BUCKS CRICKET

2026 Cricket Collective Award Winners

Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:59:08 +0000

We’re delighted to announce the winners of the 2026 Cricket Collective Awards, celebrating the incredible volunteers who give their time, energy and passion to cricket across Buckinghamshire.

The Cricket Collective recognises the dedicated volunteers at the heart of the recreational game, whose contributions help clubs and communities continue to grow and thrive.

Each year, the Bucks Cricket CIO team and trustees are inspired by the nominations received from clubs across the county, shining a light on the individuals who go above and beyond to support their clubs and make a difference in their communities.

A huge congratulations to all of our 2026 award winners!

NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR

Greg Frost - Winchmore Hill CC (Penn)

An individual who has recently stepped into the world of cricket volunteering and made an immediate, positive impact.

YOUNG CRICKET COLLECTIVE CHAMPION

Liam Van Den Berg - Winchmore Hill CC (Penn)

Harrison Westney - Chalfont St Peter CC

A young volunteer aged 14 to 25 who has brought fresh energy, skills, or ideas to cricket this season, leading by example, acting as a positive role model, and making a meaningful contribution to their team, club or community.

RAISING THE GAME

Euan Spence - Chalfont St Peter CC

A volunteer, committee member, or administrator who has gone above and beyond to help make cricket the most inclusive team sport opening cricket to new participants and communities and helping them thrive and feel welcome.

METRO BANK CHAMPION OF GIRLS’ CRICKET

Anna Peck - Chenies & Latimer CC

An individual, coach, role model, club or group who has championed the development of girls’ cricket, creating opportunities for girls to play, coach, and lead.

UNSUNG HERO

Ellie Reading - Hawridge & Cholesbury CC

A dedicated volunteer whose efforts to make cricket happen often go unnoticed or take place behind-the-scenes, yet they continue to go above and beyond to support their club or community and to improve the experience for everyone involved.

SUSTAINABILITY INNOVATOR

Jonathan Seabrook - Wendover CC

An individual, club, or group that is addressing the threat climate change poses to cricket by making sustainable changes to operations, adapting their facilities and/or engaging and educating their local community.

OFFICIAL OF THE YEAR

Yolanda Harris - Winchmore Hill CC (Penn)

Match Officials, whether as an Umpire or Scorer, who uphold the spirit of cricket through fairness, professionalism and respect, and who make significant contributions to their organisation and the wider cricketing community, including supporting the development of others.

GROUNDS MANAGEMENT TEAM OF THE YEAR

Jo Downard - Old Bradwell New City CC

Volunteers who go the extra mile to make sure players have quality, safe, and sustainable facilities to enjoy cricket throughout the season.

LEAGUE LEGEND

Laura Hall - Dr Challoner's High School

A league volunteer, committee member or administrator who goes above and beyond to support clubs, local competitions, and participation levels.

COACH OF THE YEAR

Bradley Quelch - Winchmore Hill CC (Penn)

A coach who goes above and beyond to inspire and develop players of all ages and abilities, creating a safe, inclusive, and enjoyable learning environment.

LIFETIME SERVICES TO COACHING

Stuart Banham - Winchmore Hill CC (Penn)

A individual who has dedicated a lifetime to coaching, nurturing and mentoring players and fellow coaches, creating a lasting legacy across clubs, leagues, counties, or schools.

LIFETIME ACHIEVER

Chris Judge - Penn & Tylers Green CC

An individual whose long-term service has shaped their club, league, or community, leaving a lasting legacy through years of dedication.

CRICKET COLLECTIVE CHAMPION

Glynis Culley - Winchmore Hill CC (Penn)

An individual who plays a vital role in making recreational cricket happen by championing the volunteers who bring it to life.

Coffee with Cricket features in Wisden

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 16:02:57 +0000

A proud moment for Bucks Cricket as our work in the community is featured by Wisden.

What started as an idea from our MK Cricket City Development Manager to make cricket more accessible to women and girls in Milton Keynes has grown into something special, with more than 100 women now involved in the programme.

Coffee with Cricket is about so much more than playing cricket.

Nauman has created something that belongs to the community.

Read the full feature

England Women's Under 19 Squad:

Maria Andrews (The Blaze)
Amelie Bishop (Essex)
Phoebe Brett (Warwickshire)
Eliza Bristowe (Hampshire)
Flora Davies (The Blaze)
Holly Garton (Yorkshire)
Bryony Gillgrass (Essex)
Genevieve Jeer (Surrey)
Amelia Oliver (Yorkshire)
Shristi Patil (Hampshire)
Prarthana Reddy (Glamorgan)
Faith Teekasingh (The Blaze)
Clara Thacker (Essex)
Skye Thomas (Lancashire)
Venus Weerappuli (Lancashire)

Non-travelling reserves
Ava Clive (Warwickshire)
Ivreen Dhaliwal (Surrey)
Libby Fellows (Yorkshire)
Lucy Randle-Bissell (Yorkshire)
Isobel Thorndike (Glamorgan)

Everyone at Bucks Cricket congratulates Amelie on her call-up and wishes the team the very best of luck!

Bucks Women are inviting Player Applications

Thu, 24 Sep 2026 15:59:03 +0000

As we continue to build for the future, Bucks Women are keen to hear from talented female cricketers who are interested in representing Buckinghamshire.
If you would like to be considered for Bucks Women, please send the following information to

Bucks Men fall short in NCCA Cluberly Championship Final

Sat, 12 Sep 2026 08:24:00 +0000

NCCA Cluberly Championship Final Report - Paul Bolton

Image: Roger Byrne

Day One Report

Buckinghamshire captain Conner Haddow continued his love affair with West Bromwich Dartmouth’s Sandwell Park ground but a century from opener Sam Elstone ensured that Devon shared the first day honours in the NCCA Cluberly Championship final.
Slow left-armer Haddow bowled all but seven overs from the golf course end of the ground and took five for 103 from his marathon spell of 34.
Haddow had to work harder for his wickets than 12 months ago when he took a record 16 wickets - nine in the second innings - to help Buckinghamshire defeat Devon by 19 runs.
Twelve months ago there was sharp turn for Haddow from an early stage but this pitch had more pace and runs in it and Elstone, who plays his club cricket for Sidmouth, took his chance to impress.
Elstone may not be the most stylish batter but he has a good temperament and technique that works for him.
The departure of experienced wicketkeeper/batter Matt Thompson, who was caught at short leg reverse sweeping Haddow for 34, triggered a mini collapse in which Devon lost three wickets for 16 runs with Ben Privett thick-edging a drive off Tom Weymes to slip and James Matravers being stumped off Haddow.
Callum Harvey and Sam Read stabilised things with a valuable eighth wicket partnership of 56 but then perished in quick succession to Matt Pardoe’s left-arm spin.
Last man George Daldorph did not last long, caught at slip, and gave Haddow his fifth wicket of the innings and continued his remarkable record at the ground.
Ed Bragg, who plays his club cricket just down the M5 for Halesowen in the Birmingham & District Premier League, took the first wicket of the final when Elliot Hamilton miscued a pull and gave a return catch and Haddow was into the attack within the first hour when he relieved Weymes.
Haddow struck in his third over when he beat Horler’s defensive push and then snared Seb Linnitt, who was bowled sweeping.
Buckinghamshire lost Archie Dodds, caught at second slip for a duck off Daldorph, in the third over of their reply before Billy Dodds and Aaryan Sawant settled things down with a second wicket partnership of 49.
Middlesex and former England Under-19s batter Sawant had an escape when James Matravers fumbled on the deep midwicket boundary rope off Harvey but there was no reprieve for Dodds when he was caught behind cutting the slow left-armer on 27 just before the close.
Sawant ended the day unbeaten on 32 with Buckinghamshire 60 for two.
NCCA CLUBERLY CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL

First day of four

West Bromwich Dartmouth CC: Devon 290 (Sam Elstone 104, Conner Haddow 5-103), Buckinghamshire 60-2.

Day Two Report

Openers Elliot Hamilton and Sam Elstone gave Devon the advantage with a century partnership on an intriguing second day of the NCCA Cluberly Championship final against Buckinghamshire at West Bromwich Darmouth.
Devon had a first innings lead of just 11 which, in effect, made the match a one innings contest and Hamilton and Elstone extended that to 138 by the close with a commanding partnership of 127.
Elstone picked up where he left off in the first innings, when he made a century, by compiling a patient 55 not out while left-hander Hamilton played a more aggressive innings, striking two sixes and eight fours in his 134-ball 70.
The partnership was broken late in the day when Hamilton edged Conner Haddow to slip and Buckinghamshire’s captain added a second wicket in the final over when nightwatchman Matt Whalley went LBW.
That took Haddow’s wickets haul to 40 in eight innings at West Bromwich Dartmouth although he had to wait until the last ball of his 16th over for the breakthrough today.
Haddow was into the attack as early as the sixth over of Devon’s second innings at the Golf Course End.
There were just 19 runs between these sides 12 months ago when Buckinghamshire won the national title, and there was again little to choose between the sides on a day of tight and competitive cricket.
Five Buckinghamshire batters reached 20 yet no-one made a half-century with Rhys Nicholas and Matt Pardoe both falling for 48 and Middlesex and former England Under-19s batter Aaryan Sawant for 42.
Sawant played fluently and appeared to have laid the foundations for a big score but then edged seamer George Daldorph to wicketkeeper Matt Thompson.
Nicholas and Pardoe then dominated the morning session with an enterprising fourth wicket partnership of 92 in 29 overs but both perished in quick succession either side of lunch.
Nicholas holed out to mid-on from a mistimed pull from an unthreatening delivery from Ben Privett and Pardoe appeared as surprised as anyone when he shaped to turn the first ball of the afternoon session off his legs and was bowled by Callum Harvey.
Josh Lincoln arrived with attacking intent and thumped Harvey for successive sixes – the first into the Birmingham Road traffic – but he then lofted Privett to mid-off and Daksh Sabherwal then miscued to midwicket to give Privett another wicket.
It was left to George Harvey and Ed Bragg to get Buckinghamshire close to Devon’s first innings total in an eighth wicket partnership of 44, before Harvey drove to backward point, Bragg holed out to long on and Haddow was stumped.
NCCA Cluberly Championship Final

