Maidenhead & Bray Cricket Club
Welcome to Maidenhead & Bray Cricket Club. The Club is situated in the beautiful village of Bray, Berkshire, on the banks of the Thames, overlooked by the Church of St.Michael. The main ground is widely acknowledged as one of the most picturesque in the country.
Records of cricket at Bray go back over 260 years. The Club is now one of the most go-ahead and lively cricket clubs in the county. We have four teams in the Morrant Thames Valley League, and six teams in the Berkshire Colts Cricket League. The senior side has won the Thames Valley League twice, and our colts sides are among the best in the county, with 6 teams playing in the 5 age groups.
We have around 250 colts, boys and girls, aged from around 6 up to 17, and some of our colts regularly play for our senior teams; we regularly provide county teams with colts players, and one has played for England colts teams. We also ensure that as many colts as possible get games during the season, with a programme of 'friendlies'. The Club is one of the few in the county with a dedicated girls section, and is the only one in Berkshire to provide cricket coaching for disabled youngsters.
We have over 20 qualified coaches, 5 qualified at Level 2. We were the first Berkshire club to be awarded Sport England’s Clubmark by the ECB.
The social side of the Club is particularly strong, with a programme of functions throughout the season. For many years the highlight of the social calendar has been 'Parkie Day', hosted by our President, Sir Michael Parkinson.
New players, supporters and their families are guaranteed a warm and friendly welcome. There are excellent facilities for playing, practicing, socialising and best of all you'll be part of the most progressive club in Berkshire.
Latest News from your Club
1000's Runs in April !!
Over a 1000's runs were scored on the first full weekend of cricket at Bray this year, maybe it was the presence of the Vicar of Bray at Fridays Curry Night we will never know but Najeeb Bashir 89, Karan Kumar 57 produced a elegant match wining partnership to bring the side home against the Sunday Barbarians.
Chasing 254 to win the Bray side eased passed the total with an over to spare with Will Ballantyne finishing the game off with a 6 followed by a 4.
Clubhouse Menu
If you had carefully read the latest Newsletter you would have seen that Jayne and her staff are now offering a variety of hot and cold bar snacks on weekdays and Saturday evenings. Please come and support this new venture.
The Chairman's Newsletter
Dear Member
The 2008 season is nearly upon us and I want to share with you news of what has been going on in the closed season and what there is to look forward to throughout the summer.
Start of the Season
Dear All
This is the first social event of the year and an important one to get the club together. We have set our sights high on this season being one of the most successful in the clubs long history (founded in 1798 if you didn't know)! If we going to achieve this then we need to be a club both on and off the field and support for our social nights during the season is an essential part of a thriving club.
Colts Sponsors Sought
Dear All,
With indoor nets now well under way and the first signs of Spring upon us our thoughts have already turned to the prospect of another exciting season of Colts Cricket.
The season starts on Sunday 20th April with a "Colts Day" and once again we will be providing coaching for all age groups with our ECB Qualified coaches throught the Summer and we have a number of competittive matches where we are looking to improve on our considerable sucess of last year.
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