About Banbury Cricket Club

About Banbury Cricket Club

Reformed in 1949 Banbury Cricket Club has developed in recent years into the leading club side in Oxfordshire, winning the inaugural Home Counties Premier League in 2000.

The club runs several sides of varying age groups and abilities with four Saturday sides. The First XI play in the ECB Home Counties Premier League, the highest standard of club cricket. The Second, Third and Fourth XI play in the Cherwell League competing against other club sides in the county. The club also manages a Sunday side, which competes in ECB National Club Championship, which has seen the club, reach the last 16 twice in recent years. A midweek side play in a 20 over competition on Wednesday evenings throughout the summer.

Banbury Cricket Club also has a comprehensive youth set up coached by qualified coaches including club professional Paul Taylor (Northants & England) offering cricket at under 11, 13, 15, 17 levels. Several of the players from the youth set up have gone on to represent their counties at their age group and the club has now seen a few of these youth players go on to play in the clubs First XI. The club has also been the breeding for some of this talent to go onto play senior county cricket at Minor Counties and First Class level.

Banbury Cricket Club is forward thinking, dynamic club always looking to push the club forward in new and exciting ventures, no more so than in 1996 when the Banbury were the first club side to appoint a Director of Cricket in Neal Radford (Worcestershire & England).

The club is run and managed by a dedicated and committed general committee who strive to manage the operations of the club in a thorough and professional manner, further enhancing the clubs status within the county and nationally.

The club are very fortunate to play at some of the best cricketing and social facilities in club cricket provided by the Banbury Recreational Trust. The facilities not only play host to Banbury fixtures but also that of Minor Counties Cricket, C&G Trophy matches and County benefit matches throughout the season, not to mention a host of other sporting and leisure activities.

Off the field the club provides a friendly family atmosphere with a superb social scene with a lively social calendar throughout the year.

Banbury Cricket Club always welcomes new members whether they are playing or non playing. We look forward to seeing you at the club throughout the season.