Second day of four

West Bromwich Dartmouth CC: Devon 290 (Sam Elstone 104, Conner Haddow 5-103) & 127-2 (Elliot Hamilton 70, Sam Elstone 55 not out), Buckinghamshire 279 (Rhys Nicholas 48, Matt Pardoe 48, Ben Privett 3-32, Callum Harvey 3-80).

Day Three Report

Conner Haddow kept alive Buckinghamshire’s hopes of retaining the NCCA Cluberly Championship with another inspired bowling performance on the third day of a compelling final against Devon at West Bromwich Dartmouth.
Slow left-armer Haddow followed up his five first innings wickets with six for 96 to give him his second consecutive ten wicket match haul in a Championship final.
Having bowled 13 wicketless overs for 38 runs at the start of Devon’s second innings, Haddow took six for 58 in his next 31 overs, all delivered from the Birmingham Road End.
He arrived in the final in excellent form having taken three five wicket hauls for Worcestershire Second XI in the past month including 12 in the match against Glamorgan at Newport.
It all made for a fascinating day’s cricket as Devon were made to graft to extend their overnight 127 for two all out to 244 all out which left Buckinghamshire with a target of 256 in four sessions.
Devon gave slow left-armer Callum Harvey the new ball but it was seamer George Daldorph who made the early breakthrough when he had Archie Dodds well taken by Matt Whalley in the slips.
Bill Dodds and Aaryan Sawant added 36 and seemed to be going along nicely when Sawant was run out at the non-striker’s end.
Dodds almost made it through to the close but he departed in the final over when Elstone held a low catch off Harvey to leave Buckinghamshire needing 200 more with seven wickets intact.
Early morning rain delayed the start for an hour and three quarters but Devon immediately lost Sam Elstone, who was 55 not out overnight, LBW to Ed Bragg’s first ball of the day.
Haddow bowled unchanged while Bragg, Tom Weymes and Matt Pardoe kept things tight at the other end which meant that Devon’s progress was cautious.
Skipper James Horler and Seb Linnitt got them through to lunch without further mishap but Horler departed early in the afternoon session when he nibbled Bragg to wicketkeeper George Harvey.
Haddow then got turn and bounce to snare Ben Privett at slip and James Matravers then sliced a drive to Bragg at point.
Weymes ended Linnitt’s obdurate innings of 28 when Pardoe snaffled a catch at gully and Harvey gave Haddow his tenth wicket of the match when he popped a return catch.
Matt Thompson produced an aggressive cameo of 21 before he was bowled by Pardoe and Haddow, who took 16 wickets in Buckinghamshire’s 19 runs victory over Devon in last year’s final, wrapped things up when Sam Read top-edged to slip.
NCCA Cluberly Championship Final

West Bromwich Dartmouth CC: Devon 290 (Sam Elstone 104, Conner Haddow 5-103) & 244 (Elliot Hamilton 77, Sam Elstone 55, Conner Haddow 6-96), Buckinghamshire 279 (Rhys Nicholas 48, Matt Pardoe 48) & 56-3.

