Week 4 results on 22 November:

Sandford A 118-5 with J Smith 42no & 1-25; M Thompson 27no and Martin Anson 20 beat Radway 114-2 with Sam Douthwaite 36no & 1-39.

Silverstone 99 pts v Middleton Cheney 6 pts due to health delay Middleton agreed to concede.

Hooky Renegades 108-4 with Keiron Scott 34no; Dickie Knight 26 & 2-41; Ash Clarke 2-17 and James Mc Phee 1-18 beat Marston St Lawrence 107-6 with Josh Easterbrooke 28 and Jim Dobson 28.

Cropredy A 96-3 with James Barker 19; Sam Coggins 18 & 2-15; Josh Tustian 17no; Fergus lynch 19no and Joe Coggins 3-22 beat Hinton 62-6 with Robbie Turvey 18 & 2-28. 

After 4 weeks, both Hooky Renegades and Silverstone remain unbeaten.

Silverstone 150-4 with Sash Patel 42no and A Key 19no & 2-37 (72 pts) beat Sandford A 113-3 with Martin Anson 26no; M Thomson 26no and P Wright 2-32 (33pts)

Hinton 100-5 with R Wills 28no; M Bokari 23no and Shaun Gardiner 2-26 (53 pts) beat Marston St. Lawrence 99-4 with S Upstone 30no and J Easterbrooke 2- 20 (11pts)

Hooky Renegades 109-2 with Kieron Scott 29no; Craig Lynes 25no and James Mc Phee 1-23 (74 pts) beat Middleton Cheney 107-2 with Neil Wright 28no; Sam Hanson 28no and Harry Mitchell 1-25 (30 pts)

Cropredy A  96-3 Josh Tustian 31no; C Covasic 28no and Joe Coggins 19no & 2-32 (53 pts) beat Radway 95-5 with Sam Douthwaite 31no & 1-22 and A Raisbeck 27 (11 pts)

Both Hooky Renegades and Silverstone remain unbeaten.

Every Year the popular cricket magazine “The Cricketer” announces its annual School Guide, in the last couple of days it has seen them release their School Guide for 2023. This year’s guide features the top 100 senior, top 50 prep/junior and top 20 all-girls schools for cricket in the country.

The Cricketer goes through a long and exhaustive process which sees hundreds of schools submit applications to be considered. Each school entry is said to be judged against extensive selection criteria, which includes the quality of facilities, commitment to cricket in their curriculum, and the breadth of fixtures in their programme.

Oxfordshire Cricket is delighted to learn that the following schools in Oxfordshire have been named:

Top 20 All-Girls Schools

• Didcot Girls School
• Headington Oxford
• St Helen and St Katharine

Top 50 Prep Schools

• Abingdon Prep
• Dragon School
• Cothill House
• Summer Fields

Top 100 Secondary Schools

• Magdalen College School
• Radley College
• St Edwards School

Oxfordshire Cricket would like to take this opportunity to congratulate all the schools named above, it is a fantastic achievement to be named in the top schools in the country in such a prestigious magazine. All the schools in Oxfordshire play a crucial role in Oxfordshire Cricket growing the game and having a good player pathway, which therefore enables us to produce talented cricketers as long as we continue to deliver a great programme alongside them.

Division 2 of the Banbury Indoor League commenced at Spiceball Leisure Centre on 1st November.

The results for week 1 were:

Silverstone scored 140-5 with Sam Patel 58no and Dave Williams 2-62  beat Radway 96-4 with Sam Douthwaite 40no and Craig Walker 3-22.

Sandford A 89-2 with Mat Thompson 26no and Jordan Smith 4-24 beat Marston St. Lawrence 88-6 with Ryan O’Sullivan 13.

Hinton 52-2 with Will Peel-Yates 13; Josh Withers 14no and Paul White 2-17 beat Middleton Cheney 49-6 with Steve Twynham 25 and Sam Hanson 2-17.

Hook Norton Renegades 101-4 with Dickie Knight 28no & 2-32 and Dave Victor 19 beat Cropredy A with Josh Tustian 22; Joe Sparks 19 & 2-24 and James Barker 18.

Week 2 results on 8th November:

Cropredy 96-0 with Sam Coggins 26no; Dom Ainley 25no and J Sparks 3-35 beat Sandford A 94-5 with Lois Anson 23 and Martin Anson 20.

Middleton Cheney 110-4 with Steve Twynham 26no and Craig Merry 1-13 beat Marston St. Lawrence 107-6 with Matt Riddle 39 and R O’Sullivan 31.

