PROFESSIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT 2024:
🎶He's Majid, you knowww 🎶
We are delighted to announce the signing of top-order bat and spinner Majid Majeed as our Professional for 2024. We can't wait to see him in action next season!
We had an incredible 75 kids last night at our junior training. Fantastic to see so many youngsters of all ages getting into cricket and having a great time. On every Friday and anyone can come.
@LoveWhitefield
@ECB_cricket
Incredible & heart warming scenes again last night at Our ‘open to all’ Juniors session last night. Another 75 kids coached by our ECB qualified team and assisted members of our 1st/2nd team!
Thanks to all our volunteers again. We can’t do this without you!
@LoveWhitefield
We thought we would share this photo of the grounds taken yesterday during a brief moment of sunshine. The grass was freshly cut by our groundsman beforehand, providing us with stunning match-ready results.
Hopefully, the weather will be like this for our games this weekend!
We should've been starting the summer today, with a friendly at home to
@AccyCC
.
It also should've been day 2 of our beer and gin festival.
Hang in there everyone, stay home and we'll be back out there soon enough.
1/2: HE’S ONE OF OUR OWN! We are absolutely delighted to announce the signing of
@ChrisWilliams33
as professional from next season on a multi year deal. Chris has represented Cumberland at minor county level, an has been professional at Middleton CC for the past two seasons
More preparation in full flow ready for the reopening on
#whitefield
’s biggest bear garden. Can’t wait to welcome you back. Great to see some of Our juniors getting some socially distanced practice in.
If you’re heading out for a stroll through
#Whitefield
, don’t forget you can stop off to quench your thirst at Stand CC on higher lane. We have the biggest beer garden in the area and there is no need to queue!
@LoveWhitefield
#beergarden
This is amazing! Our very own Kieran Wong has been selected as a
@lancscricket
Lockdown Hero! His name will be on a players shirt in tomorrow evening's T20 game! Click on the link to find out more!
📢 SQUAD ANNOUNCEMENT 📢
We are proud to announce the
@emirates
Lockdown Heroes Squad 🏆
The 11 nominated heroes will be celebrated for their actions during lockdown at tomorrow's
@VitalityBlast
match 👏
Learn more about the squad ⬇️
And one that I missed last night:
STAND ARE DIVISION 1B CHAMPIONS: With 2nd placed having won two less games than Stand, Stand are mathematically confirmed as champions with a week to spare.
1/2 New signing: We are delighted to announce that we have agreed to sign (subject to visa approval), Matt Andrews (
@MattAnd38866172
) as one of our Overseas Amateur players for the 2020 season.
Matt is a top order bat and keeper for Brothers Ipswich CC 1st grade in Queensland.
Here is our new
@GtrMcrCricket
limited overs kit ! We are displaying an amazing charity in
@BootOutBC
instead of a sponsor. A big thanks to
@customkit
for supplying!
Over 70 kids on the ground tonight for training enjoying themselves. Absolutely wonderful to see. Parents looked like they were enjoying themselves to!
Some turnaround here at the SCG, with the 1sts bowling
@RoeGreenCricket
out for 62 defending 84! Ali Asad and Jamal Sukhon the main men with 5/3 and 4/6 respectively. Great effort!
🏆 🏆 🏆
Following our Under 9s success a few weeks back, our U11s claimed victory in the
@Cricket_Bury
Indoor Tournament today, after a tense final with Woodbank CC, that was decided on the last ball.
A great effort by the team & a huge thanks to the manager, coach & parents.
Yesterday we attended day 1 of the Expo event at
@LancsCCC
. Listening to Jimmy, Freddie and watching the masterclass from Jos was brilliant. Well done to
@BackStop130
and his team in organising such a great event! Get down today for day 2 if you can.
@LancsCricketFDN
☀️🏏🍻 Today our 3rd XI welcome
@RoeGreenCricket
for a 1.30pm start.
🍺 The bar is open from 12.00 for outdoor seated areas following Covid guidelines. Come along for a lazy Sunday drink & a spot of local community cricket at Whitefield’s biggest beer garden!🍻
@LoveWhitefield
📢Beer Festival August 6th-8th📢
Join us for our annual beer festival Friday August 6th - Sunday August 8th, everyone welcome!
- Live music 🎤
- Craft / keg / bottled beers
- Cricket Sat vs
@DentonWestCC
& Sun vs
@SwintonMoorside
Like, share and follow!
Today our OA for the previous two seasons
@JSukhon
flies back to NZ. He’s been a fantastic addition to the club, off and on the pitch and we wish him well for the coming season back home!
Is everyone excited for the new season? We’re asking our
#Whitefield
community to pop along to a clean-up day: Saturday 20th, 27th & 3rd April. Painting, varnishing, litter picking etc. all socially distanced. Will start at 11am all three days. Every little helps.
