Draft:Outwood Cricket Club

Outwood Cricket Club (founded in 1887[1] by Roger Cook)[2] is a cricket club in the village of Outwood, Surrey, England.

The club plays on a grass wicket in National Trust woodland, for which it pays a peppercorn rent.

The club fields several teams across three different English counties given the village location near the boundaries of Kent, Surrey and Sussex.[3]

  • The Saturday 1st XI and 2nd XI play league cricket in the Kent County Village League (KCVL). The 1st XI won Division 1 of the KCVL three years in a row: 2022, 2023 and 2024.[4] The Outwood Outlaws play in the Surrey Slam T20 competition, winning the Plate competition in 2022.[5]
  • The women's team, the Outwood Blazes, compete in the Surrey Slam, Surrey SmashIT! and the Surrey Cricket Women's League.
  • The Sunday XI play friendly games including midweek T20s.
  • The club has an academy on Thursday evenings throughout the summer for ages 6–16.

The club benefits from modern facilities: the original Victorian-era pavilion was rebuilt in 2011, and has two AstroTurf nets installed in 2015.

References

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  1. ^ Outwood village website, retrieved 2024-09-14
  2. ^ Club history (PDF), retrieved 2024-09-14
  3. ^ Club website, retrieved 2024-09-14
  4. ^ KCVL website, retrieved 2024-09-14
  5. ^ Surrey slam, retrieved 2024-09-14


Category:Cricket clubs established in 1887 Category:Club cricket teams in England