Bures & District Cricket Club - Ethos

What makes us tick?

The club is unashamedly "village" in nature. It does not aspire to anything grander than playing cricket against other clubs of similar size; usually village clubs within a radius of some 20 miles of Bures. In common with many organisations of this type, the Club is run on a shoestring budget and relies heavily on the support of many local individuals and companies who contribute in either cash and/or kind.

The fair-play ethic is essential to all Bures cricketers.

The Games

Games are generally played on Saturday and Sunday afternoons in the spring, summer and early autumn months. The games are in both league and non-league format and may be played either at home or away.

Non-league games are generally social in nature but almost always competitively played. Some are VERY competitive! Many of these fixtures are played against other local village sides, some of whom have provided opposition every year for decades. The winning side gains nothing but satisfaction from the victory and the day usually ends with a glass or two of beer in one of the local pubs. In this convivial environment, animosities are forgotten and in-depth discussions and analyses of the afternoon's proceedings are undertaken.

League games are competitively played, with points awarded to each side for runs scored, wickets taken and whether or not a victory is achieved. The league is divided into divisions according to the abilities of the individual team. A combined Earls Colne and Bures XI plays in division 3 of the PDQ Cars Cricket League (a link to the League web site is here). The league games are to a 45-over format.

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Vicarage Meadow, Bures, Suffolk, CO8 5BX