About Whitchurch Cricket Club
Find Us: Directions to the cricket ground
Eastfield Lane, Whitchurch on Thames, Oxfordshire, RG8 7EJ.
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Find your way to Whitchurch on Thames. It's in South Oxfordshire, right over the river from Pangbourne, about 8 miles West of Reading and about 5 miles North from junction 12 of the M4.
If you're coming by car from the Pangbourne (South) side of the Thames, you'll have to pay a 20p (current at May 2007) toll each way to cross Whitchurch Bridge. Pedestrians, bicycles and motorbikes cross for free.
Pangbourne station is 'served' by First Great Western trains between Reading and Oxford. It's a 10-15 minute walk from the station to the ground.
From Whitchurch High Street, find The Greyhound pub, which is on the corner of Eastfield Lane and the High Street and turn into Eastfield Lane.
About 400m down Eastfield Lane on the left, just after the last house on the left, you'll see a metal gate, which is the access into the ground.
Parking is in front of the club-house, which is the first of the two buildings on the left.
Map of Whitchurch and the Cricket Club here
To find our more about the village of Whitchurch on Thames, click here.
Contact us
For fixture enquiries please contact the Hon. Fixtures Secretary, Steve Willis (details below) .
For playing and membership enquiries please contact any Captain, Vice-Captain or Hon. Secretary listed below or email us at
For queries relating to this website, please contact the webmaster
Officers of the Club
| President | M. Whitelock Esq. | |
| Chairman | Mike Butt | 0118 984 3216 |
| Sunday Captain | Lyn Williams | 0118 961 0877 |
| Sunday Vice-Captain | James Shanahan | 0208 949 3852 |
| Saturday Captain | Cormac Neeson | 0118 984 4310 |
| Saturday Vice-Captain | Duncan Seward | 0118 946 4381 |
| Hon. Secretary | David Mattimoe | 0118 984 3347 Whiteways Hardwick Road Whitchurch on Thames RG8 7HW |
| Hon. Fixtures Secretary | Steve Willis | 01235 833414 Cedar Top 17 The Greenway West Hendred OX12 8RG |
| Hon. Treasurer | James Power |
0118 984 1237 |
| General Committee Members | Rob Hayes Andrew Arthur Chris Grogan Tim Close |
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| Selection Committee | James Shanahan Lyn Williams Cormac Neeson Duncan Seward |
History
The club was founded in 1877 and we have occupied our beautiful ground on Eastfield Lane since 1923, following acquisition of the land by the Whitelock family in 1921.
To read our President Miles Whitelock's history of the Club please click here.
The history appears by kind permission of Mr Whitelock.
Affiliations
We are affiliated to the Oxfordshire Cricket Board.
Vice-Presidents
The club is proud to recognise our distinguished Vice-Presidents.
| R. Baker Esq. | P.H. Bartrum Esq. | W. Butler Esq. |
| N. Cabeldu Esq. | A.F.R. Clark Esq. | Mrs J. Clark |
| F.Head Esq. | M. Houldey Esq. | B. Kingston |
| R. Lafford Esq. | Brigadier P. Lewis | M. Parkinson Esq. |
| C. Povey Esq. | M. Scanlon Esq. | P. Wakely Esq. |
| J. West Esq. | B. Wheeler Esq. | R.F.J. Young Esq. |
News
Winning Start
Whitchurch started the season with a good bowling and fielding performance to beat Pangbourne by 3 wickets in this 12-a-side 30 over game. Pangbourne batted first and made 94 all out. Williams H, Batchelor and Cole bowled great spells. After a shaky start Whitchurch's reply recovered to win with 3 wickets to spare at 95-8.
Family Fun 10th May
Kids Kwik Cricket Tournament, BBQ, Family Day and Car Boot Sale on Saturday 10th May 2008.
The Kwik Cricket is open to kids of 7 and up in teams of 8. To join in, download the form (Microsoft Word) and email to back to us.
2008 Fixtures
The 2008 fixture list is finalised and is here. Fixture cards are being printed.