Witney Swifts (H) – OCA Div 2

The day was bright and sunny as we welcomed Witney Swifts to the home of cricket. The pitch was as glorious and flat as a newly constructed Chinese road, outfield lightning fast and the weather set fair, so Baz astounded the cricketing world by winning the toss and electing to field first. Clearly he had a master strategy... The bowling was opened by Grant and Will, the powerhouses of the Wantage attack. Grant started beautifully with three maidens on the trot (akin to a normal night in Shush), with Will taking a little…continue reading →

2013 Awards Dinner

Many thanks to everyone who attended our Awards Do on the 26th October. A good night was had by all. We're hoping for pictures to be up in the near future (as soon as Chaz sends them to the webmaster)! In the meantime, the winners in full (meaning where I can remember them) were: Wednesday Pig's Ear -  [ask Chief!] Champagne Moment - Dave Summersbee (after a tense Paper/Scissors/Rock with Grant & Nick) Man of the Match - Nick I Burton (decided on PSR against Ian) Bowling Award - Nick Burton Batting Award…continue reading →

Wantage CC 150th Anniversary End of Season Dinner

This year's end of season do will take place upstairs at the King Alfred's Head on 26th October. We're meeting from 7pm and due to eat at 7.30pm. Cost is £18.50 per head.   Skipper needs to place the order by Saturday 19th October, and receive a deposit of £10 per person by that date. So if you need his account details to fulfil this, please email him on ianchalland@gmail.com in order to receive these details.   The menu is below: Starters Chicken and Chorizo Skewers on a bed of Salad Tomato and…continue reading →

Indoor Nets

As most of you have probably seen by now, indoor nets have been arranged for the winter/spring period. We're playing at Wantage Leisure Centre at 1pm on the following dates: 3rd March 10th March 17th March 24th March 7th April Cost for attending is £3 per session or £10 if you pay at your first session. In other news, our first ever tour is in the offing from the 19-21st April. Make sure you get your deposit in to Colin on time!continue reading →