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Team News - Oxfordshire Women v Dorset 27th April

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Oxfordshire Cricket are pleased to announce the eleven player women's squad selected to take on Dorset in the opening round of the Vitality Blast Women’s League this Sunday 27th April 2025. Emilia Bartram will lead the team that includes Sophie Grayson who achieved a memorable 121 not out on debut against Suffolk in the opening round of the Metro Bank One Day Cup last weekend. Ella Gallagher and Maisie Wright are set to make their debuts for the County, and pathway graduate, Sophie Mitchelmore will again feature in the squad following five years with Hampshire and the Southern Vipers. Forename Surname Current Club Emilia Bartram Oxford CC Rabiya Dogar Horspath CC Ella Gallagher Oxford CC Sophie Grayson Dorridge CC Ellie Ingram Moreton CC Sophie Mitchelmore Oxford CC Genevieve Porter Oxford CC Niamh Rogan Moreton CC Katie Waugh Charlbury CC Chloe Westbury Charlbury CC Maisie Wright Tunbridge Wells CC Total All Ages 245 Average Age 22.27
Team News - Oxfordshire Men v Cornwall 27th April

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Oxfordshire Cricket are pleased to announce the men’s squad selected to make the away trip down to St Just CC to face Cornwall in the opening round of the National Counties Cricket Association (NCCA) One Day Trophy this Sunday 27th April 2025. Harrison Ward will lead an eleven player squad totalling just 237 years of age and heavily dominated by pathway graduates into the 2025 One Day Trophy squad campaign. Hayden Rossouw will be looking to build upon his maiden century scored against Oxford UCCE last weekend and Arjun Ramkumar will retain his to make his first appearance in the NCCA One Day Trophy competition following a promising debut. Luke Hayes returns to the One Day squad having missed the entire 2024 campaign due to illness, alongside Thomas Rex and Jacob Townsend who are set to make their first appearances in the competition since 2023 and 2022 respectively. Forename Surname/Initial Playing Qualification Current Club Thomas DAVIS TE N/A Knowle and Dorridge CC Dylan DRISCOLL DA Age Group Oxford CC Luke HAYES LB Age Group Aston Rowant CC Luke MASLEN LT Age Group Oxford Downs CC Arjun RAMKUMAR Club Banbury CC Thomas REX TF N/A Kenilworth Wardens CC Hayden ROSSOUW HK Club Aston Rowant CC George TAIT GG Age Group Banbury CC Jacob TOWNSEND JE + Age Group Kibworth CC Harrison WARD HD (c) Age Group High Wycombe CC Henry WELCH HR Age Group Oxford Downs CC Total All Ages 237 Total Ages minus 3 Eldest 164 Average Age Youngest 8 20.5
Team News - Oxfordshire Men v Oxford UCCE 20th April

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Oxfordshire Cricket are pleased to announce the Men’s 13-player squad selected to represent Oxfordshire in the opening fixture of the 2025 season this Sunday 20th April 2025 against the Oxford UCCE at Horspath Cricket Club. The 50 over fixture starts at 11:00 AM. Newly appointed white ball captain, Harrison Ward will spearhead the Men’s team as they prepare for the start of the National Counties Cricket Association (NCCA) One Day Trophy campaign next weekend. The thirteen man squad for the friendly fixture against Oxford UCCE includes four debutants, namely, Abdullah Ejaz, Matt Jones, George Maddy and Arjun Ramkumar and a return to the Men’s One Day squad for Jacob Townsend and Luke Maslen. Pace bowler Tom Davis is also back having missed the latter half of the 2024 season with injury. Squad: Tom Davis Dylan Driscoll Abdullah Ejaz Luke Hayes Matt Jones George Maddy + Luke Maslen Arjun Ramkumar Hayden Rossouw George Tait Jacob Townsend Harrison Ward © Henry Welch Come along and support the team as we kick off the season!

