The Sunday of this year’s Community Festival weekend (5th June) incorporated a special event at Baileys Court to mark the 25th anniversary of Bradley Stoke Cricket Club. The day included many attractions, the main one being a visit from Jack Russell MBE, the former England and Gloucestershire wicketkeeper. Jack is a very talented artist and there was an exhibition of
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Despite the wet, cold and windy weather we are having at the moment, it’s amazing to think it’s only three months until the cricket season starts! Bradley Stoke Cricket Club (BSCC), which runs four adult sides on a Saturday, two on a Sunday and youth teams from under-10s right through to under-17s, start their indoor nets in the next few weeks.
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Bradley Stoke Cricket Club (BSCC) has announced plans to replace and re-site the “dilapidated” practice nets at its Baileys Court ground and is inviting local residents to attend two informal ‘drop-in’ consultation events to find out more about the project. The club says the Bailey Court nets are now the only ones in Bradley Stoke, after the nets that were previously at
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Mike Mundy, president and founder member of Bradley Stoke Cricket Club (BSCC), has been awarded a ‘lifetime achievement’ award by Gloucestershire Cricket Board. This is one of eight categories within the NatWest OSCA award scheme, run by the England and Wales Cricket Board to recognise those making outstanding contributions to grass roots cricket. As a winner of the county award,
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Local ladies-only running club Sole Sisters have announced that their next beginners’ running course will start next week. The six-week course, particularly suited for ladies who have never run before or are returning after a long period of rest, illness or injury, begins on Monday 2nd September. The weekly sessions take place the Baileys Court Activity Centre in Bradley Stoke,
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Some great cricket was on show last weekend at Baileys Court Cricket Ground, as the Bradley Stoke CC Second XI took on local rivals Hambrook Seconds in a game which saw an excellent batting display. They chased 193 off of 28 overs in the second innings to win the game over their arch rivals. In the first innings, when Hambrook
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The new look Bradley Stoke Youth FC (BSYFC) Under 11 Girls team played exceptionally well on Sunday morning in their pre-season friendly against Downend Flyers in a game they found themselves winning 7-1, with Millie Eveleigh putting three past the Downend Keeper. However, the first goal didn’t come from Eveleigh, it came from winger Maddie Hilbert who lobbed the keeper
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Bradley Stoke Cricket Club’s (BSCC’s) First XI suffered a heavy defeat away to local rivals Almondsbury at the weekend. The team lost by a margin of 104 runs as they were skittled out for 90, with opener Adam Davis’ 30 the only score of note. Earlier Wayne Passmore and Bhushan Mankar contributed four wickets each to bowl Almondsbury out for
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Saturday afternoon at the Baileys Court cricket ground saw Bradley Stoke CC First XI lose out to Bristol YMCA, who currently sit at the top of the Senior Division. Bradley Stoke could not reach the total of 219 set by YMCA in the first innings. The big total was helped by the opening pair of Keith Milsom and Wayne Butler
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Bradley Stoke Cricket Club’s second XI faced Chipping Sodbury on Saturday at the Baileys Court cricket ground in a very close contest which they won by three wickets, the game going down to the last over. Bradley Stoke fielded first and did well by restricting Chipping Sodbury to no more than 210. They finished on 207-4 at the end of
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