Hooky Renegades 103-4 with Kieran Scott 35no and James McPhee 38no beat Radway 101-1 with Archie Raisbeck 28no; Christian Squire 26no and Sam Douthwaite 26no.

Silverstone 115-4 with Sach Patel 34no; Ryan Knight 4-31 and Dave Williams 1-30 beat Hinton 99-5 with Ric Wills 21 and Sean Gardiner 1-24.

After 2 weeks, the league table is starting to take shape with both Hooky Renegades and Silverstone remaining unbeaten.

Oxfordshire Cricket is pleased to announce an upcoming Foundation and Core Coach (Level 2) course in 2023.  More information about courses that will be held later in 2023 will be released in due course. 

When and Where are the Courses?

Foundation Course  –  Sundays 19th and 26th February 2023 at Larkmead School, OX14 1RF. The course runs from 8.45am to 3.00pm both days. You can book your here https://booking.ecb.co.uk/event/6b15b42a-f034-4a60-bac2-d1cab1b0aecf/summary

Click Here to Show Your Expression of Interest for a Further Course

Foundation Course

The ECB Foundation Coach is a blend of e-learning and face-to-face modules led by ECB Coach Developers will explore what coaching looks like, the impact you can have as an ECB Foundation I Coach, the skills you can help players to develop and how you can learn from your experiences. By committing yourself to this programme and becoming a qualified coach you will become an important part of the ECB’s coaching family that works together to help players improve, have fun, be safe and learn at every stage of their development.

Content of the Course

• Role of an ECB Foundation | Coach
• What does coaching look like?
• icoachcricket
• Coaching fielding, bowling and batting
• Foundation principles – fielding, bowling and batting
• The coaching tools
• Purposeful sessions
• Active sessions
• Safe sessions
• Enjoyable sessions
• Differentiation

Who is it for?

Anyone aged 17 and over wishing to become qualified to coach cricket, inspire players and make a difference to the game.

Commitment

•  £150.00

• 4 face-to-face modules lasting 3 hours each including 3 observed coaching opportunities
• 7 bitesize e-learning modules lasting 10-15 minutes each
• Multiple choice question assessment

Pre-requisites for certification

• Valid safeguarding training e.g. Safeguarding Young Cricketers
• Valid ECB DBS.

Core Coach Course

The ECB Core Coach programme is an entry level qualification for coaching cricket in England and Wales alongside ECB Foundation I Coach. The programme is a blend of e-learning and face-to-face modules led by ECB Coach Developers will explore the player-centred planning process, player development, the skills you can help players to develop and how you can learn from your experiences. By committing yourself to this programme and becoming a qualified coach you will become an important part of the ECB’s coaching family that works together to help players improve, have fun, be safe and learn at every stage of their development.

PROGRAMME OUTCOMES

This programme has been designed to give learners the knowledge, skills and confidence to lead player-centred coaching sessions.

An ECB Core Coach will be qualified to lead coaching sessions independently and without supervision.

CONTENT

• Role of an ECB Core Coach
• icoachcricket
• Player-centred planning process
• Player development
• Core principles – batting, bowling (pace and spin), fielding and wicketkeeping
• Tactical knowledge, physical fundamentals and mental skills
• The coaching tools
• The continuum of practice
• Safety
• Differentiation

WHO IS IT FOR?

Anyone aged 17 and over wishing to become qualified to coach cricket, inspire and develop players and make a difference to the game.

Experience of playing or coaching cricket is desirable but not essential when applying for this programme.

COMMITMENT 

• £300.00
• Eight face-to-face modules lasting three hours each, including two observed coaching opportunities
• Six bitesize e-learning modules lasting 15-20 minutes each
• Multiple choice question assessment
• Short answer question assessment

PRE-REQUISITES FOR CERTIFICATION

• 18 years of age
• Valid safeguarding training e.g. Safeguarding Young Cricketers
• Valid ECB DBS.

BURSARIES AVAILABLE FOR COACHING COURSES 

We have bursaries available for individuals:

• From a BAME background
• Female 
• Has a disability 
• Financial Hardship

We have a limited amount of tokens that will enable you to receive a discount on the price of the course. Please contact Ed Wilson at [email protected] for more information.

We hope you are all having a rest and reflecting on a successful

and fun cricket season.

You may not be aware, but Oxfordshire has a flourishing Over 50s cricket scene, with three teams playing competitive matches against other counties throughout the summer.

