We are delighted to share our sponsorship and hospitality brochure for 2022.

There are various opportunities available for local businesses and supporters to sponsor and support the club. For your sponsorship, we offer a range of benefits which can be viewed in the brochure.

The club would like to thank all local businesses for their continued support of the club. This has helped the club to continue to develop and make improvements on and off the field. These can also be viewed in the brochure.

To see a full breakdown of the sponsorship opportunities available and hospitality opportunities for the 2022 season, please click the button below to view our brochure.

We are happy to share that the dates for the start of our outdoor training have been confirmed.

SENIORS

Training for all senior sides starts on Monday 4th April and will run every Monday and Thursday throughout the season from 6pm – 8pm.

All new players of any age and ability are welcome. The club runs three senior sides: 2 Saturday XI’s and 1 Sunday XI.

JUNIORS

Training for all junior sides starts on Tuesday 19th April and will run every Tuesday through the season from 6:30pm – 8pm.

Again, players of any age from 7 years to 16 years are welcome whether you are just starting out or want to try and new sport to those who are experienced. Everyone is welcome. Junior Regsitration Day will take place on Tuesday 3rd May at the club.

ALL STARS

A reminder that the club is again running All Stars Cricket for ages 5 to 8 years old for 9 weeks.

The programme costs £40 per participant which includes personalised kit – a bat, hat, bag and t-shirt on top of the programme which is packed full of fun new activities.

To sign your child up, follow the link below:

https://ecb.clubspark.uk/AllStars/Course/e909499b-6624-49b9-aa49-7f59b2bfde20

Come and join us at Gala Cricket Club for another summer packed full of fun as we run All Stars Cricket for the our fifth year!

WHAT IS ALL STARS CRICKET?

An 8-week fun packed summer programme for children aged 5 to 8 years old

Fri 20th May – Fri 22nd Jul 2022 (9 wks including free club welcome session)

A chance to meet new friends

An opportunity to learn skills in a new sport through fun games & activities

You will get personalised kit including a hat, bat, t-shirt & back pack as part of the programme cost!

£40 cost for the programme with a free welcome session preceding the first week!

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Click the button below to sign up your child for 2022!

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The club is delighted to share is appointed office bearers for 2022. Many people have reprised their roles while there have been some new appointments on the playing side of the club.

• CHAIRMAN – Mike Halls
• SECRETARY – Bruce Robertson
• TREASURER – Alan Niven
• GROUNDS TEAM – Davie Ormiston, Stuart Anderson, Josh Irvine, Robbie Irvine, Finlay Rutherford, Bruce Robertson.
• FIXTURE SECRETARY – Jack Halls
• JUNIOR CRICKET COORDINATOR – Jack Halls

• 1ST XI CAPTAIN – Josh Irvine
• 1ST XI VICE-CAPTAINS – Aashiq Rhode & Finlay Rutherford
• 2ND XI CAPTAINS – Craig Thomson & Sebastien Loumeau
• 2ND XI VICE-CAPTAINS – Liam Skeldon & Robbie Paterson

Good luck to everyone in their roles for 2022!

We will be running our annual six nations competition again this year with the first match kicking off in February.

Competition forms are available through the link below:

All you need to do is complete and return the form, filling our what teams will win what matches plus the tiebreaker question.

Please read the information on the form as to how you can return them. Entry is £1 and the prize is determined by entry numbers.

Thankyou for supporting the club and good luck!

We are delighted to share that indoor training for both senior and junior players will commence later this month.

Senior training kicks off on Wednesday 19th January from 19:15pm to 20:45pm at Earlston High School. This is open to players of any age above late junior level cricket and to any ability!

Junior training starts on Friday 21st January from 7pm to 8pm at the Queens Centre, Galashiels and will run every second Friday onwards. Again, all new players are welcome and this is open ages from 8 to 16 years old. There will be a small cost per head to cover hall costs.

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Both training schedules are subject to government restrictions. Any updates impacting the sessions will be shared on our website and social media pages.

So if you are new to the area, fancy taking up cricket, want to return to an old sport, want to join a new club or just fancy something new, then come along to the sessions or get in touch with us via social media, our website, or [email protected]

Everyone is welcome! #getinvolved

2021 was one of the most successful years in the clubs history.

