Oxfordshire Cricket is pleased to announce the 12 women squad selected to play against Dorset on Sunday 9th of May in two t20 matches. Due to Government and ECB guidelines NO SPECTATORS are allowed to attend the match.

Here is the 12-women squad to play Doreset on Sunday

Sam Bennett (c)
Emilia Bartram
Abi Currie (w/k)
Emily Day
Georgia Haworth
Ellie Ingram
Lucy Johnson
Abi Norgrove
Lottie Oxton
Amelie Trivedi
Chloe Westbury
Carla Wood

Emily Day and Amelie Trivedi are making their senior debuts.

With the easing of lockdown restrictions we resumed our Pathway programme at the beginning of April, with the opening phase of activity providing a progressive reintroduction to training for approximately 650 players. Within Phase 4 of the programme we delivered over 180 individual sessions, in just 16 days at six sites across the county for the Girls Under 11, 13, 15 and 18 and Boys Under 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 18 Age Groups. We would like to give a special and deserved thanks to the Clubs and Schools who enabled us to deliver this phase of activity, namely;

Kingham Hill School
Banbury Cricket Club
Cumnor Cricket Club
Moreton Cricket Club
Aston Rowant Cricket Club
Oxford Downs Cricket Club

Our Pathway programme now progresses from the training environments delivered within Phase 4 into Phase 5, where players selected to transition through to the Phase will be provided further development opportunities via localised, peer to peer match play environments.

The Internal block of activity within Phase 5 will run from the 2nd May through until the 6th June 2021 and will consist of Internal Practise Fixtures and either; Internal Festival Days or Internal Fixtures depending upon the age and stage of development. All players within each age group are split into balanced Talent Pools so that we can facilitate the Internal Practise Fixtures and will then be selected in teams to compete in the Internal Fixtures or Internal Festival days.

Approximately 560 players have been selected for Phase 5 of the Pathway programme, which itself will comprise 58 scheduled days of activity across the eleven Age Groups. Securing access to the quantity of facilities required has been a significant challenge and we are incredibly appreciative once again to all the Clubs and Schools who have kindly offered to host activity during this block of activity.

The Phase of internal match play activity supports the coaching teams in confirming their talent selection decisions for the final squads, by ensuring that decisions have been informed over a longitudinal period of time, including observations and assessment within multiple environments (indoors, outdoors, training and match play). Selection involves the identification or retention of players with the greatest potential for long-term success, with the decision making process itself involving an assessment of current performance, a prediction of future potential and the consideration of a breadth of other factors, such as skill discipline depths.

Performance Cricket Manager, Matthew Barnes

The Junior Club Season has now started as well as the Youth Competitions!!

The first games were played on Sunday in the U11 competitions with both the U13s and U15s also now underway. A summary of the results registered so far on PlayCricket is below – if you require any support entering results from contact Paul Short.

U11 League
– Banbury beat Cropredy by 23 runs
– Charlbury beat Oxford Downs by 8 wickets
– Tiddington beat Aston Rowant by 10 wickets with excellent contributions from both opening batsmen Sam Allen and Henry Saunders
– Oxford beat Bicester & North Oxford by 31 runs with Charlie Esiri retiring on 25 and two wickets apiece for Joe Joyce and Arthur Stewart
– Horspath beat Wolvercote by 7 wickets with Sophia Pavlidies 3 for 2, Rabiya Dogar 2 for 0 and Zach Rayner 2 for 0 and 20 retired
– Goring on Thames beat Warborough & Shillingford by 76 runs with both George Logan and Jack Walsh retiring on 28 and 25 respectively
– Abingdon Vale beat Cumnor by 20 runs
– Didcot beat Faringdon & District by 61 runs with both George Mercer and Jack Townsend retiring and Abhiram Bhogathi with figures of 2-1-2-1

U11 Super 8 Hardball
– Kingston Bagpuize beat Sunningwell by 32 runs
– Oxford Blue beat Abingdon Vale by 107 runs
– Thame Town beat Tiddington by 27 runs

U11 Super 8 Softball
– Freeland beat Banbury by 12 runs. A great game played by two very young teams, a nerve racking last two overs which were bowled brilliantly by Thomas and Freddie for Banbury, but stoutly defended by Maia and Kiera to steer Freeland to victory
– Witney Mills beat Kidlington by 25 runs

U13 League
– Abingdon Vale beat Didcot by 9 wickets with Karthik Ramsundhar retiring on 31 and 3 wickets for Josh Butler
– Challow & Childrey beat Brightwell cum Sotwell by 8 wickets with Murray Gray scoring 29 and 2 wickets each for Amelia Richardson and Tom Saunders
– East & West Hendred beat Steventon by 3 wickets with Barney Bosley scoring 28no and 3 wickets supported by Isaac Kershaw and Faith Merry with a further 3 and 2 wicket hauls respectively. Iestyn Keymer retired on 31 for Steventon
– Tiddington beat Aston Rowant by 11 runs with Wilf Edwards retiring on 31 for Tiddington and Finley Little also retiring on 31 for Rowant
– Wolvercote beat Horspath by 28 runs with Ben Harkness and Danny Robinson retiring for Wolvercote

