Following October’s extremely successful England VI Cricket Open Trial, that saw a record 52 current England players & trialists take part in a single weekend of international ball cricket, nine players have been invited to join England’s winter training squad. Those selected are: Charlton Davis (Kent Spitfires) Chris Ross (Northants Steelbacks) Chris Styles (Worcestershire Elizabethans) […]

The England Men’s VI Cricket Team Open Trial held over the weekend of 22nd & 23rd October 2022 has been declared a big success by all involved. The 41 participants were split into three groups, Saturday morning, Saturday afternoon & Sunday morning, so that numbers were manageable. The sessions took place at the Edgbaston indoor […]

In just under three weeks time the England Men’s VI Cricket Team will be holding an open trial at Edgbaston in Birmingham. This will take place on Saturday 22nd October from 10AM to 4PM & Sunday 23rd October from 10AM to 2PM. Players in any sight category may attend on one of the two days, […]

19 year old David Howells was named Partially Sighted Player of the Year & retained the Partially Sighted Fielder of the Year award as Northants Steelbacks were the biggest winners in BCEW’s National Level Awards, whilst Kent Spitfires trebled the number of awards their club have ever won. Howells was outstanding with bat, ball & […]

Somerset VICC became BCEW David Townley Memorial Twenty20 Cup Winners for the third time thanks to two sensational performances during Finals Day on Saturday 17th September 2022 at Wolverhampton CC. After a minutes silence in memory of Queen Elizabeth II T20 Cup holders Northants batted first in their semi final against Lancashire but struggled to […]

On Saturday 17th September Lancashire Lions, Northants Steelbacks, Somerset VICC & Sussex Sharks will battle for the BCEW David Townley Memorial Twenty20 Cup in what looks set to be a very competitive finals day at Wolverhampton CC. Defending Champions Northants reached finals day by seeing off Metro in the last over of a thrilling quarter […]

Clubs from the Northern Regional League dominated BCEW’s newly expanded Regional Level Awards as they claimed 8 of the 10 trophies. Bradford & District & Durham VICC claimed three awards each, For Durham Emma Gilfoyle picked up Low Partial Player of the Year & Darren Cook was named total Player of the Year, Nathan Jameson […]

By Paul Toplis The fantastic support of the Johnners Trust enabled over 80 visually impaired cricketers to enjoy a weekend of twenty one matches at the Leicester University Sports Ground. Gathered from all over the country were teams from Lancashire, Somerset, Surrey and Bradford; along with a Staffordshire side with guest players from London based […]

Southern Regional T20 Cup Final Match Report By Paul Toplis BCEW are very appreciative of the support shown to our cricket – “a different sort of spin” – to quote from the Times, over the years and especially for agreeing to host the Southern Regional T20 Cup this year. It is fantastic for our game […]

When a person turns 18 it’s a day he or she will long remember, no doubt that’s how Metro’s players will feel about Saturday 3rd September when their team claimed a 53 run win over Sussex at the Northamptonshire County Cricket Ground to win the competition now called the BCEW Primary Club Heindrich Swanepoel Cup […]