Blackboys Cricket Club

Blackboys Cricket Club is an English cricket club based in the village of Blackboys, East Sussex, England.

History

The club has its roots in local cricket played in Framfield parish. To date, the earliest known written record of Blackboys cricket is from the Saturday, 24 July 1858 edition of the Sussex Express newspaper, which reported on a match between Hadlow Down and Blackboys. The date of the match is believed to be the 15 July 1858 and was probably a game organised by the two respective villages.Fact|date=July 2008 This would seem to indicate that an actual club was formed at a later date.Fact|date=July 2008 As reported on 31 July 1858, the return match was played at the Birchit, Blackboys, on 22 July 1858.

The earliest records of a formally organized club can be found in one of the club's minutes books, which records the election of officers and financial accounts for 1913. It is believed that the club was organized earlier than that, however, probably being founded during the 19th Century.Fact|date=July 2008

Leagues & Cups

The club was a founding member (along with East Hoathly, Framfield, Hadlow Down, Horeham Road, Vines Cross & Waldron) and played in the short-lived Waldron & District Cricket League from 1921 to 1922. This competition was instigated by E.F. Oakshott of Foxhunt Manor, Waldron. The league's championship trophy was originally called the Foxhunt Challenge Cup, but it was put in abeyance in 1923 chiefly because of lack of interest.Fact|date=July 2008 The Cup was reincarnated in 1947 as the Oakshott Cup, and the Blackboys club was again a founding member. As of 2008, the Oakshott Cup was still being competed for. From 1998 to 2006 the club played in the Cuckmere Valley Cricket League, which was formed in 1906.The club has been a member of the [http://www.escl.org.uk/ East Sussex Cricket League] since 2007.

Past Officers of the Club

President

*1913-14 - J. Groves, Esq.
*1915-19 - Club held in abeyance due to World War I
*1920-22 - B. Steel, Esq.
*1923-25 - E. Callard, Esq.
*1926-32 - H.S. Fox, Esq.
*1933-42 - Captain G.R. Wyndham
*1943-45 - Club held in abeyance due to World War II
*1946-61 - Sir Reginald Spence
*1961 - Sir Reginald Spence & Lt-Col. G.F. Burnett, O.B.E., R.M. Ret'd. (Joint Presidents)
*1962 - Lt-Col. G.F. Burnett, O.B.E., R.M. Ret'd.
*1963 - Sir Ernest Murrant
*1964 - Colonel H.W. Vaughan-Thomas
*1965 - R.S. Daniels
*1966 - Squadron Leader R.E. Charlton
*1967 - Sir Cyril Hawker
*1968 - The Reverend J.H. Pain
*1969 - D.A. Odd, Esq.
*1970 - T.E. Sampson, Esq.
*1971 - H.S.C. Trevanion, Esq.
*1972 - Major P.R. Reid, M.B.E., M.C.
*1973 - J.A. Thomson, Esq.
*1974 - P.T. Nicholls, Esq.
*1975 - B. Tasker, Esq.
*1976 - N.R. Walters, Esq.
*1977 - J. Shipley, Esq.
*1978 - S.J. Short, Esq.
*1979 - J. Godwin, Esq.
*1980 - H. Blake, Esq.
*1981 - P.T. Nicholls, Esq.
*1982-83 - G. Campbell-Douglas, Esq.
*1984 - A.A. Mays-Smith, Esq.
*1985 - H.G.W. Press, Esq.
*1986 - J. Shipley, Esq.
*1987 - Captain H.S. Uberoi
*1988 - N.R. Walters, Esq.
*1989-90 - J. Shipley, Esq.
*1991-92 - P.R.M. Burnett, Esq.
*1993-96 - P. Russell, Esq.
*1997 - P.H.R. Scott, Esq.
*1998 - J.F. Rogers, Esq.
*1999 - D.R. Walters, Esq.
*2000-2003 - E.J. Turner, Esq.
*2004-2005 - J.T. Gore, Esq.
*2006-2007 - P.R. Hamilton, Esq.
*2008 - R.M. Ruthven, Esq.

Chairman

*1913-14 - E. Ball, Esq.
*1915-19 - Club held in abeyance due to World War I
*1920-22 - J. Hudson, Esq.
*1923-26 - Not Known
*1927 - A. Whitebread, Esq.
*1928-29 - G. Kember, Esq.
*1930 - A. Foord, Esq.
*1931 - L. Wright, Esq.
*1932 - S.F. Harland, Esq.
*1933 - G. Kember, Esq.
*1934-39 - J.R. Harland, Esq.
*1940-41 - Not Known
*1942 - Not Known, possibly H.W.Huxley, Esq.Fact|date=July 2008
*1943-45 - Club held in abeyance due to World War II
*1946-47 - W. Owen, Esq.
*1948 - R. Hill, Esq.
*1949 - L. Wright, Esq.
*1950-62 - H.S.C. Trevanion, Esq.
*1963 - B. Burrett, Esq.
*1964-69 - H.S.C. Trevanion, Esq.
*1970-76 - S.J. Short, Esq.
*1977-88 - D.P. Alcock, Esq.
*1989-2007 - D.R. Walters, Esq.
*2008 - D. Jenner, Esq.

