The Valley Of Peace Cricket Club Inc.

The annual Valley of Peace Picnic Day was held on Sunday 23^rd November. Yet again those families who gathered enjoyed the sight of numerous activities, including running, three legged, and egg and spoon races, plus the ever popular (and competitive !! ) outdoor bowls.

The unexpected appearance of our recent Dinner’s guest speaker, John Wright, was a bonus and he was hugely impressed with the whole experience that is The Valley of Peace. A ground that his father (Geoff ) and uncles spent many an hour. John took great delight in seeing his father’s name on the Honours Board.

As always The Valley is the perfect setting for a family picnic and members and visitors are all welcome

Put in in your diaries for next year. Go to the Galleries photos for today or see each photo here:

Lawn Bowls Experts

The Kerrison Family

The Woodfield Family

Two Wise Men

Special guests

The Smith Family

Checking The Green

Bowls Action 2

Bowls Contestants

Bowls Action

The Valley of Peace Cricket Club boundary fences along the river and car park have seen better days and we have started on a program of replacement. When Bob Masefield and his colleagues from the Peninsula heard of this they offered to take on the job. This they did in a marvellous fashion arriving with 15 men on a Friday afternoon with spades hammers and heavy machinery. All the large regrowth from the big trees was removed together with the old fencing and in its place, we now have an outstanding new fence

This was a great act of generosity by Bob and his team and stands as a permanent reminder of our cricketing friendship. Our thanks also to Andrew Davidson for his assistance with the supply of materials.

It has been some time since Valley of Peace Cricket Club had gathered together for a social function and it was a pleasure to be able to do so recently at the Canterbury Club for a dinner. We were very fortunate to have John Wright as our guest speaker, who delighted our 80 members and invited guests with his insight into the game of cricket and more latterly his involvement with the Indian IPL.

Our grateful thanks to Derek Banks for organising such a wonderful evening and arranging for John to speak to us. A special thank you also to Cameron Pickering for his assistance and liaising with the Canterbury Club.

[ Photos can be viewed on the Galleries pages ]

An important day, 14th October 2014, with the arrival of the much-vaunted pitch covers. Hopefully, this will keep the ground in good condition during spells of inclement weather.

New pitch covers (1)

New pitch covers (2)

This is the new Valley Of Peace Cricket Club website. It’s designed to appeal to all viewers, on all types of screens – mobile and otherwise – offering information about the Cricket Club itself, the people who participate, some of the history behind the entity, what’s happening this season and who to speak to when you need to inquire.