The last couple of weeks have seen our team back delivering State School Competitions across the county, Women & Girls Development Officer Michelle Jeyarajah managed an indoor girls Secondary festival on the 13th of November which built on from the huge interest which shown from schools particularly in the Slough area after participation events they...

During the half term break Berkshire Disability Officer Chris Baker supported the Sport Together Berkshire Festival of Inclusivity at Arborfield Green Leisure Centre. During the day we teamed up with Banshees Wheelchair Sports, Reading Rockets, South Berkshire Hockey and Reading FC in the Community to deliver a day of different activities for people with disabilities....

The 2023/24 Academic Year saw another hugely successful 12 months of state school cricket delivery across the county. To find out more please follow the link below to read our Schools Cricket Manager Ally Darlow’s report on his first year of managing the programme. If you would like to find out more about stare school...

Berkshire are delighted to hear that former pathway and EPP player Naavya Sharma has signed his first professional contract with Middlesex. Naavya began with the county as an U10 and made his way through our development program from 10-13 before being selected on our EPP at 14. At 15 he was selected for the south...

The ECB’s County Grant Fund has been running since 2021. The fund is designed to support clubs; create welcoming environments, provide enhanced facilities & playing opportunities and tackle climate change. The fund is managed on a local level by Berkshire Cricket with the county board receiving a budget each year to support eligible projects. As...

WOULD YOU LIKE A FREE ECB SUPPORT COACH COURSE FOR VOLUNTEERS AT YOUR CLUB? The ECB Support Coach Course is a 3 hour practical module supported by online learning that helps up-skill your volunteers to support qualified coaches in the delivery of coaching sessions at your club. Berkshire Cricket are committed to support more volunteers...

Four Berkshire Players will feature in next weeks Dream XI European T10 Championship as Tom Lambert’s Team look to defend their crown from 2023. Berkshire captain Dan Lincoln will again lead the National Counties XI – who will again be representing England in the Euros of Cricket – alongside Oxfordshire slow left-armer Tom Hinley and...

Jafer Chohan and Poppy Tulloch have both been rewarded for their performances this week with recognition at international level. Leg-Spinner Chohan who was picked up by Berkshire in 2021 after being released as a 17 year old by Middlesex played a key role for the Royal County in their 2022 NCCA Trophy Victory taking 2-57...

Monday 7th October will see a new Lords Taverners Super 1’s Hub start at Wokingham Leisure Centre. The new hub will provide opportunities for young people with a disability the chance to take part in weekly cricket sessions. By attending the hub, participants will improve their cricketing skills whilst making new friends. The new hub...

On September 22nd, Berkshire Cricket hosted the inaugural Women’s Softball Cricket World Cup, originally set for September 8th but postponed due to inclement weather. Michelle, the Women and Girls Development Officer,  was keen to see it through and thanks to Lou from Crowthorne and Crownwood Cricket Club a date and venue was set! The tournament...

Friday 13th September saw the latest instalment of the ECB run Disability Premier League (DPL) final at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff. Wokingham CC’s Anthony Clapham was the captain of the Pirates as they took on the Tridents in the Welsh capital. The DPL is the highest domestic competition for Disability Cricket in England and Wales....

Berkshire Youth Competition – Blast Finals Day Girls Blast Finals   U11 Girls Final Sunday 15th September Winner – Slough CC Runner Up – Thames Fusion CC   The U11 Girls Blast saw a new name on the shield with Slough being crowned champions. The U11 Girls Blast saw 4 teams from across the county...

  The end of the 2024 season see’s the end of a Berkshire career that quite frankly will never be beaten. As Tom Nugent calls time on his Stags career we look back at his remarkable time with the Royal county through the eyes of Head coach Tom Lambert. Where can I start when sitting...

The 2024 season came to a thrilling finale last weekend with Henley pipping Finchampstead to take the Mens Home Counties Premier League title by just 1 point. Henley’s 41 run victory over Finchampstead saw them crowned champions for the first time since 2019. The Women’s Home Counties Premier League was won by Moreton Mavericks with...

BERKSHIRE WINS FIRST EVER ONE-DAY TROPHY Berkshire v Northumberland at Lord’s Cricket Ground 6th September 2004 (Northumberland 237 all out v Berkshire 240 for 3 – Berkshire won by 7 wkts) Berkshire won the toss and elected to field, not uncommon in September finals at Lord’s. They stuck to their task well and restricted Northumberland...

