Berkhamsted Cricket Club website news

Plans to improve the nets area

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Plans to upgrade the non-turf nets area

The Cricket Club is planning to upgrade the nets area on Kitcheners Field as described below. We will continue to keep you informed of progress as our plans are finalised in negotiation with input fro

Berkhamsted wins its first ever Girls match

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Berkhamsted wins first ever Girls match

Abbots Langley batted first and scored 241, despite some excellent bowling from Hariette Holderness who took 3 wickets and Abi Lawler who took two in two balls and Kayla Lennox who also took two wicket

Should I wear a cricket helmet? Read the news from Herts CC.

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

WORDS OF WARNING 17/7/2008
The safety guidelines that require players under 18 years old to wear helmets when batting or standing up to keep wicket are well known and accepted, but two recent incidents show that the risks of batting without a he

Review of the Under 14s at Finals Day

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The under 14's advanced to the county final with a relatively comfortable win against Langleybury.
After losing the toss and being asked to bat Oliver Hopkins and Alex Hubbard made a good start on a very low and slow pitch, which made batting di

Berko girls form guard of honour for start of England v South Africa..

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

...Women's ODI played at Shenley on Monday 11th August.

They also formed part of the squad that demonstrated junior cricket on the outfield during the interval between the two innings. Charlotte Towler, Kayla Lennox, Sarah Harris, Libby Mars

Girls encounter a strong Hemel

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

7 Aug 2008: The U11 Girls played in a friendly away to Hemel. Berkhamsted won the toss and elected to field first. Hemel put on a revenging 303 with some strong batting losing only two wickets while Berkhamsted kept Hemel off the boundary superbly. <

Veterans relive past glories

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Veterans All Stars showed that they still have it when it comes to taking on the Chairmans' XI. Bowling tightly from the start they restricted the Chariman's XI to 153, with wickets falling all too easily under the pressure of setting a good tota

Leading run scorers and wicket takers in 2008

Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Runs

David Sherjan 583
Steve Tougher 543
Ben Langley 518
Peter Dudley 515
Mark Herring 510
Aaron Todd 454
Phil Brown 396
Simon Cusden 395
Doug Foster 372
Luke O’Dair 352

Wickets

Dar

Senior Awards 2008

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

1st XI Player of the Year - Mark Herring
2nd XI Player of the Year - Darren James
3rd XI Player of the Year - Ian Merrett
4th XI Player of the Year - Martin Ledger
5th XI Player of the Year - Oliver O'Gorman

Sunday 1st XI Pla

Fantasy League: Fish wins August prize, Ben Langley overall winner

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

In the final standings, Ben Langley won the £120 overall 2008 prize, from Peter Dudley in 2nd and Tracy Dudley in 3rd.

For the last monthly prize, at the end of August, Mark Herring won the £30 manager of the month prize.

See the 'L

Winter ball is huge success

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Congratulations to Niki, Julie and Conny for organising the most amazing event on November 8th at the Old Town Hall. A great time was had by all and a substantial sum was raised for the Club

See the page "After the ball" to order any picture

Paul Beard Funeral 30th January at 3.30pm

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Paul Beard died suddenly at work on January 15th at the tragically early age of 43. The whole Club sends its heartfelt condolences to Carolyn, Ben, Molly and Sophie.

The funeral will be held on January 30th at St Peter's Church, at 3.30pm.

Paul Beard Memorial fund

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

A memorial fund has been established. We are inviting those who knew Paul through his contribution to local junior cricket and football to make a contribution to this fund. A keen golfer, footballer, squash, tennis and rugby player, Paul’s contributi

ALL COACHES MUST BE ECBCA REGISTERED

Sat, 21 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT

All coaches are now required by the ECB to be members of the ECBCA.
The annual cost is £25. This will give you insurance when
coaching and many excellent coach hints, tips and DVDs.

In order to coach this season you will be required

CRB Checks 2009

Sat, 21 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT

If you fall within one of the roles listed below you will require a CRB check. These are being carried out on Monday 2nd March 2009 between 1800 and 2000 on the same night as the AGM.
Welfare Officer
Coach
Assistant Coach
Umpire
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Somerset Tour 2009

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Calling ALL cricketers,

After the very successful tour based in Weston-Super-Mare last year, we're touring again this year, this time based in Taunton. We may well play a couple of the sides we played last time and we're looking to get more

5th XI Get new Home ground

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The 5th XI will be able to play at home all season from 2009 onwards...until the 6th XI start challenging them for a share of our new second ground. We have rented the pitch that belongs to the Hockey Club and taken over the maintenance of the squar

Crime Prevention Advice

Fri, 01 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Crime Prevention at Cricket Clubs
Following a series of thefts from sports club car
parks, plus the start of the cricket season, Herts
Police Crime Prevention Officers are offering the
following advice to help keep your possessions

CRB and Child Welfare Packs

Sat, 02 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT

All colts team managers and Adult Saturday and Sunday team captains must be CRB checked. Can you ensure you collect a pack from me, it summaries all the rules and regs around players who are U18.
CRB packs can be collected from myself, once you

Raiders match illuminated by two centuries and glorious sunshine

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

In spectacular sunshine and amid a brilliantly sporting atmosphere (which would have thrilled the man in whose name the trophy was later presented), Raiders and the cricket club engaged in a match which went almost to the last over, contained two cen

Special Event 29th July - the winning mentality

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

John Neal advises many of the top teams in the world of Rubgy and Cricket on the mentality of winning, as well as lecturing at Ashridge bringing in stars from the world of sport. John has been advisor to the England and West Indies Cricket Boards a

Club secures new Sponsor

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Technik have stepped in as the Club's main sponsor with immediate effect. Technik are a major printer in the town and support many local activities. We are delighted to welcome their founder, Terry Walker, and his family and colleagues to BCC.

U15s are County Champions!

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

In a very tense match the U15s led by Ben Beard secured the win over Radlett last night to help erase the memory of a last ball defeat in the final last summer.

With almost half the side stuck on the M25, it was a good toss to win and elect

Results 27 June - all four teams won

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

First XI won by one run on the last ball
Second XI won by three wickets (and just beat the rain)
Third XI won by 6 wickets (and beat the rain by 5 minutes
Fourth XI won by 8 wickets and beat the rain by 20 minutes

An excellent we

West Indies triumph in Berkhamsted sunshine

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Congratulations to all the boys and girls who took part in our annual funday which was well attended by 114 of our junior members. Perhaps fittingly in the glorious sunshine, West Indies (led for the day by Jamie Slater)were victorious leading not t

Under 11s are league winners!

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Congratulations to our Under 11 team (and Manager Dave Lewis) who last night clinched their league title with one game to spare. The boys have been unbeaten so far this season and have played with great skill and enthusiasm. Although we have batted

Under 15s are league champions... again!

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Our Under 15s completed a rare double on thursday evening when they completed their second successive undefeated league season with an emphatic victory over local rivals Hemel, despite a top order batting collapse. This guaranteed the lads a home qu

O'Dair Inspires Quarter Final Victory

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

An excellent all round performance from Luke O'Dair inspired the U15's to a reasonably comfortable win and secured their place at the Finals Day for the second successive year.
Batting first Alex Hubbard and Adam Drury got the home side off to a

Photos from last week added

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Photos from last saturday's home games and the Under 15s quarter final have been added to the photo galleries.

U15s triumphant again whilst U11s fall at final fence

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

A day of mixed emotions for our Junior teams on Finals Day.

Our Under 11s who had been unbeaten in their league campaign were unfortunately missing a number of key players away on holiday and were comfortably beaten by a strong Sawbridgewort

All 5 XIs Win

Sun, 26 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

All Five teams won on Saturday.

The 1st XI had a very close win against St Margetsbury, whilst the 2s, 3s and 4s all had easy league wins.

And the 5th XI won their first game of the season in a friendly against Ickenham.

FAMILY CLUB RACE NIGHT - Friday 7th August, starting at 7.30pm

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Hi All With the schools about to break up and August soon approaching we would like to make you all aware of one of our most popular evenings at the clubhouse: THE FAMILY CLUB RACE NIGHT The date is Friday 7th August, starting at 7.30pm

Season Reaching Conclusion

Sun, 23 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT

1st XI - After a high points scoring defeat yesterday to Hoddesdon, they remain in 2nd place and must match Hitchin next week before beating Chorleywood to be promoted. Gareth Parker-Jones hit a magnificent century yesterday but despite a good e

New photos in the Gallery area.

Sun, 30 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Lots of new photos from various games added to the gallery area. If anyone wants the full size file, just email pau@norank.co.uk. There is no charge, just let me know the name of the file and the game.

Photos from the Junior Awards now in the Photo Gallery

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

2009 Colts Awards Winners

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Congratulations to all our 2009 junior awards winners, most of whom were there to collect their award from Niall O'Brien, the Ireland & Northants batsman. For those of you that couldn't join us on the night, the 2 categories were firstly Team Player

BSSC AGM at the club on Feb 16th 8pm

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The BSSC AGM takes place at the clubhouse at 8pm on February 16th.

