Club history

1948-1973

A period of uncovered and often unprepared wickets saw unprecedented success over this period. With 4 or 5 top club cricketers playing alongside some enthusiastic, competitive players, results were sensational. So much so that many so-called top clubs locally refused our invitation for games. A couple deigning to offer their 2nd team up for a ritual sacrifice duly obliged!

1973-1980

Our OCA years and an awakening. Not enough depth and complacency made for a difficult start. Soon rectified and we climbed the leagues winning cups on the way. Our magnificent new ground offered proper quick wickets and a lightening outfield. A bar that became what any successful team needed, cheap beer and a relaxed approach to the licensing laws.

1980-1992

Into the Trinity League and another awakening, especially losing 6/7 1st tem regulars. It was tough, but a slow improvement saw us win the league in 1984 with a fine team, mostly local boys who had come up through the ranks. After that. although competitive with a group of fine player, always this sense that we should have won more games.

1992-2000

A time of great success, bolstered by an Australian import, by the end of the decade we were top 3 club sides in the county. We were lucky inasmuch as we were at the front of the queue and had some real quality boys come over.

2000-2021

In 2002 we won the Oxfordshire KO, the pinnacle in a way and also it was the period when we gradually slipped back from that high standard. Seasons of high quality, a promotion inevitably followed by a relegation. Now in the midst of a pandemic we try to consolidate and hope for the best really.

Club history