Welcome to Wizzy News for this week – our weekly roundup of news and events at Wisborough Green Cricket Club. A weather affected week of cricket with a number of junior games called off because of overnight rain on Friday night . Our seniors however managed to get in their games on Saturday and Sunday […]
Another great week of cricket with some fantastic performances to celebrate including a maiden ton by one of our players and the first fifer of the season Junior training : Just to remind parents that the under 7,6 and 5 age group will be training on Friday 23 May but there is no training on […]
Congratulations on being selected as captain for the Under 10 game. A captain of a cricket team has lots of things to think about and do in the actual game – far more than in football , rugby and hockey A few questions about captaincy Who was the best captain you played under in any […]
Another great week of cricket with many of our teams in action this last week. A fantastic opening game for our First X1 with over 600 runs scored including 101 boundaries. The game will no doubt be remembered for an astonishing 141 off 58 balls by one of our players which included 8 sixes and […]
The Cricket season has well and truly started … What a fabulous start to the cricketing season. Our Second X1 had their first victory of the season, our Sunday X1 got their season off to a great start , we’ve had two fifty’s, a ton, our under 11’s notched up their first win, and our […]
Here are some suggestions on the sorts of things to include when putting together a match report : A bit on the context of the game and the opposition – was it a home game , have we played them before , are they a good team ? Did they have any Sussex players ? […]
Welcome to the 2025 cricket season Welcome to the 2025 cricket season. For those who are new to the club a very warm Wisborough welcome, and a particular welcome to Wizzy News – our weekly roundup of news and events at Wisborough Green Cricket Club. Regular readers will know the format of Wizzy News – […]
WGCC is considering acquiring the technology to live stream home junior matches and is interested in hearing from parents to sense the appetite for live-streaming. By way of background both the ECB and Sussex Cricket are actively promoting the live-streaming of matches and an increasing number of clubs are live streaming senior games For those […]
Pitch lengths and ball sizes for various age groups as follows : Age Group Pitch length Ball size – ounces Under 10 17 yards Junior incrediball Under 11 (new for 2025)17 yards4 3/4 hardball Under 11 girls 17 yardsJunior pink incrediballUnder 12 19 yards5 Under 13 girls 19 yards4 3/4 pink hard ballUnder 1422 yards5 […]
Chair’s statement Welcome everyone and thanks for coming this morning to the WGCC AGM. To start with I would like to thank all members of the WGCC committee very much indeed for all their hard work to enable cricket to be played by girls and boys from the U5s to the U16s and including five […]
The ECB are running a number of one day Umpiring Courses in 2025. The course will be wide ranging for those who are involved with junior teams, women’s teams, friendly teams or Saturday league sides. No prior experience of umpiring in cricket is required before attending the course. The cost is £70pp but the club […]
Welcome to the final edition of Wizzy News for the 2024 season which includes some pics from the Seniors End of Season awards , a selection of pics from all the age groups that featured in Wizzy News during the season and the results of the Club 200 draw . If you missed any of […]
Welcome to the penultimate Wizzy News of the season. If you missed last week’s edition please click here Only one game to report on this week – the final weekend of the season. With the Second X1 game against Barns Green called off because of a waterlogged pitch it was left to the First X1 […]
Welcome to another edition of Wizzy News – our weekly roundup of news and events at Wisborough Green Cricket Club. If you missed last week’s edition please click here A fantastic weekend of cricket with the history books having to be rewritten with a new record score for senior cricket in the history of the […]
Welcome to another edition of Wizzy News – our weekly roundup of news and events at Wisborough Green Cricket Club. If you missed last week’s edition please click here A somewhat disappointing Saturday after both senior league matches had to be called off because of the weather. The Sunday Memorial game on Sunday however more […]
Junior cricket was largely played vs Plaistow and Kirdford in those days, the scorecards below show the 4 innings match vs Plaistow played in 1968. A 12 year old Kenny opens the bowling with best mate Graham Cheeseman – they generally don’t let many others get a game!! Etheridge, Cheeseman and Vickery hogging the top […]
Welcome to another edition of Wizzy News – our weekly roundup of news and events at Wisborough Green Cricket Club. If you missed last week’s edition please click here Training on Friday evening Training for the various age groups as follows this Friday : Under 5,6 and 7 : Training has finished for the seasonUnder […]
