . Welcome Back James 🧙♀️ .#gwcc #witch #onceawitchalwaysawitch #thereturn
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✍️🧙🏽🧙🏽 RETURN OF YAS 🧙🏽🧙🏽✍️ . For a third consecutive season, we are delighted that Yas Valli will be returning to the club as our overseas player this season. After scoring 1,053 @cricket_EAPL runs at an average of 70 in 2022, the club quickly secured his services for 2023.
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🧙♀️‼️NEW SIGNING‼️🧙♀️. We are delighted to announce that Harry Nunn has agreed to join the club for the 2022 season. Harry is a talented batsman/wicketkeeper who has come through the county age groups and is on the Norfolk Emerging Players Programme. #upthewitches #secondtonunn
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This week is #GroundsWeek. Throughout the winter our grounds team of @shaunart36 and Mike Grantham have been working hard to maintain the high standards at Walcis Park. We appreciate, and encourage all players, to recognise the hours that go on behind the scenes.
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Congratulations to @FCSutton for his 1st #witches 💯 & @Hudsondecricket with his 2nd #witches 💯 yesterday @BurwellExningCC . #witches #welldoneboys #tonup #eapl
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Many congratulations to Mr and Mrs Hale. Our Second XI captain and Ladies captain tied the knot on Saturday. We hope you had a fantastic day. #WitchesFamily
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Fantastic day today at Walcis Park for our Presidents’ Day @Walcis Great to see so many faces at the Club enjoying the day. Thanks also go to @PerryCookeUK for the live music. #topday.
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He’s arrived! 🛬💚💛. Welcome to Norfolk, Jake! Excitement is well and truly building for your debut on Saturday, as we take on Copdock at Walcis Park. Come down and watch the action from 11am. Bar open all day! Team news to follow 💛💚🧙🏼. #witches2024
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✈️Player Signing✈️ .We are pleased to announce the signing of Jack Boyle for the 2019 season. Jack is a top order batsman for @CanterburyCrick & handy spin bowler! We thank @WSXcricket helping us secure Jack & we look forward to welcoming him to Walcis Park
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Great to see from down under. @Rogcake with a patient 103 (213) opening the batting for Port District. #WitchesOverseas
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🧙♀️ @AndyHanby10 wins the David & Joyce King Memorial Player of the Season award 🏆 for his performances for @norfolkccc this season. Andy took 37 MCCA Championship wickets @ 16.62 and had a highest score of 54 during the 2019 season 👏🧙🏻♀️.#welldoneandy #witches
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Walcis Park looking glorious for the final training session before the season kicks off @cricket_EAPL Wilson keeping people off the wicket!
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That's it for the 2016 season! A big thank you to all our sponsors especially LJS Joinery for there support! 🏏
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Some great striking from club professional Jake Weatherald last night for the Adelaide Strikers. We can’t wait to welcome him to Walcis Park on 27th April vs @CopdockOlCC in our first home @ThurlowNunnEAPL game. #Witches2024 💛💚🧙🏼
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How good does it feel?! The First XI win a great game against Horsford. @brettstolworthy taking 5 wickets and @AndyHanby10 taking 4. Yas Valli 132 and Drew Beazleigh 47, the pick of the batsmen. Here's that winning moment 😍. #upthewitches 🧙🏽♀️🖤💚
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🧙♀️‼️ NEW SIGNING ‼️🧙♀️. We are very pleased to announce Jacob Rhodes as a 🧙♀️🤝 . Jacob is a top order batsman who joins the club from Topcroft and has come through the Norfolk age groups. Welcome to the Witches @jacob_rhodes1. #upthewitches
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We also couldn't let International Women's Day pass without saying a HUGE thank you to Mrs Witchingham herself, Kerry Hanby. Youth Chairperson, Clubmark Officer, Safeguarding Officer, Player (and the rest), she is the heartbeat of our club. Thanks @kerrysutton35. #IWD2022.
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✍️🧙🏽🧙🏽 WELCOME BACK 🧙🏽🧙🏽✍️ . The club are really pleased to welcome back Will Means for the upcoming season. After a stint in Leeds for university and work, Meansy returns to Walcis Park! . Meansy is an opening bowler who has developed into a power hitting lower order batter 💥
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Proud to have achieved our Clubmark reaccreditation for the next 3 years 👍confirming our commitment to being a safe, welcoming, family friendly club 🧙🏻♀️
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Big thanks to @CromerCricket for hosting the friendly fixture today! It was great to be back out there! . @GtWitchinghamCC 284-4 .@CromerCricket 207-8 . #witches #cricketisback #gwcc
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How good is Walcis Park looking 😍 🏠 . Groundsman @shaunart36 keeping the ground in tip top shape ready for when cricket may return . #witches #walcispark
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🏏 1st XI Result 🏏. A fantastic start as skipper for @AndyHanby10 as we win by 9 wickets. Highlights:.Hanby - 10-23-3.J Spelman - 62*.Y Valli - 64* . Thanks to @FrintonCC for hosting and look forward to seeing you at Walcis Park later in the season. #upthewitches.
