Brooke Cricket Club

01/10/2026

🏏✨ A FEW MORE SEASON HIGHLIGHTS!

As well as everything our players have had to celebrate within the club, we’ve also had some fantastic individual performances across the Leagues this season too!👏

Here’s a look at some of the standout achievements from our 1st, 2nd and 3rd XIs teams… ⭐️

🔥 PREMIER DIVISION – 1st XI🔥
⭐️ Ashan – 7th in the batting table with 581 runs
⭐️ Coyle – 8th in the bowling table with 28 wickets
⭐️ Ashan – 10th in the bowling table with 26 wickets

💥 DIVISION 3 – 2nd XI💥
⭐️ Nish – 2nd in the batting table with 742 runs 👏
⭐️ Ross Bilham – 9th in the batting table with 560 runs

🔥 DIVISION 4 SOUTH EAST – 3rd XI🔥
⭐️ Matt Plummer – 2nd in the bowling table with 26 wickets👏🏻
⭐️ Dave Welch – 6th in the bowling table with 19 wickets

👏 Some brilliant individual achievements across all three teams!

A huge well done to all our players for their efforts throughout the season. It’s fantastic to see our club represented so strongly across the league tables!. 🏏💪

What a season! ⭐️👏

01/10/2026

🏏💙💛 WELL THAT’S A WRAP ON ANOTHER MEMORABLE SEASON! 💛💙🏏

What a year it’s been for Brooke Cricket Club! 🔥

Across all three adult teams, there have been runs, wickets, milestones, partnerships, big wins and plenty of moments to remember so we thought it was a great time to share some of the impressive stats!. 🏆

From Ben Wylie’s incredible 178, and Chris Sheehy’s six-fer, to first-ever half-centuries for Harry Boyt and Lucy Hayman — To name just a few highlights, there’s been plenty to celebrate! 👏🏻🏏🥳

📊 Please see the posters for some of the standout stats and achievements from the season!

A huge WELL DONE to every player who pulled on the Brooke shirt this year, and a special shout out to all the U15s who stepped up and played their first adult matches.

Whether you contributed with bat, ball, in the field or from the sidelines, you’ve all played your part. 💙💛

And of course, a massive THANK YOU to our captains, players, coaches, umpires, volunteers, scorers, families and supporters for everything you’ve done throughout the season. We couldn’t do it without you!👏

Here’s to another season of runs, wickets, wins and memories for 2027! 🏏🔥

UP THE BROOKE! 💙💛

28/09/2026

🌅🏏 What a stunning sky down the club tonight! 😍

Jack was down at the club this evening having a 1-to-1 session with David, and we were lucky enough to witness this absolutely beautiful sky as the backdrop! 🌅

With the weather continuing to be glorious, why not keep the cricket going, even though the season has officially ended? You can still head down to the club and make the most of the nets, just like Jack!

If you’d like to come down and get some practice in, just let us know. And if you fancy keeping your skills sharp with a 1-to-1 session, please get in touch with our Coach David Coyle directly on ☎️07551782822.

The season may be over, but the cricket doesn’t have to be! 🏏🤩💪🏻

Keep the cricket going! 💙💛

14/09/2026

14/09/2026

💛💙 WHAT A SEASON FOR BROOKE CC JUNIORS! 💙🏏

We are incredibly lucky to have such a fantastic junior setup here at Brooke CC, and we couldn’t be prouder of the achievements of our individual players and teams this season! 👏🏻

Their hard work, dedication and team spirit have helped us achieve some fantastic league positions. A huge well done and congratulations to every young cricketer who has represented Brooke CC this year! 🤩🏏

🏏 2026 LEAGUE RESULTS 🏏👏🏻

Lucy’s U15s
🥇 Tier 2 – 1st place (Champions!)
🏏 Tier 1 – 6th place

Greg’s U13s
🥉 Tier 2 – 3rd place

Sam’s U11s
🏏 Tier 2 – 5th place
🥉 Tier 1 – 3rd place (Finals Day participants!)