In the last season there were 27 league matches, 50 players took part and 9 of these played Over 50s for the first time. We also went on tour to Barbados in April and played five matches there. Desert Springs tour for 2023 is also being arranged and a further tour to Barbados is being planned for 2024.

The Over 50s league cricket is very competitive, with Oxfordshire playing in regional divisions, followed by knock-out matches that lead to national finals. Although Oxfordshire is considered a minor county in terms of professional cricket, in Over 50 cricket we are considered very differently, having been successful in winning several national

competitions in recent years. However, to maintain our success we need new players, and

you will know who in your club would meet the criteria of being at least 49 years old by 1st April 2023.

The 50 current players come from 20 different clubs that play in the Cherwell League or in the Thames Valley League, so there is a massive unknown number of players who would play if they were aware that they were needed.

This information is for you to invite any of your current playing members who are interested in getting involved with representing their County in 50+ competitions to contact us and to attend the Oxfordshire County Cricket 50+ open net sessions at Radley College indoor school on Sunday 26th March and Sunday 2nd April from 11am to 1pm. If there are any takers, all we need to know is their names, preferred email address, DOB and which session they plan to come along to, so we can keep an eye on numbers and ensure

they will receive a warm welcome!  Many thanks for your support in getting the message about Over 50s to your members.

If anyone is interested in playing seniors cricket for Oxfordshire and is 49 years old or above

please make contact with the people below:

50As: Contact: Darryl Woods 07879 422989 [email protected]

50As; Capt: Mark Robey 07572 545386 [email protected]

50Bs: Contact:Ross Buchanan 07836 565912 [email protected]

50Cs: Contact: Ross Buchanan 07836 565912 [email protected]

50Cs: Capt: Andy Slater 07825 685960 [email protected]

This year will mark 100 years since the Hartley brothers from Shipton under Wychwood, in West Oxfordshire, arrived together on the international sporting stage

The elder brother Ernest, was selected to play for England at field hockey, beating Ireland 3-0 in Dublin and the younger, Frank, for the England Amateur football team, also against Ireland, scoring three in a 4-0 victory. Both boys, along with older brothers, Tom, William and Richard, had all attended Burford Grammar School in West Oxfordshire in the early 1900’s; at the time Burford was referred to as an ‘Association Football Nursery’ which the F.A. Museum described as, ‘A place where young players were specifically trained and coached in the skills related to Association Football’.  The school also pioneered ‘six-a side football’ and organised a competition involving five teams called, ‘Championship Sixes’ which took place regularly at the school; the Hartley boys all took part. There is evidence that this small- sided form of the game had been played at the school since at least 1892 and was probably an adaptation of ‘Association Rules’, which had been codified in 1863 when the Football Association was formed.

Burford was described as an Association Football Nursery in the early 1900’s

The boys showed great promise as sportsmen in both football and cricket, with Richard and Frank gaining school colours for both sports and Ernest also distinguishing himself on the sports field, particularly as a cricketer. The summer term edition of the school magazine, ‘The Burfordian’ in 1909,  described Ernest as a player who, ‘thoroughly understands the art of batting’ after top scoring against Witney Grammar School.

Burford School in 1897 Richard Hartley is in the third row from the top second from the right
By kind permission of Burford School

Frank was also praised for his all-round ability that summer as a ‘most promising bat of the ‘Clem Hill’ order.  A useful bowler and a very reliable fielder’. Hill was an Australian test cricketer who played in 49 tests between 1896 and 1912 but with no TV or Radio and little if any cinema news, the editor must have relied solely on newspaper reports of his batting style to make the comparison! Frank’s prowess on the football field was also recognised in the winter of 1910 in a match between The Day Boys and The Boarders, ‘ he is one of the pluckiest members of the team, he has wonderful control of the ball and uses great judgement; his resourcefulness against larger opponents is beyond all praise’! Reported the school magazine.

Burford school Football team 1911-12. Frank Hartley standing far left and Ernest Hartley, standing sixth from the left
From the Hartley family collection

William represented the school at Cricket and was described by The Burfordian in 1900 as, ‘ a very successful medium paced bowler keeping a wonderfully good length’ During that season he took an impressive 17 wickets for the school but stopped playing the game when he left school in 1903. Tom also represented the school at Football and Cricket during his time at Burford to complete the set; clearly the school had been the perfect place for the Hartley boys to develop their love of sport. As Burford was a boy’s school at that time (girls would be admitted in 1925), the two sisters of the family Margaret and Elsie, were educated at home, as was the case for many girls growing up in this period.

