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Welcome to Brockley Cricket Club
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Brockley Cricket Club Sponsors
Content Management Powered by CuteNews Presidents & Vice Presidents
President
Mr Paul Martin
Life Vice Presidents
Mr and Mrs K. Boreham
Mr G. Fisher Mr D. Lord Mr G. Plume Mr J. Wray Mr John Reed Vice Presidents
Mr R. J. Agambar
Mr P. Atkins Mr G. Baber Mrs P. Beasley Mr K. Bishop Mrs B. Bonnet Mr D. Bowler Nigel and Kate Brame Mr and Mrs N. Bruton Mr M. Bugg Mr B. Carpenter Mr B. Challis Mr and Mrs B. Crouch Mr G. Cutting Mr C. Drayton Mr R. Fenner Mr A. Gray Mr E. Gray Mr. N. Hayward Mr A. Hill Mr S. Howe Mr and Mrs V. Hill Mrs P. Johnston Mr and Mrs S. Kimber Mr J. Laflin Mr L. Lebbon Mrs Lister Mr P. Lord Mr and Mrs P. McCafrey Mike and Lynda Mingay Mr and Mrs R. Morley Mr R. Morris Mr G. Meekings Mr B. Noble Mr J. Parker Mr A. Rayner Mr Paul Reed Mr J. Pettitt Mr R. Pettitt Mrs D. Phillips Mr J. Smart Mr T. Spurling Mr B. Stanfield Mr B. Steggles Mrs C. Sykes Mr M. Sykes Mr N. Turner Mr. Ward Mr M. White The club appreciates the support that all the presidents provide. They are very generous in their loyal support.
Club Captains and Officers
Club Chairman
John Kearney
lesley.kearney@btinternet.com Club and First Team Captain
Ben Jeffrey
cathandben@hotmail.co.uk First Team Vice Captain
Dean Sykes
scorchio14@hotmail.com Two Counties League Rep.
Stuart Fisher
stufisher101@yahoo.co.uk Treetops, The Street, Chedburgh, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP29 4UH Tel: 01284 850221 Second Team Captain
Tom Fenner
fenlandfarmer13@hotmail.com Second Team Vice Captain
Mark Blackledge
mark@tamborine.co.uk Sunday Team Captain
Darren Bugg
darren.bug@robinsonsmercedes.co.uk Sunday Team Vice Captain
Ricky Meekings
rickym_86@hotmail.co.uk Hunts County League Rep.
Darren Bugg
darren.bug@robinsonsmercedes.co.uk Mill Cottage, Mill Road, Brockley, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP29 4AR Tel: 01284 830566 (home) Tel: 07825167046 (mobile) Twenty20 Captain
Isaac Reed
iseinozz@yahoo.co.uk Twenty20 Vice Captain
Jack Kimber
jack.kimber@gmail.com Club Secretary
Fixture Secretary
Groundsman
Dennis Fisher
Treetops, The Street, Chedburgh, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP29 4UH Tel: 01440 710691 Treasurer
Dean Sykes
scorchio14@hotmail.com Beechcroft, Hawstead Lane, Sicklesmere, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP30 0BT Tel: 01284 388130 Child Welfare Officer
Angela Kimber
kimbercars@googlemail.com 24 Elizabeth Drive, Chedburgh, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP29 4XB Tel: 01284 850129 Youth Section Secretary
Josie McCaffrey
josie.mccaffrey@btinternet.com South East Lodge, Rede Road, Whepstead, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP29 4ST Tel: 01284 735750 Bonus Ball Secretary
Josie McCaffrey
josie.mccaffrey@btinternet.com South East Lodge, Rede Road, Whepstead, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP29 4ST Tel: 01284 735750 Bar Manager & Licensing Secretary
Paul Martin
Tel: 01284 761097 Webmaster
Isaac Reed
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![]() Play For Us
The club is keen to attract new members. Our first team play to a good standard, and are always on the look out for new players. If you are a decent player and want to play cricket at a good standard, at some excellent local grounds, then please don't hesitate to get in touch.
The club is generally on the look out for new members, regardless of ability. We have three weekend teams, catering to all abilities. Umpires, scorers, and social members are all welcome. If you would like to join the club please email Isaac Reed at iseinozz@yahoo.co.uk Teams
The club has three weekend league teams. Our first and second teams play in divisions two and eight of the Marshall Hatchick Two Counties Championship. The Sunday team plays in the Hunts County Bats Suffolk League. The club also has a midweek side playing in the Adams Harrison Midweek Cricket League and a vibrant junior section with three teams.
Youth Coaching
For the last eight years the club has held youth coaching sessions and run junior teams. We currently have three junior teams with many of the older members now playing first and second team cricket. Click here for further details
Social Events and Matches
For many members village cricket would not be village cricket without a beer or two. IPA is the brew of choice around these parts and we have a fully licensed bar to quench your thirst. On top of the excellent general social scene, the club arranges several social matches throughout the season, the most notable of which being the village vs. club fixture and the Presidents Day match. We also play the Tamborine team each year - a select eleven of musicians and friends. Our main fund raising event of the year is our fun day, which includes our annual egg throwing competition, live music and sometimes a firework extravaganza.
