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Opportunities for young cricketers

Mohan De Silva tells us about some of the opportunities open to young cricketers in Sri Lanka - not only is school cricket thriving but cricketing skills can also help get you a good job!

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A Traditional Club

Prakash Schaffter talks about the values of the Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club and how they try to maintain the traditional feel of the club.

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PITCH INVASION! (Part One)

Ovington CC's ground is right next to York races. On race days this can make playing a game of cricket rather...interesting! First team captain David Cole tells us about playing on race days.

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My Test Images

21 July 2013

The test isn't quite over yet but it looks pretty certain an England win is on the cards. I thought I'd jump the gun a little and give you my review of the test, not the play on the field - but my experiences

Day One

Got a real buzz out of seeing the Queen today, even if I didn't get the best of views and had to hang all the way out of a window to get the view I did.

Day Two

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Cricket, Lovely Cricket – A Tale Of Wrotham (St.George’s) Cricket Club

Wrotham’s cricket team is one of the oldest in England, with early reference to matches against Ightham in 1750 and against Bourne in 1766. Originally, we believe, known as Wrotham Cricket Society it became Wrotham (St George’s) Cricket Club around 1794.

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Taking the Field is a project run by Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) . We have created a collection of digital media stories - short oral histories complemented with music, video and photographs - that reflects the importance of grassroots cricket to local communities.

Our purpose is to tell the story of local cricket clubs, all of which will be showcased here on our website. Each of our clubs has their own page and space to share their histories, stories and photographs. See the clubs already involved in our 'clubs' section. We also have helpful tips on how to start your research, conduct oral history interviews, and create digital stories in our ‘resources’ section. If your local club wants to get involved and share its history and its story, please register with the site or get in touch!

Thinking Big

Darjeeling Cricket Club is the oldest amateur cricket club in the UAE, based in Dubai. We're a Western Expat club, most members are cricketers from ENG, RSA, AUS & NZ.

Founded in 1969, the Club was originally based on grounds made available by the then Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Rashid. Our grounds, clubhouse and bar were on Al Khail Road, adjacent to the Dubai Exiles rugby ground and Dubai Country Club, and we were a key part of the expatriate scene for nearly 40 years.