Key dates for the diary

• Tuesday 25th January – ECB National Club Webinar (Further details on how to register will be communicated in the next week, please save the date) This is for all club officials, All-Stars and Dynamos leads/activators, coaches and volunteers.
• Thursday 10th February – Priority sign up window for previous All-Stars and Dynamos launches
• Thursday 17th February – Public sign up the launch for All-Stars & Dynamos  

ClubSpark/Registration

In order to give parents the widest range of booking options and to increase chances of capturing their registration when they first search for an All-Stars or Dynamos Course near to them, you can now register your centre for 2022. All you need to do is;

– Login to your ClubSpark page and register your centre on the club checklist

– Make sure your key club contact is up to date 

– Add your First Aid, Insurance and Safe Hands certificate

– Add your All-Stars and/or Dynamos Cricket programme for 2022

Once you have uploaded your programme, participants can start to sign up from 10th February.

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

Thank you for the Youth Competition feedback during the winter.

All feedback has now been considered and we have looked to introduce as much as possible to both this summer’s competition offering and an updated Youth Handbook, which will follow in due course.

The competitions for this season are:

U9 Festivals

– Sunday Festivals aligned to Dynamos – dates & venues TBC based on entries

U11 League

– Played on Sundays (May-July)

– 11 a side hardball retaining inclusivity rules from previous seasons 16 over matches

– Geographical pools to minimise travelling with No Finals Day

U11 Hardball Super 8’s

– Played on Sundays (May-July)

– 8 a side hardball Pairs 16 over matches 

– Geographical pools to minimise travelling with No Finals Day

U11 Softball Super 8’s

– Played on Sundays (May-July)

– 8 a side softball Pairs 16 over matches 

– Geographical pools to minimise travelling with No Finals Day

U11 Hundred Competition

– Played during the Summer after other U11 competitions

– Format TBC based on number of entries

U13 League

– Played on Thursday evenings (end April-July)

– 11 a side hardball retaining inclusivity rules from previous seasons 20 over matches 

– Geographical pools to minimise travelling with Finals Day Sunday 17 July (TBC)

U13 Ron Maudsley Cup

– Played on Thursday evenings or Sunday mornings (end April-June)

– 11 a side hardball 20 over matches 

– Open draw knock-out competition with Finals Day Sunday 26 June (TBC)

– Winners to represent the county in the ECB National Rounds

U13 Gauntlet Goblet Super 8’s

– Played on Thursday evenings (May-July)

– 8 a side hardball Pairs 16 over matches 

– Geographical pools to minimise travelling with Semi-Finals / Finals at Home Grounds

U13 Longer Format Oxford Cricket League

– To be played on Sundays during July & August

– 11 a side hardball 35 over matches 

– Geographical pools to minimise travelling with Finals Day TBC

U13 Hundred Competition

– Played during the Summer after U13 League concludes

– Format TBC based on number of entries

U15 League

– Played on Monday evenings (end April-July)

– 11 a side hardball 20 over matches 

– Geographical pools to minimise travelling with Finals Day Sunday 3 July (TBC)

– Winners to represent the county in the ECB National Rounds

U15 Super 8’s Development League

– Played on Monday evenings (May-July)

– 8 a side hardball Pairs 16 over matches 

– Geographical pools to minimise travelling with Semi-Finals / Finals at Home Grounds

U15 Longer Format Oxford Cricket League

– To be played on Sundays during July & August

– 11 a side hardball 40 over matches 

– Geographical pools to minimise travelling with Finals Day TBC

U15 Hundred Competition

– Played during the Summer after U15 League concludes

– Format TBC based on number of entries

U19 League

– Played on Monday evenings (end June-August)

– 11 a side hardball 20 over matches 

– Geographical pools to minimise travelling with Finals Day Sunday 11 September (TBC)

All Youth Managers will receive an email with full details of the competition offering on Friday 28 January.

The link to complete your competition entries is here Oxfordshire Youth Competition Entry 2022 (clubpay.co.uk)

The closing date for entries is Friday 18th February with a view to start issuing fixtures week commencing 21st February and all fixtures being shared by Sunday 6 March.

Just to confirm that any clubs who have not yet affiliated with Oxfordshire Cricket will need to do so to take part in the competitions and will also need to meet the latest Safe Hands guidance – please follow the links below for affiliation:

• For full membership click here
• For affiliate membership click here

For a summary of the affiliate and full membership packages please click here.  

Thank you again for your tremendous support of youth cricket in the county.  For any questions, please contact Paul Short on [email protected] or 07769 318208.

We are delighted to let you know about the upcoming Player Development Workshops that we are running from the 17th February to 25th February 2022 at both St Edward’s School and Abingdon School.

