***2025 / 2026 Guest Speaker Programme Confirmed***
We are pleased to announce that our exciting guest list for the 2025/2026 season has now been confirmed. Full details are shown below.
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Welcome
Cheltenham Cricket Society (CCS) was founded in 1983 to promote meetings with guest speakers and other activities of interest for like minded cricket lovers in the Cheltenham and surrounding areas.
About Us
Cheltenham Cricket Society is one of around 30 cricket societies affiliated to the Cricket Societies’ Association.
6 or 7 Guest speaker meetings are arranged for each season running from October through to April for the benefit of members. The meetings are held on the evening of the first Wednesday of the month starting at 7:30pm with doors opening at 7:00pm. The Victory Club in Cheltenham has been the host venue since 2001.
A “Summer Special” is often arranged. The most recent one was an evening with David Gower in August 2023.
2025/26 PROGRAMME : Dates and speakers
Next meeting: Wed 01 Oct 2025: Kim Barnett – Former batsman and leg spinner for England, Derbyshire, Gloucestershire and Staffordshire.
Doors open at 19.00 and the start time will be 19:30.
Venue : The Victory Club, Lypiatt Road, Cheltenham GL50 2SY
| Wed 01 Oct 2025: Kim Barnett – Former batsman and leg spinner for England, Derbyshire, Gloucestershire and Staffordshire |
| Wed 05 Nov 2025: Graham Gooch OBE, DL – Former English first-class cricketer who captained Essex and England. One of the most successful International batsmen of his generation |
| Wed 03 Dec 2025: Peter Willey – Former English cricketer, who played as a right-handed batsman, right-arm off-break bowler and a distinguished Test umpire |
| Wed 07 Jan 2026: Tim Curtis – Former England, Worcestershire (Captain) right handed batsman |
| Wed 04 Feb 2026: Mickey Arthur – Well travelled coach for South Africa, Pakistan and currently at Derbyshire |
| Wed 04 Mar 2026: A cricketing panel (Details to be confirmed) |
| Wed 01 Apr 2026: – Geoff Miller OBE – Former England, Derbyshire and Essex batsman and right arm off-break bowler |
| Apr 2026 (Tbc) : Annual quiz (cricket and general knowledge) |
| 2025 Annual General Meeting – Wed 01 Oct 2025 |