Posts By: Russell Jones

New Pro joins FCC

Fordhouses Cricket Club are delighted to announce that Indian cricketer Sanjay Ramaswany, has signed a professional contract for Fordhouses C.C. for the 2018 cricket season.   23 year old Sanjay joins us from current Ranji Trophy champions Vidarbha.   Sanjay joined Vidarbha in 2014 and is now the club’s star opening batsmen with 1,340 first class runs…
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FCC 1st XI triumph in knock out

Match report by Chris Guest   The league T20 saw us paired against Penkridge following Saturdays exciting tied game.   We lost the toss and were asked to bowl. Sandhu turned up still swinging his arms so he and captain opened the bowling. A tight start was made and Sandhu even got a wicket. Kash…
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First XI in thrilling tie

  Match Report from Chris Guest After a tough first 3 weeks of the season with 3 defeats we needed to bounce back strong against a good Penkridge team who had registered 2 victories. We won the toss and decided to bat despite previous frailties and it proved to be an excellent decision. We managed…
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3rd XI progress in knock out

FCC 3rd XI 2017

Match Report by 3rd XI skipper, Jainesh Patel   The first round of the knockout saw our 3rd XI matched against Wolverhampton CC. on a lovely sunny evening at Danescourt. FCC won the toss and elected to bowl. A superb opening spell from Scott Wickson put us in a prime position from the offset. Scott finished with…
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FCC Snooker C team top league

Fordhouses CC Snooker team

Huge congratulations to FCC’s C team who have built on there recent cup success by claiming the Division 6 title. The team smashed through the 100 barrier amassing a stunning 34 wins on the way to the title. The team consisted of: Colin Ryan Daniel Finch Satish Mahay Rob Allen Carl Geraghhty Tom Starkey James…
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Season preview

Fordhouses CC

1st XI With what looks to be an exciting season ahead given the change in structure post 2018 we look strong and hope to build on a solid season in 2017. We welcome back Steven Sandhu from Moseley which is a huge boost with bat and ball. Lewis and Adam Peat join us from Lichfield…
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New Junior Coaching Sessions starting April

Spring Coaching (outdoor) will start at Fordhouses Cricket Club very shortly.   Times for each age group are below:   – 5.00-6.00pm: 5-8 years (starts on Monday 14 May – click here for more information on All Stars Cricket, including how to sign up). – 6.00-8.00pm: Under 9’s – Under 17’s (starts on Monday 16 April)  …
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Junior player registration day

This year’s junior registration day will take place on Saturday 24th March between 10am – 2pm.  Player registration will coincide with Cricket Force weekend. Find out more about cricket force weekend here   The junior membership fee for the 2018 season will be £25 (further siblings will be £15).  Social membership for parents is £5….
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Junior League bosses choose FCC as regional HQ

Fordhouses CC is delighted to announce that it will become the 2018 regional Head Quarters for the SS & DJCL  (South Staffordshire and District Junior Cricket League). John Whistance, Secretary of the League said, “Fordhouses CC has superb facilities and will be a convenient meeting point for our member clubs due to its central location….
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Updated 2018 Cricket Fixtures

Match in action fordhouses cc

***UPDATE: Due to extreme weather conditions, the start of the 2018 cricket season will now take place on Saturday 28th April.*** Fixtures due to be played on April 21st, will be rescheduled in due course.   Our 1st XI will now start their season away at Wombourne and will be aiming for promotion having narrowly…
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