Surrey Cricket Foundation is running a new initiative to keep people engaged during the ongoing pandemic.
Surrey is running a competition to see how many members each club can get to sign up to and complete the online Stage 1 Umpiring course that ECB has made available to the network.
We as a club community are sad to announce today, on what would have been her birthday, the death of another club stalwart, Barbara Ryder.
Barbara - wife to Paul, a former captain and chairman and an active player for many years as well as our club auditor until very recently - was well known around the club in her own right. She had been a tea lady and a lively presence for many years around the club. Given the many messages of condolence we have already had, she was a much loved supporter of Merstham Cricket Club. Our thoughts and condolences are with Paul and his family at this time.
Barbara Ryder, right middle
While cricket activity - playing and practising - remains suspended after last night's announcement by the Government, we will be holiding a second Covid-19 Cricket Tea with a Difference, to support local charities.
We had fantastic support from members and the local community on May 2, for our Covid-19 Cricket Tea with a Difference - so we are holding another this Saturday, May 16 from 2-5pm.
Hundreds of items were collected at Merstham Cricket Club by members and the community for two food banks and the Stripey Stork charity on Saturday.
A Covid-19 cricket tea (with a difference) on Saturday 2nd May 2020, 1pm to 5pm.
Dear Members,
Merstham Cricket Club is applying to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs for consent under section 38 of the Commons Act 2006 to carry out restricted works on Earlswood Common. The Planning Inspectorate will decide the application on behalf of the Secretary of State.
The proposed works are: For a rear extension to the cricket pavilion, to provide equipment storage.
View from the Ring clubhouse
Merstham Cricket Club continues to be guided by the England and Wales Cricket Board regarding health and safety and the coronavirus.
We have now been told by the ECB that all forms of cricket activity - from indoor training to matches and social gatherings - must be suspended. Therefore there will be no further sessions at St Bede's (adults and junior boys) or the Royal Alexandra and Albert School (girls). The indoor cricket leagues have also now closed.
As Coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to dominate the headlines, at Merstham Cricket Club we want to share with you the latest set of guidelines that the ECB, via Sport England, has advised us to follow.
We are sure that many of your work places, too, will have adopted and shared the Government's advice.
With a question mark hanging over this year's cricket season, Merstham had to take every opportunity they were offered and for the U15s, who got off to a flying start with victory in their Friendly Indoor Cricket competition on Sunday March 8.
Registration for the 2020 season is now open. We require ALL members to register every year to ensure we have up-to-date details in our records and for insurance purposes.
Please note, at the AGM on the 19th January, an increase in membership fees was agreed, you can view the new fee structure on this page.
