Willingale Cricket Club
Willingale Cricket Club is a family-friendly club who are members of the Herts and Essex Cricket League and have established a reputation for good quality village cricket, playing in a unique rural location.
After a long wait, Willingale’s season finally begins in July and will run through to September. As well as league cricket each Saturday, the village also fields a Sunday side has also lined up a series of friendly matches against other village clubs in 2020.
In 2019 – the club’s 27th season in the Herts and Essex Cricket League – Willingale Cricket Club finished fifth (out of 10) in the third division, winning nine matches, losing eight matches, with one no result due to bad weather. Jon Airey (19 wickets) was the club’s top wicket-taker while Steve Stammers (458 runs) was top run scorer.
Willingale’s Sunday side enjoyed a good season in 2019, winning five matches from ten.
In the big news of the off-season, the club announced local village legend Paul Dawson had agreed to not only join the club but skipper both Saturday and Sunday sides. Welcome to the club Daws. Jon Read will take on the role of vice-captain.
Bernard Living will continue as President of Willingale Cricket Club with Steve Corner as Club Chairman.
We are actively recruiting new adult and junior players for both Saturday League cricket and for Sunday friendly matches. If fellow villagers are keen to join please contact Steve Stammers on stevestammers@hotmail.co.uk – we’d love nothing more than for more locals to represent this cricket club.
More importantly, villagers are always welcome to spend an afternoon watching the Saturday or Saturday team during the summer at The Glebe – at a social distance, of course! Cash and card payments accepted at the bar.
For a full list of Willingale Cricket Club fixtures for 2020, head to: https://willingale.play-cricket.com/Matches