Harry’s U9s
🏏 Tier 2 – 4th place

What a fabulous set of results to be super proud of! 👏🏻⭐️

A massive thank you to everyone who has made this season such a success:

⭐️ Our young cricketers – for their commitment, enthusiasm and fantastic performances.

⭐️ Our coaches and managers – for developing skills, building confidence and making the games actually happen.

⭐️To Andrew Cross who kindly arranges all their games and fixtures.

⭐️ Our parents – for scoring, umpiring, supporting and cheering the teams on every match.

⭐️ Brown & Co – for their continued sponsorship and support of our junior setup. We really appreciate it!

A special thank you to everyone who has played up an age group to help get a game on. It’s brilliant to see our juniors continuing to grow, challenge themselves and take on new opportunities!. 💪🏻👏🏻

To everyone staying with their current team or moving up to the next age group, we wish you all the very best of luck for next season. We can’t wait to see what you achieve, but most importantly, we hope you continue to enjoy your cricket! 🏏

🎉 2026, thank you you’ve been a blast! 🎉

13/09/2026

🏏 A nail-biting finish for Brooke CC U13s against Norwich! 💙💛

What a brilliant performance from the team! It couldn’t have been closer, as we narrowly missed out by just 2 runs! 👏

Norwich CC won the toss and elected to bat first, posting a competitive 124 runs from 16 overs.

Brooke worked incredibly hard in the field and with the ball. J Boyt, stepping up from the U11s, bowled brilliantly, conceding just 9 runs from his 2 overs. L Carter-Thornton was also excellent, going for just 12 runs from his 2 overs.

A special mention must go to B Dannatt for taking a wicket, while S Toulson produced a crucial run-out with her last ball of the innings. Fantastic fielding and bowling from the whole team! 💪

🌟 Top batting performances:
🏏 J Hayman – 31 not out
🏏 S Toulson – 30 not out off 19 balls
🏏 L Carter-Thornton – 18 runs
🏏 J Boyt – 8 runs
🏏 B Dannatt – 5 runs
🏏 H Salmon – 5 runs
🏏 T Greenway – 0 not out

A huge shout-out to T Greenway, who went in during the last over, held his nerve and did exactly what was asked of him. What a great effort under pressure! 👏

It was a thrilling game that could genuinely have gone either way, but sadly we just missed out by 2 runs. Well done to every player for their hard work, teamwork and determination. 💙

A massive thank you to J Boyt and J Toulson for stepping up to support the U13s again. Jonah made his mark behind the wickets, while James contributed with both bat and ball! 👏

And a huge thank you to Richard for hot-footing it back from Cambridge to umpire.

That brings our season to a close!

Sadly, our game against Sprowston was cancelled twice due to the weather, but what a fantastic season the team have had.

Finishing 3rd in a tightly fought Tier 2 league is an amazing achievement, and every single player should be incredibly proud of themselves! 💙💛

Well done, Brooke CC U13s, and thank you for a brilliant 2026 season! 🏏👏

12/09/2026

It’s fantastic to see some of our juniors taking the opportunity — and showing such great interest — in heading along to watch matches throughout the summer at various grounds during The Hundred! 🏏👏

A huge thank you to everyone for sharing your fabulous photos, and giving us a glimpse of our youngsters enjoying their cricket away from the club. 📸😊

It’s always brilliant to see their enthusiasm for the game, and hopefully all these fantastic experiences will inspire the next generation of Brooke cricketers! 🏏

Although, I have to say, the gift shop is definitely always one of the highlights of the day… time to get all merched up! 😉😍🤦🏼‍♀️🤣🏏

10/09/2026

A great fight from the ladies!💙🏏

Topcroft & Brooke Women finished their season with a closely fought game against Acle.

Brooke won the toss and elected to field.

Great bowling and tight fielding restricted Acle to 110/3 from their 20 overs, with wickets falling to Jodie, Lilly and Sienna.