Day Four Report

Devon won their first NCCA Cluberly Championship title since 2011 by beating defending champions by Buckinghamshire by 122 runs on the fourth morning of the final at West Bromwich Dartmouth.
After three days of tight, competitive cricket the end came quickly as Buckinghamshire, who began the day needing 200 more for victory with seven wickets intact, were bowled out for 133 in under two hours.
The win gave Devon their eighth outright Championship title with one shared with Bedfordshire in 2004.
Buckinghamshire’s hopes of retaining their title rested on someone from their remaining top order batters playing an anchor role as Devon opener Sam Elstone had done in each innings.
But they lost three wickets in the first 30 minutes with Rhys Nicholas falling to a sharp catch at second slip by Matt Whalley off Sam Read who then struck the decisive blow when Matt Pardoe, the former Worcestershire left-hander, was LBW for seven pulling a full toss.
Devon captain James Horler then withdrew Read from the attack and brought on seamer George Daldorph at the Golf Course End, a move that paid instant dividends when Daksh Sabherwal was caught behind by Matt Thompson, the sole survivor from the side which beat Cambridgeshire in the 2011 final.
That left Buckinghamshire deep in trouble at 76 for six but their victory hopes were kept flickering by Josh Lincoln and George Harvey who decided that attack was the best form of defence in a seventh wicket partnership of 48.
Lincoln rattled to 33 – which included a six over long-on off Whalley - but then miscued slow left-armer Callum Harvey to Horler at long-off and the last three wickets went down for two runs in successive overs.
Ed Bragg went LBW to slow left-armer Whalley, Harvey was bowled by a beauty from his namesake for 24 and Elstone, who took the Player of the Match Award, pouched the catch at second slip to account for Buckinghamshire captain Conner Haddow which started the victory celebrations.
No Devon bowler was able to match Haddow’s 11 wickets in the match with Harvey’s six wickets – three in each innings – being their best match return.
Buckinghamshire were left to rue dropped catches and the failure of their batters to convert promising starts into potential match-shaping innings.
NCCA CLUBERLY CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL

Last day of four

West Bromwich Dartmouth CC: Devon 290 (Sam Elstone 104, Conner Haddow 5-103) & 244 (Elliot Hamilton 70, Sam Elstone 55), Buckinghamshire 279 (Rhys Nicholas 48, Matt Pardoe 48) & 133.

Bucks Women Finish Season with Emphatic Win

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 12:02:55 +0000

Image: Luke Stafford

Bucks Women finished their season with an enormous 230-run win over Cambridgeshire on Sunday in the Metro Bank One Day Cup.
After losing the toss and being asked to bat first, Molly Carter cashed in on the opportunity, racking up an impressive 76 alongside Afra Rose Mohamed and Cara Duggan.
The in-form Tegan Stockdale unfortunately fell early in the innings for just 12.
Afra batted brilliantly before falling four runs short of her half-century, with Charlotte Aylmore claiming her first wicket.
Captain Duggan then took apart the Cambridgeshire bowling attack, finding the ropes 12 times on her way to a sublime maiden century.
Tilly Fellows continued the onslaught of boundaries alongside Duggan, smashing five fours and one maximum before her quickfire half-century was halted after just 31 balls.
Duggan was excellent, and alongside Megs Woodward, Bucks racked up a huge total of 347/4 from their 50 overs.
The home side did not get off to a desirable start, losing two wickets inside the opening 10 overs, with Nina Jerman and Jessica Mccrum dismissed.
Afra and Kertha Kethes were the pick of the Bucks bowlers, taking seven wickets between them for very few runs.
Despite spirited knocks from Kelly Haynes (33) and Millie Rawlins (22) in the middle order, Bucks kept things incredibly tight, conceding just four extras, and made quick work of the lower order.
Kertha and Carys Gerber took the remaining wickets, bowling Cambridgeshire Women out for 117 and sealing a big 230-run victory, while finishing their Metro Bank One Day Cup campaign in third place.

Match Preview: Bucks Women v Cambridgeshire (A)

Sat, 05 Sep 2026 11:00:00 +0000

Bucks Women travel to FP Fenner’s Ground on Sunday (11am) to face Cambridgeshire in their final Metro Bank One Day Cup - Women's League 3, Division 1 match.

Women's Head Coach Ben Ungaretti has named a 12-player squad:

