Summary
Last weekend saw the start of the Staffs league season for both our 3^rdand 4^th XI’s, whilst the 1^st XI enjoyed a final warm up game against Derbyshire Academy.

1st X1
Our first team took on Derbyshire Cricket Academy in the final warm up game of the season. With Club Captain Chris Guest unavailable, Alex McChristie captained the team.
Derbyshire won the toss and elected to bat.
A strong performance with the ball restricted Derbyshire Academy to just 133 off 42 overs. Wickets were shared with David Powles, Jainesh Patel, Haroon Shah and Tendai Chisoro all picking up a couple of wickets each.
Unfortunately FCC struggled to capitalise on the fielding performance and were all out for just 100 in 27 overs.

3rd XI
Our 3^rd XI started their Staffs Division 4 campaign at home against Wombourne CC.
We won the toss and elected to field, bowling Wombourne out for 209 in 40 overs. Kathryn Whyle and Connor Bowdler were the star bowling performers with figures of 4 for 44 and 3 for 62 respectively.
Another poor performance with the bat meant that FCC were restricted to just 114 off 31 overs and handed victory to the visitors.

4th XI
Our 4^th XI started their Staffs Division 5 season away to Hammerwich and were undoubtedly our team of the week!
We won the toss and elected to bat. Ben Clifton was the star performer with the bat, scoring 80 runs and helping the team reach an excellent 244 for 8 off the 50 allocated overs.
Ben secured his man of the match performance with the ball. He took 5 wickets for just 15 runs, helping FCC bowl out Hammerwich for just 100.
A great to start to the season for the 4th team (and Ben!).

Karen While

19:00 05 Mar 24

Went to watch my grandson play football. Good pitch considering all the rain we have had. Social club staff very polite and friendly. No animosity because we were from the opposing side.

David Everiss

10:51 24 Feb 24

Held my dad's wake here, which was especially appropriate as he played club cricket around Wolverhampton for 30 years.The arrangements were made with Colin & Rob, both of whom were extremely helpful.There is a good size car park which has easy access to the large function room, which was important to us as we had several people with mobility issues.The food was good and there was plenty of it, together with tea and coffee and the bar was open for those that wanted to toast my dad.Overall excellent.

Trisha D

09:31 31 Jan 24

Nice clean club house. Sizeable function rooms. Very reasonably priced bar. A good sized car park at the front with another good sized over flow to the rear. I was here for a birthday party which was ideal for this venue. Only one complaint was that the room was a little warm.

J F

17:14 05 Dec 23

Just wanted to say thank you to Rob and everyone who helped us organise our mom's wake at the cricket club at the end of Nov. We could not have asked for anymore. The buffet that was provided was excellent and to the room itself. we where even able to take our homemade cakes in. Thank you all. Would definitely recommend the cricket club.

Stephen Butterworth

19:38 16 Nov 23

Just held our mother's wake there in a lovely room that holds around 40 people which is perfect for smaller gatherings. It meant the atmosphere was wonderful. The buffet supplied was excellent and we were even given "doggy bags" to take home the rest rather than go to waste. Plus it is just a short drive from Bushbury Crematorium which makes it ideal for a wake. Cannot fault them. Thank you.

Bobby Sandhu

11:17 29 Jun 23

Clean, good parking and spacious, good for parties and event holding. Good pint of Guinness aswell.

mick sterrett

07:33 11 Jun 23

My sisters wake there great no issues great place for functions

Ron Russon

18:14 21 Mar 23

Superb place to hold a function, held my cousins wake there yesterday, were really pleased with prices for room hire, unlimited tea and coffee.Exellent buffet and good value fresh and well presented very reasonably priced. Could not fault.E

Sam Williams

13:24 15 Feb 23

We used this club for a wake. The staff that we dealt with were all pleasant and accommodating. Great little function room, was adequate for what we needed and the buffet was really good for the money. Thank you to all.

Ivan H

05:55 11 Feb 23

Excellent function room Large, spacious. Ideal for parties and wake's etc Tasty varied buffet .

