STOURBRIDGE AND DISTRICT CRICKET SOCIETY

WELCOME TO OUR MEMBERS AND FRIENDS IN CRICKET!

The Stourbridge & District Cricket Society will soon embark on its 48th winter season of get-togethers with significant guest speakers from the world of cricket. In our pre-Christmas line-up, we look forward to welcoming former England cricketer and superb raconteur, Geoff Miller OBE (on October 24), cricket author and journalist Mark Rowe (21 November), and another former England cricketer, Bill Athey (19 December).

Unless stated otherwise, the Society normally meets on the third Thursday evening between October and March in the pavilion of Stourbridge Cricket Club. Non-members of the Society are welcome – a fee of £5 is payable at the door.

N.B. No! We haven’t goofed! This season’s October meeting is on the fourth Thursday!

BLACK COUNTRY-BORN FIRST-CLASS CRICKETERS
108 not out!

In 2022, the Stourbridge & District Cricket Society will celebrate its 50th birthday!

To commemorate the occasion, we are embarking on a project that will honour all Black Country-born men – and women – who have played first-class cricket.

So far, we have identified nearly 100 cricketers – including nine Test players – who qualify for inclusion! The number identified so far has now reached 108!

Don Kenyon (pictured), the former Worcestershire captain and the first president of Stourbridge & District Cricket Society, is probably the best-known of the nine Black Country-born Test cricketers.

Please click here to view the A-Z list of Black Country-born cricketers known to have played cricket at first-class class level. The list does not include the latest additions.

We want to include a photograph of each person, many of whom are no longer alive.
If you are a family descendant, we hope you can help us!

At the end of each cricketer’s entry it states if we require their photograph or not.
If it says, ‘Yes, please!’ and you have a photograph of your relative (in cricket attire preferably, but it’s not essential), we will be more than delighted to hear from you.

Further information about our criteria for all identified cricketers’ inclusion can be viewed on the final page of the attached list.

If you can help please contact the project co-ordinator either by email to: b.lester@btinternet.com – or phone 07802 475691

Further information about the project’s progress will appear on the dedicated page on this website soon.
Thank you in anticipation of your help!

BLACK COUNTRY BORN FIRST CLASS CRICKETERS

Supporting cricket is as important as playing cricket!

BLACK COUNTRY-BORN FIRST-CLASS CRICKETERS

DUAL ACHIEVEMENT FOR ADAM

Photo by Brian Lester (S&DCS)

It was a proud day for Worcestershire paceman Adam Finch when he made his senior debut for the County.

The 19-year-old received his cap before the start of play on 10 June in the Specsavers County Championship match with Lancashire at Blackfinch New Road.

Consequently, the Wordsley-born teenager becomes the latest and, possibly, the youngest entry into a list of more than ninety ‘Black Country-born First-Class Cricketers’. It is planned that each player will be featured in a book to commemorate the jubilee of Stourbridge & District Cricket Society in 2022.

Adam was born at Wordsley in 2000 and was educated at Kingswinford and Old Swinford Hospital 6th Form College.

A fast-medium right-arm bowler, he first gained international honours with England under 19s against South Africa in 2018 and in the following winter against Bangladesh.
Locally, Adam has progressed from the thirds to the 1st XI to play Birmingham League cricket for Himley CC.

GUEST SPEAKERS COMING TO STOURBRIDGE IN 2019/20

Meetings usually commence at 7.30pm, with the exception of February which is normally an afternoon meeting. Visitors are welcome on payment of an entry charge of £5. The complete programme for the 2019/20 season can be viewed here. Details of membership can be obtained from the secretary, by using the contact form. Please include your postal address so that we can forward an application form to you.