Avoncroft Cricket Club

🚨TEAM NEWS🚨

The teams for the weekend! 🔢

The 1st XI are at home to Redditch Entaco Cricket Club 2nd XI and have the chance to secure promotion to Division 2, with a game to spare, dependent on a positive outcome at the weekend! 👏🤞

The Sunday XI play their final game of the season, and the final game at the Croft in 2026, at home to Old Georgians CC.

All the best lads! 🏏👏💪

The season is drawing to a close now we’re in September, with the final few games taking by place over the next week or so.
A lot of hard work has gone into the ground throughout the season, contending with the extreme warm and dry weather, and more recently with the downpours we’ve had.
We’re investing in new equipment so we can continue to support the grounds team in their preparations. The proceeds raise from the Toyota Good For Cricket Prize Draw will go towards the new ground equipment, with tickets available until the end of September!

🗓️ Draw closes on Wednesday 30th September 2026, winners notified on Thursday 8th October 2026
🎟️ £1 per ticket - packages of 5, 10, 25, 50 and 100 tickets available
🔗 https://www.toyotagoodforcricket.co.uk/support/avoncroft-cc-b604js

Thank you and good luck everyone! 🏏🎟️🚗🤞

🏏Weekend Roundup 🏏

Not a huge amount to report on, with all 3 matches over the weekend being cancelled due to the weather. 😔🌧️

The 2nd XI shared the points with Bosbury CC in what would have been the final game of the season, finishing 4th in Division 8 Central. 👏

Here’s how September looks, with the 1st XI and Sunday XI playing their final games of the season over the coming weeks. 🏏

🚨TEAM NEWS🚨

The teams for the weekend!

1st XI v Worcester CC 2nd XI (Away)
2nd XI v Bosbury Cricket Club 1st XI (Home)
Sunday XI v Malvern Cricket Club (Away)

All the best lads! 🏏👏💪

UPDATE: Junior training tonight has been cancelled tonight due to the weather 😢🌧️☔️

How the end of August shapes up at the Croft 🏏

Cam B, Olly O and Henry G represented Avoncroft today by playing in a 30 over game for the Worcestershire MCC Hub u13s v Pedmore CC u13s.

The boys, along with James B, had winter training sessions, provided by the MCC Hub to develop their skills and were then selected for today’s game.

All three boys contributed in a convincing win for MCC. Olly top scored with 48, Cam blasted a quick fire 29 and Henry hit three great fours to add another 12 runs to a total of 212.

In reply, Olly and Henry bowled two overs each (Henry picking up one wicket) while Cam kept wicket, chipping in with two great catches and a run out. All this helped MCC to a convincing win.

Well done to the lads - you did Avoncroft proud 🏏 👏

How the end of August shapes up at the Croft 🏏

🏏Weekend Roundup 🏏

The 1st XI won the toss and batted first. The skipper, Dan Elliott, top scored with 48 and Dean Suter scored 31, as we were bowled out for 163. With work to do defending a lower total, Jonny Sproule and Josh Cound took an early wicket each but unfortunately the hosts put on a strong partnership to secure an 8 wicket win.

The 2nd XI bowled first and restricted the visitors to 146 all out. Andy Pittam was in the wickets again, taking 3, Will Lewis and Will Sach took one each as Max Jukes and Mike Sadowski both picked up a wicket and a run out each. In reply, Jason Lynch got us off to a quick start, scoring 42, as Chris Pitt (60) and Jon Brunt (20) both finishing not out in an 8 wicket win! 👏

On Sunday, the team found themselves chasing 157 to win, after restricting the hosts to 156 from 35 overs. The wickets were shared between Will Lewis (3), Stan Clark (2), Cam Burford, Alastair Yarrington and Brent Burford. James Blow top scored with 52 not out, supported by Ben Huxley with 43 in a 6 wicket win.