During May half- term, Berkshire Cricket hosted two Chance to Shine Street regional qualifiers. A total of 14 teams from four counties competed across the two days, with the U12s event running on the Thursday and the U15s on the Friday as teams from Hampshire, Oxfordshire, Bucks and Berkshire all came together aiming for...

Berkshire Super 1’s Festival Report Holyport Cricket Club was the venue once again for our annual Lords Taverners Super 1’s festival. On a sunny Sunday morning, players from all our Berkshire hubs came together with players from Buckinghamshire and Surrey to play a round robin tournament of soft ball cricket. There were many returning players...

Berkshire men took on Cheshire at Falkland this Sunday in the Quarter-Final of the 50 over Trophy competition. Cheshire, who lost to Norfolk in the final of this competition last year, brought down a very experienced white ball team. Captain Dan Lincoln won the toss, which was a surprise to everyone, and Berkshire decided to bat...

  Welcome Sulhamstead CC Women’s Softball!   We’re delighted to announce that Sulhamstead Cricket Club has launched a brand-new Women’s softball team this season!   With growing numbers and lots of enthusiasm, the team has been building momentum through regular training sessions and fantastic team spirit.   Throughout May, Michelle, the Women & Girls Development...

Match Preview   The Women’s 1st Team will play our first Tier 3 home game of the season as Wiltshire visit us in the 50 over competition on Sunday 1st June.   Having had the last couple of weekends off, the side are looking forward to getting back into action. After 2 games, we currently...

Welcome to the Team: Ben, Ryan & Verity! We’re excited to announce three fantastic additions to our team! Please join us in giving a warm welcome to Ben Abrahams, Ryan Allan, and Verity Johnson — each bringing a wealth of experience and energy to their new roles. 🔹 Ben Abrahams – Clubs and Workforce Lead...

Berkshire men face Cheshire in the Quarter final of the National County Trophy Competition on Sunday at Falkland. This will no doubt be an entertaining game between two excellent sides. Berkshire lost to Cheshire in the semi-final of this competition last year in a high scoring fixture. This time round the men will be hoping to extract some revenge...

The Berkshire men travel to Challow and Childrey on Sunday to start their T20 campaign against neighbours Oxfordshire. After qualifying top of the group unbeaten in the 50 over competition the boys will be eager to start their T20 campaign with some good results against a strong Oxfordshire team. Berkshire finished off the group stage of...

  Berkshire defeated Bucks Cricket by 7 wickets in an NCCA Trophy match on May 11, 2025, at Falkland Cricket Club (Enborne Lodge Ground). Bucks, after electing to bat, posted 247 all out in 50 overs. Berkshire chased down the target with confidence, reaching 248/3 in 44 overs, showcasing a strong batting display. This win...

Match Review   Round 2 of the T20 County Cup saw Berkshire play host to Tier 2 side – Kent Women at Wokingham CC. A trip to Tier 3 side Cambridgeshire in the 3rd round had already been confirmed for the winner of the encounter.   Bowling first, Kent got off to a flyer but...

Berkshire 1st XI men’s team play at Falkland CC this Sunday against a strong Buckinghamshire team. Berkshire opened their Trophy campaign with an eight wickets victory over Oxfordshire at Wormsley in Group Three in their first competitive match under new Head Coach Bjorn Mordt on Sunday. Oxfordshire were bowled out for 159 with the wickets shared around and...

  Match Preview Following a successful trip to Cornwall on Monday, the Women’s 1st XI are in action again on Sunday (11th May) as we host Tier 2 side – Kent in the 2nd round of the Vitality T20 Women’s County Cup. The match will take place at Wokingham CC with the match starting at...

  Sunday 4th May saw Purley CC Over 55’s take on Berkshire Stags VI Cricket Club at The Goosecroft Ground in Purley. Playing a twenty overs per side game, Stags batted first and managed to score an impressive 181 runs from their allocation of overs. Each batter contributed to the score and with batters having...

Match Preview Bank Holiday Monday see’s the Women’s 1st XI travel to Wadebridge CC to take on Cornwall. This game will mark the start of a new T20 knockout competition which has been dubbed as crickets answer to the FA cup. The competition – Vitality Women’s T20 County Cup sees all the county teams across...

Double Header for Berkshire Men’s 1st XI: Oxfordshire Away, Cornwall at Home Berkshire’s Men’s 1st XI face a testing double header this Bank Holiday weekend, travelling to Wormsley to take on Oxfordshire on Sunday before hosting Cornwall at Slough Cricket Club on Monday. Both matches form part of the NCCA Trophy campaign, with the first...

