Category: Competitions

New look for Bredon Hill Bash in 2019

Enjoying the action at the Bredon Hill Bash 2017
Enjoying the action at the Bredon Hill Bash 2017

There is a new look this season for the Bredon Hill Bash, the Twenty20 competition solely for clubs around the hill.

Rather than taking place in four weeks through August, games will be spread through the summer.

The first match will be at Bredon Cricket Club on the afternoon of Sunday, April 21, and it will coincide with the First of the Summer Wine, the club’s family fun day season curtain-raiser.

There will also be a game at Bredon on Sunday, May 26, the day of the Bredon Cricket Club Tower Run.

Others will be played on Sunday, June 30; Sunday, July 28, and Sunday, August 18.

Finals day is scheduled for Sunday, August 18.

The bash this year is being organised by Arthur Hayward, a long-standing supporter of the club, in the absence of Jake Denton, who devised the competition.

Unfortunately, bad weather ruined the culmination of last year’s tournament, but the 2017 finals day was a huge success, drawing visitors from around Bredon Hill.

In addition to Bredon, teams from Ashton-under-Hill, Overbury, Elmley Castle and the Crown, Kemerton took part last year.

Look out for more details here later this year.

Get set for Bredon Hill Bash finals day 2018

Enjoying the action at the Bredon Hill Bash 2017
Enjoying the action at the Bredon Hill Bash 2017

FIVE village cricket teams from around Bredon Hill will compete in a keenly contested 20-over tournament at the weekend.

They will meet at Bredon Cricket Club on Sunday, August 26, to play out the finals day of the Bredon Hill Bash.

The competition is an imaginative effort from the clubs to reinvigorate Sunday cricket among village sides.

Last year’s inaugural Bredon Hill Bash cup went to Ashton-under-Hill, who beat Bredon by 30 runs in the final played at the losing side’s Hill Close ground.

The event was a great success. You can see more pictures from last year on our Facebook page.

Sunday’s matches, which will be played by all five teams, will be the culmination of a month-long round robin competition between Ashton, Bredon, Elmley Castle and Overbury cricket clubs, and a side from the Crown Inn, Kemerton.

There will be a typical Twenty20 party atmosphere, barbecue and a giant paella stall, and the clubhouse bar will be open. The action starts at 10am.

Families are welcome to come along and enjoy some exciting cricket with the emphasis on fun. Entry is free.

 

Bredon Hill Bash 2018 begins

A huge crowd was at Hill Close today for the Bredon Hill Bash tournament 2017 finals
A huge crowd was at Hill Close for the Bredon Hill Bash 2017 finals

It’s back! The first game of the Bredon Hill Bash, the Twenty20 village cricket tournament that was such a huge success last year, is being played tomorrow (July 22).

Bredon will host Elmley Castle at Hill Close, with play beginning at 3pm.

There will be a typical Twenty20 party atmosphere, a barbecue and the clubhouse bar will be open.

Families are welcome to come along and enjoy some exciting cricket with the emphasis on fun.

The Bash, the brainchild of Jack Denton, landlord of the Crown Inn, Kemerton, is a round-robin tournament played through July and August and culminating in a finals day on August bank holiday Sunday at Bredon Cricket Club.

The clubs taking part are Bredon, Elmley Castle, Overbury and Ashton-under-Hill (last year’s winners), as well as a side from the Crown Inn.

Bredon Hill Bash fixtures

July 22
Overbury v Crown
Bredon v Elmley
Ashton: no fixture

July 29
Elmley v Crown
Overbury v Ashton
Bredon: no fixture

August 5
Bredon v Crown
Ashton v Elmley
Overybury: no fixture

August 12
Elmley v Overbury
Bredon v Ashton
Crown: no fixture

August 19
Ashton v Crown
Overbury v Bredon
Elmley: no fixture

August 26
Finals day at Bredon Cricket Club (three games of cricket with every team participating)
Live music after the cricket (two bands)
Live DJ and commentary throughout matches
Activities for children
Barbecue and paella
Clubhouse bar open throughout

 

2018 fixtures for Bredon Cricket Club

2018 fixtures are out
2018 fixtures are out

Bredon Cricket Club’s 2018 season gets under way on Saturday, April 21.

The First XI host Belbroughton, who beat them to third place in last season’s league by 10 points, at Hill Close on the opening day.

On the last game of the season on Saturday, September 15, they are away to 2017’s mid-table finishers Oldswinford and Stourbridge Social Club.

The Firsts will be again playing in Division 2 (first teams) of the Worcestershire County League.

The Second XI will play in Division 3 (second teams) of the same league.

Their first match is away to Alvechurch and Hopwood, and they finish the season hosting Kidderminster Fourth XI at Hill Close.

Third XI fixtures are not released until later this year.

We’ll be posting news later about fixtures for our junior sides.

  • For more fixtures information click here.

Big crowd for Bredon Hill Bash 2017 finals day

The Bredon Hill Bash 2017 finals day was played out in fabulous bank holiday weekend sunshine today.

The winners were Ashton-under-Hill, who beat Bredon by 30 runs.

Earlier in the day the Crown Inn, Kemerton, won the plate by beating Overbury by just one run.

The batting award was presented to Josh Colwell  and the bowling award went to Mitch Berry, both of Ashton.

