CRICKET
hello, we are the essex blades cricket club
Cricket is a team sport with 11 players per side. The batting team try to score as many runs as possible and the bowling team try to restrict the number of runs they score through fielding and bowling them out. The teams then switch in the second innings and try to chase down the batting total made in the first innings.
How many teams do we have?
Men's Indoor team (BUCS South East)
Women's Indoor team (BUCS South East)
Men's Outdoor 1st team (BUCS South East Tier 1)
Men's Outdoor 2nd team (BUCS South East Tier 2)
Women's Outdoor 1st team (BUCS South East Tier 1)
Recent honours?
Men's Indoor team (BUCS South East) - Division Runners-Up 2016/17
Essex Blades Bronze Standard Club - 2016/17
BUCS National Indoor Trophy Runners-Up - 2017/18
BUCS South Eastern 2B Winners - 2017/18
BUCS South Eastern 3B Winners - 2017/18
Essex Blades Gold Standard Club - 2017/18, 2018/19 
Nominated - Social Club of the Year - 2017/18, 2018/19
Nominated - Club of the Year - 2018/19
Do I need anything else before I get involved?
Club kit is provided at training but for games it is recommended to have own batting equipment: whites, helmet, pads, box, gloves and bat.
Join us*
To be a part of the club, you need to join up as a member. All of the different club membership options are listed below with a description of what each membership covers.
* Please note that your membership information will be used in conjunction with Essex Sport (University), purely for the purpose of providing access to required facilities and data analysis. Your data will not be shared with anyone else or used for marketing purposes.
* Please note that due to COVID-19 we are identifying what activities are able to be played in line with UK Government and National Governing Bodies for sport guidelines. Due to this, we have suspended playing memberships until we have a clearer picture of training and competition opportunities for 2020/21.
By purchasing a membership you are agreeing to the club's code of conduct
basic member
Allows you to attend Come & Try sessions and Trials (and provides insurance cover at these sessions), vote in club elections, added to the club mailing list and receive a discount on Sports Fed tickets.
FREE
playing member
Includes all benefits of basic membership but also allows you to attend all club training sessions with a qualified coach, compete in weekly BUCS matches, and means you are insured against injury whilst at training sessions and matches for the Cricket Club.
tbc
basic member
Allows you to attend general club training session (although not team specific ones), vote in elections, added to the club mailing list and means you are insured against injury whilst at that Sports Clubs session.
FREE
Please note, as memberships have to be uploaded to the Essex Sport system manually, it may take 3-5 working days before you are able to book onto your session via the Essex Sport app and attend training sessions. Should you have any problems, please email scadmin@essex.ac.uk
Training times
REGULAR CLUB TRAINING SESSIONS resume tHE WEEK COMMENCING tbc*.
* Due to national lockdown, training sessions are currently suspended.
club training
Thursday | 8:15-10pm
sports hall
All club members welcome. Please note: due to COVID restrictions, training sessions are likely to be split to allow for more capacity.
club training
friday | 2:15-5pm
sports hall
All club members welcome. Please note: due to COVID restrictions, training sessions are likely to be split to allow for more capacity.
Please note, club training times listed above are during University term-time oNLY.
* Please note that due to COVID-19 we are identifying what activities are able to be played in line with UK Government and National Governing Bodies for sport guidelines. Due to this, we have suspended playing memberships until we have a clearer picture of training and competition opportunities for 2020/21. This page will be updated once this has been confirmed.
Club committee
paran kalley
president &covid officer
luke robinson
vice-president - men's & web & covid officer
viktoria fischer
vice-president - women's & covid officer
aaron fernandes
TREASURER
joe thorne
SECRETARY & covid officer
usama salamat
WELFARE OFFICER
jam ali
CLUB CAPTAIN &covid officer
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MEN'S 1ST TEAM CAPTAIN
joe thorne
MEN'S 2ND TEAM CAPTAIN & social secretary
hamsini shivakumar
WOMEN'S 1ST TEAM CAPTAIN & covid officer
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WOMEN'S DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
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mens development officer
freddy rumney
SOCIAL SECRETARY
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ALUMNI OFFICER
nikhil kataria
FUNDRAISING AND VOLUNTEERING OFFICER
paran kalley
president &covid officer
Bayley hall
covid officer