Cricket Week 2025

Cricket week, the highlight of our cricketing and social year, is now less than 4 weeks away. As usual, there are matches every day between Monday 4th and Friday 8th August.

The bar will be open every afternoon, tea will be available for supporters as well as players, and there will be home-cooked supper every evening. And once again this year we will be finishing the week with a lamb roast and barn dance on the Friday evening, which is a great family occasion to round things off.

Members and guests are most welcome on any day during the week – some locals come every day and enjoy a full week of evening meals! If you are not already a member or part of the visiting team’s party, we ask that you sign up as a social member before buying drinks, which you can do very easily on the spot.

For details of the meal each evening, see below. The meal will generally be served from about 7.30pm onwards, though a bit earlier on the Friday. Prices vary but will be between £12 and £15 each evening.

To help us assess numbers in good time and to guarantee your meal, we strongly encourage everyone who plans on coming on a particular evening to let us know in advance by emailing Nick Harrison (nharrison@serlecourt.co.uk). Those wanting a vegetarian option must pre-book.

For tickets for the Friday (which includes the barn dance as well as the lamb roast), please go to this link: Barn Dance and Lamb Roast.

We’ll look forward to seeing you during the week!

Monday 4th August: Blackheath v Blackheath (South East London) (2pm start)

Once again, our Monday opponents are a team from "the other Blackheath" (in South East London). Last year’s game was a great contest in which we squeaked home thanks to some late order heroics from some of our U15s!

Captain: Ronny Harrison

Umpire: Eric Simpson

Evening meal: Chicken Laksa, cooked by Pete Melhuish.

Tuesday 5th August: Blackheath v I’Anson Rep (2pm start)

In place of previous Tuesday opponents Grasshoppers (who have sadly folded) we’re delighted to welcome this year an I’Anson Representative XI, comprised of some of the strongest players from Divisions 2 and 3.

Captain: Tim Velstra

Umpire: Eric Simpson

Evening meal: Pasta Bolognese, cooked by Simon Jones.

Wednesday 6th August: Blackheath v Kenya Kongonis (11.30am start)

The Kenya Kongonis have been coming to Blackheath for many years as part of their annual tour and it is always a memorable occasion. It is an all-day game with lunch in the marquee for players and a limited number of supporters and guests. As in past years, in the evening we will be raising funds for the East Africa Character Development Trust, a charity associated with the Kongonis which supports deprived children in and around Nairobi – more on this to follow.

Captain: Will Melhuish

Umpire: Eric Simpson

Evening meal: Thai Buffet, cooked by Cill Culverwell.

Thursday 7th August: Blackheath v Jack Frost (2pm start)

We’ve long had close links with Jack Frost with quite a few players being members of both clubs over the years. Since they became part of our cricket week, we’ve almost always had great matches involving a close finish.

Captain: Danny Harrison

Umpire: Eric Simpson

Evening meal: Chilli con Carne, cooked by Lucy Horitz.

Friday 8th August: Blackheath v MCC (11.30am start)

The culmination of our cricket week this year sees the return of the MCC, whom we play in alternate years. This is another all-day game with lunch in the marquee for players and a limited number of supporters and guests. As last year, there will be a lamb roast and barn dance in the evening: see below.

Captain: Pete Melhuish

Umpire: Terry Brockman

Evening meal: Lamb spit roast with crispy potatoes and vegetables, cooked by Ranald Schultz. Food will be served from around 7pm onwards and there will also be a barn dance from around 8pm. For tickets go to Barn Dance and Lamb Roast.