Burford was a country Grammar School founded by the Burford Corporation led by a local merchant named Simon Wysdom in 1571 and at the turn of the century, had over one hundred boys on its role.  The Headmaster Mr H.F Pigot ( who interestingly took over from his brother E.F Pigot who left to lead King Alfred’s Grammar school in Wantage), was a very keen sportsman and often played alongside the boys for the 1st X1 Cricket team, which during the 1893 and 1894 seasons, included a young Gilbert Laird Jessop( hero of the 1902 Oval Test) , who was a trainee teacher at the school, prior to representing Cambridge University, Gloucestershire and England. Richard arrived in the Autumn of 1894 and missed Jessop by a term.

Burford Grammar school in the late 19th Century
By kind permission of The Burford Tolsey and Archive

In a series of reminiscences, written in the early 1970’s, Richard remembered his time at Burford, around the turn of the century. ‘In the playground there was a set of stumps on the wall, and I used to get over before the boarders came out from breakfast and collar the bat. One particular time, I was in for three days until the masters came and took the bat off me’. Also, he quoted the report in ‘The Burfordian’  in his last year in 1900.’ R. Hartley, the best bat the school has had for many years, cuts beautifully, off drives to perfection and has a very strong defence. A useful bowler, rather fast and has played very finely all season, particularly in the recent return match against Wantage Grammar School, where he scored a brilliant 84!’ Clearly, the school thought very highly of him as a cricketer.

The brothers, on horseback as part of The Oxfordshire Yeomanry in 1914
By kind permission of The Wychwood History Society.

As war broke out in 1914, Tom, Ernest and Frank joined the Army, while William joined the Merchant Navy; Richard stayed at home to run the family farm, which during times of conflict, was a reserved occupation and vital to the war effort. The three brothers joined The Queen’s Own Oxfordshire Hussars, which formed part of The Oxfordshire Yeomanry and by the start of the twentieth century, had reached regimental strength. As a reserve regiment, the Hussars were often granted permission to conduct drills and exercises on the extensive grounds at Blenheim Palace. Thus, as a young boy, Winston Churchill often witnessed the summer cavalry training camps in which he would later take part in as a grown man, rising to the rank of Major and commanding the Henley squadron, the rank he maintained until 1924.

By 1914, the unit formed part of the territorial army and were immediately mobilised on the outbreak of war. The regiment, which included the three Hartley brothers, saw early service in the Autumn of 1914 in the thwarted attempts to save Antwerp and Dunkirk from the German advance and then fell into trench warfare, holding the line at Messines, just south of Ypres. After experiencing a gas attack in the second battle at Ypres in 1915, the unit continued at St Julien and later at Vermelles. On Boxing Day 1916, however, Tom sadly died of an ‘internal haemorrhage’, after a riding event and is buried at Caumont churchyard, in France. Both brothers had lived through such trauma on the battlefields, along with Tom’s death, that they were forever unable to share their experiences with their families. ‘He would now and then speak about the mud on the battlefields and trenches, but nothing else’, recalled Frank’s son John, ‘I think it was just too horrible to discuss’.

Despite the horrors of war, the brothers did find some light relief, playing football for the Brigade team and cricket, as this newspaper article entitled, ‘From somewhere in France’, recorded.’ A cricket match had been organised and the enjoyment the men got was undeniable, as The Gun section made 34 and ‘D’ Squadron 98. However,’, said the article, ‘the most notable contribution of the match was from Trooper Ernest Hartley, who took all 10 wickets for 29 runs’.

D Squadron Football team Ernest on the back row, fourth from the left
Tom sitting on the middle row, second from the left and Frank fourth from the left

During the war, the brothers were greatly influenced by their Commanding Officer, Major Arthur Child-Villiers. Ernest’s son Terry later remarked that his father had been extremely lucky to have been assigned to this company. ‘Villiers was a remarkable man’, remarked Terry Hartley, ‘his concern for the men lasted a lifetime’. Arthur Villiers was the son of The Earl of Jersey and had been educated at Eton and Oxford before joining the Oxfordshire Hussars in the early 1900’s; he later went on to be a Director at Bearing’s Bank.

