Just a reminder, now that the season is really starting, that players are expected to wear proper tennis outfits, with a white shirt or blouse and white socks. Players must wear proper flat-sole tennis shoes on the clay courts.
At the AGM on 30 March a new Head of section, James Moore was nominated to replace Frédéric Thiriet, who had resigned. Bertrand Delacroix joined the existing committee - John Greenwood, Claude Jacques, Joan Cosgrove, and John McCallum.
SACC welcomed Kensington CC from London, the first tourist of the 2023 season, for back-to-back games over the weekend of Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th May.
On Saturday 13 May we played a 40-over game and SAC won by 24 runs. On Sunday we played a 30-over game that resulted in a 13-run victory for Standard Athletic CC
Two victories for SAC against a competitive opposition meant that it had been a good weekend for all involved!
See the main article for full reports and photos!
The original clubhouse at Meudon, the Tomalin Pavilion, was destroyed in 1944 during the war and replaced by a temporary wooden structure until a new clubhouse was built and opened by Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in 1957. The old wooden structure was moved to the other side of the Club and has since served as storage for ground-care equipment and as our Cricket Pavilion. By 2018 this was in a poor and potentially terminal condition. The building has been entirely renovated and is now ready to face the next 80 years. Thanks to all those who have volunteered their time and energy to save this part of SAC history, with particular thanks to Andrew Jackson.
See the main article for more details and photos.
The cricket section prepared for the season ahead with another trip south of the border to enjoy the Andalucian sun and Baltic winds. Hopes were high after the ups and downs of last year, or were we just gluttons for punishment?
In the end, SACC did well beating the BECC twice and having great fun with the Southern Gentlemen (and winning).
The first of 3 videos made during the trip to the Desert Springs resort in Almeria, Spain from 28/2-3/3/23 is now available on Youtube at: https://youtu.be/8fmLxsws0eA.
1- J-C SADEN + E FREIHA (28 points)
2- B DELACROIX + J GOODHARDT (24 pts)
3- J DELACROIX + J Mc CALLUM (22 pts)
4- M GREENWOOD + J GREENWOOD (20 pts)
5- J COSGROVE + C JACQUES (16 pts)
Another new Section! The badminton net has been put out there on the pitch during the sunny weather. What are you waiting for?
Why not get a team together?
The badminton racquets and shuttlecocks are available behind the bar.
More information from .
Another section is born!
The volleyball net is out there on the pitch during the sunny weather. What are you waiting for?
Why not get a team together? The volleyball is available behind the bar.
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Did you know you can play tennis in the evening on court 7, a floodlit court? Just inside the door are the green and red buttons for the lights.
The bar is open until 7:45 pm so why not stay for a drink after your game?
More info from .
Formula: 3-person Scramble 'à la française
We are pleased to announce that the Club is switching over to the new FFT Ten'Up tennis court reservation system, provided by the FFT, and discontinuing the legacy ADSL system.
Ten'Up is a free service for us, thanks to our FFT affiliation.
For tennis licence holders, the system will be operational very soon. For those who do not hold an FFT licence via the SAC, we are taking the necessary actions.
So what do you need to do? We are in the final stages of configuring Ten'Up and when completed, you will simply need to download the Ten'Up application.
You will discover that everything is clear and perfectly tailor-made to your needs.
More information including tutorials in PDF and FAQs to follow...
See this introductory video in French: https://youtu.be/pzuHfjiAvA4
You will have seen that the Club is switching over to the new FFT Ten'Up tennis court reservation system and discontinuing the ADSL system.
The Ten'Up service is now up and running for ALL full members, with or without a licence, and you can now download it to your smartphone from the app store (Apple or Android). You can also go on to the Ten’Up website (https://tenup.fft.fr/) and create your account.
(In the coming days the licence holders should also get their missing licences sent over by mail.)
If you put in your SAC email connection and answer your profile questions, and make your profile accessible to other members, Ten’Up will link you up as a SAC member and you will be able to access the SAC Tennis courts to reserve a session.
See the main article for more details.
The Cricket AGM is planned for Sunday 15th January 2023 at 1.30 pm at the club and also remotely.
Many of you will have seen this week's Flash on the opportunity for us to bid on the 1900 Paris Olympic Silver Cricket Medal, engraved with the name of our Member, Arthur MacEvoy, also a France Champion footballer with SAC's illustrious late 1890s team.
The reserve price is 3500€, so with auction fees, we believe it can be acquired for between 4300 and 5500€.
The response to the crowdfunding effort has been amazing -- over 35 individuals and the Cricket Section have contributed anything from 2€ to 500€ each. We had a particularly generous donation from a former cricketer who remembers the Club fondly from 20 years ago! Our total now stands at 3550€, so we are at 64-82% of the estimated price.
The auction is next Tuesday.
Thanks to everyone for your messages and responses. If you would still like to contribute even 2€ to get us over the line, please drop a note to Rich Parkin at .
Last Saturday's AGM saw a new Committee voted in for 2022/23
- Maxime Antoni: Chairman
- Guillaume de Gournay, Olivier Plessis and Philippe Vignal: Club tournaments and Tennis evening
- Phoebe Strouts, Victoria Migliore and Matthew Curtin: Tennis school, Junior Tennis and Tennis coach.
- Mikaël Jayet: Competition team
- Melvyn Cooke: Sèvres Tennis Club and Tennis licenses
- Philippe Ayme-Jouve: Grounds
Two more volunteers are expected to join the Team in the coming days.
50 players took part In the 42nd Spring Cup Stableford competition. Congratulations to Gorka Masson, winner of the Castrol Cup, with a gross score of 30 points and to Financial Times Cup winner Sue Hall with the best Ladies' Gross score (20). The best Men's Net scorer (Spring Cup) was Théotime Punelle with 41 points. The best Ladies' Net scorer was Joyce Jacques with 39 points. The best SAC scorer was John Goodhardt with 40 points. Other notable SAC successes were Emile Freiha, closest to the pin on the 9th, and Sue Hall for the Longest Ladies' drive on the 4th.
Read on for more details (or see this article or the FFG site for all the scores).
Thursday mornings Vinyasa and Gentle yoga and Viyasa on some Saturday afternoons (but please confirm with Moniica via email or WhatsApp).
Please contact Monica by email at or look at her website monicashaka.com for the latest information. Note that Monica communicates with regular users via a WhatsApp group, so ask her to add you if you're interested.
There will be a second cricket tour to the Desert Springs resort in Almeria, Spain on the 28th February to 4th March, a triangular T20 tournament against the Embassy Paris and Essex seniors.
High/Low lights will be available on Youtube (see https://www.youtube.com/@standardathleticclub-crick3094) and we aim to avoid breaking rental vehicles this year. (See the report of last year's trip here)
A limited number of Melton wool cricket caps made by the supplier to the English men's team are available priced at 25 euros. Read on for photos.