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
George Gittens
It is with great sadness that I have to announce George Gittens died suddenly yesterday afternoon May 20th. A man who could see sporting potential in every one he meet. A great man, a great coach, will truly be missed.
Colts Julian Cup - First Round
Maidenhead & Bray cruised into the next round of the Colts Julian Cup when they demolished Pinkney's Green by 138 runs. Bray opted to bat first on winning the toss and got off to an excellent start courtesy of openers Savy Joshi (11) and Sachin Moudgil (34 - Retired), racing to 63 for 1 after 8 overs. This set the perfect platform for Alex Hess (51 - Retired) and Jamie Odell (39 Not Out) to increase the scoring rate to an even higher level as their partnership added 82 runs in just 7 overs. With 16 runs.......
Good Start To The Season
The league season got off to a fine start with three wins and a draw.
The First XI back in Division 1 for the first time in eight years managed to escape from High Wycombe with a draw with Najeeb Bashir showing he has the class to score runs at a higher level with a controlled 63.
Colts Winter Training 2009
I am glad to announce that we will be running the colts nets again this year at St Pirans school as usual. Due to the very large numbers of colts attending and the large age split, from 6-17 years old we have decided to try something a little different this year. Instead of all colts coming along from 11-12.15/12.30 I have changed the times and split the children into 2 smaller groups. So.....
Winter Training 2009
Senior winter training starts Saturday 17th January from 2pm to 4pm at Herschel Grammar School Slough, Northampton Av, Slough, SL1 3BW. For the next 11 weeks.
Player Recruitment For 2009
Maidenhead and Bray are recruiting players of all standards for the 2009 season.
The Club runs four teams in the Thames Valley League, the First XI in Division 1, Second XI in Division 4, Third XI in Division 6 and the Fourth XI in Division 8 and don't forget the Ladies team, after a successful first year they have entered a team into the league for the 2009 season
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