Winsford Cricket Club
​It is thought that here has been a Cricket Club in Winsford since before World War 1 where it was originally located in the Vicarage Grounds.
In 1979 the old cricket pavilion was relocated to its new home in Howetown Lane where it was then replaced in 1992.
It has been a focal point in the village and the surrounding community, hosting many matches one of which was the Johnson Family versus Winsford in 2010 to celebrate the 70th birthday of Stanley Johnson. It is made up of a friendly group of cricket enthusiasts, playing local fixtures throughout the season.
2025 Fixtures
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West Somerset Cricket League Division 1
Matches start at 2pm unless otherwise stated
April 26th
East Huntspill (a)
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May 3rd​
Over Stowey (h)
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May 17th
Bagborough (h)
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May 24th
Watchett (a)
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May 31st
Kilve (a)
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June 14th
Ashbrittle (a)
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June 21st
Bridgetown (h)
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July 5th
Over Stowey (a)
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July 12th
Morebath (h)
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July 19th
Bagborough (a)
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July 26th
Watchett (h)
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August 2nd
Kilve (h)
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August 9th
Brompton Ralph (a)
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August 16th
Ashbrittle (h)
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August 23rd
Bridgetown (a)
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August 30th
East Huntspill (h)
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Sept 6th
Morebath (a)
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Sept 13th
Brompton Ralph (h)
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2024 Season Review
Winsford Cricket team 2023
Back: Harry Everett, Henry Dunn, Ivo Mcfarlan , Dan Bowley , Jeremy Bingham, Pete Govier, Ben Harding .
Front : Andrew Blackmore, Chris Turner, Patrick Crane , James Tapp
Winsford had suffered relegation from Division 1 in 2023 , not helped by losing a third of their matches to poor weather, and no one was really sure how the team would fare back in Division 2 under new captain Patrick Crane
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Our first match was against Roadwater who had finished 5th in LEague 2 the previous year, so should be a good yardstick. In the very tightest of finishes, Winsford lost by just one run.
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​The second match was lost to weather, and the following week we played newly promoted Watchet. That team was on a very strong charge having finished top of Division 4 in 2022, before winning Division 3 undefeated in 2023.
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Winsford batted first and got to 146 on a tricky surface. Watchet found it even harder though and were dismissed for 88 - just their second defeat in three years.
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This was a portent of a great run of results, with Winsford beating Stoodleigh, Lydeard St Lawrence, Huish Champflower, Carhampton and Crowcombe.
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That led to a top of the table return clash away at Watchet, who showed their true skill and inflicted a heavy defeat on us.
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The remainder of the season saw some mixed performances, selection hampered by summer weddings unhelpfully taking place on Saturdays - but Winsford still beat Stoodleigh, Huish Champflower and Carhampton while losing once more to Roadwater. The league had been discussing the possibility of playoffs to settle promotion, but this idea was abandoned and Winsford were duly promoted in second place.
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Lawrence Priest finished top of the batting averages with 41, followed by Jeremy Bingham and Andrew Blackmore (38). Ryan Dean had both the highest score of 77, and the highest season strike rate of 148.
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For the bowlers, Andrew Blackmore (18 wickets at an average of 15) and Dan Bowley (17 wickets at an average of 19) were once again the mainstay of the attack. Andrew also finished with the best economy rate across the season of 3.4 and best match figures of 6/31.
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​​​The ground once again hosted a very well attended Interhunt tournament, held in memory of Timmy Gill, and Winsford again played a friendly 20/20 match against Roche, Cornwall who were touring for a second year.
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For a review of a previous season, follow the following links:
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The Club is always happy to hear from anyone, whatever level who would like to join this friendly group. So if you would like any more information please contact: Mike Hayes – 01643 851372
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President
Mr Stanley Johnson
Chairman
Mr. Michael Hayes
Tel: 01643 851372
Secretary
Mr. Andrew Blackmore
Tel: 01398 323778
Treasurer
Mr. James How
Tel: 01823 430882
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Club website https://winsfordcc.play-cricket.com/home