About Us

About us

The Village Cricket Club is a small club based loosely around its roots in North East London. We were formed in 2004 by a bunch of singularly talentless but enthusiastic cricketers...

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Get involved

We're always on the lookout for new recruits of all abilities. Batsman, bowler, enthusiast, novice; The Village welcomes all. If you're looking to get involved you can shoot us an email, fill in this nice little form or even track us down on twitter.

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Stats

Let's be honest, it's the only reason most of us play the game. The chance to slice, dice and disect every inch of your game then talk about it at the pub. That's real cricket.

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OMTSU2 (173 for 6) lost to The Village (251 for 6) by 78 runs, 06 July 2025

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DemiJohns (123 for 9) lost to The Village (229 for 4) by 106 runs, 28 June 2025

Upon the fields of Oxford, fair and wide,The Village came to test their summer pride.Bright shone the sun on willow, leather, cheer—A match long held, returning year by year.Then Cressey rose, his bat a tempered blade,With stance assured, he stroked and cut and stayed.His first for club — a hundred, carved with grace,Each stroke a story written on his face.At ninety runs, a cruel twist befell,His...

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I Dont Like Cricket Club (157 for 6) beat The Village (156 for 9) by 4 wickets, 21 June 2025

Hear ye! Hear ye! We bring news of great joy from the Village (even though we just lost). This week we took on I Don't Like Cricket Club aka IDLCC aka "Pitcher's Other Team". Yes, the other bunch of reprobates I play cricket with, mostly in a midweek league where a dobbler like me can enjoy up to 4 overs of bowling on astro at a wide selection of hyper-competitive chaps with mostly subcontinental...

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