Kincraig (Shinty)
Encyclopedia
Kincraig Shinty Club is a shinty
team from Kincraig
, Badenoch
, Scotland
. The club's only team withdrew from North Division 3 in 2007 due to a lack of players, but re-entered the league in 2008, however Kincraig withdrew yet again in 2009. The club is currently abeyance at senior level as of 2010.http://www.strathspey-herald.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/5026/President_s_sorrow_as_club_pulls_out_of_league.html
and Newtonmore. (The first two being Kingussie First team and Second team or Newtonmore First and Second Team depending on the allegiance of the person telling the joke.) The club was traditionally a good outlet for players who could not get a game for either club, but in recent years this supply dried up.http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/1571971?UserKey=
The club went into abeyance in 1955 but restarted in 1972. Olympic skiers Alain Baxter
and Noel Baxter
have both played regularly for the club in the past. Ronald Ross
is originally from the Kincraig area.
The club again went into abeyance during season 2007 with committee members blaming a lack of cooperation from Kingussie and Newtonmore in loaning them youth players.
The club applied late for the 2008 season but were allowed into the league at short notice. They competed well in 2008 and 2009 saw them start the season but they encountered severe team raising difficulties in the second half of the season which resulted in them withdrawing from North Division Three.http://www.skyecamanachd.com/default.aspx.locid-087new137.Lang-EN.htm The club is again went into abeyance at senior level but aims for re-entry to senior shinty in 2010 were dashed after a poor turnout at the AGM.http://www.strathspey-herald.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/5026/President_s_sorrow_as_club_pulls_out_of_league.html President Dennis Meldrum was hopeful that there would be a return to senior shinty sooner rather than later.
In 2011, a team based in the Grantown-on-Spey
area, called Strathspey Camanachd
, arose. Several players formerly with Kincraig have made the move to Strathspey and this may neagte any chance of Kincraig competing at senior level again.
Shinty
Shinty is a team game played with sticks and a ball. Shinty is now played mainly in the Scottish Highlands, and amongst Highland migrants to the big cities of Scotland, but it was formerly more widespread, being once competitively played on a widespread basis in England and other areas in the...
team from Kincraig
Kincraig
Kincraig is a village located north of Kingussie and south of Aviemore in Highland, Scotland. The village lies at the side of the former A9 road and 100 metres away from the current A9...
, Badenoch
Badenoch
Badenoch is a traditional district which today forms part of Badenoch and Strathspey, an area of Highland Council, in Scotland, bounded on the north by the Monadhliath Mountains, on the east by the Cairngorms and Braemar, on the south by Atholl and the Grampians, and on the west by Lochaber...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. The club's only team withdrew from North Division 3 in 2007 due to a lack of players, but re-entered the league in 2008, however Kincraig withdrew yet again in 2009. The club is currently abeyance at senior level as of 2010.http://www.strathspey-herald.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/5026/President_s_sorrow_as_club_pulls_out_of_league.html
History
Formed in 1920 after the amalgamation of Alvie and Insh Shinty Clubs, Kincraig have gained the reputation as the third team in Badenoch due to its proximity to KingussieKingussie
Kingussie is a small town in the Highland region of Scotland. It is one settlement in the Highland Council ward of Badenoch and Strathspey, and is the capital of the district of Badenoch. It lies beside the A9 road, although the old route of the A9 serves as the town's main street...
and Newtonmore. (The first two being Kingussie First team and Second team or Newtonmore First and Second Team depending on the allegiance of the person telling the joke.) The club was traditionally a good outlet for players who could not get a game for either club, but in recent years this supply dried up.http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/1571971?UserKey=
The club went into abeyance in 1955 but restarted in 1972. Olympic skiers Alain Baxter
Alain Baxter
Alain Baxter is a professional skier from Scotland. He specialises in the slalom discipline.-Background:He is the son of Iain and Sue Baxter, who were both British Ski Team members, and was born in Edinburgh. He is named after the 70s French skiing star Alain Penz...
and Noel Baxter
Noel Baxter
Noel Baxter is a Scottish alpine skier from Aviemore. He is the brother of fellow Alpine skier, Alain Baxter.He represented Britain at the 2002 and 2006 Winter Olympics. Despite good form in the 2009-2010 season, he was not picked for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.-References:...
have both played regularly for the club in the past. Ronald Ross
Ronald Ross (shinty player)
Ronald Ross, MBE is a Scottish shinty player who currently plays for Kingussie Camanachd. He is a renowned forward, the only man to have ever scored more than 1000 goals in the sport and who has broken several other records as an individual and as part of Kingussie's record-breaking first...
is originally from the Kincraig area.
The club again went into abeyance during season 2007 with committee members blaming a lack of cooperation from Kingussie and Newtonmore in loaning them youth players.
The club applied late for the 2008 season but were allowed into the league at short notice. They competed well in 2008 and 2009 saw them start the season but they encountered severe team raising difficulties in the second half of the season which resulted in them withdrawing from North Division Three.http://www.skyecamanachd.com/default.aspx.locid-087new137.Lang-EN.htm The club is again went into abeyance at senior level but aims for re-entry to senior shinty in 2010 were dashed after a poor turnout at the AGM.http://www.strathspey-herald.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/5026/President_s_sorrow_as_club_pulls_out_of_league.html President Dennis Meldrum was hopeful that there would be a return to senior shinty sooner rather than later.
In 2011, a team based in the Grantown-on-Spey
Grantown-on-Spey
Grantown-on-Spey is a town in the Highland Council Area in Scotland.It was founded in 1765 as a planned settlement on a low plateau at Freuchie beside the river Spey at the northern edge of the Cairngorm mountains, about 20 miles South East of Inverness .It is the main town in what was the...
area, called Strathspey Camanachd
Strathspey Camanachd
Not to be confused with the women's shinty team, Badenoch & Strathspey Ladies Shinty ClubStrathspey Camanachd is a shinty club based in the area around Grantown-on-Spey, Strathspey, Scotland.-History:...
, arose. Several players formerly with Kincraig have made the move to Strathspey and this may neagte any chance of Kincraig competing at senior level again.