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The 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.

Local artist Rob Smith's white-on-black ink sketch of Swyncombe cricketers batting, bowling and fielding in motion, signed June 2025
Local artist Rob Smith's interpretation sketch of our team on the Field of Dreams!!
The pitch at the Field of Dreams, with Swyncombe CC's maroon-wrapped stumps in the foreground and the green pavilion beyond
If M&S did wickets
The Field of Dreams and Cookley Green from the air: the pavilion, the square and the hamlet among the fields
From a plane
Evening sunshine over the outfield, practice net and pavilion at the Field of Dreams
A summer evening at the nets
The club's vintage grey tractor towing gang mowers across the outfield under a blue sky
Resident magician Clive doing spells on the green
Freshly mown stripes on the outfield, with Clive and his mower at work
Rich tending to his garden
A Swyncombe batsman at the crease, bat raised, waiting on the bowler
An unusually straight bat
A player fast asleep in a chair on the pavilion terrace while spectators chat behind
A snooze is welcome, sometimes encouraged
Behind the bar at the summer social: a club member serving drinks under pink festival lighting
Our resident giant Big Ben keeping everyone watered at our summer social
The commentary box beside the pavilion: mixing desk, microphones, speakers and the president at the controls in a striped blazer
President Brett Taylor Fuller doubles up in the commentary box when needed
A junior player grinning and holding up a cricket bat snapped clean in two
We play a type of bazball referred to as 'Brettball', works 70% of the time, everytime
Training on the square: a bowler in mid follow-through with batter and keeper waiting at the far end
Sometimes, Clive lets us train on the wicket if we are very well behaved
Five Swyncombe players lined up in their whites at the 6-a-side extravaganza
A shot from the 6 a side extravaganza
The full Swyncombe side lined up in front of the pavilion and gazebos on a sunny match day
Golden evening light across the Field of Dreams mid-match, fielders and batters in position under the oak
Six Swyncombe players posing in two rows in front of the pavilion
A pewter tankard presentation with a delighted photobomb in the background
Members and friends raising glasses together under bunting and festoon lights at the clubhouse bar
Sunset over the Field of Dreams: pink and violet sky above the outfield, seen from beside the pavilion
The Field of Dreams. As appropriately named

Find us

Getting to the Field of Dreams

The ground is at Cookley Green, a hamlet high in the Chiltern Hills on the road between Watlington and Nettlebed, a few miles from Henley-on-Thames. Look for the green, the brick-and-flint cottages and, in summer, the sightscreens.

Parking is on and around the green; please park considerately. Spectators, dogs on leads and passing walkers are all very welcome. Keep an eye out for the kites; the feathered kind circle the ground most afternoons.

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