Calendar of Events

****Our 2025 AGM is due to be held at Edgbaston on Saturday 22 March 2025.****

Cricket society events are being undertaken, once again. Please visit the website of individual cricket societies, to be found on the Directory page, for further details of events and for general information.****


Australian Cricket Society

Meetings to be advised shortly for this society.

Bassetlaw Umpires Association

Saturday 4th November-

Saturday 2nd December –

Saturday 6th January –

Saturday 3rd February –

Saturday 2nd March –

All meetings commence at 2.30pm

Click to view BUA calendar

Cheltenham Cricket Society

Wednesday 2nd October 2024 at 7:30pm – Chris Broad (including an A.G.M.)

Wednesday 6th November 2024 at 7:30pm – Simon Hughes

Wednesday 4th December 2024 at 7:30pm – Mark Alleyne MBE

Wednesday 8th January 2025 at 7:30pm – Matthew Maynard MBE

Wednesday 5th February 2025 at 7:30pm – Mickey Arthur

Wednesday 5th March 2025 at 7:30pm – a county cricket panel

Wednesday 2nd April 2025 at 7:30pm – Phil Neale

All meetings are held at the Victory Club, Lypiatt Road, Cheltenham GL50 2SY

Chesterfield Cricket Society

The Cricket Society (London branch)

The Cricket Society (Midlands branch)

The Cricket Society (West of England branch)

Tuesday 14th February, 2025 – Devon Malcolm

Meetings are held at Widcombe Social Club, Lower Widcombe Hill, Bath BA2 6AA – 2.00pm start,

Admission £5 ( to include tea / coffee and biscuits ) , non members welcome

Cricket Memorabilia Society

Saturday 26th. October, 2024 – Derby

Saturday 23rd. November, 2024 – Lord’s

Saturday 11th March

Meetings start at 10:30am with signing of cricket memorabilia followed by Q & As with our guest(s) and a hot lunch at 12:45pm (which can be booked on the day), auctions start at 1.30pm and meetings generally finish by 3:00pm

Derbyshire Cricket Society

Thursday 31st October 2024 – Ben Bloom

Thursday 28th November 2024 – Alan Hill

Thursday 19th December 2024 – Tim Munton

Thursday 30th January 2025 – Ted Hemsley

Thursday 27th February 2025 – DCCC Forum

Thursday 27th March 2025 – Roland Butcher

All events are 12:00 noon for 12:30pm, usual finish is by 3.00pm, coffee / tea served 1.30, talks start 1.45 followed by questions.

VENUE – Members’ Pavilion, The County Ground, Nottingham Road, Derby. DE21 6DA. Lunch ( up to 27 March, 2025) costs £28 with additional £3 if Cheese and Biscuits requested instead of dessert.

To book e mail or text at least 14 days before meeting – stephen.retout.t21@btinternet.com or mobile 07581 700877.

Dorset Cricket Society

Thursday 10th. October, 2024 – Chris Finch

Thursday 17th. October, 2024 – Nancy Harman, Southern Vipers

Thursday 24th. October, 2024- Pat Murphy, sports broadcaster

Thursday 31st. October, 2024 – TBA

Thursday 7th November, 2024 – Garry Richardson, sports broadcaster

Thursday 14th. November, 2024 – David Graveney, ex player, selector, etc.

Thursday 21st. November, 2024 – Peter Mason, author of new book on Clyde Walcott

Thursday 28th November, 2024 – Fraser Stewart, head of cricket at Lord’s

Thursday 5th December, 2024 – Richard Logan, Nottingham CCC

Thursday 12th.December – Annie Chave, editor and director of ” County Cricket Matters “

Thursday 19th. December, 2024 – Buffet / Film

Christmas break

Thursday 2nd. January, 2025 -Christine Drew, DCC scorer

Thursday 9th January. 2025 – Annual Dinner at The Hermitage Hotel

Thursday 16th January, 2025 – TBA

Thursday 23rd January, 2025 -Tim Lerwill, MCC committee and tour manager

Thursday 30th January, 2025 – Peter Hardy, Cricket Society chairman

Thursday 6th February, 2025 – Tony Diprose, ex England rugby player, coach

Thursday 13th February, 2025 – Simon Mann, broadcaster

Thursday 20th February, 2025 – Chris Wood, Hampshire

Thursday 27th February, 2025 – Dave Allen, Hampshire CCC historian

Thursday 6th March, 2025 – Stephen Chalke, author

Thursday 13th March, 2025 – Buffet lunch and AGM

Thursday 20th March, 2025 – David Frith, author, journalist

Thursday 27th March, 2025 – easy sports quiz & cream tea

 East Riding Cricket Society

Monday 12th. February 2024, 7.30 for 7.45 –

Monday 4th. March 2024, 7.30 for 7.45 –

Meetings at Beverley Town CC, HU17 9HW.

Essex Cricket Society

Meetings to be advised shortly for this society.