ON THE FIELD

The 1st XI won 3 trophies – the ESCA Championship, the Border T20 Cup & the Rae Nichol Memorial Trophy. The team also got to the National T20 finals day for the first time in our history. We fielded a Saturday 2nd XI for the first time in over three decades with the team narrowly missing out on promotion. Our Sunday team continued to play in the Sunday League helping provide more senior cricket than ever before at the club.

Our junior sections continued to thrive, with more hardball games than ever before for the older age group. We hope to get more games for the younger age group next season! Junior players had success at a regional and national level. Maisie Maceira represented Scotland U15 girls while Robbie Paterson was selected to train with Scotland U15 boys. Both, along with Kieran Toor were selected for the Eastern Area squads at their age groups.

OFF THE FIELD 🏠

The club welcomed new sponsors and continue to value the support of returning sponsors who have helped support the club on and off the pitch.

We created a brand new beer garden area which was used along with our shared Marquee. We hope we will see it in action for many more sunny days up at Meigle Park in 2022.

Meigle Park went viral on ICC twitter mainly thanks to the amazing efforts of our groundsmen.

We hosted various different events such as the Rowan Boland Memorial Trust Softball Festival,  the Sri Lankan Sixes Day, local runner Ryan Small’s 24 charity run, weekly cricHIIT and All Stars sessions plus our first ever club run summer camp and more!

Here’s to an even better 2022 and a huge thanks to everyone who’s supported the club this year. Happy new year when it comes.

TOP PERFORMANCES OF THE YEAR

1st XI

• Josh Irvine – 114* vs Kelso
• Sidd Ponneri – 109* vs Marchmont
• Upul Indrasiri – 108* vs Grange 2XI

• Dinesh Tharanga 9 for 15 vs Edin Accies
• Upul Indrasiri 6 for 1 vs Kelso
• Upul Indrasiri 5 for 20 vs Clacks

2nd XI

• Seb Loumeau 81 vs Watsonian 4th XI
• Max Hastings 78 vs Carlton 5th XI
• John Imray 54 vs Edin South 3rd XI

• Caitlin Ormiston 5 for 23 vs Ed South 3XI
• Liam Skeldon 5 for 30 vs Ed South 3XI
• Seb Loumeau 4 for 9 vs Carlton 5XI

Top Run Scorers

• Josh Irvine – 675 @ 39.71
• Sidd Ponneri – 597 @ 39.8
• Robbie Paterson – 494 @ 24.7
• John Imray – 472 @ 27.8
• Upul Indrasiri – 456 @ 38

Top Wicket Takers

• Dinesh Tharanga – 54 @ 8.22
• Upul Indrasiri – 40 @ 6.5
• Liam Skeldon – 39 @ 11.92
• Robbie Paterson – 32 @ 16.84
• Jack Halls – 21 @ 13.33

Top Catchers

• Duncan Millar – 30
• Graeme Ormiston – 18
• Josh Irvine – 17
• Finlay Rutherford – 15
• Upul Indrasiri – 11

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The club are delighted to announce that Upul Indrasiri will be returning to the club in 2022.

The Sri Lankan had a fantastic impact on the pitch, scoring over 450 runs in the 2021 season with a top score of 108 not out against Grange. Upul averaged over 38 with the bat in all competitions.

With the ball he took 40 wickets, averaging an incredible 6 runs per wicket. This included 2 five wicket hauls with best figures of an outstanding 6 for 1 against Kelso.

Upul also made a brilliant contribution to the clubs coaching, helping many of our junior and senior players.

Upul has continued this success in the Sri Lankan One Day Domestic league where he was 4th highest wicket taker across the whole competition

1st XI captain Josh Irvine said “Upul’s contribution was a big factor in helping us win the Championship and have success in the National T20 Cup last season. We’re delighted to be welcoming him back and hope his experience will continue to be a benefit to the whole club”

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The club are looking forward to welcoming Upul back to Meigle Park in 2022.

Gala CC will be holding junior winter sessions in the new year.

Sessions will be held at the Queens Centre, Galashiels from 7pm-8pm on 5 Fridays.

Friday 21st Jan, Friday 4th Feb, Friday 18th Feb, Friday 4th March & Friday 18th March.

Each session will cost £2 to cover the cost of the hall.

Sessions are available to players aged 16 and under and all new and returning players are welcome!