Cara Duggan *

Rosie Burton-Pye

Molly Carter

Tilly Fellows

Carys Gerber

Kerthanaa Ketheswaran

Jesal Kulhar

Eva Lewis

Charlie Mailey

Afra Rose Mohamed

Tegan Stockdale

Megs Woodward

Bucks Men Secure Third Division Title in Four Years

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 13:14:56 +0000

Report: Michael Knox

Image: Andy Bone, Sports Shots

Bucks Men have a chance to make it three National Counties Cluberly Championship titles in four years following a resounding eight-wicket victory over Cambridgeshire on Tuesday.
This result, plus nearest rivals Suffolk's failure to beat Staffordshire means that Bucks will again play Western Division champions Devon in the Championship final at West Bromwich Dartmouth from September 6-9th.
Bucks, who chose field first, were held up on the first day by excellent half-centuries from Cambridgeshire's Tom Cullen (86) and Will Routledge (76).
Skipper Conner Haddow returned 4-90 in a marathon 33-over spell, while High Wycombe seamer Liam Bulteel, one of three Championship debutants in the Bucks team, was rewarded for an accurate spell with the final wicket.
The Bucks innings followed a similar pattern.
The game swung dramatically Bucks's way in the final session of the second day, when Cambridgeshire sensationally collapsed from 50-3 to 66 all out, losing their last seven wickets for 16 runs in 12.
This left Bucks only 50 for victory.
Following a hard-earned draw between Staffordshire and Suffolk, the result secured a division title for Bucks as Staffs held out at 285/7.

Match Preview: Bucks Men v Cambridgeshire (A)

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0000

Bucks Men will travel to Peterborough Town CC on Sunday (11:00am) to face Cambridgeshire (A) in their final NCCA Cluberly Championship fixture of the season.

Men's Head Coach Jason Harrison has named a 12-player squad:

Conner Haddow*

**Jack Bates

**Liam Bulteel

Archie Dodds

Billy Dodds

Ryan Friend

George Harvey +

Rhys Nicholas

Matt Pardoe

Aum Raykar

Daksh Sabherwal

Tom Weymes

Foreman to join Kent until end of the season

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:02:19 +0000

Bucks Cricket can confirm that Bertie Foreman has re-joined Kent Cricket for the remainder of the 2026 Rothesay County Championship.
The all-rounder joined Bucks at the start of the season and has since scored three half-centuries and taken 30 wickets in a Bucks Men's shirt.
Everybody at Bucks Cricket wishes Bertie the very best of luck.

“Bertie has been amazing since he has come back into the fold - showing the levels of a first class cricketer in both talent and attitude - we are all delighted with his news.
— Jason Harrison, Head of Performance

Harrison also said earlier this season: "National Counties cricket serves two key purposes: firstly, to provide some of the most competitive competitions just below first-class level, and secondly, to give players the opportunity to showcase their skills and move up the ladder, as Bertie has done.

Match Preview: Bucks Women v Staffordshire (A)

Sat, 15 Aug 2026 09:06:00 +0000

Bucks Women travel to Little Stoke Cricket Club on Sunday (11am) to face Berkshire in their next Metro Bank One Day Cup - Women's League 3, Division 1 match.

Women's Head Coach Ben Ungaretti has named a 12-player squad:

Tilly Fellows * +

Molly Carter

Carys Gerber

Kerthanaa Ketheswaran

Eva Lewis

Tash MacBean

Charlie Mailey

Afra Rose Mohamed

Jui Pandit

Annie Townsend

Zaynah Wani

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Bucks Men Bow Out in Quarter Final

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:20:00 +0000

Report: Michael Knox

Image: Andy Bone, Sports Shots

Bucks Men's hopes of reaching the Finals Day in the National Counties T20 competition were dashed when they lost by 86 runs in the Super 12s decider at Exeter on Sunday.
Having beaten Wiltshire by three wickets earlier in the day, Bucks were full of confidence going into their clash against the hosts.
Choosing to bat first, Devon got off to a flying start with 17 runs from the first over, bowled by Matt Pardoe.
But fine spells from Archie Dodds (3-13 off 3 overs), Teddy Fleming (2-23 off 3), and skipper Conner Haddow (1- 25 off 4) restricted them to a still challenging 178-7 off their 20 overs.
Bucks raced to 31-1 off 3.
In their first match of the day, Bucks were always on top against Wiltshire, who made a calamitous start, losing their first four wickets for just one run in the first 11 balls bowled by Pardoe and Archie Dodds.
After a slight recovery, Fleming (3-10 in 15 balls) mopped up the tail, and Wiltshire were dismissed for 107 in 18.
Bucks batters also struggled and eventually got home with three wickets and 4.

Match Preview: Bucks Men v Wiltshire

Sat, 08 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000

Bucks Men will travel to Exeter Cricket Club to face Wiltshire for their NCCA T20 Super 12s Eliminator on Sunday (11:00am).

Men's Head Coach Jason Harrison has named a 12-player squad:

Conner Haddow*

Archie Dodds

Billy Dodds

Teddy Fleming

Bertie Foreman

Ryan Friend

Josh Lincoln

Rhys Nicholas

Charlie Oldershaw +

Matthew Pannett

Matt Pardoe

Tom Weymes

Recent T20 Highlights - Game One & Two vs.