Cookley Green · Oxfordshire
Good cricket,
great companyfor nearly a century.
Friendly 35-over Sunday cricket high on the Chiltern Hills. Neighbouring villages, the occasional touring side, and a ground known to everyone here as the Field of Dreams. New players always welcome.
Swyncombe Cricket Club
East, west, Village cricket is best.
Swyncombe Cricket Club plays its cricket at Cookley Green, a picturesque hamlet on top of the Chiltern Hills between Watlington and Nettlebed. Brick-and-flint cottages, red kites wheeling overhead, and a ground members simply call the Field of Dreams.
We're a friendly bunch who came for the cricket and stayed for the people. We're a non-league club who enjoy our cricket. Our fixtures are 35-over Sunday matches from May to the end of September, weather permitting, largely against neighbouring villages, with the occasional visit from a travelling side. The cricket is taken just seriously enough to be competitive but accessible, with even a cheeky beer or two after the game.
Whether you're a seasoned opener, a reformed fast bowler, or you haven't picked up a bat since school, you'll find a game here, plus weekly nets in season to practice whatever your cricketing heart desires.
The Committee
A cake
The bake-a-cake pledge
Perfect to practise your baking on some very willing recipients. Pledge a cake for a home Sunday and twenty-two grateful cricketers will make it disappear. Rave reviews guaranteed.
Pledge a cake, become a legendThe ground
The Field of Dreams.
Tended to by the wonderful wicket magician Clive and his trusty sidekick Rich. High on the Chilterns at Cookley Green, cut and rolled by hand, watched over by the red kites above. Village cricket at its best.
Fancy a game on Sunday?
New players of every standard are always welcome, along with scorers, umpires, tea-makers and spectators. Weekly nets in season.