U13 Ron Maudsley Cup
– Kidmore End beat Cumnor by 8 wickets

U13 Gauntlet Goblet
– Purley on Thames beat Kingston Bagpuize by 12 runs with Rahul Thomas 17 & 1-16; Max Wood 1-9 and for Kingston Archie Ricks 16 & 1-18; Josh Antoniou 6 & 1-6
– Oxford beat Tiddington by 9 runs with Luke Young scoring 18 and 4 wickets for William Clarke

U15 League
– Abingdon Vale beat Cumnor by 85 runs
– Didcot beat Steventon by 185 runs with Jacob Townsend, Freddie Deans and George Coombs all retiring and Alex Knight with figures of 4-2-7-3
– Kingston Bagpuize beat Steventon by 6 wickets with Angus Barclay-Watt 33no, Jasper Furniss 2-10-3, Felicity R-Welsh 2-14-2 for Kingston, and Isaac 26, Samanyu 24 for Oxford

Good luck to all Junior Clubs this season!

Due to the increased demand, The Oxfordshire Cricket Coaches Association has organised an additional First Aid Course that will take place at Oxford Downs CC on the 17th of May from 6.30-9.30PM. The course is £35 per person and is limited to 14 individuals in order to maintain social distancing.

Due to COVID restrictions, only 14 attendees will be able to book a place. All attendees will be required to keep 2 metres apart for the duration of the course and whilst they are practising the CPR.

The cost of the course is £35 per person.

To book on to a course please contact [email protected]

Oxfordshire Cricket is pleased to announce the 13 man squad selected to play against Hertfordshire on Sunday 18th of April in two t20 matches. Due to Government and ECB guidelines NO SPECTATORS are allowed to attend the match.

Here is the 13-man squad to play Hertfordshire on Sunday 18th of April 2021

Jonny Cater (capt./wk)
Shabaaz Alam
Joe Butcher
Olly Clarke
James Coles
Tom Cosford
Tom Haynes
Harvey Jupp
Robbie Shurmer
George Tait
Joe Thomas
Harrison Ward
Matt Warner
Russell White

For updates please keep an eye on our social media channels and play cricket

Oxfordshire Cricket is pleased to announce the 13 man squad selected to play against Wiltshire on Sunday 25th of April in a 50 over match. Due to Government and ECB guidelines NO SPECTATORS are allowed to attend the match.

Here is the 13-man squad to play Wiltshire on Sunday 25th of April 2021

Jonny Cater (capt./wk)
Joe Butcher
Olly Clarke
Tom Cosford
Olliver Ebsworth-Burland
Jordan Garrett
Tom Haynes
Harvey Jupp
Harry Smith
Harry Startin
George Tait
Joe Thomas
Russell White

For updates please keep an eye on our social media channels and play cricket

With the government moving to step 2 of the roadmap on 12th April and updated ECB guidance, we would like to take the opportunity ahead of this weekend to remind clubs of the headline changes. Full and up to date ECB guidance can be found at ECB Covid-19, including infographics and FAQ’s.

Spectators
Spectators are not permitted under Step 2. Parents/guardians or carers can be present in a safeguarding capacity or for the care of someone with disabilities but must remain socially distanced at all times

Clubs are not responsible for controlling who views cricket in public open spaces or for people on public footpaths, however they should not promote or encourage spectator attendance

Hospitality
As part of Step 2 outdoor hospitality is permitted. All participants must follow Government guidance on hospitality settings. People using hospitality facilities must adhere to legal gathering limits and wider government guidance.

Clubs must clearly define their hospitality space and provide table service

Outdoor hospitality and outdoor organised activity are permissible at the same time, subject to compliance with relevant Government guidance.

Changing Rooms
Changing rooms must remain closed except for disabled persons and emergency requirements.

Travel
Car sharing is not permitted with someone from outside your household or your support bubble.

Oxfordshire Cricket is pleased to announce the 13 man squad selected to play against the Free Foresters on Sunday 11th of April in a 50 over friendly match. Due to Government and ECB guidelines NO SPECTATORS are allowed to attend the match.

Here is the 13-man squad to play The Free Foresters on Sunday 11th of April 2021

Jonny Cater (capt./wk)
Olly Clarke
Tom Cosford
Jordan Garrett
Tom Haynes
Harvey Jupp
Max Mannering
Robbie Shurmer
Harry Smith
George Tait
Joe Thomas
Matt Warner
Russell White

For updates please keep an eye on our social media channels and play cricket