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1,680 miles later and the challenge is completed 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 . Well done to everyone who contributed with some fantastic runs and to everyone who donated! It will contribute to a great cause in memory of a great man. Thank You!!! .
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Fresh off the press 😍💚💛🧙🏼 Monty will be wearing his England Test cap number this season and Jake will be wearing his Adelaide Strikers playing number. @montypanesar @JakeWeatherald
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We can confirm, it was FREEEEZING! ❄️💨.
The sight of a chilly @montypanesar certainly made us smile on @itvanglia tonight. ❄️. Figures of 3-36 on his debut for @GtWitchinghamCC on Saturday - he's still got it!
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Cracking Carter Cup semi final @FakenhamCricket yesterday! Fantastic spectacle for all those watching! A Great day for sure! We now looking forward to the final in August @MallardsCric #cartercup.
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Great to have @itsanitarani visit Walcis Park a couple weeks back for @BBCCountryfile . Hope you enjoyed your visit to Norfolk! Great to see @Norfolkbats getting recognised for his craftsmanship 🏏 #countryfile #norfolk #walcispark
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Congratulations to @MulbartonFC and Witchingham legend @8_Pagey on the Senior Cup win. #nopageynoparty
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So that’s it for the season for the 2’s. A fantastic effort from them to maintain Division 2 status for next season! Congrats to both @SwaffhamCricket & @MarthamCC1
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We would like to say a massive thanks to all club officials, supporters, coaches, scorers, groundsman & sponsors who have contributed and supported the club this season. It is definitely appreciated! . Here’s to next season 🧙. #upthewitches #thankyou.
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Merry Christmas to our cricket family. From grounds teams, umpires, players & scorers to supporters. We hope everyone has a fantastic and loving Christmas 🎅🏼 💚💛🖤.
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🤞🤞🤞 Keeping everything crossed here at Walcis Park for a full cricket season 🏏 . We await guidance from the ECB and leagues, but after last nights announcement we are waking up just a little excited 😬.
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🏏 Results 🏏. 1st XI take home 25 points after an incredible 133* from Y Valli, supported by Stolworthy (43), to chase down 272 in the final over. 2nd XI also win in the final over chasing 179. Hubbard 61, R Symonds 48* and Channel 9-4-10 the highlights. #upthewitches.
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Happy International Women’s Day!. The Women's Softball team has been a fantastic addition to our club and we can't wait to see the Witches back in action during the 2022 season. #ThisGirlCan #InternationalWomensDay2022.#IWD2022
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Plenty of sitting around and watching the rain but in the end we got a game in and walked away with the win 🙌🏻 #upthewitches
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Norfolks best groundsman!! @shaunart36 Preparations for @NorfolkCB Ladies vs Northants complete for tomorrow #usualproceedings
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✍️🧙🏽🧙🏽 NEW SIGNING 🧙🏽🧙🏽✍️. We are extremely pleased to welcome Tom King to the club for the 2023 season. Tom is an all rounder that impressed us last season when playing for our U19s. He is a quick bowler and talented batsman who is keen to develop his game at a higher level.
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Just before tomorrow’s game with @HorsfordCC (11am start) all supporters are welcome to join the players outside the clubhouse for a minutes applause in memory of club stalwart Geoffrey Arthurton who sadly passed away last week.
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(2/2) He also took 167 wickets in Test matches throughout his career, including twelve 5 wicket hauls and two 10 wickets matches. We all look forward to welcoming Monty to Walcis Park for what should be a cracking centenary year. #Witches2024 🧙🏼💛💚🖤.
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NEW! NEW! NEW! 🏏. Do you want to be part of our first ever women's team?. No experience necessary. No hard ball. No pads required. A great way to have fun, be part of a team & get a bit active. Get in touch if you want to join us #thisgirlcan #fun
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New Signings❗️ Welcome Back to the club @tomcollishaw along with @brettstolworthy Good Luck to both during the 2018 season! #witches #greatsignings.
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We are proud to be the home to Norfolk Ladies for the 2023 season. Today is the first of four games that we are hosting at Walcis Park this summer.
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The Club would like to give a warm welcome to our overseas for the 2021 season - Yaseen Valli . Yas is a left handed top order batsman who has previously represented South Africa U’19s & more recently the Titans in his homeland . We wish Yas all the best for his summer at the 🧙
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Your Witches lineup to take on Bury St.Edmunds C.C. (@BuryStEdmundsCC ) on Saturday. The First XI travel to the Victory Ground in the opening day of the 2024 Thurlow Nunn East Anglian Premier League (@ThurlowNunnEAPL) Season. Go well men! 💛💚🧙
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Currently training & playing @TheRootAcademy ✈️ . A good weekend for @Rogcake who carried his bat to score *125 for @Woodvilledcc v @TTGDCC in the C Grade competition 🧙♀️ . #welldonecharles #witches.