We had a target of 111 to chase. And chase we did! 💪🏏

Some great batting performances saw Lauren top score with 15, Saskia hit 11, and a special mention to Holly with 11 on her cricketing debut! 👏👏

A fantastic first game for Holly— and we're pretty sure this officially confirms she’s the best cricketer in the Setchell household now! 😉😂🏏

We finished on 91/6, falling short by just 20 runs.

But what a team performance and what a way to finish the season — the women have ended the year 4th in the league! 🎉🙌

A great achievement and a testament to the hard work, commitment and team spirit shown throughout the season.

Well done, ladies! 💙🏏👏

09/09/2026

The other night at Brooke CC, the heavens had well and truly opened, but we were very lucky to have a visit from our much-loved, one-off character, Matt Plummer, and his wife Sarah, who arrived at the club in their famous Hippy Chippy Van to brighten our day!🍟🐟

They’d had their usual Friday frying night at the Brooke lay-by, but despite having had a busy evening, they very kindly came down to the club afterwards to feed some of us — and we felt very honoured indeed!

The food was absolutely delicious, and we can’t recommend it highly enough. And, of course, you get Matt’s wit, banter and repartee thrown in for free! What a Ledge! 😉😂

Matt isn’t only a very successful chippy man — he’s also had a fantastic season playing for our Brooke 3rd XI, scoring an impressive 180 runs and taking an outstanding 31 wickets! 🏏

A huge thank you to Matt and Sarah for coming along, feeding us so well and bringing plenty of laughs with them. Two absolute stars! ❤️🍟🐟🏏

The Hippy Chippy Van can usually be found at the Wheel of Fortune on Thursdays and Brooke lay-by on Fridays, and we look forward to seeing Matt on the cricket pitch again every Saturday next season! 😉🏏🎯💪🏻

09/09/2026

What a fantastic and thrilling game of cricket! Brooke CC U13s have secured a hard-fought 5-run victory over Norwich! 🏏👏

Brooke lost the toss and were put into bat, but the team responded with a fantastic all-round batting performance.

H Salmon was the top scorer, retiring on an outstanding 30, including 6 fours and 1 six. B Dannatt contributed a superb 22, including 3 fours, while J Hayman and T Greenway both added 6 each and T Smith 1. 🏏🤩

But the real highlight came at the end of the innings, as A Mishra from the U9s and B Wakefield from the U11s stepped up to the U13s and put together a very strong partnership.👏🏻

The pair added an important 37 runs, with Aadhish finishing 12 not out and Brady a superb 25 not out, including 5 fours.

What little superstars, who were not phased one bit! 🏏🌟

Brooke finished on 128/5, setting Norwich a challenging target.

The Brooke bowlers then worked incredibly hard to defend the total, with everyone contributing both with the ball and in the field.🎯

S Dannatt, making his debut for Brooke, bowled a fantastic over, conceding just 5 runs. T Greenway also bowled well, finishing with 2 overs for 15 runs.

But the standout performance came from J Hayman, who bowled an excellent 4 overs for just 10 runs, taking 3 wickets. 🎯🔥 Jack held his nerve brilliantly, taking 2 crucial wickets in the very last over to ensure Norwich couldn't reach the target.

Norwich finished on 123/3 from their 16 overs, so Brooke won the closely fought match by just 5 runs!👏

A brilliant all-round team performance — runs on the board, excellent bowling, fantastic fielding and, most importantly, great composure when it mattered most!

A huge well done to Aadhish, Brady and Seb, who all stepped up and played brilliantly on their U13 debuts. What a way to make your mark! 💪⭐

A special mention to Harry, who did a great job behind the wickets and took a fabulous catch. And finally, a massive thank you to Greg for umpiring and helping bring home another win, and to Rick for scoring even though Play Cricket crashed!🤦🏼‍♀️🤪🙌

Well played, Brooke CC U9s, U11s and U13s! What a great team effort! 😉🏏