Join Whitchurch Cricket Club
Play cricket at Whitchurch
We field two weekend teams: one Saturday and one Sunday side drawn from one squad of about 50 players. Some players are regular, some occasional.
We're a diverse lot ranging in age from 14 to 60-something drawn from Whitchurch itself, the local area and several commuting players from London, Hampshire and further afield.
We play friendly matches against local clubs, touring sides and on tour ourselves. Most games are 35 or 40-over matches, though we do play a number of summer evening 20/20 matches.
If you'd like an enjoyable game of cricket, email us at or call one of the Captains or Vice Captains (contacts here) to find out about opportunities.
We're always looking for new players to expand the Club's playing squad.
Match fees are currently just £5 for adults and £2 for under-18s. If you want to come and try us out, then there's no obligation beyond your match fees.
If you play regularly, membership subs are £50 for the year for adults and £20 for under 18s.
Whitchurch Coaching Programme
For anyone who'd like to learn or improve their cricket, we run a coaching programme on Monday evenings at the ground hosted by Chris Lewis, the ex-England Test and ODI player. Chris and Gerry Crawford run 3 sessions covering batting, bowling and fielding skills and practice.
The programme is open to anyone, so if you'd like some professional help in improving your game, contact Tim Close at for details.
The programme will restart in September, based indoors at Langtree School in Woodcote. Details TBC shortly.
Umpires and Scorers
We'd be delighted to hear from you if you'd like to join us as an umpire, scorer or indeed any other non-playing capacity. Email us at or call the Hon. Club Secretary David Mattimoe on 0118 984 3347.
Watch us
We're delighted to welcome spectators to our cricket matches. The scenery's beautiful, the atmosphere's relaxed and the cricket's usually entertaining. We often have families enjoying a picnic in front of the pavilion and kids can often use the nets for a knockabout. See fixtures for a list of home match dates and times.
News
Draw at BBC Caversham
Despite a good all-round bowling performance, Whitchurch couldn't take all the wickets in time to avoid the draw.
Stonor too strong
Despite posting a respectable 191, with Duncan Seward making 90, Stonor beat Whitchurch by 8 wickets. See the results page for the skipper's report.
6 catches dropped...
which helped OMT to 176, with Whitchurch's batting also struggling to just 81 all out. At least it was a nice sunny afternoon.
Skipper's report... Whitchurch was quarantined off on Tuesday night after a severe bout of the dropsie. 11 men were found to have contracted the disease against Old Merchant Taylors (it is believed that OMT may have brought it in from abroad on one of their foreign trips to buy spices and silks in the Orient). Suffice to say Whitchurch lost... and the badger may have to be put down as a consequence!
BP strike leather...
... but not enough to beat Whitchurch in the 20:20 game on Wednesday. Whitchurch won by 30 runs in an entertaining game.
Skipper's report...A good Whitchurch batting performance with contributions right through the team, lively running and plenty of boundaries got us to 152 for 8. BP fought hard with some big boundaries to keep themselves in the chase but finished 30 short with 1 wicket to spare. Skipper Cormac bravely used all 10 bowlers, including Whitchurch's top secret comedy bowler who remarkably took two clean-bowled wickets in 2 balls.
Checkendon Double
Whitchurch did the double over Checkendon on Sunday 22nd with a win by 35 runs.
Skipper's report... Victory last Sunday completed the double against Checkendon this season; a feat that isn't often accomplished over our local rivals! A ton from Andy Arthur and an 89* from Nick Hill posted a score of 247 for 4 for Checkendon to chase after tea. Despite losing early wickets, from some tight bowling and an excellent catch behind the stumps by Musab, Checkendon's middle order put on 130 in a short time and left them only needing 94 in the last 20overs. Running out their top scoring batsmen (110) with 50 still needed and only 3 wickets in hand left Checkendon with too much to do and they eventually lost their last wicket 35 runs short with 3overs remaining.