Cicada Sports Donation
Huge thanks to Cicada Sports (@CicadaSports) for their donation of seven (7) boxes of brand new cricket clothing: mens and boys shirts, trousers and jumpers. UPDATE: These have been moved …
Diary Of A Vegan Cricketer (Week Twenty Six)
C is for ….. close season plans, C is for ….. C+, C is for …….. Conclusions. A good approach to Vegan Teas. Final game of the season called off. …
Diary Of A Vegan Cricketer (Week Twenty Five)
C is for …… Considering my League Cricket future, 1 more social game, then a winter of fitness, coaching, netting, golf and …. shooting? Read the full diary on Chris’s …
Cricket can be boring – which is why it should be in schools
By teaching kids about patience, forbearance and the notion of delayed gratification, the game is more important than ever in a world where attention spans are shrinking Matthew Syed – …
Diary Of A Vegan Cricketer (Week Twenty Four)
C is for ….. Club Cricket and the direction it is heading, with no nets and no cricket it feels like the season is over (but not quite yet), and …
Diary Of A Vegan Cricketer (Week Twenty Three)
C is for ………..charity games , a week with no cricket, started rehab again, and played some golf. Read the full diary on Chris’s Personal Blog (all comments his own …
Diary Of A Vegan Cricketer (Week Twenty Two)
C is for …… coaching (decision), NBCC LGBTQ+ first game (first win), an early end to the season in preparation for winter nets at Edgbaston, and initial thoughts on next …
NBCC Winter Nets
We have secured a weekly slot in the Indoor Nets at Edgbaston for the 2024/25 off season. The NBCC Winter Nets will start on 13th October and run weekly at …
Diary of a Vegan Cricketer (Week Twenty One)
C is for ….. Cricketing Know How (or more accurately lack of) a common subject of discussion amongst us old timers, another Staffs Seniors loss, the end of my league …
Diary of a Vegan Cricketer (Week Twenty)
C is for ……… concentration, a small run of form, a narrow defeat for Staffs Seniors but we still in the hunt for a semi final position, and taking the …
Diary of a Vegan Cricketer (Week Nineteen)
C is for …… coaching and computers, another win for Staffs Seniors 1s, played some golf, had a net, and finally spent some time in the middle with a bat …
My Story Amy Holmes
In our latest My Story post NBCC Mentor Amy Holmes shares how her late introduction to cricket has developed into a real passion for the game, and how she found …
Diary of a Vegan Cricketer (Week Eighteen)
couple of games this week, had a net session, didn’t pick up a golf club, and had a tea with labels for a variety of dietary requirements. Read the full …
Diary of a Vegan Cricketer (Week Seventeen)
Can add C for consistency to the C for clarity last week …… Staffs Cricket win two on the bounce to top the league, some vegan news, and a day …
Diary of a Vegan Cricketer (Week Sixteen)
Two thirds of the season gone and I suspect that if I were to write my end of season report it wouldn’t be far off: a very mixed season, but …
NBCC EDI&B Officer Pamela Jabbar
Delighted that Pamela Jabbar, PhD candidate at The University of Birmingham and Grassroots cricket coach for women and girls, has joined the NBCC team as EDI& B Officer. As a …
Diary of a Vegan Cricketer (Week Fifteen)
Cricket? What Cricket! The stop/start nature of the season is heading more towards stop as I focus on the off season more and more. Is a three day Test really …
Diary of a Vegan Cricketer (Week Fourteen)
Three games and three losses, a net (in the rain), a very impressive charity game, a slight blip on the anticipated Vegan front, lost at golf and had a Deep …
Diary of a Vegan Cricketer (Week Thirteen)
Good net sessions, a bit of a spanking, slight blip on the fitness front, the benefits of a good captain, a first win of the season and …. a good …
Diary of a Vegan Cricketer (Week Twelve)
Played one game, one training session, two trips to Edgbaston, one game of golf, and some positive news on the vegan front and fitness front. Read the full diary on …
NBCC Mentor Liam Cope
Really pleased that Liam Cope (@LiamCope10) has joined NBCC as a Mentor (Umpiring). No surprise that we met when Liam stood in one of our games and it was immediately …
Diary of a Vegan Cricketer (Week Eleven)
Runs, wickets, golf, and positive news on the Vegan front, (nearly) watching cricket at Edgbaston and Fathers Day ….. what next? Read the full diary on Chris’s Personal Blog (all …