Cricket

Established in 1992, Oxford Brookes University Cricket Club stands out as one of our top-performing TEAMBrookes Sports Clubs.

The club welcomes players of all abilities and offers opportunities to succeed at every level of the performance pyramid.

The club's cricket activities primarily take place at Brookes Sport in Headington, where players utilise indoor cricket nets for practice. Our talented Oxford UCCE cricketers have their training and home game venue at Oxford University's, University Parks, while the TEAMBrookes BUCS teams play their home games at Boundary Park, Didcot.

Perform

Men's UCCE Cricket

At the top of the performance pyramid is our Men's UCCE Cricket programme which caters to elite cricketers who aspire for professional contracts. Oxford is one of 5 university centres across the country and our programme is a joint venture with the University of Oxford. We were the BUCS National Championship winners in 2016 and 2019.

Representative

TEAMBrookes Men's Teams

We field two Men's sides for the outdoor British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) Midlands Conference Leagues. These leagues run mid-April through to June. These teams also compete in the annual Varsity against the University of Reading. 

Women's Cricket

Oxford Brookes students are able to play on the Oxford University Women's team, similarly to the UCCE programme. Graham Charlesworth heads up the women's programme at Oxford University (and is the UCCE head coach and supports the Men's TEAMBrookes programme). To find out more about women's cricket, please drop him an email (gmcharlesworth65@gmail.com) or talk to the club at the Sports Fair. 

Want to join?

You can reach out to the Cricket Club directly on social media to find out more and get involved:

If you want to represent TEAMBrookes, give a new sport a go, or just find out more, then you can also head over to the Brookes Sport Instagram (@BrookesSportOxford) or for more information, please email the TEAMBrookes Team: sport@brookes.ac.uk..

For cricket, trials for the Men's BUCS Teams take place during the second semester, ahead of the season starting but cricket activity does take place during semester 1. Trials for the Men's UCCE programme take place throughout October. To attend these trials you must register your interest by Friday 29th September, 2023.

Oxford Brookes Cricket Club at the Sports Fair
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Coaching

Our Head of Cricket is Graham Charlesworth. As former top-level cricketer himself, Graham has been a mainstay in the Oxford university cricket scene for many years. Graham assembles a coaching staff each year with a mix of experience and prides himself on having a person-centric approach to his coaching. Graham uses his extensive network to arrange annual games against professional County sides and balances his coaching duties between the combined Men's and Women's UCCE programmes, being the Head Coach for the University of Oxford Cricket Club, as well as supporting the TEAMBrookes 1st and 2nd teams too.

We always endeavour to support aspiring coaches and support staff in the same way as our student-athletes, so if you would like to hone your skills by learning from our experienced coaches in a high-performance environment then please reach out to the TEAMBrookes Team by emailing: sport@brookes.ac.uk.

TEAMBrookes Membership Fees

The cost of joining any TEAMBrookes Sports Club, including Oxford UCCE is £150 for the 2023/24 academic year, which equates to approximately £6.80 per week. Find out more about the TEAMBrookes Membership Fee.  

This fee is required for each Sports Club you are competing for. Included within this cost is everything required to play your sport and access appropriate support.

Exemptions and Fee Waivers

Those in receipt of a Brookes Bursary or International Hardship Award for 2023/24 are exempt from paying the £150. If this applies to you, please complete this application form and confirmation of receiving one of these are required as part of the form. 

Those selected as TEAMBrookes Sports Scholars are also waived of the requirement to make the £150 payment, as part of the performance support provided.

Cricketer using the indoor cricket nets

Partnership with Under Armour

We are delighted to team up with Under Armour as our official #TEAMBrookes and leisurewear partner. 

To pick up your stash items, head over to our webshop.

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