Couch looking for youth to impress at Clyst
MONDAY, JANUARY 25
NEW Clyst St George skipper Mark Couch (pictured) is hoping the club’s colts will be challenging for senior places in the season ahead in the Devon League.
It’s been a winter of change at the Bohea Field with a number of new faces in key positions.
Couch has replaced Graham White as 1st XI captain with Chris Doe taking on the 2nd XI job in succession to Oz Besley.
Besley (pictured) has taken over as chairman from long-serving Paul Laverick, whose attentions have shifted to youth cricket.
Couch said the key to maintaining the club’s success in recent seasons, the main one being getting promoted to the B Division and staying there, is bringing on the youngsters.
“On the playing side we hope to see a number of the colts break through to the 2nd XI next season,” said Couch.
“It is only a matter of time until all the hard work with the youth section is rewarded with some home-grown talent making it into the first team.”
It is a sign of how important youth is to the club that the vastly experienced Laverick has been appointed to the new role of director of cricket.
Laverick (pictured) will take on the responsibilities for expanding the youth section, with the assistance of volunteer club members.
Besley is probably the youngest chairman in the club’s history. He skippered the 2nd XI for six seasons.
Couch believes the club can go from strength to strength under the new regime.
“The club is in a very healthy state at the moment,” said Couch.
“The changes we have made to the ground and facilities over the last few years have benefited both the players and spectators.”
Clyst have started weekly practice sessions at the new Devon Cricket Centre at the University of Exeter.
Details of the sessions can be found on the club website at www.clyststgeorgecc.co.uk. New players of all ages welcome.