We listened to your feedback following the Player Development Workshops that we ran during October and December last year and are pleased to be able to extend our offering this February across the two different half term holiday dates. The move to deliver across multiple academic half term weeks will provide greater opportunity for players to access the coaching and additional support the player development workshops offer. A varied programme of workshops that target specific disciplines or themes within the game has been scheduled for both girls and boys.

A select number of the workshops will be repeated in both weeks with the intention that those in the independent sector will attend during the first week on the 17th and 18th February, to then provide greater opportunity for those in the state sector to attend on the 24th and 25th February during the second week. A range of other workshops will be taking place on the days inbetween (21st, 22nd & 23rd February) which are open to Girls and Boys from all sectors.

Workshop Programme

The workshops are specifically designed for Representative, Club or School players who have or currently play hard ball cricket and will be led by the Performance team, alongside other coaches who work across our Pathway or Emerging player programmes. These Workshops will use a hard ball and all players will need the appropriate playing equipment. Each session will be delivered using a 1:4 or 1:5 Coach to Player ratio to provide greater player development opportunities. 

Please see below a timetable of programme workshops available this February, along with a booking link for each workshop. We ask that you please book carefully, making sure you choose the correct session for your child’s age. The Age Group eligibility table will help you to select the correct session for your child.

Eligibility

Players MUST be born within the age group category.

Booking Information

Please note that spaces will be limited to a maximum at all workshops and will be booked on a first come first served basis.  Once all the places are booked, the session will no longer be available to make a booking. In the event that the maximum is exceeded, we will cancel those bookings which surpass the workshop capacity.

Player Requirements

Players need to wear appropriate clothing and footwear for indoor cricket coaching environments. Players MUST bring their own HARD BALL playing equipment. No playing equipment will be available to borrow or share. Players should also bring a water bottle, meals or snacks and medical equipment as appropriate.

All participants (players and coaches) should check for symptoms of COVID-19, in line with current UK Government Guidance.  We also ask that all participants (players and coaches) carry out a LATERAL FLOW TEST prior to attendance at each session, only attending if a negative result is returned.

If you have any specific questions regarding these, please do not hesitate to contact the Performance Cricket team.

Oxfordshire Cricket is delighted to announce that we have partnered up with Sutton Winson, who will now become Oxfordshire Cricket’s preferred club insurance provider.

Sutton Winson are a privately owned Chartered Insurance Broker and professional risk advisory business, with offices in London and West Sussex. As well as servicing large multi-national organisations, privately owned SME companies and individuals all over the UK and overseas, Sutton Winson have been looking after the insurance needs of sports clubs for over 30 years. Having been the trusted insurance partner of Sussex Cricket for the past 9 years, their dedicated team can help build the cover that best suits the needs and requirements of your cricket club. Clubs insured with Sutton Winson can also benefit from some fantastic fundraising incentives, which are a great way for members and supporters to raise extra funds for their club.

Get in touch with [email protected] to get a quote for your club

Stuart Austen, Head of Sports Development at Sutton Winson said “We’re absolutely delighted to be partnering with Oxfordshire Cricket and look forward to supporting their affiliated clubs – whether that be help with arranging insurances or giving back directly to insured clubs through our grassroots initiatives”.

Nick Pinhol, Participation Manager at Oxfordshire Cricket said: 

“We are delighted to be partnering up with Sutton Winson, who will become a key partner in helping to support clubs across Oxfordshire. They have been the trusted club insurance partner for Sussex CCC for the past nine years which has seen clubs benefit from the service they provide. Clubs across Oxfordshire will in due course be able to hear and get in contact with Stuart and the team at Sutton Winson.”

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 February following the conclusion of the AGM. We anticipate that the members forum will start around 7.40 PM. It will be at Jurys Inn Oxford, in the Blenheim Suite Meeting Room.

The member’s forum will cover a range of topics that will be focused on the upcoming 2022 season. 

The topics and speakers for the evening are as below. 

• Introduction – NP
• EDI update – SS/CC
• Governance update – CC
• Priorities  for 2022 – Performance – MB

• Priorities  for 2022 – Participation  – NP

• Questions – All
• Notices – NP

Please could you confirm by email to Nick Pinhol ([email protected])  if you would like to attend the members forum. 

