If you're interested in playing the most British of sports, join one of the clubs listed here.
Or, organise your own cricket games at these parks with cricket facilities:
Blackheath Wanderers City of London Cricket Club
Eltham Road
Lee
London
Blackheath Wanderers website
Blackheath Wanderers City of London Cricket Club plays during the cricket season Saturday afternoons and off season nets on Sunday afternoon.
Contact
Andrew Atkins
26 Hayne Road
Beckenham
BR3 4JA
Tel: 07775 561579
Mr Alan Horton
Tel: 020 8306 1505
Membership fees/cost: £60; sessional fee: £10
For ages: 15 to 50+
Men only – improvers, advanced
Further information
Blackheath Wanderers City of London Cricket Club is for men only. It has an Equal Opportunity policy. It does not cater for disabled people.
The club has one qualified sports coach and three to four unqualified helpers/coaches.
It is a member of the Club Cricket Conference, National Cricket Association and Association of Kent Cricket Club (AKCC). It has area league players.
Erith Cricket Club
Footscray Rugby Club
Footscray Road
New Eltham
London SE9 2EL
Erith Cricket Club website
Erith Cricket Club plays on Sundays.
Contact
Mr Bev Collins (Chairman)
2 Arundel Close
Bexley
Kent, DA5 1QQ
Tel: 01322 559777
Mr Jan Leaver
20 Park Hill Road
Sidcup
DA15 7NL
Tel: 020 8300 6116
Email: jan.w.leaver@talk21
Further information
Erith Cricket Club is for men only.
The club does not cater for disabled people. It plays in the local league.
Metrogas Amateur Sports Association Ltd
Forty Footway
Avery Hill Road
New Eltham
SE9 2EX Contact
Mr Ian Smith
Tel: 020 8859 1579
Email: conferences@metrogasclub.co.uk
Membership fees/cost: £125 gym membership; £40 for social membership, plus pitch hire
For all ages
Further information
Metrogas Amateur Sports Association Ltd also offers football, gym, jogging, running.
The club has an Equal Opportunity policy and caters for disabled people.
There are specific coaches for a junior section.
Non-members can hire pitches, function room and conference room.
Old Brockleians Cricket Club
Eltham Palace Road
Greenwich
London SE9 5LX
The Old Brockleians play Saturday and Sunday afternoon League Cricket and friendly matches throughout the cricket season. There are also some midweek cricket games.
Winter nets at Eltham Green School, Middle Park Avenue, SE9 between 8.30pm and 10pm (starting 30 January 2008).
Contact
Paul Klingels
Tel: 079 5011 4994
Email: tom-jeanharper@talktalk.net
Membership fees/cost: Full adult membership £120; match fees £8 to £10. Concessions available for unwaged and juniors.
For ages: 15 to 50+
Beginners, improvers, advanced, elite
Further information
The Brockleians Cricket Club has an Equal Opportunity and Child Protection policy. It caters for disabled people. It does not have a specific junior's section. The club has three qualified coaches, and plays in local, area and county leagues.
The club has formed a partnership with the nearby Eltham Green School, a sports academy, to mutual benefit.
A licensed pavilion is available for hire for functions throughout the year.
Old Colfeian Cricket Club
Old Colfeian Cricket Club
Horn Park
Eltham Road
Lee
London SE12 8UE
Old Colfeian Cricket Club website
Old Colfeian Cricket Club opens every day except Thursday.
Contact
Andy Pye
PO Box 376
Blackheath
SE3 8BE
Tel: 020 8319 0214
Nick James
10 Chiltern Court
Greenacres
London SE9 5BE
Tel: 020 8850 7452
Membership fees/cost: Adults £180, Colts £50, Minis £35 per year.
For ages: 8 to 50+
Beginners, improvers, advanced, elite
Further information
The Colfeian Sports Club also offers squash, bowls and martial arts.
The Colfeian Sports Club has an Equal Opportunity and Child Protection policy. It has 15 qualified coaches specifically for the junior section, 25 unqualified helpers/coaches and 20 specific coaches for a junior section. It plays in local, area and county leagues. It does not cater for disabled people.
Non-members can hire pitches, the sports hall, bars, lounges, meeting rooms. The club is open every day except Thursday.
RACS Cricket Club
Metrogas Sports Ground
40 Footway
New Eltham
London SE9
RACS Cricket Club plays Monday 6.30pm to 8pm during the cricket season.
Contact
Clive Donnelly
218 Wricklemarsh Road
Blackheath
London SE3 8DN
Tel: 020 8856 2225
Phil Robins
427 Footscray Road
New Eltham
London SE9 3UL
Tel: 020 8850 9164
Further information
RACS Cricket Club is for men only.
The club has an Equal Opportunity and Child Protection policy, and caters for disabled people.
The club has four qualified sports coaches, six unqualified helpers/coaches and four specific coaches for a junior section.
RACS Cricket Club plays in the area league.
Samuel Montagu Youth Centre
122 Broadwalk
Kidbrooke
London SE3 8HD
The Centre is open morning and afternoon 7 days a week.
Contact
Megan Pakham (Director)
Tel: 020 8856 1126
Email: mpakham@smyc.co.uk
Membership fees/cost: £2 per year plus sessional fee
For ages: 5 to 35
Beginners, improvers
Further information
Samuel Montagu Youth Centre has an Equal Opportunity and Child Protection policy, and caters for disabled people. The club has ten qualified sports coaches, 20 unqualified helpers/coaches and ten specific coaches for a junior section
Samuel Montagu Amateur Boxing Club has league players.
The Samuel Montagu Youth Centre also offers dance, trampoline, table tennis, snooker and pool, and you can hire pitches and wickets.
Shootershillian Sports and Social Club
123-125 Mayday Gardens
Kidbrooke
London SE3 8NP
Tel: 020 8856 1511
Shootershillian Sports Club website
Shootershillian Sports and Social Club trains on the second Thursday each month 8pm.
Contact
Michael O’Callaghan
Evenings 020 8305 9002
Membership fees/cost: £80 adults, £50 non playing membership; £20 youths, students, unemployed, retired; sessional fee £7 adults, £3 juniors
For ages: 8 to 50+
Beginners, improvers, advanced
Further information
Shootershillian Sports and Social Club caters for disabled people.
The club has one qualified coach two unqualified helpers/coaches and one specific coach for a junior section. It plays in the local league.
Non-members can hire the ground and clubhouse.
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