There are some pictures on our Facebook page now.

How the Evesham Journal reported the Bredon Bash finals day
How the Evesham Journal reported the Bredon Bash finals day

Bredon Hill Bash Twenty20 competition starts on Sunday, August 6, 2017

The Bredon Hill Bash Twenty20 gets under way on Sunday, August 6, 2017
The Bredon Hill Bash Twenty20 competition gets under way on Sunday, August 6, 2017

The Bredon Hill Bash, a special Twenty20 competition for local village cricket teams, starts next Sunday (August 6) with two matches.

Bredon will host Overbury at Hill Close while Ashton-under-Hill are at home to the Crown Inn, Kemerton.

Both games start at 2.30pm, and are sure to provide some excellent entertainment for spectators.

The bar at Bredon Cricket Club will be open and members and non-members alike are welcome to come along and enjoy what promises to be an exhilarating afternoon of cricket.

Teams from Bredon, Overbury, Ashton cricket clubs, and the Crown will play each other over the four Sundays of August 2017.

The competition culminates in a finals day at Hill Close on Sunday, August 27, at which the first and second placed teams, and the third and fourth, will play to decide the placings.

A local cricket fan is sponsoring a top-quality trophy for the winners.

The finals, in particular, will be a fun day for all the family. Local musical duo The Brethryn will be performing, and there will be a barbecue.

The competition is being organised by Jake Denton, landlord of the Crown, who is an occasional Bredon Cricket Club player.

Jake’s fond memories of his own cricketing experiences around Bredon Hill inspired him to organise the competition.

Bredon Hill Bash fixtures are out now

The Bredon Hill Bash is a terrific new Twenty20 cricket competition especially for four clubs around the hill.

We have pledged to give it our full support, and hope spectators will support as many games as possible.

It is being organised by Jake Denton, landlord of the Crown in Kemerton.

The fixtures are out now. More details later.

Twenty20 cricket tournament for Bredon Hill villages

Twenty20 cricket tournament organiser Jake Denton
Jake Denton, left, landlord of the Crown, Kemerton, is organising a Twenty20 tournament for Bredon Hill cricket teams. The finals day will be held at Bredon’s Cricket Club’s Hill Close ground, right

Twenty20 cricket is coming to Bredon Hill!

Village teams from Bredon, Overbury and Ashton cricket clubs, and the Crown, Kemerton, will meet in an exciting round-robin tournament over the four Sundays of August 2017.

The competition is being called the Bredon Hill Bash and will culminate in a finals day at Hill Close on Sunday, August 27, at which the first and second placed teams, and the third and fourth, will play to decide the placings.

A local cricket fan is sponsoring a top-quality trophy for the winners.

The finals, in particular, will be a fun day for all the family. Local musical duo The Brethryn will be performing, and there will be a barbecue. The club’s licensed bar will also be open.

The competition is being organised by Jake Denton, landlord of the Crown at Kemerton, who is a former Bredon Cricket Club player.

Jake’s fond memories of his own cricketing experiences around Bredon Hill inspired him to organise the competition.

He regrets that the village cricket games he used to play on Sundays now happen much less frequently.

“One of the main problems is that people are so busy now,” he says. “A game of cricket can start just after lunch and not finish until early evening. People just don’t have the time.

“That’s why I thought the shorter, 20-over format of the game might be better.”

Twenty20 cricket has exploded in popularity in recent years.

Each of the two teams has a single 20-over innings.

A typical game is finished in about three hours.

It produces a more dramatic spectacle in which batsmen tend to go all out for runs.

For Jake, though, the priority is reigniting the appeal of village cricket, including the socialising that accompanies it.

Bredon Cricket Club certainly support that aim, and will be giving the competition our full backing.

Jake is still finalising details of times, rules and so forth, but we will keep you up to date on this website.

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National Village Cup 2017: Bredon meet Harvington in first round

 

Bredon play Harvington Cricket Club away in the first round of the National Village Cup on Sunday, April 30, following the draw today.

Victory would put us a step closer to playing in the competition’s final at Lord’s, the home of cricket.

 

National Village Cup draw, and Bredon is in it!

National Village Cup final 2015
A scene from the National Village Cup final in 2015. Picture: The Cricketer

Clubs across the nation, including Bredon, will battle it out for a place in the National Village Cup final at Lord’s on Sunday, September 17.

You can follow the draw live below on the feed from The Cricketer magazine’s Twitter page on Friday, February 17.

The first round of the competition will be played on Sunday, April 30. Dates for the remaining rounds are here.

The list will be available in full on the nationalvillagecup.com website straight after the draw.

Every year about 300 clubs from villages across the British Isles battle for the chance to play in the final at Lord’s, the home of cricket.

The competition has its origins in a meeting in the committee room at Lord’s.

Aidan Crawley, chairman of the National Cricket Association, looked out of the window and remarked that he had always wanted to see village cricketers play on the hallowed turf.

Ben and Belinda Brocklehurst formed a plan of campaign with The Cricketer.

They agreed what constituted a village, deciding that it should be a “rural community surrounded on all sides by open countryside”.

By the end of the 1971 cricket season, 785 clubs had been divided into 32 regional groups, whose local knock-out competitions would provide the starting point of the inter-group stages and thereafter the national rounds.