Welcome
BBCC are a friendly village cricket club that play competitive Sunday friendly matches against other local clubs. New or potential members are always welcome, young or old. We are always happy to welcome colts into the club.
The club features players of all ages, from 12 to 70! And players of all abilities.. yes really, ALL abilities. We have players that could play at a much higher level and others that are still improving. We have a player in the Sussex CCC over 70's team.
Along with playing friendly matches on Sunday afternoons, BBCC also go on tour to Kent over the August Bank Holiday every summer.
Club History
The club was re-formed in late 1978 as the result of beer-fuelled discussions in one of the local pubs by two of its cricket-loving regulars, who both thought that Beeding should have its own team. The pitch at that time was being used by a club from Hove. These two served the club for several years, one as a player and captain, the other as an umpire.
The club played its first game at the Memorial Playing field on Sunday 13th May 1979 against Blue Circle, a team from the local cement works. The result, a win for B&B, was the first of many. Two of the players in that match are still playing for the club. The club remains one that plays mainly friendly Sunday fixtures against local teams wherever possible.
To provide matches for the growing membership, the club joined the Worthing Evening League in 1986. Subsequently a second team was entered in 1991, but survived for only 2 seasons. The remaining team withdrew at the end of the 1995 season, having at its peak reached the knockout cup final, losing in the last over. A second Sunday XI was introduced in 1988 and survived until the end of the 1992 season, when a sharp drop in membership saw it disbanded.
From the 1980 season, the club has toured other counties, normally playing 3 matches over the August Bank Holiday. Venues have included Gloucester, Worcester, Wiltshire, Cambridgeshire, Devon and more recently, Kent. There was a gap from 1991 to 1998 where only half a match in Devon was managed.
A disagreement with the Parish Council saw the club leave the village in 1997 only to return in 2006. During that period, the club played its home matches at Steyning Grammar School, Steyning Cricket Club and Buckingham Park, Shoreham.
Every season we have a 20/20 club tournament. 3 teams competing, comprised mainly of club members. The club captain, vice captain and chairman captain the teams. All 3 games were successfully played with experimental pink balls.
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