  Stoke Mandeville Stadium was the venue for the London and Thames Valley regional Table Cricket competition which saw schools from Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Cricket East, Oxfordshire and Middlesex compete for a place in the national final at Lords Cricket Ground in June. Kennet School of Thatcham were Berkshire’s representative on the day having won last...

Match Preview The Women travel to Hertfordshire on Sunday 27th April in their 2nd round of fixtures in the Metro Bank One Day Cup – Women’s League 3 Campaign. Ash Mutttitt Alex Avoth Freya Johnson Fiza Asif Iqbal Iqraa Hussain Mary Briscoe Naaz Asif Iqbal Poppy Camplin Shayna Chikhlia Sarah Pearson Anisha Dissanayake Lucy Porter...

Berkshire’s 1st XI return to action this weekend as they take on Wiltshire in the Marlborough Cup, with the fixture set to take place at Thatcham Cricket Club. The match, scheduled for an 11am start, marks the second outing for new head coach Bjorn Mordt, with the squad looking to build on the foundations laid in...

                        The Berkshire Cricket Team kicked off the summer term with a team day run by Berkshire Banshees Wheelchair Rugby and their brilliant Coach Craig Hunter. The session allowed the team to experience the game of wheelchair rugby and test themselves out in some...

The Easter holidays allowed the opportunity for participants at our Chance to Shine Street projects  to attend a fantastic day visiting the Williams F1 Racing Team STEM Experience Day at their headquarters in Oxford. The day was organised by our brilliant girls street leads Ahisha Maqsood & Raabia Akhter and saw participants experience a free...

Berkshire Women’s 1st XI, ran out winners in a pre-season encounter against a Southern Vipers side at Reading CC last Sunday. Following the recent run of good weather, the Women’s 1st XI was able to get a pre-season friendly in on Sunday 13thahead of the start of the Metro Bank Women’s League 3 this weekend,...

On Tuesday 8th April last week, Schools Manager Ally Darlow and Women and Girls Officer Michelle Jeyarajah ran our West Berkshire Young Leaders course out of St Bartholomew’s Secondary School in Newbury. The four-hour intensive course saw a group of secondary school children, aged between 12 and 16, try their hand at running coaching sessions...

The Women’s 1st XI play host to the Southern Vipers Academy in a pre-season friendly on Sunday 13th April at Reading CC. The fixture will be a great opportunity for the team to test themselves against a strong opposition ahead of our campaign in the new Tier 3 structure. The fixture will be a 50...

  This year see’s a rebranding of the Berkshire Boys Districts. With franchise-style names and new kits in the pipeline, please read below for more information. We asked all participants in the boys pathway from U10 to U14 to vote for the favourite names. After an extensive and close process the four most popular names...

The first day of the Easter holidays saw the annual Berkshire Chance to Shine Street Cricket Finals with teams from across the counties 6 Youth street projects coming together to fight it out for a place in the regional finals in May half term. It was as always a closely run set of  competitions with...

Play Seniors Cricket this Summer Berkshire Seniors are on the lookout for new players for 2025. We run over 50s sides playing Wednesdays , three over 60s sides playing Tuesdays, and an over 70s side on Thursdays. We play competitive cricket in the national county system. So, why not  spend one afternoon a week this...

With the Women’s 50 Over competition starting on Sunday 20th April, the Women have a small window to fit pre-season into with time for just one warm up match. Fortunately, the weather has played ball so far and we look forward to getting outside on grass ahead of our 1st game. We have what will...

Our annual Table Cricket County final took place on Wednesday 26th March at Loddon Valley Leisure Centre. Six schools battled it out for the trophy and the chance to represent Berkshire in the regional finals at Stoke Mandeville Stadium in late April. In the morning, there was a round robin group stage to determine who would...

On Wednesday last week, Chance to Shine unveiled their 2025 Impact Report at the House of Lords, highlighting the good work that they do across the country in state schools through cricket. Schools Manager, Ally Darlow, was invited as a representative of Berkshire Cricket, and it was a proud day for us as the special...

    Berkshire Women’s Softball Cricket Workshop   On the 16th of March, the Women’s Softball Workshop hosted by Berkshire Cricket proved to be a fantastic success, bringing together a wonderful mix of club players, coaches, managers, and volunteers from across the County. The day kicked off with the Women’s Softball Indoor Finals, where Warfield...