Blackheath (Surrey) Cricket Club

I hope everyone has had a great Christmas, brightened a little by the result in Melbourne. With junior registration for 2026 well advanced (see Junior Registration for 2026 ) and less than 2 weeks until the first indoor training sessions of the New Year, here’s a quick update on some changes in personnel for the coming season, and on plans for 2026 ...    Senior captains   First, there are a few changes amongst the senior captains. Tim Velstra will not be returning to us for

The process of registration for the Blackheath junior section depends on whether your child was a member in 2025, or whether they wish to join for the first time in 2026.  The process for each is explained below.   Whichever applies to you, you can find information about membership in the new season on the Boys , Girls  and Minis  pages of the website.      Those who were members in 2025   As usual, the registration process for 2026 began with an  existing members’ priority w

Congratulations to all this year's award winners ... U17s Player of the Year   Freddie Alexander for 168 runs @ 42 and outstanding wicket keeping   The Longacre Cup The best performance by a current Blackheath Colt Under 15 or below in an adult match    Idris Iqbal 73 for Sunday XI v Chertsey   The Humphry Cup  (WGH Trophy) The best bowling performance in any single match   Ronny Harrison 6 for 24 for 1st XI v Puttenham   The Cope Cup           The best batting performance

Our double-winning T20 side, following their victory in the Stevens Cup Final Though there are still a couple of fixtures in the diary, autumn seems to have come early after a fabulous summer, and now seems a good moment to reflect on what has been a remarkable year for the club.  It’s impossible to do justice to all that happened in a season in which our numerous senior and junior teams between them played several hundred matches, but here goes …   Men’s cricket   In a year

Many congratulations to Tom Vickers and his T20 team who emerged victorious from the Surrey Slam Finals Day yesterday at Valley End, following 2 nail-biting matches against tough opposition.   After well over 100 teams from all over Surrey started the competition, just 4 remained yesterday.  In the first semi-final Blackheath took on Woodmansterne CC, who having won the toss posted 153 all out from their 20 overs, with Jake Gordon contributing a quickfire 43.  There were 2 wi

For some years now, on the Wednesday of Cricket Week when we play the Kenya Kongonis, we’ve run an annual fundraiser for the East Africa Character Development Trust.    This tremendous charity, which is closely associated with the Kenya Kongonis, provides cricket coaching and character education to thousands of children in schools in slum areas of Nairobi: see www.eacdt.org .  As the schools within the program testify, it makes a huge difference to the children who benefit, f

Cricket week, the highlight of our cricketing and social year, is now less than 4 weeks away. As usual, there are matches every day...

Friday junior practice evenings are busy at Blackheath. To ensure things run smoothly it is important that everyone follows the rules …  ...

The cricket season is now underway and, from now until late July, Thursday evenings are Women and Girls Evenings at Blackheath.   ...

The new season is just around the corner now, and here’s a quick update on one or two changes, some new faces and upcoming events …   NEW...