@LoveWhitefield
Great day for both teams. The 1st XI chase 107 for 1 at Woodhouses to Bank 6 badly needed points. Jack Delaney 65* and Norm 3/18 from his 15.
The 2nds also pick up 6 points at home to Oldham, winning by 7 wickets. Luke Solis with 5/17 to bowl the oppo out for 93.
What a cracking weekend all around for the club. The 3rd XI won away at Worsely yesterday, with a century from Matt Morgan and 6 wickets for Rhys Massey.
🌞🌞🍺The sun is cracking the flags and it’s perfect beer garden weather. 🍺🌞🌞It’s busy but we have plenty of room. Come down to Stand CC on Higher Lane, grab a seat & have your drinks brought to you. & the cricket is on as well!
@LoveWhitefield
🏆 🏏U9s Cup Winners! 🏏🏆
Wow what an achievement. Our U9s romp home as winners of the Bury Cricket Development Group Under 9s Indoor Tournament yesterday after winning all 5 matches.
@cricket_bury
@lovewhitefield
We are proud to say that our 1st XI have brought home their first trophy since 2018, as they defeated
@ashtoncc2015
in the
@GtrMcrCricket
GMCL20 Mixed Championship Cup.
Congratulations to the lads and a massive thanks to all at Ashton for hosting and putting up a great match.
Our annual Beer Festival will take place over the weekend of 24th-26th June. Over the course of the weekend, there will be live music, local and established breweries in stock, and of course plenty of cricket!
Please RT.
@LoveWhitefield
#BeerFestival
#Local
#Bury
A massive welcome to Dylan, our Overseas Amateur. He's only been with us for a few weeks and has already settled in and become a huge asset to the club. We had a quick chat to find out more about him - read more here -
Stand CC now has a ladies team, and are welcoming all ages and abilities to come and have a go at our indoor nets starting Wednesday 20th March.
£3pw
no pre-booking required.
Have fun and figure out how to play cricket!
Contact Nikki Farmer on 07852913196
@lovewhitefield
Morning all! We have set up a new page on Facebook for the club, and would appreciate your support so please 'like' the page and receives updates on events, matches etc. 👍🏻
Only 4 days to go until our Annual Beer Festival.
From 6.00pm on Friday 24th-Sunday 26th June, we are absolutely delighted to present
@BrewsmithBeer
,
@RockTheBoatAle
@BrightsideBrew
@JWLeesBrewery
for you to sample their beverages, watch sport and listen to live music!
Good win for the 1sts today, defending 153. Great knock from the Pro, and Norm then picking up 4/23. Kit looking good too, thanks to
@customkit
and
@BootOutBC
An update from our Chairman
@Potter_1974
This is a distressing time for everyone, and we want you all to look after yourselves and your loved ones during this difficult time 🦅
Tonight is our virtual race night, and thanks to our amazing members, we have sold 104 horses, way above our target of 80! All ten races have been sponsored too.
Thank you to everyone who has sponsored a race or bought horse! See you all later on!
Mixed results today.
1st XI won against
@WoodhousesCC
for their first win of the season, but our 2nd XI lost away to
@deaneandderby
. No home game tomorrow but if the sun shines we will be open for drinks in Whitefield’s biggest beer garden from 2.30pm
@LoveWhitefield
Our U14s played at
@MontonSports
last night. A close match ended up with Monton winning, with 2 retirements on 40. Our own B Pinkus got to 40 as well. Thanks for the hospitality guys.
This Saturday is our final home game of the season, as we welcome
@RoeGreenCricket
to the the SCG.
The game starts at 12:30pm, and the bar will be open. Appropriate guidelines will be in place.
@LoveWhitefield
We have been developing our facilities at the club, including our brand new toilet facilities.
Future refurbishments will include brand new changing rooms and shower facilities, with the addition of a new third changing room.
@lovewhitefield
Stand Cricket Club Ladies Team!
Stand CC will be taking part in the GMCL Ladies Softball league next summer. We are looking for players of all ages and abilities - if you are interested, please text Nikki Farmer on 07852913196. No experience necessary!
Manchester's best
#CraftBeerFestival
is back at Whitefield's biggest beer garden!
🍺🍺🍺🍺🍷🍷🍷🍷
From 6.00pm on Friday 24th-Sunday 26th June, we are absolutely delighted to bring you 4 guest breweries to the line up, live music & live sport!
@LoveWhitefield
@LoveUnsworth
The season is finally here! Today the 1st XI welcome
@WalshawCricket
to the SCG. The game starts at 12:30pm.
The 2nd XI travel to
@RoeGreenCricket
today.
Spectators are welcome, but must adhere to the hospitality guidelines in place.
@LoveWhitefield