Welcome to Sutton Cricket Club

Sutton are always on the lookout for enthusiastic players at all levels and standards. If you interested in joining Sutton CC, then please see the Join Us page.

Sutton Cricket Club was founded in 1857 and is widely regarded as one of the leading club’s in the county.

We own 2 grounds, the main ground, Cheam Road, on Gander Green Lane, Sutton and its second ground in Holmwood Close, Cheam.

Sutton Cricket Club were the inaugural winners of the Surrey Championship when the league was formed in 1968. Since then Sutton have won the league on 3 further occasions in 1991, 2006 and 2009.

Past captains of Sutton Cricket Club include: Keith Medlycott (ex-Surrey), Phil Sampson (ex-Surrey) and Johann Myburgh (current Somerset).

The club currently have 2 players who are on the professional books at Surrey in Conor McKerr and Jamie Smith.

Sutton runs 4 Saturday league sides, with the top 3 XI’s competing in the Surrey Championship, and the 4th XI competing in the Surrey Downs League. We also run a Sunday Friendly XI, a Sunday Development XI in the Surrey Trust League, a midweek XI and a Women’s XI. In addition we have a thriving junior membership of over 150 children from 4 to 17 years old.

Club Notices

Adult winter training and Girls winter coaching timetables have been confirmed, scroll below for details
A digital version of the blue book for the new season is available for download here
For results and statistics, head to our Play Cricket Website
The 2019 season may have drawn to a close, but preparations for the 2020 season have begun in earnest.
There are still dates available to hire our venues. For more information head to the Venue Hire page.
Summer 2020 coaching schedule has been release – available here.

Winter Training 2020

The 2020 indoor winter training schedule has been confirmed and details are provided in the flyer below:

These nets are open to all male & female players looking to play adult cricket next season (including to colts over the age of 12 who have the intention of playing adult cricket this season).

If you were are paid up club member in the 2019 season or if you have already paid membership for the 2020 season then, the nets are free of charge. If you are a returning/perspective new member or just looking for a net then the sessions cost £5 per session, with these charges then being deducted from any membership fees if you do decide to join the club.

Award Winners 2019

During the 2019 season, several prestigious awards are handed out for cricketing achievement at the club. This years wards winners were as follows:

The Henderson Award for batting (most senior runs) was won by Matthew Gardner with 1070 runs
The Henderson Award for bowling (most senior wickets) was won by Connor Griffin with 48 wickets
The Men’s Single Wicket competition was won by Sam Griffin, who defeated Connor Griffin 9-3 in the final
The Women’s Single Wicket competition was won by Sophia Stapleton-Parslow, who defeated Jess Lewis by facing more balls in the final

Top 10 Most Runs This Season

Top 10 Most Wickets This Season

Scoring

Below is a message from Martyn Holloway-Neville, about scoring courses available in Surrey this offseason, including one at our very own Cheam Road:

Scoring Courses 2020 – Scorers Count!

The cricket season is fast approaching and Surrey ACO (Association of Cricket Officials) is running a number of scoring courses in Surrey! If you’re looking for a scorer, have members who want to learn, or you simply want to brush up those essential skills, then these are the events for you.

We run a number of courses across February, March and April, tailored for different levels of ambition and previous experience:

Introduction to Scoring

The aim of this course is to provide you with the basic skills and knowledge to record a cricket match. It won’t teach you everything you need to know, but it will give you the tools and confidence to get started. Cost is £5.

Topics covered include:

Completing a scoring record;
Recognising, and responding to, umpires’ signals; and
Standard scoring symbols.

We are running the following confirmed courses in 2020 (all timings 17:30 – 22:00):

East Molesey, 13 February
Valley End, 20 February
Spencer, 12 March (with a special focus on the Play-Cricket Scorer phone app)
Frensham, 17 March
Wimbledon, 22 April

Club Scorer

Club Scorer is the course for anyone wanting to score on a regular basis and is the only one to comprehensively teach you how to score. This course is suitable for complete beginners and existing scorers who want to improve their skills.

We are running a course at Ashtead on 29 February and 7 March, 10:00 – 17:00. Cost is £30, which includes a year’s membership to ECB ACO, all the course handouts and resources and a rucksack full of handy equipment.

Other Courses

We are also running a Recreational Scorer Level 2 course for the more experienced scorer (at Sutton, 10:00 – 17:00, 21 March), as well as CPD modules in Linear Scoring and Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (at Ashtead, 10:00 – 13:00 and 14:00 – 17:00), 23 February.

How can I sign up?

Visit the Surrey ACO website (https://www.surreycricketofficials.org.uk/?page_id=152) for more details and links to the sign-up forms. Places are going fast so don’t delay! If you have any questions or want some more information, please contact me at martyn.scstats@sky.com.

Martyn Holloway-Neville, County Scorers’ Officer, Surrey

Girls Indoor Coaching 2020

Our girls indoor coaching schedule for this coming winter (2020) have been confirmed. Details of the sessions and how to apply are :

When: Thursday 30th January 2020 – Thursday 16th March 2020 (no session on Thursday 20th February 2020)
Where: Sutton High School for Girls, 86 Grove Road, Sutton, SM1 2AL
Who: Girls who are under 8 (year 3) or older
Cost: £65.00
Dress-code: Tracksuit bottoms/shorts, sports top, tracksuit top/sweatshirt, non-marking trainers
How do I sign up: Download the application form and submit to cricket@suttoncricketclub.com

FAQ’s

Q – Do I have to be a member to join?

A – This course is open to all girls who want to learn/improve their cricket skills. Places will assigned on a first come / first serve basis.

Q – How are the sessions run?

A – All sessions are run by ECB qualified coaches.

Q- Who can I contact for more information?

A – Peter Edwards on cricket@suttoncricketclub.com or 07720 446841

Has the World Cup inspired you to play?

Here at Sutton Cricket Club we are always looking for new members of all standards, abilities and ages to join the club. At present we run cricket from age 5 upwards, including scheduled fixtures for all age group sides from U8’s all the way to U15’s (as well as U17 and U19 sides).

We have a growing ladies section that currently play in a Summer weekend league, a mid week T20 league and also a winter indoor league.

We run 4 adult league sides on a Saturday (3 in the Surrey Championship and 1 in the Surrey Downs league) as well as both a friendly side, and a Development league side on a Sunday.

For any playing enquiries please contact Peter Edwards on cricket@suttoncricketclub.com and for membership enquiries contact Bob Foster on suttonccmembership@gmail.com

Sutton CC Women’s XI are looking for new players

Sutton Women are looking for experienced cricketers to supplement their existing squad.

Sutton Women are about to enter their 6th year and have made great strides over that period culminating in promotion as champions to the Surrey Trust Women’s League Division 1 last year.

Sutton CC has excellent practice and playing facilities and is widely regarded as one of the leading clubs in Surrey.

We offer both summer and winter practice sessions with an ECB qualified coach.

Matches are played on a Sunday afternoon with further midweek games in the Surrey Slam T20, and during the winter months, we enter an indoor cricket league.

For further information please contact Dani on 07956 135618.