Gloucestershire Cricket Lovers’ Society

Monday 14th October, 2024 at 7: 30pm – James Taylor

Monday 11th November, 2024 at 7:30pm – Jamie Cox – Somerset CEO

Monday 9th December, 2024 at 7:30pm – Dean Headley

Monday 13th January, 2025 at 7:30pm -Graeme Van Buuren and Marchant De Lange

Monday 10th February, 2025 at 7:30pm – Ricky Ellcock

Monday 10th March, 2025 at 7:30pm – Sue Redfern – Umpire

Monday 31st March, 2025 – Lawrence Booth – Editor of Wisden

Hampshire Cricket Society

Wednesday2nd October, 2024 at 2.00pm – AGM followed by Simon Lister

Wednesday 23rd. October, 2024 at 2.00pm – Angus Fraser

Wednesday 13th November 2024 at 2:00pm – Matthew Maynard

Wednesday 11th December 2024 at 12.30pm – Simon Hughes ( Christmas lunch )

Wednesday 15th January 2025 at 2:00pm – James Taylor

Wednesday 19th February 2025 at 2:00pm – Tim Tremlett

Wednesday 12th March 2025 at 2:00pm – Lawrence Booth

All meetings are held at Romsey Golf Club, SO16 0XW.

Herefordshire Cricket Society

Thursday 14th November, 2024 at 7.30pm – Joe Leach

Thursday 16th January, 2025 at 7.30pm – Richard Merriman ( England over 60’s captain )

Thursday 20th. February, 2025 at 7.30pm – Arnie Sidebottom

Thursday 3rd. April, 2025 at 7.30pm – Sir Geoffrey Boycott

Meetings at Castle House, Hereford, except for Geoffrey Boycott which will be in Leominster.

High Peak Cricket Society

Tuesday 4th October

Friday 21st October

Tuesday 1st November

Tuesday 6th December

Tuesday 3rd January

Tuesday 7th February

Friday 3rd March

Tuesday 4th April

The evening meetings are held at Whaley Bridge Bowling Club, 43 Buxton Road, Whaley Bridge, High Peak, Derbyshire. SK23 7HX, the lunches are held at The Royal Hotel, Market Street, Hayfield, High Peak. SK22 2EP.

Lancashire & Cheshire Cricket Society

Monday 7th October, 2024 at 1.00pm – David Lloyd

Monday 28th October, 2024 at 1.00pm – Annie Chave

Monday 18th November, 2024 at 1.00pm – Andy Anson

Monday 9th December, 2024 at 1.00pm – Barry Wood

Monday 20th January, 2025 at 1.00pm – David Kynaston

Monday 17th. February, 2025 at 1.00pm – Simon Lister

Monday 10th. March, 2025 at 7.30pm – Young Lancashire

Monday17th. March, 2025 at 7.30pm – Graham Gooch

All meetings are held at Emirates Old Trafford except Barry Wood which will be at The Avenue Methodist Church, Sale

Leicestershire Cricket Society

Thursday 10th. October, 2024 at 7.30pm – Mark Ramprakash

Thursday 7th. November, 2024 at 7.30pm – Lawrence Booth

Thursday 28th. November, 2024 at 1.30pm – Angus Fraser

Thursday 9th. January, 2025 at 1.30pm – Alan Fordham

Thursday 6th. February, 2025 at 7.30pm – James Taylor

Thursday 6th. March, 2025 at 7.30pm – Phil Neale

 

Norfolk Cricket Society

Meetings to be advised shortly for this society.

Northern Cricket Society

Tuesday 5th November, 2024 at 7.45pm – Jeremy Lonsdale

Monday 9th December, 2024 at 12.00 for 12.30pm – Paul Farbrace , winter lunch at Sandmoor Golf Club

Thursday 26th. December, 2024 – Boxing Day cricket match

Tuesday 7th January, 2025 at 7.45pm – Zoom meeting with Ricky Ellcock

Tuesday 4th. February, 2025 at 7.45pm – Zoom meeting with Dean Headley

Tuesday 4th March, 2025 at 7.45pm – Oliver Hannon Dalby

Tuesday 25th March, 2025 at 12.00 for 12.30pm – Matthew Maynard, spring lunch at Sand Moor Golf Club

Tuesday 1st April, 2025 at 7.45pm – Giles Wilcock

Speaker eveningswill be held at Headingley or Sandmoor Golf Club, venues to be determined prior to AGM in October

Nottingham Cricket Lovers’ Society

Thursday 17th October, 2024 at 7.00pm – John Morris

Thursday 7th November, 2024 at 7.00pm – Tim Crow ( biographer of Clive Rice )

