General
A village cricket club in the heart of rural Norfolk, our 1st team play on Saturdays in Division 2 West of the Norfolk League and our Second Team plays in Division 4 West of the Norfolk League. We play a number of Sunday friendlies throughout the Summer and also enter three midweek 20-20 competitions and play this form of cricket throughout the summer.
As a club, we endeavour to give each member as much or as little cricket as they wish to have. During the season, we hold outdoor net practice on Friday evenings at the ground and during the winter, hold regular indoor net practices at the City Academy in Norwich. However, there’s much more to Hardingham than just the cricket. We're a small, friendly village club. We welcome supporters, visitors and guests to enjoy proper village cricket in great surroundings.
If you’re interested in what you’ve read about here, please have a look around the website to get a feel for what we’re about as a club. We are always on the lookout for potential new players of any standard, as well as social members who want nothing more at the weekend than to watch some cricket with a drink in their hand. Contact forms are available so if you’re interested, then please get in touch.
History
We joined the Norfolk Cricket League in 1978 and have been members of it for over 40 years . Our first team are currently in Division 1 West of the Norfolk League with our second team in Division 4 West of the Norfolk League.
Honours
- League Winners of Division 2 in 1983
- League Winners of Division 1 in 1984
- League Winners of Division 4 in 1997
- League Winners of Division 3 in 2004
- League Winners of Division 9 in 2008
- League Winners of Division 1 in 2009
- League Winners of Division 5 in 2011
- Alliance Division 4 Winners in 2011
- Alliance Division 4 Winners in 2013
- League Winners of Division 7 in 2013
- League Winners of Division 3 West in 2021
- League Winners of Division 2 West in 2022
- League Runners Up of Division 4 in 1979
- League Runners Up of Division 1 in 1986
- League Runners Up of Division 6 in 1995
- League Runners Up of Division 5 in 1996
- League Runners Up of Division 10 in 2007
- League Runners Up of Division 6 in 2010
- Broke Cup Winners in 2009 and 2011
- Wicklewood Shield Winners in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2014
- Wicklewood Shield Runners Up in 2006 and 2007 and 2019
- Kimberley Cup Runners Up in 1997, 1998, 2001 and 2004
- Saham Toney Cup Winners in 2000 and 2001
- Wensum Cup Winners in 2011, 2012, 2013
- Ken Ottaway Shield Runners-Up in 2007
Facilities
Apart from the competitive standard of cricket that we play both on a Saturday and Sunday, and the very real emphasis on the social side of the game as well as the actual cricket, we are fortunate to enjoy excellent facilities in a classic and very picturesque village cricket setting.
- An excellent/well prepared pitch
- Sightscreens at both ends of the square
- A large and mostly even outfield
- A sound financial situation coming about mainly through our Licensed Bar
- A mobile net that allows us to have square practices during the season
- The clubs own bowling machine paid for by the club and for the use of the club members
- A modern changing room facility with showers which was opened at the start of the 2011 season
Committee
Chairperson: Robbie Fowle
Vice Chairperson: Kevin Holmes
Treasurer: Jon Gaskin
Secretary: Dan Kelly
Fixture Secretary: Dan Kelly
Welfare Officer: Jamie Fowle
Village Hall Representative: Robbie Fowle
Youth Representatives: Matt Foster and Sal Subedi
Groundsman: Steven Hastings
Digital Development Manager: Colin Watts
Social Media Officer: Tom Grant
Website Administrator: Alex Melton
Caretaker / Handyman: Kevin Holmes
Saturday 1st Captain: Chris Sparkes
Saturday A Captain: Robbie Fowle
Sunday Captain: Sam Palmer
Midweek Captain: Alex Melton
Vice Life President: Mr Boyd-Bowman
Vice Life President: Henry Edwards
Vice Life President: Michael Fincham
Vice Life President: George King
Vice Life President: Roger Taylor
Vice Life President: Peter Trett
Vice Life President: Peter Tufts
Vice Life President: Sue Fowle
Vice Life President: Stan Fowle
Vice Life President: Andrew Falcon
Vice Life President: Peter Meikle