Lee Raybone

16:36 09 Dec 22

Visited for a private function, was really well staffed, quickly served and the bar and was a nice venue

Tracey Tucker

14:26 27 Nov 22

Great function room for your party, wheelchair access great

Nicholas Taylor

13:36 27 Nov 22

Fantastic staff, excellent buffet. Would recommend to anyone.

Kerry Taylor

21:45 17 Nov 22

This is a great place to hold a function. We held my father's funeral wake there yesterday and were very happy with the sensible pricing for room hire. We went with the buffet which was such excellent value. Lovely food, very fresh and beautifully presented .

Blame Lysander

08:03 08 Aug 22

Great function room, staff were very friendly and helpful. Drinks were at a good price.. Great little place!

Dr mandeep singh

19:02 04 Jul 22

Well maintained field and awesome club

Raymond Russon

10:44 02 Feb 22

Allways a good venue for a party service excellent

Andrew Williams

22:19 13 Aug 20

Visited here for the first time and found the pla Ce clean and friendly. Good place.

Jason Matthews

06:32 12 Aug 20

Great place nice and clean well prepared for covid 19 to and see for ya self

Adele Perry

01:45 09 Aug 20

Great club, totally following social distancing rules feeling comfortable and safe. Great day watching the cricket. Keep up the great work folks.....

BigBioDylan

19:11 14 Mar 20

Great atmosphere, staff very friendly and professional, had a great night

Robert Hatton

14:59 06 Mar 20

Great atmosphere,friendly staff,great pint and a lovely cob,clean and fresh and very welcoming

phyl watton

18:00 03 Mar 20

Hired the large room for refreshments after a funeral. We couldn't have chosen a better place, they could not do enough for us, so accommodating. Used their caterers, the food was delicious and so fresh. Will definately use for family functions in the future.

Ivan Evans

17:00 18 Feb 20

Good food, good beer, plenty of parking spaces. Friendly staff.

Gary Daley

01:51 12 Jan 20

Friendly staff and good beers on tap, top venue

Lalita Patel

22:00 20 Dec 19

I would highly recommend Fordhouses Cricket Club as a first rate venue. Good choice of menu for buffet which was of a good quality and more than ample for the numbers catered.A big thank you to Rob who was most accommodating and he could not do enough for us. From the outset we had every confidence in Rob that he would deliver all that we had asked for, he went over and beyond our expectations and made it a memorable occasion.

Stephen Ray

16:46 15 Dec 19

Comfortable and friendly surroundings with refreshments at a very reasonable price

Paul Evans

21:17 12 Dec 19

Went to friends surprise party, nice place, beers & food .

AJ H

09:42 12 Dec 19

Extremely helpful staff when arranging a function with a choice of menus for buffets. Friendly bar staff and a choice of room sizes

Jen

16:32 23 Nov 19

Homely club Quality Staff

andrew alexander

13:04 17 Oct 19

Nice relaxing good ambience and cobs and sausage rolls super

Scott Bishop

10:32 30 Jul 19

Ground appears to be decent but hard to tell as under covers. Facilities good, changing rooms a little small. Function rooms are clean. Nice snooker room.

DARREN CARTWRIGHT

23:09 28 Jul 19

IT WAS A GOOD NIGHT .

Aaron Wilkes

19:30 26 Jul 19

Great venue, excellent friendly staff, with a clean and large function room.

Chris Venables

11:37 13 Jul 19

BRILLIANT Night really friendly. RICHARD RYAN WAS GOOD

Val Morgan

05:58 15 Jun 19

I was invited to a Christening party here. The food provided was 3 star. The venue is large with outside grounds available, a bar, plenty of tables, chairs and bench seating. Staff are friendly. Children's toys are available and a stage is built in. Toilets are clean.

clive titley

19:56 06 Apr 19

Exeptshonaly good bar with very good profreshnal staff

colin spooner

07:29 08 Mar 19

Had a great night at the quiz.