The agenda will be posted on the club notice board in the near future. If an electronic version becomes available then that will be posted onto this web site for viewing prio

An update from the Paul Beard Memorial Fund

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A year after the untimely death of Paul Beard, many people have generously contributed to the memorial fund set up in his name and it now stands at around £24,000. Paul’s widow Carolyn and his family would like to distribute the money to the followi

Cricket Club AGM set for Thursday 11th March at 7.30pm

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Bar will be open from 7pm

Agenda
1. Apologies
2. Approve minutes of previous AGM
3. Report from the Club Captain
4. Report from the Treasurer and approval of the Club’s accounts
5. Report from the Club Secr

Redbourn Ladies are recruiting

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Redbourn Ladies Cricket team are currently seeking new members and would be interested to hear from anyone who might be interested in playing ladies cricket (even cricketing novice mums!).

They are an established ladies cricket team and hav

Subs are now due

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

2010 Subs are now due

Senior Subs have been set for 2010 at £128, which includes a free top quality Gray-Nicholls shirt, embroidered with the Club’s crest and sponsor’s logo. Students, unemployed etc can pay a concessionary sub of £80, which

BCC v Raiders football match this Sunday

Tue, 06 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Come along and watch the annual battle between Raiders and the Cricket Club at the ground at 2.30pm on Sunday 11th April

Old Timer spotted on Club Roof!

Sat, 10 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Look up on the clubhouse roof and you will see a wonderful sculpture of Old Father Time himself removing the bails!

This was hand-made by Ed Wilding and installed on the first anniversary of his late mother, Patty’s birthday.

Patty

Photos from the "Friendly" between Raiders & Berko CC are now in the Photo Galleries.

Sun, 11 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Photos from today's game added to the Photo gallery section. All todays photographs can be viewed in High-res at www.fullframeevents.co.uk under Galleries. You can order 9" x 6" framed photos at just £7.50, profits go to the Club.

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Under 9s get off to a storming start

Sun, 16 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Our Under 9s have started the season in great style, winning their first 3 games of the season to go top of the league. So far they have defeated Boxmoor, Kings Langley and Redbourn. Well done to all the boys and many thanks to Dads Bryan Weller, D

Memories of Gordon Paton - died aged 90

Wed, 02 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Gordon, who passed away nearly two weeks ago aged 90, was the longest serving member of Berkhamsted Cricket Club other than Norman Warren. He joined the Club after the War in about 1946 and became one of the stalwarts of the 3rd X1 and the Wanderers

Following an incident at one of our colts matches it is necessary to remind all of the Code of Conduct for Parents and Guardians of Young Cricketers

Sun, 06 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Code of Conduct for Parents and Guardians of Young Cricketers U18

Our Under 9s made it 12 wins out of 12 last night with their final victory of the league season to finish as runaway group winners. Congratulations to David Jones, Mike Mann, Bryan Weller and the boys wh

Colts Bowlathon 11th July 2010. Test legend Saqlain joins the coaching staff

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

On a glorious summer morning the colts were able to listen and learn from a former Surrey and Pakistan spin legend talking about cricket and passing on a few tips to all the age groups. Saqlain Mushtaq ,the former test bowler with over 200 wickets

Colts bag three trophies on County finals day

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Berkhamsted Cricket Club junior section had their best ever day at County Finals Day on July 18^th. This is the day that all age groups from U9 to U16 battle it out at v

Berkhamsted's Colts Manager wins recognition in Herts Awards

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Mark Lewarne, our very own Colts Manager, received a prestigious OSCA (Outstanding Services to Cricket Award) in the "Behind the Scenes" category. Marke was honoured at a Herts County Cricket Association dinner last night and received his award from

The Devon and Somerset Tour Pictures now uploaded

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Pictures can be found in the galleries section of the website or at this link:

http://www.berkhamstedcc.com/gallery/galleryid_6482/CricketTour2010.aspx<

4ths clinch promotion without playing!

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Congratulations to the 4s and captain Peter Wale as they secured a promotion slot from Div 13 following an early morning call from Shenley Village to concede the game. Its been a somewhat anti-climactic end to the season with one game rain

Colts awards winners

Tue, 14 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Congratulations to all our juniors who won awards this sunday. Most of the boys and girls were there to collect their prizes from New Zealand test star Iain O'Brien. The Player of the Year for each team were:-

Berko Girl Scoops Bucks Prize

Tue, 14 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Congratulations to Anna Nicholls who this weekend won a coaches prize for best overall player in the Bucks County U13 Girls Squad. Anna has had an astonishing season with the bat for Bucks scoring 403 runs in 9 matches which included a century

2011 Subs are now due!

Thu, 03 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Membership subs for 2011 are lower than 2010!

