Welcome to the Women's Cricket Club
Hi and welcome to Women’s Cricket! We’re a fun and inclusive club looking for new members to join us. We play in indoor and outdoor BUCS seasons, as well as varsity against UKC. Whether you’re a 1st year or currently at uni, we’re looking for players of all abilities, new or old to cricket to come and join us. Our team currently has a mix of abilities ranging from club and county level to never picking up a bat before. Joining a sports team is the best way to make lifelong friendships, making amazing memories along the way. We train every Monday 5:30-7:00 at Polo Farm, and will hold extra training sessions closer to varsity. We compete in indoor and outdoor BUCS fixtures against teams across the south east. Our indoor and outdoor varsity against our local rivals, University of Kent, is always the highlight of our competitive year. In previous years we’ve had success winning outdoor varsity last year, as well as travelling to Birmingham in 2022 to compete in the nationals finals where we came top 8 in the UK for women’s indoor cricket!
Committee:
President: Abigail Balcombe
Vice-President: Allyce Brothers
Captain: Abigail Balcombe
Well Being Officer: Hollie Spires
Awards:
Philip Ganly Award 2022/23
Club of the Year 2021/22
Sportsperson of the Year 2021/22
Team Christ Church Executive Award 2021/22
How to Join
In order to play for sports teams at Christ Church you need to purchase the two different memberships linked on this page: Students' Union Sport Membership and Christ Church Sport Subscription.
Christ Church Sport Subscription + Students' Union Sport Membership = Sports Club Member
Without both memberships & subscription you will not be able to take part in your club's activities, training and matches.
Once you have selected your Cricket (Women's) membership, you can process your Christ Church Sport Subscription.
Available Memberships
This group has no memberships available to purchase.
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Why do you need two memberships?
Part 1 · Christ Church Sport Membership
As a member you get access to all the essentials for your sport, including:
- Matchday and training facilities
- Coaching (when agreed)
- Entry fees for competitions (BUCS leagues, local, regional, and national events)
- Transport to and from main competitions
- Payment for officials
- Necessary equipment
- Affiliation fees with your National Governing Body, plus extra benefits (like increased insurance, partner discounts, ticket ballot entries for pro sports)
- First aid cover during training and competitions
Your club also gets extra perks:
- Free facility hire for Varsity, charity or special events
- Support with development initiatives (like achieving SportsMark, social action projects, or making your sport more accessible)
- Help with finding work or volunteer opportunities in sport
- Assistance in getting sports qualifications (coaching, officiating, etc.)
- Additional benefits from our local partnerships
Part 2 · Students' Union Sport Membership
This membership is set by your club and the funds are only spent on things that will collectively help support the club.
Examples of what your memberships can be spent on but are not limited to are:
- Kit
- Dinners/end-of-year awards
- Extra sessions outside of budgeted Christ Church Sport Membership costs
- Extra travel outside of budgeted Christ Church Sport Membership costs
- Trips and events
Not only does your membership help support your clubs extracurricular activities and it also allows the union to do the following:
- Insurance for all signed-up sports members
- Contact committee members about key information throughout the year
- Allow committee members access to their club email accounts
- Allow you to run and vote in Committee Elections
- Committee members to access the website and finance systems