Brand New Maidenhead and Bray Ladies Softball Team Win Softball Festival at Chalfont St Peters CC Situated in a picturesque part of the County, Maidenhead and Bray Cricket club is home to a thriving colts section as well as a Hardball Ladies side and more recently a Ladies softball team.   This summer Berkshire cricket...

Summer 2024 has been a successful one for Purley on Thames Walking Cricket group. Starting back in May, the club were introduced to the idea of Walking Cricket by Berkshire Cricket off the back of the success of other local clubs such as Holyport Cricket Club. Since their first session on May 8th , the...

FREE CRICKET ENGAGEMENT DAY OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL SCHOOLS As schools are returning this month, we have an offer for any and all schools across the county to sign up for a free cricket engagement day.   An engagement day is an exciting day of cricket, with one of our talented Berkshire Cricket coaches coming into...

The Slough Girls Chance to Shine Street team were crowned national U14 National Champions at this weeks National Finals at Nottingham University. The Street teams participating were: Leicester, Bolton, Thornhill ,Slough, Derby, Worcester & East London The number of girls playing at street clubs has tripled since 2018 and this event was the biggest to date with more than 150 girls...

The U18 Girls travel to Lancashire on Wednesday 28th August for the Quarter Final T20 tie. Having finished runners up in their T20 group, the side qualified for the national knockout stages which culminate in a Finals Day on Sunday 8th September.   The group stage saw the side compete across 5 days of T20 double headers...

The Chance to Shine Awards presented by Compare the Market are back! We want to hear about the impact that cricket has made on the lives of young people in schools and communities. Tell us what cricket has done for the young people you work with, the brilliant coaches who inspire them to enjoy the...

On Monday 22nd July, the Sussex Coaching Staff and players generously gave up their time to help run a training session for Slough CC’s young cricketers. Below you can see some images of the session. If you are interested in playing cricket in and around Berkshire but don’t know where or how to sign up?...

Berkshire have progressed out of the very strong South East group to qualify for the knock out stages, for the third time in the last four years, since the Covid season of 2020. They have been drawn to play Wales away at Pontarddulais CC this coming Sunday 28th July, with a 1pm start. https://over50cc.play-cricket.com/cup_draw?id=65132 The team won...

On Wednesday 10th July, the Southern Vipers took on the South East Stars at Falkland CC which saw two Berkshire pathway players named in the matchday squad. The Southern Vipers, with their rich history of success, were up against a formidable South East Stars side that have proven on multiple occasions that they have the quality...

On Thursday 4th June, our disability officer, Chris Baker and some of our community coaches hosted Berkshire Cricket’s Disability Cricket Festival. Wokingham Cricket Club were generous and offered their facilities for us to use which meant we could have three individual pitches where we played Dynamos Cricket. It was fantastic to see disability cricket played...

Monday June 17th marked the annual MCC Foundation Hub awards evening where teams and coaches from across the country were recognised for their contribution to the programme in 2023/24. Nominees and guests were invited to Lords for the presentation event and Berkshire were successful in two categories as Matt Walmsley was presented the Phillip Hodson award...

Purley on Thames Cricket Club are the latest club in Berkshire to try their hand at Walking Cricket. Despite only beginning at the start of May, the team decided the best way to learn more about the game was to test themselves in a fixture against another club. Holyport Cricket Club duly accepted the offer...

Sunday 2nd June was the date for our second Lords Taverners Super 1’s festival held at Holyport Cricket Club. Nearly 50 players all arrived excited for the day ahead at a very sunny Holyport. For a few of the players, this was the first-time playing matches against other teams so there were a few nerves,...

Here at Berkshire Cricket, we want to ensure we are continuously providing support to newly qualified female coaches as well as build a network of support around them. This season we would like to create a community of female coaches in Berkshire where we can all come together, share ideas around coaching and generally support...

On the weekend Maidenhead & Bray CC Ladies took on Crowthorne & Crownwood CC Ladies in a T20. Crowthorne & Crownwood CC Won the match and offered to host the ladies for a friendly game of Pairs cricket after the match. Some of the new Maidenhead and bray ladies decided to get some more practice in!...