Welcome to 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, practising, socialising and best of all you'll be part of the most progressive club in Berkshire.
Saturday 5th September was the last round of the 2009 Thames Valley League Season. The 1st XI secured the 13 points required to survive another season in the Thames Valley League division 1 with a winning draw over Tring Park, which leaves the First XI the top side in the Town. A great achievement when you consider four got relegated from the division.
The Second XI cemented their fourth position in division 4B with a 25 point win over Eversley 2's, with Saqib Quershi (70 not out) rolling back the years ably supported by birthday boy John Hewitt (51) producing one of his typical cavalier innings.
The Third XI, already promoted lasted week under the leadership of Saj Tariq for the third time in three years, eventually disposed of Newbury helped by a 141 run partnership between Milan Pandya (80*) and Barrie Wykes (54).
The Fourth XI claimed the division 8B title. Already promoted they needed to win to guarantee the Championship against Amersham 3. Restricting Amersham to 224 for 6 in their 52 overs, Bray cruised past the target in the 35th over, Phil Cowell top scoring with 31.
Two sides promoted, two sides mid table, not a bad season!!!
Latest News from the Club
U13's Roar pass Reading Tigers
The U13s played their second league game of the season last night and had a comfortable win against Reading Tigers.
Another superb performance from the U11's - the best yet!
The U11's continued their away royal theme, after views of Windsor Castle last time, playing away at the Ascot Race Course, under the majestic new Grandstand. It wasn't easy to find the actual cricket ground , however, with security gates and an unclear route once inside.
Winning Draw in The Rain
After being delayed by the wonderful English weather, both teams thought the points were going to be shared. After numerous inspections and when the drizzle finally disappeared, Wokingham won the toss and put Bray into bat. With a reduced game of 70 overs on the cards, Bray started well.
The Under 15's in the month of May
The M&BCC U15s have had a very enjoyable month of May, playing 5 games in total, winning all 5.
They started the season off in style playing & beating Boyne Hill comprehensively in the Berks U15 Knockout Cup, M&BCC U15s skipper Brad Upton, lost the toss and was asked to bat first.
Cricket Summer camp 2010
This will be the third year the Club have run a Cricket Summer Camp in association with Claires Court Schools Holiday Club.
Under 13's County Cup
The overall performance in our heavy six wicket defeat by Royal Ascot was very disappointing, particularly the batting display.We did get off to a difficult start with a dubious LBW decision for Callum and then Tom was out to a good ball but the rest of the dismissals were down to poor shot selection against tight bowlin
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