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Bredon Hill Bash 2018 begins

A huge crowd was at Hill Close today for the Bredon Hill Bash tournament 2017 finals
A huge crowd was at Hill Close for the Bredon Hill Bash 2017 finals

It’s back! The first game of the Bredon Hill Bash, the Twenty20 village cricket tournament that was such a huge success last year, is being played tomorrow (July 22).

Bredon will host Elmley Castle at Hill Close, with play beginning at 3pm.

There will be a typical Twenty20 party atmosphere, a barbecue and the clubhouse bar will be open.

Families are welcome to come along and enjoy some exciting cricket with the emphasis on fun.

The Bash, the brainchild of Jack Denton, landlord of the Crown Inn, Kemerton, is a round-robin tournament played through July and August and culminating in a finals day on August bank holiday Sunday at Bredon Cricket Club.

The clubs taking part are Bredon, Elmley Castle, Overbury and Ashton-under-Hill (last year’s winners), as well as a side from the Crown Inn.

Bredon Hill Bash fixtures

July 22
Overbury v Crown
Bredon v Elmley
Ashton: no fixture

July 29
Elmley v Crown
Overbury v Ashton
Bredon: no fixture

August 5
Bredon v Crown
Ashton v Elmley
Overybury: no fixture

August 12
Elmley v Overbury
Bredon v Ashton
Crown: no fixture

August 19
Ashton v Crown
Overbury v Bredon
Elmley: no fixture

August 26
Finals day at Bredon Cricket Club (three games of cricket with every team participating)
Live music after the cricket (two bands)
Live DJ and commentary throughout matches
Activities for children
Barbecue and paella
Clubhouse bar open throughout

 

Twenty20 cricket on the longest day at Bredon

Join us for the longest day and Twenty20 cricket (and perhaps some strawberries) at Bredon
Join us for the longest day and Twenty20 cricket (and perhaps some strawberries) at Bredon

There is a chance to enjoy the thrills of Twenty20 cricket on the longest day at Bredon Cricket Club this week.

The club are marking the summer solstice with a friendly match against neighbours Alderton Wanderers.

The action at Hill Close starts at 6pm on Wednesday (June 21), and given the current balmy weather we are all set for a wonderful evening.

Spectators are most welcome.

Our clubhouse bar will be open throughout the match serving draught beer, lager, spirits, soft drinks and wine (including Prosecco) by the bottle or glass.

But please feel free to bring your own food, perhaps some strawberries to share, and enjoy a relaxing few hours of cricket at our attractive ground with its glorious views of Bredon Hill.

  • Watch out, too, for Bredon Hill’s own Twenty20 cricket tournament in August, when four local teams will battle it out for honours in the Bredon Hill Bash.

 

Twenty20 cricket tournament for Bredon Hill villages

Twenty20 cricket tournament organiser Jake Denton
Jake Denton, left, landlord of the Crown, Kemerton, is organising a Twenty20 tournament for Bredon Hill cricket teams. The finals day will be held at Bredon’s Cricket Club’s Hill Close ground, right

Twenty20 cricket is coming to Bredon Hill!

Village teams from Bredon, Overbury and Ashton cricket clubs, and the Crown, Kemerton, will meet in an exciting round-robin tournament over the four Sundays of August 2017.

The competition is being called the Bredon Hill Bash and will culminate in a finals day at Hill Close on Sunday, August 27, at which the first and second placed teams, and the third and fourth, will play to decide the placings.

A local cricket fan is sponsoring a top-quality trophy for the winners.

The finals, in particular, will be a fun day for all the family. Local musical duo The Brethryn will be performing, and there will be a barbecue. The club’s licensed bar will also be open.

The competition is being organised by Jake Denton, landlord of the Crown at Kemerton, who is a former Bredon Cricket Club player.

Jake’s fond memories of his own cricketing experiences around Bredon Hill inspired him to organise the competition.

He regrets that the village cricket games he used to play on Sundays now happen much less frequently.

“One of the main problems is that people are so busy now,” he says. “A game of cricket can start just after lunch and not finish until early evening. People just don’t have the time.

“That’s why I thought the shorter, 20-over format of the game might be better.”

Twenty20 cricket has exploded in popularity in recent years.

Each of the two teams has a single 20-over innings.

A typical game is finished in about three hours.

It produces a more dramatic spectacle in which batsmen tend to go all out for runs.

For Jake, though, the priority is reigniting the appeal of village cricket, including the socialising that accompanies it.

Bredon Cricket Club certainly support that aim, and will be giving the competition our full backing.

Jake is still finalising details of times, rules and so forth, but we will keep you up to date on this website.

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