ecretary

*1913-14 - J. Hudson, Esq.
*1915-19 - Club held in abeyance due to World War I
*1920 - C. Collins, Esq.
*1921-22 - E.S. Berry, Esq.
*1923-42 - W. Wybrow, Esq.
*1943-45 - Club held in abeyance due to World War II
*1946 - P.T. Nicholls, Esq.
*1947 - H.B. Oakes, Esq.
*1948-52 - P.T. Nicholls, Esq.
*1953 - Major A.S. Thornewill
*1954-57 - R.A. Wake, Esq.
*1958-61 - I. Thirkell, Esq.
*1962 - P.R.M. Burnett, Esq.
*1963 - B. Burrett, Esq.
*1964-65 - B.J.C. Woodroffe, Esq.
*1966 - J. Egerton, Esq.
*1967-69 - S.J. Short, Esq.
*1970-76 - D.P. Alcock, Esq.
*1977-79 - G.M. Thomson, Esq.
*1980 - H. Thomson, Esq.

ecretary (cont.)

*1981-82 - D.C. Marshall, Esq.
*1983-85 - J.R. Trigwell, Esq.
*1986 - N. Miall, Esq.
*1987-88 - D.C. Marshall, Esq.
*1989-91 - J.M. Nicholls, Esq.
*1992 - D. Jenner, Esq.
*1993-2008 - C.J. Eade, Esq.

Fixture Secretary

*1946-65 - P.T. Nicholls, Esq.
*1966-69 - J.M. Nicholls, Esq.
*1970-2008 - D. Jenner, Esq.

Treasurer

*1913-14 - G. Berry, Esq.
*1915-19 - Club held in abeyance due to World War I
*1920-33 - G. Berry, Esq.
*1934-42 - W. Wybrow, Esq.
*1943-45 - Club held in abeyance due to World War II
*1946-59 - W.J.C. Collins, Esq.
*1960-91 - N.R. Walters, Esq.
*1992 - D. Trigwell, Esq.
*1993-96 - K.D. Hazelden, Esq.
*1997-2008 - Mrs S.R. Funnell

Club Captain

* 1962-63 - I.Thirkell, Esq.
* 1964 - P.T.Nicholls, Esq.
* 1965 - I.Thirkell, Esq.
* 1966 - P.R.M.Burnett, Esq.
* 1967-69 - R.Axell, Esq.
* 1970-72 - D.R.Walters, Esq.
* 1973-74 - G.M.Thomson, Esq.
* 1975-78 - D.R.Walters, Esq.
* 1979-81 - P.R.M.Burnett, Esq.
* 1982 - G.M.Thomson, Esq.
* 1983-86 - D.R.Walters, Esq.
* 1987-08 - G.J.Funnell, Esq.

aturday Captain

* 1987-91 - G.J.Funnell, Esq.
* 1992-93 - D.Trigwell, Esq.
* 1994 - G.J.Funnell, Esq.
* 1995 - D.Jenner, Esq.
* 1996-08 - G.J.Funnell, Esq.

Club Records

Waldron & District Cricket League - 1921 to 1922

1921

1922

Not Known

Cuckmere Valley Cricket League - 1998 to 2006

Division 2

* 1998 - Division 2 - 4th place
* 1999 - Division 2 - Winners (Promoted to Division 1)

Division 1

* 2000 - Division 1 - Winners
* 2001 - Division 1 - 3rd Place
* 2002 - Division 1 - Runners-Up
* 2003 - Division 1 - Runners-Up
* 2004 - Division 1 - 3rd Place
* 2005 - Division 1 - Winners
* 2006 - Division 1 - Winners

The Tommy Lusted Cup

* 2003 - Winners

The Plate Trophy

* 2000 - Winners
* 2004 - Winners
* 2006 - Winners

East Sussex Cricket League - 2007 to 2008

Division 7

* 2007 - Division 7 - Winners (Promoted to Division 4)

Division 4

* 2008 -

The Oakshott Knockout Cup

* 1959 - Winners
* 1963 - Winners
* 1964 - Winners
* 1967 - Winners
* 1977 - Winners
* 2005 - Winners

References

* Blackboys Cricket Club Minute Book - Volume 1913 to 1956
* Blackboys Cricket Club Minute Book - Volume 1957 to 2003
* Blackboys Cricket Club Minute Book - Volume 2004 to Present
* Blackboys Cricket Club Fixture Cards
* Oakshott Cup Competition Minute Book
* Sussex Express Newspaper

Points of Interest

* Captain G.R. Wyndham, the club president from 1933-42, was the father of Joan Wyndham, a noted English diarist of the 20th century.
* Colonel H.W.Vaughan-Thomas the club president in 1964 played one First Class match for Glamorgan in 1933 - [http://content-www.cricinfo.com/england/content/player/22180.html]
* Sir Cyril Hawker the club president in 1967 played one First Class match for Essex in 1937.
* Major P.R. Reid, M.B.E., M.C., the club president in 1972, was one of the few prisoners of war to escape from the Nazi prison of Colditz Castle during World War II.

External links

* [http://www.blackboyscc.co.uk Blackboys Cricket Club Website]
* [http://www.escl.org.uk/ East Sussex Cricket League]
* [http://oakshott.play-cricket.com/home/home.asp The Oakshott Cup]