![]() ![]() A Brief History of Brockley Cricket Club by John Reed
Brockley Cricket Club started in the 1920's with the advent of the charabanc and Saturday afternoons off for farm workers. The Rev Nettleship's nephew was the prime mover in forming the club. The pitch was along the Hartest road next to Clockhouse farm. In those days all the surrounding villages had teams and great was the rivalry between Brockley, Rede, Hawkedon, Hartest and Whepstead. Brockley was famous for the large number of Boreham's the side contained. On one occasion there were 10. However the star of the side was Ernie Pawsey, the village postman and black smith. The opposition used to get him so riled that he bowled faster and faster and wilder and wilder until the ball was bouncing over the wicket keeper's head and going for byes. He was a sort of early version of James McKinney. With the onset of the war the club was disbandoned.
It restarted in 1953 with Alf Bishop as captain. The ground was an old meadow behind Mr Coe's farmstead. Alf was a fearsome but indiscriminate hitter. His tenure at the crease was short but exciting. I think Alf could only have been in charge for one year before he was succeeded by Cyril Chalice whose captaincy lasted 15 years. During that time we played friendlies. It was also a period of transition as the old guard was replaced by a crop of very young, very keen, talented cricketers. A very youthful Kenny Boreham helped Brockley to their first cup final victory in the Wickhambrook Cup Competition in the early 1960's by getting seven wickets. Great was the rejoicing that night! In those days scores were low, teas were frugal, we changed in a converted chicken hut and Cyril kept the ball shiny from one game to the next by applying liberal quantities of shoe polish. I can remember Harry Rose scoring the first ever century for the club during this era. In 1963 Mr Coe sold the turf on our ground and we had to move! In 1964 Mr Francis leased us our present ground. We had to put it down to grass and made mistakes preparing the square that are still being felt today! In 1969 Brockley entered the Suffolk League. There were only two Leagues at the time: the Premier and Division 1 with no promotion and relegation between the two. Ken Boreham took over the captaincy at the start of this more competitive era when match fees were 15p. We actually played some very strong sides during this period: Worlington, Lakenheath, Tuddenham, and Bury Railway Club all of which eventually got invited into the Premier League. In 1972 we were relegated for the one and only time in our history. We needed to win the last match of the season but Great Cornard called off. There was weeping and gnashing of teeth! However next year we won all our matches and were back where we belonged. KB's time at the helm was noteworthy for a series of wonderful cup triumphs in the Drakard and Rowntree Competitions. We can all remember Mike Beloe's triumphant on drive for six into the setting sun to win us the Rowntree Cup against the old enemy Nowton. In 1979 Dennis Fisher began his 15 eventful years as captain. This was a period of consistent success in the Suffolk League Division 1. We were top of the league on four occasions and were the best village side in West Suffolk outside the Premier Division. In 1986 our playing strength led to the creation of a second team to play on Sundays. During these years Tony Spurling began at long last to improve the wicket with the help in 1988 of our most important purchase ever: a heavy motorised roller from Philip Drakard. It is still working! Facilities improved when three portacabins were purchased for a clubhouse and we were licensed to run a bar. Paul Martin has run the bar for the last 17 years - testimony to his great thirst! In 1987 Len Pawsey who had played for Brockley since its reconstitution in 1953 retired. How we missed him for his competitiveness, humour and character. So finally we come to the modern era of Dean Sykes who has been captain since 1994. The most important development has been the re-organisation of league cricket in Suffolk that has allowed for promotion and relegation between the leagues. Brockley have progressed from the first division of the Suffolk McNeil league through the Suffolk Intermediate and Suffolk Premier leagues to division 3 of the Two Counties league. Rapid promotion has stimulated another huge improvement in facilities: new changing rooms, a shower block, sightscreens and finally excellent covers that make us the envy of other clubs. The last 8 years has also seen a new flush of young cricketers and the gradual demise of the stalwarts from KB's time. If you can fill in the gaps or add to the history of the club please get in touch ![]() Facilities
Club House
Home and Away Changing Rooms Hot Showers Licensed Bar Sight Screens Artificial Wicket Roll on Covers Two New Fixed Practice Nets Roll on Practice Net Bowling Machine Catching Cradle Brand New Roller Directions
Brockley Cricket Club is located between Bury St. Edmunds and Sudbury in the heart of rural West Suffolk. The village of Brockley is referred to as Brockley Green on most maps. Please don't make the mistake of going to the Brockley near West Stow. Our ground is located on the left hand side of the B1066, just north of the village. The entrance is unmarked and concealed, so we advice you to drive slow and keep a keen look out. Most first time visitors drive straight past.
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