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
Incoming Season! Nets
Lyn has organised nets at Bradfield College to help us make a good start to the season. The dates are:
Monday 22nd March 21:15
Monday 29th March 21:15
Wednesday 14th April 21:15
Wednesday 21st April 21:15
Wednesday 28th April 21:15
All sessions are at Bradfield Sports Complex, which you'll find on this map. The cost is just £3 per session.
See you there.
The Williams Show
Lyn tops the batting and Harry tops the bowling figures for 2009.
Read all about it in the accurately, if unimaginatively, named Averages: 2009 Season download.
We're so 2009
We're on Twitter. If you know what that means, you can follow us at whitchurch_cc on Twitter where your Twitmaster will try and keep you up to date with what's happening at the club.