Cricket 

Oxford Brookes University Cricket Club, established in 1992, is one of our top-performing clubs. The club consists of approximately 50 students in total, accommodating cricketers across all abilities and helping those who want to improve.

The club trains at both the Cricket Centre at Iffley Road and the Centre for Sport at Brookes' Headington campus. Training sessions involve net practices, fielding drills, and general fitness exercises. In warmer weather, they use the astroturf outside in order to be able to conduct fielding practices more expansively. Each session is run by an ECB qualified coach, with specific focus on batting, bowling, wicket-keeping and fielding in order to allow for optimum performance every game, as well as general improvement.

Outside of the elite UCCE team, OBUCC fields two sides (1st and 2nd XI) for the outdoor BUCS season which run from mid-April through to June. It is the club’s aim to annually compete for 'National Champion' status for our UCCE side and achieve a long-awaited and well-earned series of promotions for the Brookes teams, with some promising new talent amongst the new intake.

You can find our Brookes Cricket Club's Instagram @OBUCC

You can also find the Oxford UCCE on Instagram @OxfordUCCE

Training

Training takes place in the nets of the Sports Hall at the Centre for Sport in Headington for Semester 1 (Monday 20th September 2021 - Sunday 12th December 2021) and Semester 2 (Monday 17th January 2022 - Sunday 26th June 2022). All players require a TEAMBrookes Membership to attend sessions.

All attendees must pre-register, and complete Brookes Sport's  NHS Test & Trace form. 

Oxford University Centre of Cricketing Excellence (UCCE)

The Oxford University Centre of Cricketing Excellence is an amazing opportunity for elite level cricketers who aspire to become professional. Oxford is one of just six university centres across the country where an elite team of coaches work with players daily from November to June across all disciplines: Batting, Fast Bowling and Spin Bowling, Fielding, Wicket-Keeping and Conditioning.

Every summer, players selected for the Oxford UCCE may have the opportunity to play against some of the best players in the world. In 2015, this included: Kevin Pieterson, Steve Finn, Nick Compton, Chris Tremlett and Sam Robson among others, at the stunning University Parks.

Please note that selection to the Oxford UCCE squad is reflective of a "cricket scholarship" due to the level of support and resource involved in the programme. If you would like to trial for the Oxford UCCE, please submit an online application form, to be submitted by Friday 1st October 2021. Trials will be held, and you will be notified as to the time of your trial via email.

2022 Squad

Oxford UCCE fixtures 2022

Alumni Testimonials

"It has been fantastic to be a part of such a well-structured cricket programme. All credit to Graham Charlesworth and Luke Taylor who work endlessly to provide our group with the best opportunities to grow as athletes. From skills work to S&C to nutrition, opportunities for improvement are always available. Our full winter programme gives us the chance to train all year round with high-quality skills and fitness programmes that are fine tuned for our individual progress. We always have that flexibility that allows us to stay ahead of our studies as well. The pre-season county fixtures offer great opportunities, and this led to me being able to train with the Hampshire squad and debuting in the T20 Blast."

Calvin Harrison, 2019

Hampshire 2020; Nottinghamshire 2021 & 2022; Manchester Originals 2021 & 2022

"I look back at my time at Oxford Brookes with immense pride. My student life was not a stereotypical one. My ambition was to get a good degree and also pursue my ambition to become a professional cricketer. Oxford Brookes gave me access to the facilities and expertise I required to achieve both. By the end of my time I had a 2:1 and been offered my first professional contract at Sussex CCC. Going to Oxford Brookes was one of the best and most important decisions I have ever made and I’ve never looked back."

Tim Linley, 2003-05

Sussex 2006; Surrey 2009-15

Representative Honours

Players who have represented Men's Oxford MCCU / UCCE v 1st Class Counties, or in Universities MCCU or BUCS Competition from 2001 onwards: