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Cricket => Official Q&A => Topic started by: golden duck on April 26, 2020, 10:05:49 AM
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What is everyone expecting in terms of a yearbook? Do you think we will see one this summer?
Aware it is trivial and many aren't interested in them these days but it's part of summer for me, hope we see something published.
Anyone heard anything from inside the club?
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Interesting question. I assume much of the work was done before the current situation developed. If ever a task was made for someone to work from home on it is surely this one. I obtained the Yorkshire yearbook online from the publishers. Therefore I can see no reason why Essex should not be able to produce one soon. A little bit of extra income too awaits.
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The Yearbook is the history of last year - there is absolutely no reason it should not be produced.
We've had no members magazine either ...
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I assume the admin staff are furloughed so doubt there's anyone about much to organise publication?
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The shop is still up and running and someone is sending e-mails.
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I pointed out a mistake in this year's yearbook to Aztec, and on 3rd Feb he replied it was too late to get it changed for this year, presumably because the yearbook was already in the process of being printed.
I expect the cost of sending them out to all members could be expensive, and of course they now charge members a nominal fee for the book.
The logistics of this could be the reason for the delay.
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The 2021 yearbook is going to be an interesting read. :-[
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When the yearbook was published after the death of Peter Edwards it containing stats and scorecards and not much else. What would the 2021 issue have left.
I miss the yearbooks of old where there was a photo of the young player of the year trophy being awarded. Which was a poisioned chalice after what would happen to the holder at the end of the following season.
The reports of the various Essex age group teams, where the writer would finish with a comment along the lines of, unfortunately the standard of behavoir on tour was below that which was expected.
A picture when you look at it carefully tells its own story. There was one of an Essex player being presented with a large box of wine bottles for an achievement. The look on the face of the man from the Wine Merchants was saying hurry up and take the photo before I drop this heavy crate on my foot.
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A good opportunity to contact all members in send yearbook by post and package with request for a donation to the Essex/NHS charity for a addition donation .
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Still no sign of this elusive item. At the recent Members forum they said it was at the printers. What on earth are they doing with it? Is it being handwritten by Monks?
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I wonder if the printers are being hampered by this dreadful virus. I know from what's happening at various friends' workplaces that a lot of precautions have to be taken. I'm lucky - I've been working at home since March but others I know are just getting back, furloughed or redundant.
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Slogger I feel that you are being far too charitable here. It is not as if there is a team of people hand setting the type. A couple of buttons pressed is probably nearer the mark. My monthly edition of the Cricketer magazine has arrived on time today so they have reliable printers.
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I am feeling stuff the Yearbook and give me my money back as I have moved on.
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As vim and others state, the post Peter Edwards yearbook has been incredibly and consistently poor. I get the impression that the aforementioned put more time and effort into writing one key article in any pre 2001 edition than has gone into the volume's produced since.
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Might now be printed in Europe . If it can be left another couple weeks, could have a appendix for this season added, hence two seasons for the price of one !
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The stats need checking - that error with Jesse Ryder might not be the only one. Corrections were too late for 2020 Yearbook ...
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When they reviewed Yearbooks, Tour Guides, Benefit Brochures and the like. The Wisden Cricketer used to say if the photographs were almost all of people shaking hands and not much in the way of action photos, it would not be a good read.
Another thing I miss from the Yearbook is the advert every edition for Direct Communications of St Ives, ( the one near Cambridge, not the one in Cornwall). It got a bit faded over the years but it had a batsman using a radio to hit a big Cricket ball with Direct Communications, mobile radio hire and sales, St Ives e t c written on it. There was a bubble coming out of the batsman's mouth saying Dont laugh it will still go for six.
Direct Communications are still trading.
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https://www.essexcricketshop.co.uk/product/2020-essex-cricket-yearbook/
Ready at the end of the month.
£7 now for members.
From 2012 to 2018 it was £13 for non members and £3 for members
2019 £15 non members and £5 for members. Now £16 and £7.
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I was told it would be posted to Life Members around 17th July.
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https://www.essexcricketshop.co.uk/product/2020-essex-cricket-yearbook/
Ready at the end of the month.
£7 now for members.
From 2012 to 2018 it was £13 for non members and £3 for members
2019 £15 non members and £5 for members. Now £16 and £7.
and having gone onto the website - £4.99 carriage price on top!
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£4.99 is a bit steep: small parcel is only £3 Second Class and I can't believe it will have expensive packaging.
Lynda
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As an exiled non member I have always rung the club to order the Yearbook and they have always reduced the cost of postage to around £3. It might be harder to ring this year so I have just ordered it any way. The extra couple of quid will go in the club's coffers so no problem for me.
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Members are being offered free postage this weekend if you spend £10.
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Handbook 2025 now available .
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I forgot when last year's became available. Is this a record for tardiness? Tell you what, it wouldn't have happened in Mr Edwards' day.
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Handbook 2025 now available .
A bargain (not) at ?8/?16
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I wouldn't pay for it but as a life member get a free copy. I always find the Essex career stats the most useful element. Quite a few typos in this year's edition. I would ask the volunteers in the library to take this forward. The whole thing looked like a rushed job.
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Handbook 2025 now available .
A bargain (not) at ?8/?16
You can get it for ?5 if you have the edition where they forgot to print the year and edition on the side! Had to be sent back to be redone. You couldn't make it up!
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In the list of Club officials, we have a Treasure. Yes, something that should be buried.