Welcome to the latest Banbury Cricket Club newsletter, keeping you right up to date with what is happening ahead of the 2025 season! The hard work doesn't stop behind the scenes, so we thought now was a great time to get in touch and see if you can also support us.
Senior Cricket
Indoor nets are drawing to a close (last session Sunday 30th March), so it is time to start heading back outside! The first outdoor nets are Thursday 3rd April at White Post Road, from 6pm; sessions will then continue on Tuesdays & Thursdays thereafter.
The full list of pre-season fixtures start on Saturday 19th April and the league then begins on Saturday 10th May! Contact your captains to let them know you're available. (Reminder for 2025, match fees remain at £10 for adults & £5 for U18, students & unemployed - please bring cash each week!)
Women & Girls Cricket (Sponsored by Allsafe Scaffolding)
Indoor training finishes Sunday 13th April, so our outdoor training follows straight after on Wednesday 16th April at White Post Road, from 6pm. We will continue to offer specialist coaching & training for both softball and hardball.
NEW for 2025: Girls Cricket Hub - open to school years 3-8
The HCWCL Super 8 league fixtures begin on Sunday 4th May, with the OCB Super 8 League following after in June - more friendlies and softball festivals TBC throughout the season!
If you are interested in finding out more about Women & Girls cricket at BCC, contact Karen Cross or Zoe Pugh for more info.
We are also recruiting for a new Women & Girls Coach for 2025 and beyond - if you would be interested, or want to find out more, click here.
Youth Cricket (Sponsored by Whitley Stimpson)
Our final U11 indoor session takes place Friday 11th April, with our final U13 session on Sunday 13th April. Our U15s finish at the same time as our Seniors, on Sunday 30th March and head straight outside on Tuesday 1st April.
Youth registration has now been open for some time and once again we have been delighted with the uptake and excitement for cricket in 2025, going bigger & better! We now only have very limited spaces in our All Stars, U11, U13, U17 & U19 groups and would be delighted to welcome new members to the club. Find out more here
Reminder, all subscriptions must be paid before any training or pre-season games.
Please keep an eye on Spond for group posts with any further updates for each age group.
Our ever popular Friday night training begins on the 25th April (first All-Stars cohort 9th May); we look forward to seeing you all up there - bar & BBQ open as always! Check out some of our 2024 highlights, here!
With more fixtures than ever before in 2025, we are always looking for more volunteers, so if you feel that you could help the team in any capacity, please contact Matt Acton!
Ground - #GetSetWeekend
We are extremely lucky to have two grounds of such a high standard, however we need your support to get them ready for the season - players from all teams requested to attend! Please spare an hour or two on the below dates, bring a paintbrush and broom, and help to get your grounds ready:
- White Post Road - Saturday 5th April from 9:00am
- Ermont Way - Friday 18th April (Good Friday) from 9:00am
We all know that cricket would simply not happen if it were not for the support of its volunteers - both on and off the field. We are very fortunate to have a growing number of helping hands and a proactive committee, but we are always looking for new ideas and support, even on an informal basis!Whether it be scoring, umpiring, helping on either ground or adding your skills to our fundraising / social efforts, your support would be much appreciated. Please get in touch if you can help.
- Sat 10th May - Chairman's Steak Night
- Sun 11th May - Members Lunch (at National KO fixture)
- Fri 16th May - Quiz Night
- Sun 25th May - Members Lunch
- Fri 11th July - Quiz Night
- Sun 20th July - Members Lunch (Day 1 Oxfordshire vs Cornwall)
- Sat 16th August - An Evening with the President's Wife
- Sat 6th September - Last Game Bash
- Fri 12th September - Quiz Night
- Sat 11th October - Senior Awards Dinner
- TBC - Games Night
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- Annual Senior Playing Subscriptions - Due now; pay (or secure your player sponsor) before 31st March and save £30!
- 100 Club - If you would like to join the 100 club for just £5 a month, to be in the chance of winning up to £100 each month (and £10 off your annual subscriptions), contact Ed Phillips. Check out all the latest draws, here.
- Sponsorship - We always welcome new sponsors and friends of the club and have a number of sponsorship opportunities available. Check out our latest brochure for further information on how you can get involved - including our match ball or player sponsorship!
- Kit - Need new playing kit or leisurewear for the new season, look no further. Delighted to launch our new leisurewear range with O'Neills - shop here. All playing kit remains unchanged with our long standing partners Serious Cricket - shop here.