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- Phil Neale OBE 02 Apr 2025The final event of the Cheltenham Cricket Society 2024/25 season at the Victory Club concluded on a beautiful spring evening with the return of our esteemed guest Phil Neale. Phil had last appeared at CCS in February 1987 and as he had done then enthralled …
- Gloucestershire County Cricket Club (GCCC) Panel 05 Mar 2025Cheltenham Cricket Society enjoyed yet another memorable evening at the Victory Club, where Gloucestershire Cricket Club’s coach Mark Alleyne, chairman Peter Matthews, and T20 Vitality Blast-winning captain Jack Taylor took centre stage. Interviewed by our own Ian Randall, the panel delivered an insightful and engaging …
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- Joe Leach 05 February 2025Cheltenham Cricket Society welcomed former Worcestershire cricketer Joe Leach as our guest speaker. Joe, an accomplished and respected bowler, batter and former county captain, provided entertaining insights into his cricketing journey, leadership experiences, and thoughts on the future of the game. Early Life and Cricketing …
- Matthew Maynard 08 January 2025Matthew Maynard’s visit to the Cheltenham Cricket Society marked his first return since 2002. Warmly welcomed by an enthusiastic audience who had braved a cold winter’s evening to hear Matthew speak and share his experience with openness, humility, and a deep love for the game. …
- CCS Festive Period Special Offer2024/25 Membership The last 4 individual and joint membership* positions for the 2024/25 season are available at a reduced rate (£18** and £30** respectively) until January 31 2025. Please click on the link to message our Membership Secretary Roy Taylor ( membership@cheltenhamcricketsociety.co.uk) to organise this …
- Chris Dent 04 Dec 2024Chris Dent, Gloucestershire batsman and left arm orthodox bowler kindly stepped in at the last minute to be our final guest speaker of 2024. Chris dealt with a wide range of questions from our Ken Burney and then from the floor in an insightful, open …
- Cheltenham Cricket Society association with Forward PressCCS is proud to be an affiliated member of the Cricket Societies’ Association(CSA). CSA has entered into a partnership with Forward Press which produces Wisden Cricket Monthly, The Nightwatchman and Fairfield book Titles. Cheltenham Cricket Society was recently featured in the Wisden monthly edition. Wisden …
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- Change in Guest speaker for 04th December 2024Unfortunately, due to last minute scheduling commitments Mark Alleyne MBE has advised that he will be unable to join us on the 4th December 2024. He has sent his apologies and we are exploring whether he maybe able to join us as part of the …
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- Simon Hughes 06 Nov 2024English Cricketer, journalist and writer Simon Hughes known to many as “The Analyst “ graced the CCS stage to a packed membership as he had done in 2005. Intelligent, knowledgeable and in a thoroughly entertaining style Simon started by answering a question from our new …
- Chris ColemanA personal tribute by Paddy Murphy Chris Coleman handed over the chairmanship of Cheltenham Cricket Society at the October 2024 AGM after an impressive spell in the post which he has held since 2005. It goes without saying that committee colleagues are pleased that Chris …
- Chris Broad 02 Oct 2024The 2024/25 CCS season kickstarted in style to a packed house with Chris Broad as our guest. In a Q&A format conducted by our Programme Secretary Ken Burney, Chris entertained the CCS membership (as he had done in 1995) with insights into his upbringing, early …
- Limited Edition 2025 CCS CalendarFor the first time ever, Cheltenham Cricket Society is pleased to launch a limited edition calendar for 2025. The calendar will be priced at £15 and will only be available for purchase for members and guests (while stocks last) at our 2024 Society meetings in …
- Matthew Maynard MBEMatthew Peter Maynard was born 21 March 1966 in Oldham Lancashire and brought up on the island of Anglesey in North Wales where he first joined Glamorgan. Maynard enjoyed a glittering career with Glamorgan scoring 35,466 runs in 754 1st XI appearances across all formats …
- Mark Alleyne MBEMark is the most successful captain in Gloucestershire’s history; leading the County to seven limited over trophies in six seasons in the Golden One Day era around the millennium. In 2024 he made a welcome return to the Club as Head Coach. Mark was born …
- Mickey ArthurMickey Arthur was born in Johannesburg and played domestic cricket in South Africa between 1986 and 2001 scoring more than 6,600 first-class runs. But it is as a coach that he came to the attention of the wider cricketing world, beginning with roles in first …