Harrison Ward Announced as the new Men’s White Ball Captain

09/04/2025

Oxfordshire Cricket are delighted to announce the appointment of Harrison Ward as the new captain of White Ball Cricket ahead of the National Counties Cricket Association (NCCA) Twenty20 and One Day Trophy competitions in 2025. Harrison Ward is a product of the Oxfordshire Pathway and became the youngest player to make a century for Men’s 1st XI when scoring 109 not out on his Championship debut against Herefordshire in 2015. Harrison progressed through the Academy with our first class county partners Sussex County Cricket Club (Sussex CCC), represented England at Under 19’s level and was rewarded his first professional contract with Sussex CCC in 2021. Last year, Harrison was a key member of the Sussex CCC T20 team that reached the Vitality Blast Final Days and was added to the Oval Invincibles squad for the Hundred competition. For Oxfordshire, Harrison has been a key member of the Men’s white ball team over recent years, helping the County to lift the NCCA T20 Competition title in 2022 and to make the T20 Finals Day once again in 2024 before rain abandoned both attempts to play the finals day. Harrison’s match winning performance on the pitch is not without recognition having been awarded the NCCA Most Valuable Player (NVP) in the T20 competition in 2024, and the third most valuable in the same format during the 2022 winning campaign. Oxfordshire Cricket would like to congratulate Harrison on his appointment and wish him every success in his new role as captain of the White ball formats. Reacting to his appointment Harrison Ward said: “First of all I would like to thank both Rupert Evans and Matt Barnes for asking me to take on the role as white ball captain. I always enjoy coming back and playing for Oxfordshire, so to take over the role as white ball captain is an honour. Following on from Jonny Cater as captain shouldn’t be a hard task as he has captained the team extremely well and left it in a really exciting place. I’m excited to see where we can go in the white ball competitions in the coming years as we have a good mix of experience and youth. Hopefully we can keep improving our performance in 50 over and go one further in the t20 competition this year if the weather allows! Head Coach, Rupert Evans said: “Harrison is a product of the Oxfordshire Pathway and Emerging Players programme. He made his County Championship debut at age 15 against Herefordshire at Brockhampton CC in 2015 scoring 100 in the second innings. Since his debut, Harrison has developed into a three-dimensional player who has progressed to become a permanent member of Sussex CCC T20 side. Harrison has gained captaincy experience over the past few seasons captaining Sussex 2nd X1. He also captained Oxfordshire last season against Buckinghamshire to retain the Nurton/York Trophy. Harrison is well respected by his teammates and opponents. I am pleased he has accepted the challenge of succeeding Jonny Cater as county white ball captain. I am looking forward to supporting him in his new role.”
Max Mannering Reappointed as Men’s Captain for Championship Cricket

09/04/2025

Oxfordshire Cricket are delighted to announce that Max Mannering has been reappointed as the Men’s Captain for Championship Cricket in 2025. Max has been a key member of the red ball team for more than half a decade and will continue to lead the Men’s representative team in the National Counties Cricket Association (NCCA) Championship following his initial year at helm last season. Oxfordshire Cricket would like to congratulate Max Mannering on his reappointment and wish him every success for the season ahead. Reacting to his appointment Mannering said: “Being re-appointed as Championship captain for another year is a great personal honour for me. Oxfordshire Cricket holds a very special place in my heart having been a part of the set up for so long and having the confidence of the OCB to continue taking the team forwards is really fantastic. In a wider context giving the side some continuity of leadership I think will help us develop on what we started last year. It’s a young but exciting and talented group that we have and we saw some real standout performances last year. However, we have been able to identify areas where we fell short of the mark last year and have worked hard over the winter to rectify that, from both a skill and tactical standpoint. In discussions with the management we have a much clearer ethos of how we want to go about approaching Championship cricket this year. As such, I’m incredibly excited to continue working alongside the team, Rupert Evans and Matt Barnes as we move towards the season in search of a second Championship title in the last 5 years.” Head Coach, Rupert Evans said: “I am very pleased to support Max’s re-appointment as Championship Captain for 2025. Max made a good start as captain in 2024 leading the side to an outstanding win by innings and 197 runs against Cheshire. Although poor availability during the season presented Max with tough selection challenges, he continued to lead the side with plenty of energy and created a good positive atmosphere amongst the group. I am looking forward to working with Max and the young talented group of players again during the 2025 season.”
Emilia Bartram Reappointed as Women’s Captain for 2025

03/04/2025

Oxfordshire Cricket are delighted to announce that Emilia Bartram has been reappointed as the Women’s Captain having led the Women’s team to a third place finish within the T20 group and a mid-place finish within the 50 over format that saw only three games in the competition completed last season. Emilia continues to be a key member of the team and will lead the Women’s team for a consecutive year within the Tier 3 competitions of the newly formed England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) Women’s Domestic Structure for in 2025. Oxfordshire Cricket would like to congratulate Emilia on her reappointment and wish her every success for the season ahead. Reacting to her appointment Emilia said: “I’m really grateful for the opportunity to continue to build on our success from last season, and we have a busy and exciting season ahead. It’s also been really good to see the talent coming through from the younger pathway players and it’s been amazing to see the standard of cricket demonstrated by the squad over the winter, so I’m excited to see everyone apply their skill and talent to the matches this season. ” Assistant Coach, George Setterfield said: “I’m really pleased that we can give Emilia this opportunity to lead the group again this season. After the success of last year, I’m hoping that she can lead the group to another strong set of performances in the new competition structure. I’m sure the team will benefit from her experiences of playing for Italy.” Performance Director, Matthew Barnes said: “We are very pleased that Emilia has agreed to lead our Women’s team for a second year having played a crucial role in the overall success of the Women’s programme in 2024 following a difficult set of results the year before. The newly formed ECB Women’s Domestic structure presents an exciting opportunity for female players in the years ahead and we look forward to supporting Emilia in the initial year within the Tier 3 competitions.”

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