Cockfosters
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Cockfosters Cricket Club was founded in 1873 and has a rich
history of Cricket in the Cockfosters, North London area.
Residing in what is a quintessential ‘English cricket’
setting, Cockfosters CC can boast the names of cricket
legends like Chris Cairns in the professional ranks and
Jack Hyams in the amateur ranks to have both donned
the colours of Cockfosters Cricket Club in competitive
league cricket.
Other playing members have gone
on to represent Middlesex CCC
and Hertfordshire CCC at youth
and senior competitive levels
respectively. Also, in more
recent years, many of our
youth members have
had the opportunity
to flourish in county
youth trials.
Cricket week at
Cockfosters
takes
place
every
year
during the second
full week in August
(2019 – Monday 12th
to 16th August) and
is the cricket and social
highlight of the season.
This is where we have
guest teams turning up for 5
full days of cricket. It is a time
where our community really
comes together and joins in a full
celebration of Cockfosters Cricket Club.
For our playing members, there is normally a
game for everyone who makes themselves available.
Whether you’re a potential new member, local
worker or resident you are all welcome to come along
to the social and cricketing highlight of the year. Games
start in the morning from 11.30am with, lunch, tea and
plenty of refreshments available throughout each day.
Cockfosters prides itself on playing the most
competitive cricket it can in the true ‘Spirit of Cricket’
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and shows fantastic commitment to the youth section
and community in general. We hold a ECB Clubmark
accreditation that underpins this commitment, providing
facilities for and promoting participation of the whole
local community in the amateur sport of cricket,
affording opportunities for membership to
young cricketers and to encourage their
training and promoting a social
atmosphere for the well-being of
the club and its members.
We are always on the
lookout for new players
who can become part
of our community at
Cockfosters
Cricket
Club. We have all
competitive
levels
and a thriving social
club. We offer great
travel links from
King’s Cross and the
rest of North London
&
Hertfordshire,
the ground is located
diagonally
opposite
Cockfosters tube station.
Cricket hasn’t had the
greatest profile over the last
few years but we’re hopeful
that with the World Cup and the
forthcoming Ashes this year and more
coverage of cricket on grassroots TV next year
more people will be encouraged to get involved in this
great sport and Cockfosters are ready to welcome new
and established players and supporters.
Further to our commitment to cricket, we have
recently invested heavily in our playing surface which
soon, no doubt, will be one of the best wickets to play
on in Hertfordshire area and probably most of North
London.