Thomas Hartley’s death remembered by Burford School
By kind permission of Burford school

So, when the war ended in 1918, Villiers invited Ernest and Frank to work for him at The Eton Manor Boys Club in Hackney Wick. Founded in 1909 and run by four Old Etonians, one of which was Villiers, the club provided first class sports and social facilities for boys aged 14-18. The club boasts many former members who became international sportsmen, including the 1920 and 1924, Double Olympic Champion Middleweight Boxer, Harry Malin and the 1954 Commonwealth Games Welterweight Champion, Nicky Gargano. The boys also received expert coaching from such sporting icons as Douglas Jardine (England cricket captain 1931-34) and Alf Ramsay (English Football’s World Cup winning Manager). The club also catered for Drama, Debating and First Aid, but the brothers focused primarily on Football and Cricket.

The double Olympic Gold medalist, Harry Malin, a product of Eton Manor Boys Club

Frank wanted to pursue a career in Football and signed for Oxford City in 1921 and then Tottenham Hotspur as an amateur in 1922. It was during this period that he was selected for England at Amateur level and played 7 times scoring 8 goals, before gaining his only’ FULL’ cap for England, in a 4-1 victory over France in 1923.

International ‘caps’ for Football were first introduced in England in 1866, by N.L. Jackson founder of the ‘famous Corinthian Club’, which Frank guested for between 1920 and 1928, scoring 59 goals in 87 appearances, which included five hat-tricks! Frank was a ‘Corinthian rarity’, in that he did not come to the club via the traditional Oxbridge supply chain. Set up in 1892, the club is credited with having popularised football around the world, having promoted sportsmanship and fair play and having championed the ideas of amateurism. Many players, like Frank, played for the club while playing for another primary club. Famous players included the Edwardian Sporting greats, England Cricketer, C.B. Fry and G.O. Smith, the England Football striker.

Frank in the centre in 1923 England Amateurs v Wales from HFC

To the annoyance of the Corinthians, Frank became one of the first players from the club to sign professionally, joining Tottenham on £6 per week (the average weekly wage for a working man in 1928 was less than £1) staying with the club until 1931; being a professional now prevented him from playing for the famous club. Frank was also a South of England Hockey trialist, County Hockey player and a county cricketer, winning the Minor Counties Championship in 1929. Oxfordshire was one of the founder members of The Minor Counties Cricket Association, when it began in 1895 and 1929 was the first time the county had won the competition.

Corinthians v Man Utd Team sheets including Frank 1927
From Author’s collection

Ernest played for his local club Wychwood and later for The Isis Club in Oxford, before the war. Then, during his time in the Army, he played for the regiment at quite a high standard, while stationed in Ireland, which was when he developed into a potential England international. In 1922, he was duly selected for the first of seventeen games for the National team, subsequently captaining the team on three occasions, which he saw as a great honour. Ernest was featured in the 1924 edition of ‘Hockey World’, but despite his success in the sport, he never received a ‘cap’.

Ernest featured in Hockey World 1924

The Oxfordshire Minor Counties Champions 1929.
Ernest standing far right next to the umpire and Frank sitting in front of him
From Hartley Family Collection

Since the inception of The Hockey Association (H.A.) in 1866, the awarding of ‘caps’ was seen as being, ‘against the ethos of an amateur sport where the playing was reward itself’. However, there has recently been a move instigated by The Hockey Museum in Woking, to rectify this; their quest is to identify, firstly former Great Britain players (Anthony (Tony) Nunn, for example received his cap in 2019 and was believed to be the last surviving player from the 1952 Helsinki Olympic Bronze medal winning team), followed by those who, like Ernest, represented England.  In 1986, the then president of The Hockey Association Phil Appleyard, did personally present caps to members of that year’s World Cup squad, but that was not officially recognised by The H.A. which means that the caps presented to past players, will be the first distributed under the auspices of the National Governing body, in the 127-year history of The Association. Alongside this, The Football Association has revealed that England’s first official Women’s team are to be recognised with bespoke caps in November 2022 to mark the 50th anniversary of the match against Scotland in 1972!

England v Scotland Hockey 1922
Ernest standing far left
From the Hartley Family Collection

Ernest also represented Oxfordshire at Hockey and Cricket and was alongside his brother Frank in the Championship winning team in 1929. Older brother Richard, meanwhile, also an extremely accomplished sportsman (in 1912 he ‘averaged’ 63 scoring six centuries during the season), played sport while running the family farm.  In 1905 he played at Lord’s for the County against the MCC, ‘ I remember going up on the train saying that I should like to score 50 at Lord’s’, reminisced Richard years later.  He scored 67! During his long career, he encountered many great players; he reputedly played against W.G.  Grace at Witney, in Oxfordshire and later the future England players, Jack Hobbs and Percy Chapman.

