The annual sixes tournament is nearly upon us! The following first round fixtures are: SMCC v Grittleton CC UBSCC 1 v Wimbledon Wombles Spye Park CC v UBSCC 2 The Night Watchmen v Rising Shipsey Supergiants This year it is a knockout competition with a plate competition for the teams who lose their first game. As always there will be … Read More
A good team performance
On a very sticky wicket JK lost the toss (as expected) and Sherston were put into bat. George and Iggy battled through the first few overs frustrating the opposition (and some teammates at times!),but the wicket started drying out and we got to 79-0 after 20 overs. George and Iggy then started to turn the screw and the run-rate started … Read More
More akin to August then April
The cricket season for Sherston Magna CC officially started on Sunday 23rd April at Pinkney Park. In conditions that were more akin to August then April, SMCC took on UBSCC who were at the end of their preseason tour and included two Sherston locals in Denise and Paul Powell. Sherston bowled first and apart from the odd preseason “rusty delivery”, … Read More
Club Kit 2017
Following the unfortunate closure of Globe Sports, the “Kit man” has been busy sourcing a new supplier. The club are delighted to announce a new partnership with local company, Sporting Billy, who are based in Chippenham. By using the online supplier, this means that kit can be purchased at any time during the season and is not restricted to the … Read More
Membership details for 2017 season
As cricket season is almost upon us, it is time to sign up for 2017 Sherston Magna Cricket Club membership. Please can you make sure the club have up-to-date contact information, especially mobile phone numbers. The fees for 2017 are: – Playing Member £40 – Colts (U16 – U21) £20 – Juniors £50 including match fees – Friends £20 You … Read More
SIXES TOURNAMENT – SUNDAY 27TH AUGUST
REGISTER YOUR TEAM NOW! Those of you who were down at the ground for last year’s event will hopefully agree it was another great day of exciting cricket, good food and a few cold drinks. The date for this year’s event has been set for Sunday 27th August so if you would like to enter a team please register your … Read More
Sherston Sixes 2016
Sunday 24th July is the Sherston annual sixes cricket day starting at 10.30, with the final taking place at 5pm. We have teams primed and ready to play. There are a couple of spaces in a Sherston team and also space for one more side if anyone is interested in entering a team or joining the Sherston side please get … Read More
A true gentleman who lived life well…
It was an honour, but also suddenly very daunting, to think about writing a few words to mark the sad passing of Neil Forster. I can only hope others will tell me these few words get even remotely close to explaining how I feel about a remarkable person I first met probably twenty or more years ago. I actually can’t … Read More
The website, 1 year on
Who can believe the website has been live for a year already? We have been very busy making changes over the winter, the main one being, signing an agreement with the ECB to allow the club to automatically pull through all our fixtures and results from the play cricket website. This will be a big step and allows us to … Read More
Ground Force and Pre-season Drinks
Saturday 9th April will be ground force day and preseason drinks. There is lots to do to get the amazing ground at Pinkney Park ready for the season, with junior nets starting Monday the 11th (6.15) and Seniors (some very senior!) on Tuesday the 12th (6.30 pm). So please could as many people as possible get down to the ground … Read More