Welcome to another edition of Wizzy News – our weekly roundup of news and events at Wisborough Green Cricket Club. If you missed last week’s edition please click here Under 14 Festival week Massive congratulations to the Under 14’s who finished runners up in the Under 14 Festival Week. For those who arnt too familiar […]
Welcome to another edition of Wizzy News – our weekly roundup of news and events at Wisborough Green Cricket Club. If you missed last week’s edition please click here Update on Under 14 Festival Week Congratulations to the Under 14’s for their fantastic performances during their Festival Week : Tuesday – 6 wicket victory against […]
Welcome to another edition of Wizzy News – our weekly roundup of news and events at Wisborough Green Cricket Club. If you missed last week’s edition please click here Training on Friday evening Just a quick reminder that the Under 5,6 and 7 age group have finished their training for the season. All other age […]
Welcome to another edition of Wizzy News – our weekly roundup of news and events at Wisborough Green Cricket Club. If you missed last week’s edition please click here Another great week of cricket with some fantastic pics and memorable moments. Litter on the Green There is an increasing amount of litter that is being […]
Welcome to another edition of Wizzy News – our weekly roundup of news and events at Wisborough Green Cricket Club. If you missed last week’s edition please click here A fantastic week of cricket with some memorable victories by a number of our teams Honours Boards Congratulations to all the players who feature on our […]
Welcome to another edition of Wizzy News – our weekly roundup of news and events at Wisborough Green Cricket Club. If you missed last week’s edition please click here Parking on Friday evenings – now also at Stable Field Just a quick reminder that parking is somewhat limited around the Green and we would like […]
Welcome to another edition of Wizzy News – our weekly roundup of news and events at Wisborough Green Cricket Club. If you missed last week’s edition please click here Parking on Friday evenings – now also at Stable Field Just a quick reminder that parking is somewhat limited around the Green and we would like […]
Thanks again to everyone who sent in pics and to Chris Marshall in particular for some fantastic action shots
Wagon wheels – ie where did the players from each side hit the ball and how many did they score off the shot ? What areas of the field do we need to defend well ? What areas of the field were no or very few runs scored ? What do the wagon wheels tell […]
Welcome to another edition of Wizzy News – our weekly roundup of news and events at Wisborough Green Cricket Club. If you missed last week’s edition please click here A bumper edition of Wizzy news this week which includes around 80 pics of a fantastic Presidents Day – some great reports of the day and […]
Welcome to another edition of Wizzy News – our weekly roundup of news and events at Wisborough Green Cricket Club. If you missed last week’s edition please click here Only a couple of games played this last week and we’ve also got a somewhat brief but to the point under 12 match report to describe […]
Welcome to another edition of Wizzy News – our weekly roundup of news and events at Wisborough Green Cricket Club and the local community. If you missed last week’s edition please click here Wisborough Green Primary School are hosting their Summer Fair on the green on Saturday afternoon – please do come along and support […]
Could you be a life saver ? TRIGGER WARNING: This short piece includes reference to extreme sickness and death. At the beginning of the year, I attended a First Aid course put on by Wisborough Green CC for the coaches, it was excellent and covered a massive amount of first aid knowledge in a short […]
Presidents Day – Sunday 23rd June Dear Cricket Club members, I wanted to invite you to Presidents Day on 23rd June 2024. The day is all about a celebration of cricket for all players, coaches, helpers and families involved with Wisborough Green Cricket Club. The day will start at: ·12:00 for drinks followed by a lunch […]
Welcome to another action packed Wizzy News this week where we celebrate a number of fantastic games including a last ball thriller and some outstanding individual performances again. If you missed last week’s edition please click here Could you be a Life saver ? This week we are starting Wizzy news off on a slightly […]
Welcome to another action packed Wizzy News this week where we celebrate a number of great victories for our teams and some outstanding individual performances. If you missed last week’s edition please click here The game of cricket Following on from the video on having a runner last week, we are going to cover off […]
