by Wilf Brooke | Aug 5, 2024 | Community, General
Wicketz Bristol held its Summer Showcase event on Wednesday 31st July, as it took 18 participants down to Exmouth Beach for the day alongside the Wicketz Cardiff and Plymouth programmes. Ahead of the day A couple of months ago the inaugural Youth Voice committee was...
by Wilf Brooke | Jul 12, 2024 | Community
The Cheltenham Cricket Festival saw Gloucestershire host Middlesex in their T20 Vitality Blast group fixture. An exciting buzz of anticipation rippled around the ground, although none were more eager than participants from the Wicketz programme in Gloucester, who...
by Steve Hill | Jun 27, 2024 | Community, General
TRIBUTES have been paid to Jim Downes who made a towering contribution to club cricket in Gloucestershire for well over 40 years. Jim, who died recently at the age of 94, enjoyed a long playing career, as a left-handed opening bat and wicketkeeper, for teams such as...
by Steve Hill | Jun 10, 2024 | Community, General
EASTINGTON have launched an urgent appeal for new members to become involved with the club – both on and off the pitch. Cricket has been played by the village, close to Stonehouse, for some 156 years but new blood is desperately required for that heritage to continue....
by Harry Watts | May 2, 2024 | Community
The GCF welcomed 20 Muslim cricketers to the Seat Unique Stadium, to take part in the second annual Ramadan celebration evening! On Friday 28th March we were delighted to host this event, which sees a tapeball cricket tournament take place at the home of the...
by Wilf Brooke | Apr 29, 2024 | Community, General
On Wednesday April 17, staff from South Gloucestershire Council teamed up with the Gloucestershire Cricket Foundation for a team building and fundraising event. Staff from South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) took part in a fast-moving indoor competition that brought...
