They pipped us to the post in the 2016 Evesham Indoor League… and now they’ve gone on to win the County Indoor Final.
Our local rivals Dumbleton (128-4) beat Hagley (128-4) on the final ball to win the Granger Trophy at RGS Worcester.
Both sides played excellent cricket, and they were separated only by the narrowest of margins.
Well done, Dumbleton. And we mean that, we really do.
Here is another date for your diaries.
Local singer James Caveny will be performing at Bredon Cricket Club on Saturday, May 21.
His music appeals to a broad range of people and he has a large local following.
Our bar, under the new stewardship of Will Rollett, will be open from 7pm.
Old friends and team-mates of former Bredon Cricket Club captain Ian Collinson may wish to say their farewells at his funeral on Monday (April 18).
The service will be at Our Lady of Perpetual Succour, Cheltenham Road, East, Churchdown, Gloucester GL3 1HU, at 2pm.
Please dress however you feel comfortable, but the family have said it would be nice to see some people wearing sports shirts.
The wake will be at Walls Club, Hammond Way, Barnwood, Gloucester GL4 3HG.
There will be a buffet once the family have returned from the crematorium.
Do you have any fond memories of Ian? Please leave your tributes to our former captain.
Sorry, everyone. Tomorrow’s pre-season friendly against Kempsey has been cancelled because heavy rainfall has made the pitch unplayable.
Bredon 130-4 lost to Ashton-under-Hill (132-4) with two balls remaining
Dumbleton (130 all out) beat Stanway Boxmen (83 all out) by 47 runs
Bredon had to avoid defeat to win the Evesham league and progress to the county finals.
Until the final three overs it looked as if they would succeed and Dumbleton’s final game of the season would be a dead ‘rubber’.
But Bredon succumbed to Ashton’s Janita de Alwis, who played a powerful innings at number six to score 48 not out, with partner Jack Perks (30 no), and overtake Bredon with two balls to spare.
From 62-4 these two remained undefeated, adding 70 in 4.4 overs including 50 from the last 16 balls and posting the highest winning total batting second this season.
In posting 130-4 Bredon might have thought the efforts of Jamie Munro (44no) and Tim McVicker (35 no) with support from Dom Fenney (17) would be sufficient to do the job, but Ashton-under-Hill were not champions in successive years for nothing, and even had a theoretical hope of winning the league if both Bredon and Dumbleton lost.
Having won, Ashton’s average had not overtaken Bredon’s and they remained behind on the same points.
It remained for Dumbleton to beat Stanway Boxmen to snatch the title from Bredon on a markedly superior average.
They too scored 130, with Matt Nicholson making a fluent 71, Ashley Baker 25 and Wides 26.
The Boxmen’s reply, however, was always behind the asking rate and after five overs were on 43 after losing Paul Evans for 18.
With a substantial collapse, losing three wickets while the score remained on 46 and a fifth on 5,1 further speculation as to the direction of the league trophy was ended.
Jason Haines played on until stumped on 40.
So Dumbleton it is who represent the Evesham Indoor League at the county finals and presentation evening at RGS sports hall, Worcester, on Sunday (April 17).
We will be playing a pre-season friendly against Kempsey at Hill Close tomorrow… fingers crossed!
We are keeping an eye on the pitch after the recent heavy downpours, so please check here that the match is still on before attending.
Play under way at 2pm, and the bar will be open.
The team is:
Jamie Diamond
Charlie McVicker
Dom Fenney
Jamie Munroe
Martin Hill
Martyn Draper
Richard Bruce
Jordan Huggins
Clive Fenney
Tim Fenney
Simon Riches
There is no better place in Bredon to have a relaxing summer-evening drink than our clubhouse bar.
It is open from 7pm every Thursday throughout the summer. It is nets practice night so there is always a good atmosphere and plenty of people around.
Enjoy a drink at the bar, or sit outside, watch the practice and take in our unrivalled view of Bredon Hill. It’s a magical place to be!
The bar is now under the management of Will Rollett, and he would be delighted to welcome new faces. Why not call in and say hello?
The wet weather is playing havoc with our pre-season preparations.
Following the cancellation of this evening’s net session (Thursday, April 14) due to thunderstorms, the opportunities for outdoor practice ahead of the league season are quickly disappearing.
The club were hoping to run an inter-club friendly match on Saturday, but this is already impossible due to the drenched ground. Fingers crossed that the friendly game on Sunday against Kempsey beats the weather.
To enable players to get some match time before the first league games scheduled for April 23, there will be a friendly T20 match next Wednesday (April 20). We are aiming to make up two teams of Bredon players, with the match starting at 6pm.
Can anyone who can play on Wednesday evening please text me so I can put the teams together.
Clive Fenney
First XI captain
Apologies to everyone eager to catch up with old friends and hear the latest news about the club at our cheese and wine evening.
The annual social curtain-raiser for the season was to have been held at Hill Close on Saturday (April 16).
Unfortunately, due to some technical problems we have had to delay the event by one week.
It will now be held on Saturday, April 23.
Earlier in the day the first XI will play their first league match of the season at home to Feckenham, so there will be a chance watch some cricket before socialising in the evening.
The cheese and wine begins at 7pm in the clubhouse and includes the 200 Club draw, for which there will be two £100 prizes.
Existing members are invited to come along for a chat and to renew their memberships.
It is also a chance for anyone who is considering joining as either a playing member or social member to meet us, enjoy a drink and find out more about the club.
Our bar, now under the management of Will Rollett, will be open all evening.
There is a map showing you where to find the club here.
Apologies to anyone looking forward to watching today’s pre-season friendly at Hill Close.
The match against Kingsholm was called off because the pitch was unplayable after recent heavy rain.
The club’s next match is a friendly at home to Kempsey on Sunday, April 17, at 2pm. The bar will be open.