Ruscote Lions 89-2 Muqbool 26no; B Ali 25no; and I Hussain 1-20 beat Chipping Norton 88-5 Ian Widdows 20 and U Kalid 1-20

Hook Norton 132-4 T Bartlett 40;  A Webb 17 & 2-40 and A Bennett 2-45 beat Cropredy 122-6 Jamil 29; Luke Cherry 25 & 1-42 and James Coleman 25 & 1-42

Sandford 82-5 Tom Goffe 25 & 1-15; Steve Dobson 24; Richard Murray 16 & 1-36 and Chris Thompson 1-28  beat Banbury Veterans 79-5 Steve Beck 27no; Ollie Murray 3-30 and James Risbridger 2-31

Banbury 77-3 Ben Cross 25no & 1-17 and Liam Manley 2-19 beat Shipston 76-6 Ryan Worthington 27; Marcus Ireland 1-28 and Sam Dexter 1-29

Oxfordshire Cricket is delighted to announce that we have extended our partnership with Hartwell PLC for a further year up until the end of 2022.

The extension of the partnership will see Hartwell play a larger role in supporting our performance and participation programmes. They will be a key partner in supporting us with our delivery of highlights packages for County Men fixtures that are streamed. The now formerly known Bernard Tollett T20 Trophy will become the Hartwell Oxfordshire Senior Cup which will take place at Wormsley on the 17th of September. We will take the opportunity of tracking down the Tollett family and thank them for the 21 years of support they have provided. The day will now become the Hartwell Awards and Finals day which will encompass the T20 finals day, pathway and grassroots awards.

Established in 1919 in Oxfordshire, Hartwell PLC is a leading automotive group representing Ford cars and commercial vehicles. With eleven locations based across the UK. They assist customers with their motoring needs and have built a reputation for providing exceptional customer service and the highest quality vehicles. It’s this reputation, and the loyalty to their customers, that has seen their centenary in 2019.

In addition to the wide variety of new cars that they offer, they have a comprehensive stock of used vehicles for sale across their network. These include models from a range of franchises, and which can suit a variety of needs. Whether you’re looking for your very first car at an affordable price, or need to upgrade your existing vehicle to accommodate your growing family, they can help.

As part of the partnership, Hartwell PLC will attend a range of events throughout the year where you will be able to see some of their vehicles on display and speak to members of their staff. Players, clubs, officials, families and the wider cricket community will be able to use or reference Oxfordshire Cricket when they speak to anyone at Hartwell which will enable them to access any offers or discounts that are available. Another benefit of the newly announced partnership is it enables Oxfordshire Cricket to continue developing the sport throughout the county, whether it’s projects in the local community, supporting clubs or continuing to produce elite-level cricketers. 

Nick Pinhol, Participation Manager at Oxfordshire Cricket said: 

“We are delighted to be continuing our relationship with Hartwell PLC for the 2022 season which will see them be a key partner with Oxfordshire Cricket. Their reputation for providing exceptional customer service and the highest quality vehicles is impressive, especially given their connection to the Oxfordshire community. We are delighted that Hartwell PLC will be continuing to work with us, and we look forward to working with them”.

For more information on Hartwell please visit their website at https://www.hartwell.co.uk/ or follow them on social media: 

Twitter: @Hartwell_co_uk

Facebook: @hartwellplc 

Instagram: @hartwellplc

Congratulations to Moreton Cricket Club on winning this year’s Women’s Indoor League. 

Moreton secured the 2021/22 indoor league undefeated having won all their games. They used 13 different players over the 6 matches and crucially were never a player short (well done their Manager !). On average they lost only 2 wickets per game over their 6 matches, scored the most amount of 6s. Lucy Johnson picked up an impressive hattrick in the final game v Thame (all bowled). They also posted the highest net score of 190 v Oxenford on the 27th Nov.

The tournament saw 7 teams enter, Moreton, Banbury, Thame, Eynsham, Oxenford, Horspath and a mix of Charlbury, West Ilsley and Oxford made up an All-Stars Team.

Moreton won the title with a 100% record but it went down to the last weekend to confirm it as Banbury were chasing them down and still had an outside chance of the title. It wasn’t to be and Moreton proved too strong overall, Banbury having to settle for runners up, having lost one game all tournament, to the champions.

All-Stars sneaked into 3rd courtesy of better runs and wickets average. Jess Warren put in a particularly outstanding display in-game week 5 when she took a 5 wicket haul in her two overs.

Thame finished in 4th and level on points with All-Stars but a heavy defeat to Moreton on the final day saw their runs and wickets average take a tumble.

The final three places were occupied by Horspath, Eynsham and Oxenford. While Oxenford finished bottom, they introduced some new players to the game and they did take plenty of wickets, but found runs hard to come by. It was good to see the progress over the course of the season.

In October we will look to launch another indoor league and will hopefully gain more entries so we can split into two divisions. If you want to register your interest for the next season of the Women’s Indoor League then please email [email protected]

A special thank you to all the teams that took part in this years league, and we hope to see you all take part next winter.