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Berkswell Cricket Club
Welcome to the second home of Berkswell Cricket Club
In 1888, a wealthy woollen manufacturer from Yorkshire settled with his young family on the 2308 acres of the Berkswell Hall Estate. He encouraged his butler o start a cricket team and the pair as President and Secretary respectively, founded Berkswell Cricket Club in 1896.
For two seasons the club played in the grounds of Berkswell Hall. In 1947 the club rented a field next to the White Horse Inn in Balsall Common. In 1948, this field and the adjoining one was purchased by the Lant Trust and Berkswell Cricket Club finally settled on the ground it plays on today.
In 1978, the club entered an Under-16 team in the Alpine League (as it was then) and the club began to take junior cricket seriously for the first time. In 1981, Dave Cooke, a teacher at the Heart of England School became the club’s first Youth Secretary, forming in those years an essential link with our local school. Since 1988 under Ian Huckerby and George Burgess the junior section of the club has gone from strength to strength.
League cricket came to Berkswell in 1986 when the club joined the Tapster Pennant League. In 1999, reorganisation by the ECB of recreational cricket brought about the introduction of a new pyramid league structure for Warwickshire and the West Midlands. Following much discussion with the other Tapster League clubs, Berkswell and Lapworth broke away from the rest of the League, electing to join the new Warwickshire League.
Success was achieved in 2001 with the club finishing as runners-up in Division 2 - gaining promotion to Division 1. In Division 1 for the 2002 season the club consolidated their position at this level finishing in a creditable 5th position; with the second XI in 4th position. The club remained in the renamed Premier Division until 2005 where a period of consolidation was gradually replaced by ambition for progression following a series of strong finishes by both 1st and 2nd XI’s. This ambition was underlined when in 2004 the club secured the services of Dominic Ostler - an integral member of Warwickshire's famous 1994 treble winning side. Dominic, a resident of Balsall Common joined Berkswell in 2005 as Club Captain following his retirement from 1st class cricket, where he led a side including MCC Young Cricketers Freddie Klokker and Dan van Bunge to the Warwickshire Premier League title. Subsequent promotions now sees Berkswell starting the 2009 season in Division 1.
We currently run 5 senior teams and 4 junior teams.
New players welcome - all ages and abilities
Berkswell Cricket Club have an existing site at www.berkswellcricketclub.com
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Leading Stats
Most Wins in 2009
Berkswell CC - 2nd XI : 7 wins.
Top Batting Average in 2009
Most Runs in 2009
Most wickets in 2009
Best Bowling Average in 2009
Most Catches in 2009
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