The three Hartley brothers playing for Oxfordshire in 1923
Ernest back left standing, Frank back right and Richard in the middle at the front sitting

Alongside his younger brothers, he also represented Oxfordshire at Hockey, ‘I played several times for ‘The South’, but never managed to get an England cap’, recalled Richard, known to the family as, ‘Dick’ or ‘The Guv’nor’. He also captained Oxfordshire at Cricket, with both younger brothers in the team against Berkshire at Shipton in 1922, where future England captain Chapman, playing for Berks, scored 167 and took 6-38.

Sisters, Margaret Rose and Elsie Mary were also keen sportswomen and played cricket for the ladies’ team at Shipton in the early 1920’s, but did not have the opportunities their brothers had to pursue sport further. The entry into sports such as cricket unfortunately, did not mean that they had achieved some form of acceptance in the male dominated world they were living in. Despite some minor acceptance in some sports, the belief that women did not belong in sport was widespread at this time.

Shipton Ladies Cricket team in 1920, which includes the Hartley sisters, Elsie Mary and Margaret Rose
From the Hartley Family Collection

Margaret married Ken Strong, a local publican and farmer and had a son Deryck, who being true to his family heritage, played cricket, rugby , football and hockey. When Ken retired, they moved to Milton under Wychwood, where Margaret died in 1974 at the age of 82. Elsie stayed at home to look after her mother and died in 1979 aged 91. Brother William, never recovered from his experiences during the war and died aged 46! Richard’s son, also named Richard, (as was tradition for the oldest son) learned to fly and at the outbreak of World War two, was posted for special training at the US Navy base in Pensacola, Florida. On returning, he was posted by the RAF to coastal command flying Wellington bombers throughout the war years.

Daily mail cartoon featuring Frank Hartley from the 1924 Amateur International v South Africa
England won 3-2- Frank scoring two

As war broke out for a second time, Arthur Villiers encouraged Ernest and Frank to return to Oxfordshire to resume their farming careers. Frank and family moved back to West Oxfordshire, taking over a farm and continued to play Cricket for his local club, Shipton (twice winners of the National Village Knockout in 2002 and 2003), captaining the 1st XI between 1946 and 1949 and continuing to play until the early 1950’s; he died in 1965 at the age of 69.

Shipton CC Honours Board by Kind permission of Shipton Cricket Club

Frank’s son John, continued the cricket legacy, playing for Oxfordshire and captaining Shipton in the early 70’s. Ernest also moved back to The Wychwoods, taking over another local farm in the area. Likewise, he continued to play for Shipton up to the late 1940’s and was President of the club in the late 60’s; he died in 1969 at the age of 74. His son Terry was club president at Shipton between 1979 and 1982. Richard continued his involvement in sport and was a regular for the Shipton team over a twenty-year period, captaining the 1stX1 between 1938 and 1940, playing up until 1948 at the age of 65, scoring 74 in his final match! After he stopped playing, he often brought local cricket teams together for charity matches at Shipton and in 1961 he was elected the first ‘Honorary Life Member’ of the club for his service over many years. He died in 1977, aged 93!

The family were back where it all began.

Article © Bill Williams

Sporting Siblings and Brothers in Arms

Dear Oxfordshire Cricket Member (Club and Individual)

On behalf of Oxfordshire Cricket, we would like to invite you to attend a members forum that will take place on Monday 7th of November from 7PM on Zoom. 

The agenda for the forum is as follows:

• Introduction 
• Performance Reflections 2022 
• Participation Reflections 2022 
• Organisational Updates
• AOB

How Can You Register for the Forum? 

You can register for the webinar by clicking here, please note that the webinar is capped at 100 people so please book your spot asap.  

Oxfordshire Cricket is pleased to announce that this October Half-Term we are running softball cricket sessions at a variety of locations across the county. 

These sessions aim not only to get those who have played before to continue their game into the winter but also to encourage new players to have a go and develop their skills. 

The sessions are being held on Tuesday 25th, Wednesday 26th and Thursday 27th of October, between 10 am and midday for 5 to 7-year-olds and 1 pm to 3 pm for 8 to 11-year-olds. 

On Tuesday the location is The Oxford Academy, Wednesday is at Charlbury Community Centre and Thursday at St Helen and St Katharine School. 

The cost is £12 per session and the signup links are below

5-7 year olds – Book Here

8-11 year olds – Book Here

If you have any questions please contact Joe at [email protected]