Congratulations to our new Level 1 Coaches!

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT
Thanks to the generosity of the Paul Beard Memorial Fund which paid for their course costs, six new coaches joined our ranks this month They are: Huw Barnett, Ollie Buchanan, Sam Harlow, Seb Smith, Adam Drur

AGM reports are now available on the website

Sun, 20 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT
Our AGM was held on Monday evening 21st March - 8pm at the Clubhouse

All reports are now at the bottom of the home page and can be downloaded

New Skippers for the coming season

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT
At the AGM, the following skippers were appointed for the 2012 season:

First XI - David Smith
Second XI - Charlie Hussey
Third XI - Peter Dudley
Fourth XI - Mark Lewarne
Sunday XI - Ian Putman

Coopers CC Race night at the Clubhouse 23rd June

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Please can you come along and support the Ashridge Coopers CC Annual Race Night which this year begins at 7.00pm at Berkhamsted Cricket Club with the first race off at 7.30 pm.

Pitch Perfect really was perfect!

Mon, 04 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Pitch Perfect really was perfect!
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BCC packed for 8 a side tournament

Tue, 05 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT
A lovely sunny sunday morning and the field was overflowing with young cricketers for our annual 8 a side tournament/funday. 16 teams of boys and girls battled it out to be champions. The junior tournament was fittingly won by Englan

Under 9s enjoy successful Chesham Festival

Tue, 05 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT
A good day for our Under 9 teams at Chesham on sunday. The blues managed by Ian Sayle won their group and got through to the main competition, winning the semi final bu

Under 10s advance to Finals Day

Tue, 05 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT
Our reigning county champions, the Under 10s, made it through to Finals Day again with an impressive win over Radlett on a gloomy evening.   With former England captain Mike Atherton (watching his son play for Radlett) wandering around

Berko Boys star in Area matches

Thu, 18 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT
Some of our junior players have enjoyed a great week in the third round of summer Area matches.  For West U10s Tom Lewis scored 43 not out whilst Charlie Mann, James Weller and Will Gardener all took wickets in their victory.

Larry bags first Berko ton

Thu, 18 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT
Congratulations to Larry Eaton who made his first century for Berko in the sunday fixture against Chenies & Latimer.   We hope its the first of many!

U17s denied hat trick of county titles

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT
It was third time unlucky for the U17s as they slipped to defeat in the U17 Final on saturday.   Vying for a third title in a row after winning the U15 and U16 competititions our lads came up against a St Margaretsbury team which were

Junior Award Winners 2011 Season

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT
Junior Award Winners
Sunday 11th September

Congratulations to

All 2012 Junior Fixtures on Website

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT
Such is the demand for cricket at Berko we have entered a record 16 teams this year including 2 girls teams in the new U11 & U13 Girls leagues.  All the fixtures can be seen for each team so you can plan accordingly.   An

Free bacon rolls for everyone who helps in our Cricket Club Pre-season Working Party - Sat 31st March

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 09:53:48 GMT
This Saturday (31st March) will see a host of volunteers helping get the Cricket Club and grounds ready for the 2012 season.

Please come and join us - no special skills are required! W

Kiwis to be at nets on 25th April

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT
our Kiwi overseas players will be joining us for their introduction to English cricket at out practice session on 25th April. Come down and help welcome them to Berko CC!

Kian Bains makes U11 County Squad

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT
Well done Kian on being selected for the U11 summer county playing programme. Kian loves playing cricket so much he is playing for our U11s and U12s next week and would probably play for the U13s if we let him!

Girls receive County Call Up

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT
Congratulations to Imogen Hopkins and Jessica Potts who have been selected for the U13 Girls County Playing Squad.

Cricket: Help us and give your availability for May 12th senior league games

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Next saturday May 12th all of our 4 senior teams are in action.

If you haven’t already done it, could you p

Enter the cricket club Euros prediction competition and win more than £200!

Fri, 04 May 2012 13:10:17 GMT

Hi all,

Some know that I run a football prediction competition every 2 years for the world cup and euros. The cost is £10 and all proceeds go into the cricket club.

For the World Cup in 2010, Dan Murgatroyd won £250 and hopeful

Game has been cancelled

Fri, 11 May 2012 21:05:35 GMT
MATCH CANCELLED - Berkhamsted Cricket Club 3rd XI v Leverstock Green IV on Sat 12 May 2012 at 1pm.

The pitch is un-playable. Sorry guys.

Game has been cancelled

Sat, 12 May 2012 12:28:25 GMT
MATCH CANCELLED - Berkhamsted Cricket Club 3rd XI v Leverstock Green IV on Sat 12 May 2012 at 1pm