About Berkhamsted Cricket Club
Berkhamsted CC is a Club with a 125 year history that is back on the up after some years in decline until 2005. It is now thriving on all fronts and has gone from 2 to 5 XIs on a Saturday and zero to 250 colts in four years, including 30 girls.
We
are a Focus Club, with Clubmark status. We
play on a two-square field set in one of the most attractive settings
in the Home Counties with a traditional pavilion with a large decking
area from which to watch the game. We also use the school squares on the
field adjacent to ours for our fifth and part-time sixth XIs. Two years ago, we installed four
top-class ECB-standard non-turf nets to enhance our practice
facilities. Three years ago we installed a state-of-the-art electronic
scoreboard.
Our clubhouse has undergone an extensive refurbishment and is a delightful spot in which to relax and watch sport, share
a drink with friends and take in the best setting for cricket in the
home counties.
Senior cricket
Our First XI plays in Division 4 of the Herts League. Our 2nd, 3rd, and 4th XIs play in Divisions 9, 12 and 14 respectively and all of them are pushing for promotion. Our 5th XI plays friendly matches on a Saturdy afternoon. Our Sunday XIs play friendly matches, almost entirely at home against local opposition. Our upper XIs play a high standard of cricket, providing a challenging environment in which to test your skills. Our lower XIs are still highly competitive and comprise an eclectic mix of aging stalwarts moving downwards, colts moving upwards, Dads re-entering the fray after several years away from the game (as their sons start playing adult cricket), students and occasional players. Our backgrounds are equally diverse with an ITV commentator, an opera singer and two authors in the 3rd XI alone!
Junior cricket
Our Clubmark status means that we adhere to the
ECB's highest standards of Club management, Child Welfare and Coaching.
We have fourteen ECB-qualified coaches, five of whom are Level 2 and run
an extensive coaching program through the winter and summer months. Our colts’ coaching has a well-earned reputation for fun and enjoyment, whilst developing the skills to progress from U7 pairs through to the hardball game. Over a dozen of our colts are in County or Area squads and last year three of our age group teams became County Champions.
We operate Cricket Weeks in the first three weeks of the summer holidays,
which are always oversubscribed, so get your children's names down fast
to secure a place. Contact Julian Dent for more details.
Community role
We are an
inclusive club and operate a schools outreach programme to ensure
children can learn to play cricket and are encouraged to come down to
our club. In early July we host a cricket festival at which all the
local schools participate and this has been a big success. Without our
programme the majority of children would not experience cricket at
school. Our Chairman is
currently the Chair of the Dacorum District Development Group, which
ensures all the cricket clubs in the District collaborate to promote the
game, manage the development pathway to County level and beyond and is
overseeing a Chance to Shine Project.