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The supporters 🦃 are back for the last game of the summer this saturday against @HorsfordCC at Walcis Park . Come along and enjoy the last bit of 🏏 for 2020 . #witches #lastgamesaturday #bigcrowdexpected
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Time for Walcis to rest up for the off season . Many thanks to @shaunart36 for another season of great wickets #bestdeckaround.
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🥉 Charlie Rogers 🥉. Congratulations @Rogcake on achieving third place in this week's honours board after a fantastic spell of bowling.
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Great effort from @NorthRunctonCC to get the game on today after the wet weather ☔️ A closely contested game with the witches winning by 7 runs #cartercup.
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Congratulations go to the following GWCC players recognised at this mornings @norfolkccc AGM .🧙♀️@SamuelGroves007 for receiving his county cap 2018.🧙♀️ @brettstolworthy David & Joyce King Memorial Player of the Season .🧙♀️ @samarthurton Richard Lane Player of the season .👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻.
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🏏 Results 🏏. 1st XI fall short by just 1 run against @CopdockOlCC in what was a cracking game. Yas 56 and Stolworthy 8-4-14 the highlights. 2nd XI continue their fantastic start with a 48 run victory against @BecclesTownCC. J Burton 61, Healey 7.2-4-10. #upthewitches.
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Sunset on what has been a great 3 day game by @NorfolkCB U18’s vs Buckinghamshire. A great game, seeing 1296 runs scored throughout the 3 days with, 2 scores of 150+, 1 hundred and 3 fifties. An excellent display of youth cricket. Our grounds team proving high standards as usual.
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(1/2) Double Signing 🧙🏼💚💛. Nico Reifer. Nico is a top order batter, previously contracted to Surrey and has captained Barbados as Youth level. He's a seriously exciting player having played in the T20 blast for Surrey and will bring class to our batting line up.
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A massive congratulations from everyone at GWCC to @norfolkccc for the @NCCA_uk 50 Over Semi Final victory today. It has been a pleasure hosting you during this campaign and we wish you all the very best in the Final at Wormsley on 25th August. Bring it home lads 🏆 🤝.
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Checking in at Walcis Park this morning. Final checks of the scoreboard, our @nvplaycricket camera system and PlayCricket. Oh, and the square is looking better than ever!!
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Everyone at Gt Witch CC send our thoughts and prayers to @BradfieldCC1885 player Oli Kimber during this time #staystrong #clubcrikcommunity.
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@brettstolworthy with 5-85 off 31 for Norfolk as Staffordshire declare for 247-9 in the @norfolkccc Festival. #WitchesSuccess.
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Walcis basking in some ☀️ .In just a few weeks we will be back out here for another summer 🏏 #cricketseason #norfolk #witches
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He’s on his way!… but first, a little bit of business to take care of!! 💍 All the best for the big day, Jake. See you soon 💛💚🧙🏼 #WitchesFamily
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A special guest was part of the GWCC golf day yesterday. Part of second team captain @mattyhale7 lineup included @TimmKlose Hope you enjoyed the day and thanks for attending 👍🏻 #witches #ncfc
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A much better result this week as we beat @DownhamStowCC by 8 wickets. Charlie Rogers - 4-18-10.Pete Trewick - 3-18-5.5.James Spelman - 66.Jacob Rhodes - 41*. #upthewitches.
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🏏 Team News 🏏. Here is our First XI squad for our @cricket_EAPL 2022 opener. Thank you to @CJBScaffolding for sponsoring tomorrow's fixture. We wish Andy Hanby all the best with his first game as club captain, as well as our three debutants 🧙♀️💚🖤. #upthewitches
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We couldn't let #GroundsWeek pass without saying a huge thank you to our very own, Shaun Arthurton. Shaun puts in countless hours to ensure that Walcis Park continues to be one of the best pitches in Norfolk.
This week it’s #GroundsWeek & we’d like to thank all of the ground staff & volunteers that put in so many hours every summer preparing grounds, wickets & outfields 🌱🏏. Thank you for all that you do in helping make cricket possible for all & clubs in Norfolk 👏. #Volunteers
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🧙♀️🇿🇦WELCOME BACK YAS🇿🇦🧙♀️. We are delighted to confirm that Yaseen Valli will be returning to the club for the 2022 season as our overseas professional ✍️. Yas plays first class cricket for South Western Districts and is averaging over 40 across all formats this season (1/2)
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First of two announcements. We are thrilled to announce Jimmy Hale's return to the 1st team for the upcoming season! 🧙♀️✍️. With 5,724 runs, 6 centuries, 34 fifties, plus 292 wickets, Jimmy brings invaluable experience and quality to the club. 🐐🐐🐐💛💚💛💚
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