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Bredon’s first big bash game delayed, but fun day goes ahead as planned

Bredon Cricket Club’s first game in the Bredon Hill Bash, the Twenty20 competition solely for clubs around the hill, has been delayed by a week.

It had been set for next Sunday (April 21), but will now be played on Sunday, April 28.

However, there will still be a game to enjoy next weekend: Bredon will take on the Crown, Kemerton, in a friendly at Hill Close, with play starting at 3pm.

The match coincides with the First of the Summer Wine, the club’s family fun day season curtain-raiser.

As well as a fast-moving game of cricket, visitors will be able to enjoy a barbecue and live music from the Malvern Hillbillies, starting at 2pm. An Easter egg hunt, for younger children, will also begin at 2pm. The clubhouse bar will be open throughout.

Members and non-members alike are welcome, and it will be a chance to renew memberships or join the club for the first time as a player or social member.

Bredon’s delayed big bash opener against Alderton Wanderers will be played at home on Sunday, April 28.

Simon Booth,left, is, for the second year running, first member of Bredon Cricket Club to finish. Delayed
Bredon will play a big bash game in the afternoon following the tower run on Sunday, May 26

There will be a further big bash game at Bredon on Sunday, May 26, the afternoon following the Bredon Cricket Club Tower Run. Sign up for the run here.

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

Finals day is scheduled for Sunday, August 18.

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

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.

The competition comprises two leagues this year:

League A
Bredon
Alderton Wanderers
Elmley Castle
Fourth team (to be confirmed)

League B
The Crown
Birlingham
Overbury
Ashton-under-Hill

More fixture details coming soon once the final team have confirmed.

The league season at Hill Close opens next weekend (Saturday, April 20), with a tough fixture against Hagley Cricket Club.

Hagley were crowned ECB National Indoor Champions at Lord’s last season. Their First XI finished 7th in the top flight of the Worcestershire League but are competing in Division Two following the league restructure.

Fixtures for all Bredon’s teams

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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