Michael Evans

09:02 29 Jan 19

When their for a surprise 60 birthday party. The room was a great size and the bar staff very friendly, beer was good and not to over price for the area it was located. Would defo have another party they in the future

Jon Hopkins

22:17 14 Dec 18

A social club. I was there for an organised event - retirement do. We hired the place, got our own DJ and organised our own buffet. Seating and dance floor for up to 100 people.

Paul Tabor

07:57 30 Nov 18

Super venue for a function. Also great to go and watch the footie!!

David White

05:57 24 Nov 18

First time I'd been since the renovations. Very nice !!!

ROXIES Castles

18:33 01 Nov 18

Nice clean venue good price drinks.

Vicky Deville

06:31 25 Oct 18

Not bad function room clean not sure of price to hire

Alison Simcox

16:52 10 Oct 18

Went to a lovely 21st birthday party here

Maurice Wright

19:59 06 Oct 18

Great family club one of the few left long may it continue,great selection of beer especially the speckled hen,great staff, great entertainment on a Sundays only one small criticism,an improvement would be a small canopy above the stage and a spot light so you could see the performing artists face.

Edward Galloway

11:27 29 Aug 18

had christening there..very ?ood

richrdjwallingon

03:30 11 Aug 18

Work related event. Nice venue with excellent views over the cricket green. Shame there wasn't a game on!! Friendly, helpful staff, good coffee and facilities.

Denis Conyerd

22:24 05 Aug 18

It's a nice place to hold a function, very comfortable surroundings

Paul Bulzacchelli

18:47 26 Jul 18

I attended a wake at the function room hence I can't really say much other than parking was good and it did what it said on the tin

YulkaYulkaYulka

09:28 01 Jul 18

Beautiful grounds. Didn't go inside the club

David Clayton

20:33 25 Jun 18

Nice evening even tho we lost the bowls

Rachel Prosser

08:14 22 Jun 18

Good for weddings and similar events.

Katie Clarke

20:25 15 Jun 18

Great prices on drinks and great layout for events

keith townsend

06:37 12 Jun 18

Adequate docial meeting place

Ian Smith

08:50 11 Jun 18

Nice function room, friendly staff

Kathleen Leach

19:38 10 Jun 18

There for a family funeral.very suitable the food was excellent!

Gary Lane

21:57 14 May 18

Great venue for a function.

Steve Vaughan

23:13 03 Apr 18

Had a very pleasant evening in the function room.

Robert Mcdowell

20:11 14 Mar 18

Service great staff very helpful

Andy Pratt

22:00 24 Feb 18

Decent beer and convivial surroundings

Lisa Marcus

23:00 03 Jan 18

Good size room for a big family. It's clean and friendly. It also has a bar.

15:24 22 Nov 17

Nice club nice people

Nigel J Hewitt

08:19 13 Nov 17

good and clean venue....all good

Michelle Doughty

13:54 20 Aug 17

Went here after a family funeral. Very clean and well stocked with different snacks, acholic and soft drinks.

Bryan Penn

09:30 14 Jul 17

Good venue for private party's large function room

Liz Mattox

13:24 13 Jun 17

You always feel welcome I enjoy going there with my family

Stephen Gleve

09:56 24 May 17

Only about 7 mins from Bushbury crem.

Christine Rowley

12:58 27 Apr 17

Very friendly staff. Good venue for events, rooms and catering well priced

brady vernon

05:08 17 Apr 17

Friendly and clean but no lift to go upstairs so a struggle to walk when have bad legs

Bull Julia

15:25 14 Apr 17

Good function room, hard ti park in busy time but car park quite decent for such a place. Nice and clean, friendly staff

tracey ashley

18:32 29 Jan 17

Nice staff friendly place

Nige Evans

15:06 08 Jan 17

Prices are very good

nick jones

18:01 01 Nov 16

Andy Witchell

08:27 09 Oct 16

Good place to visit. Friendly and efficient staff. Old Speckled Hen is available on draught in the bar, along with a good selection of other beers and lagers backed up with snacks and bottled ales.