Thursday 5th December, 2024 at7.00pm – Lyndon James

Thursday 9th January, 2025 at 2.00pm – Annie Chave, Ryan Sidebottom

Thursday 6th February, 2025 – TBC

Thursday 27th February, 2025 – Harry Gurney

Thursday 20th  March, 2025 – Wayne Madsen

All meetings are held at Trent Bridge

The Cricket Society of Scotland

Monday 14th and Tuesday 15th October, 2024 – Phil Neale

Monday 11th and Tuesday 12th November, 2024 – Stephen Brenkley

Monday 9th and Tuesday 10th December, 2024 – Mark Peel

Monday 13th and Tuesday 14th January 2025 – Trudy Lindblade

Monday 10th and Tuesday 11th February 2025 – Matthew Maynard

Monday 10th and Tuesday 11th March 2025 (annual dinner ) – Derek Pringle

Tuesday 15th April, 2025 at 7.00pm – AGM at Clydesdale Cricket Club, Glasgow

Monday meetings’ venue at 7.30pm is Clydesdale CC, Beaton Road, Pollokshields, Glasgow G41 4LA, Tuesday meetings’ venue at 7.30pm is Grange CC, Portgower Place, Stockbridge, Edinburgh EH4 1HQ

West Of Scotland contact – Graham Hollier 0141 427 0093 or graham_hollier@sky.com or Ewan McConville 0141 632 4218 or ejrmcc@gmail.com

East Of Scotland contact – Chris Warner 0131 332 1162 or warnerhome@tiscali.co.uk

Sheffield Cricket Lovers

Wednesday 25th September, 2024 at 7.00pm – Barry Nicholls, Australian author

Wednesday 9th October, 2024 at 7.00pm – Kevin Howells, broadcaster

Wednesday 23rd October, 2024 at 7.00pm – Nick Geywood, former Minor Counties cricketer

Wednesday 30th October, 2024 at 7.00pm – Ben Bloom, author / journalist

Wednesday 20th. November, 2024 at 7.00pm – Jack Brooks, ex Yorkshire – ( pie / pea )

Wednesday 4th. December, 2024 at 7.00pm – James Taylor, ex Notts, Leicester, England

Friday 13th. December, 2024 at 7.00pm – Ashley Metcalfe, ex Yorks / Notts – Christmas lunch

Stourbridge & District Cricket Society

Thursday 24th October 2024 at 19:30 – Phil Newport

Thursday 21st November 2024 at 19:30 – Ed Barnard

Thursday 12th December 2024 at 19:30 – Gary Barwell

Thursday 23rd January 2025 at 14:00 – Steve Perryman

Thursday 20th February 2025 at 14:00 – David Brown

Thursday 20th March 2025 at 19:30 – David Gower

Thursday 17th April 2025 at 19:30 – Matthew Maynard

All meetings are held in the Pavilion at Stourbridge Cricket Club

Sussex Cricket Society

Wednesday 23rd October 2024  at 2.30pm – AGM followed by speakers Jon Filby and Peter Fitzboydon

Wednesday 20th November 2024 at 2.15pm – Sussex legends – John Barclay, John Snow and Peter Graves

Thursday 11th  December 2024 -Graham Gooch

Wednesday 15th January 2025 – Jonathon Agnew

Wednesday 19th February 2025 – John Simpson

Wednesday  March 2025 at 2.15pm – TBA

West Lancashire Cricket Society

Wednesday 9th October, 2024 – Mark Ramprakash, following AGM at 7.30

Wednesday 6th November, 2024 – Kate Cross

Thursday 12th December, 2024 – James Taylor

Wednesday 8th January, 2025 – Paul Farbrace

Wednesday 12th February, 2025 – David Shortt

Fruday 14th. March, 2025 – Annual dinner with  Graham Gooch

Please see the society’s new web site

Friday 7th April

Wombwell Cricket Lovers’ Society

Monday 21st.October, 2024 at 1.45 – Kevin Howells

Monday 11th. November, 2024 at 1.45 – Paul Farbrace

Monday 25th. November, 2024 at 1.45 – Jack Brooks

Sunday 8th. December, 2024 at 12.00 – Phil Neale – annual Christmas lunch

Monday 6th. January, 2025 at 7.30 – Ricky Clark – zoom meeting

Monday 20th. January, 2025 at 7.30 – Graham Hardcastle

Monday 10th February, 2025 at 1.45  – Pat Murphy

Monday 24th. February, 2025 at 7.30 – Memorabilia and nostalgia meeting – by zoom

Monday 3rd. March, 2025 at 1.45 – Jeremy Lonsdale

Monday 24th. March, 2025 at 1.45 – Richard Illingworth

Thursday 27th. March, 2025 at 7.30 – Junior awards presentation evening

Worcestershire Cricket Society

Tuesday 8th October, 2024 – Simon Hughes

Sunday 13th.October, 2024 – Nick Owen – societies 25th. annivesary lunch

 Monday 18th.November, 2024 – Joe Leach

Tuesday 10th December, 2024 – Geoff Miller

Tuesday 14th January, 2025 – Chris Broad

Tuesday 11th February, 2025 – Ricky Ellcock

Tuesday 11th March, 2025 – Gladstone Small

All meetings are held in the Graeme Hick pavilion, New Road and start at 7.30