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...

We are delighted to announce that Bjorn Mordt has been appointed as the new Men’s 1st XI Head Coach for the 2025 season. Bjorn has a long association with Berkshire having been the county captain from 2007 to 2012. Neal Robinson, Head of Talent Pathways, commented on the appointment: “After an extensive selection process, which...

This Saturday, March 8th, we join the world in celebrating International Women’s Day, a global movement for gender equality and empowerment. This year’s theme, #AccelerateAction, urges us to take swift and decisive steps towards achieving gender equality, urging us all to increase momentum in breaking down the systemic barriers and biases that women face both...

  Women’s Softball Workshop: Coaching, Scoring & Umpiring Assistance for the Summer Season Berkshire Cricket are excited to announce a Woman’s softball Workshop designed to help assist teams through the summer season, focusing on key areas such as coaching, scoring, and umpiring. This workshop will provide valuable insights and hands-on training, enabling participants to enhance their...

  During half term, our Disability Officer Chris Baker delivered a taster session to Promise Inclusion at The Acorn Centre. This is a weekly social group for people aged 18+ that come together to try different activities each week. The idea of the group is to learn new skills, socialise with other people and become...

  ITS THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN – OUR FRIENDS AT SERIOUS CRICKET ARE HOSTING THE WORLD FAMOUS TRY BEFORE YOU  . . .   Get ready for the new cricket season with Serious Cricket at our annual Try Before You Buy event! This is your exclusive chance to test the latest 2025 cricket equipment,...

With 3 well established clubs all regularly taking part, Berkshire Cricket is looking for more clubs to join Walking Cricket this summer.  Aimed at those aged 55+, Walking Cricket is a fantastic way for people to improve their physical and mental wellbeing whilst enjoying the social environment the game is played in. Falkland, Holyport and...

  The coming weeks will see a number of changes in our staffing, with several members of the team moving onto new, exciting challenges.   Long time Mens Head Coach Tom Lambert will be spending his summer with a new group of players as he takes up the newly created position of ‘Director of Cricket’...

  This Sunday marked the end of an era for Berkshire Cricket with Tom Lambert delivering his final pathway coaching session, having walked into the Berkshire Cricket Centre for the first time as a 10 year old thirty-three years ago. After a stellar playing career with the county, Tom was appointed as Berkshire Cricket’s first...

Our friends and Kit Suppliers at Serious Cricket are opening a new shop at the Eversley Indoor Cricket Centre and to mark the occasion they are offering a 20% discount to Berkshire Players and Supporters . . . .  The offer includes . . . 20% OFF from 22nd Feb – 8th March All purchases...

Berkshire Cricket are thrilled to see Mia Rogers sign with Durham Cricket until the end of the 2026 season. Mia first started out for Berkshire as an U10, before progressing through the age groups to make her 1st team debut in 2017. Last summer saw Mia receive her 50th cap for the county. During that...

We’re thrilled to see Chance to Shine opening applications for their Youth Advisory Board. If you’re passionate about cricket and community impact, this opportunity is for you. Deadline: March 3, 2025! FIND OUT MORE AND GET INVOLVED TODAY

Female Umpire Networking & Development Workshop – Falkland CC – 29th March – 10:30am-3:00pm The ECB Officiating Department are delighted to be hosting a Female Umpire Networking & Development Workshop at Falkland CC (RG14 6TW) on the 29th March starting at 10:30am and finishing at 3:00pm. The day will include talks from several high profile...

On Wednesday 5th February this week, Schools Competition Manager Ally Darlow led the Berkshire Cricket team hosting our first Primary School Competition of 2025! Four of our coaches travelled to Herschel Grammar School in Slough where we ran a Year 1 & 2 All Stars Skills Festival. Over the course of an action-packed two-hour afternoon,...

Last season we entered into a multi-year partnership with NV Play, the creators of the ECB’s widely used PCS Pro scoring software. This partnership has allowed us to increase our reach and drive improved performance for the County’s representative teams by leveraging NV Play’s world class Live Streaming and Performance Analysis solutions.   PCS Pro is the preferred...

  The #GetSetWeekend 2025, powered by The Cricket Collective, will be held on 5-6 April when clubs up and down the country will be encouraged not only to get their facilities and equipment ready, but also to inspire and celebrate their people, be it player or volunteers, new or returning. All clubs will be able to...

It’s hard to believe that it’s been just over three months since the launch of the brand-new Chance to Shine Girls Street Sessions at Kings Academy Prospect school in Reading. While the start was a little slow, we’ve seen fantastic growth, with more young girls from local schools joining the club each week. The session...

Our mens First XI returned to training on Monday night after the festive break as they continue preparations for the new season. We caught up with Head Coach Tom Lambert to see how the squad were shaping up. “It’s nice to be back in and work off some Turkey. The boys were in very good...

2024 has rocketed past me like a Jofra Archer bouncer!  On this occasion, that’s a good thing as it must mean I have watched lots of cricket and met interesting people who also love cricket.  It’s been another successful year on and off thepitch for us. On the pitch we have seen team and individual...