Welcome to this week’s Wizzy News – our regular newsletter about news and events at Wisborough Green Cricket club. If you missed last week’s edition please click here Lots to report on again with some fantastic pics this week The Green We always receive such positive comments about our fantastic Green from other clubs and […]
Welcome to this week’s Wizzy News – our regular newsletter about news and events at Wisborough Green Cricket club. If you missed last week’s edition please click here Hope everyone had sight of the Northern Lights last weekend ? Many thanks to Tim Palmer for this great pic taken on Friday night across the Green […]
Welcome to this week’s Wizzy News – our regular newsletter about news and events at Wisborough Green Cricket club. If you missed last week’s edition please click here Lots of teams in action this last week despite the wet weather with some fantastic match reports and a great pic of the historic Under 13 girls […]
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The First X1 will be playing in the 5th Division (West) of the Sussex Cricket League . Click here for the league tableThe Second X1 will be playing in the 10th Division (West) of the Sussex Cricket League (same as last year) . Click here for the league table Fixtures The first fixture for the […]
Welcome to this week’s Wizzy News – our regular newsletter about news and events at Wisborough Green Cricket club. If you missed last week’s first edition of the season entitled ‘Its great to be back’ please click here Are you ready for the 2024 season ? Please click here for club photographer Chris Marshall’s must […]
Who was the best captain you played under and what were the things they did that made them a good captain in your opinion ? How do you think you can bring out the best out of other players in the team ? How do you motivate the team when in difficult situations ? The […]
It is with much pride that I write to you for the first time since becoming President of this great Club. I am immensely grateful to my predecessor, Steve Calder-Smith, and the Presidents before him Neil Trestrail, John Pleasants and Ray Greatorex. The hard work and dedication it has taken to make Wisborough Green Cricket […]
Welcome to the 2024 cricket season Welcome to the 2024 cricket season. For those who are new to the club a very warm Wisborough welcome, and a particular welcome to Wizzy News – our weekly roundup of news and events at Wisborough Green Cricket Club. Regular readers will know the format of Wizzy News – […]
2023 will go down as a fantastic season for the club in the history books. A big thank you to all those who contributed to Wizzy News throughout the season – the match report writers who so eloquently put into words our shared experiences and the photographers who managed to capture some magical moments . […]
Under 11 girls vs Haywards Heath The under 11’s welcomed Haywards Heath to the Green for their very first outing to the hallowed turf. Hayward Heath’s parents and players commented on how beautiful our grounds are (despite the drainage channels … ). Who were we to argue – its a useful reminder how privileged and […]
U10’s Batting Step & Swing – Bat pathway Front & back foot options. Consistent in their set up Bowling Rhythm in run up Alignment Drive Fielding Overarm & underarm throw at pace Exposure to catching with hardball. Tactics Running between the wickets Begin to understand “movement off the ball”. Understand basic field positions. U11’s Batting Exposure to sweep Head into the ball, front […]
2023 will go down as a fantastic season for the club in the history books. A big thank you to all those who contributed to Wizzy News throughout the season – the match report writers who so eloquently put into words our shared experiences and the photographers who managed to capture some magical moments . […]
Hi everyone Welcome to the penultimate edition of Wizzy News for the season which includes some great match reports of the final senior games of the season. Next week we will be sending out our final Wizzy News of the season which will include the highlights of the season and reports from our various age […]
Welcome to this week’s Wizzy News which includes some fantastic match reports and pics from the Memorial match between the Vickery X1 vs Spiers X1. The penultimate reflective paragraph of the Women’s match report against Fernhurst in bold is a must read. Our final league games of the season are being played on Saturday so […]
Congratulations on your son/daughter’s nomination to participate in a Sussex Pathway trial. Only the very best players at clubs are selected for Sussex trials and the nomination should not be underestimated. We only put forward players who have the qualities that the Sussex selectors are looking for and we believe are able to compete at […]
Memorial Sunday Dan Vickery Please click here for Jonny Farmer’s video response to his dismissal by Dan Vickery Friday night training Just a quick reminder that the under 10 and above age groups will be having their informal training sessions from 6 pm on Friday evening. Honours Boards Congratulations to all players who made it […]