About BCC

It is a number of years ago, in 1996, when the sale of the old ground at Mountnessing Road enabled Billericay Cricket Club to move to the new ground in Blunts Wall Road, just behind the Billericay Football Ground.

The ground provides two county size pitches, a magnificent clubhouse with indoor nets, good parking facilities and outdoor nets. The pitches are maintained by a full-time groundsman provided by Essex County Cricket Club who also use the ground for County Second XI and junior County XI fixtures. Additionally the ground has been used for benefit matches (e.g Nasser Hussain, Mark Ilott and Peter Such) and, in the 2002 season, accommodated the prestigious Bunbury Festival (a national competition organise by David English involving the best 15 year olds from which a number of England Test players have evolved).

On 21st June 2000 the Toby Howe Cricket Ground also accommodated a NatWest Trophy 3rd Round fixture between Warwickshire CCC and the Essex CB XI. This game featured Alan Donald, Nick Knight, Ashley Giles and Trevor Penney among others.

Ian Pont, the Bangladesh bowling coach was captian of Billericay for 3 years in the 1990's.

Billericay Cricket Club puts out five Saturday sides - each performing in their respective divisions of the Shepherd Neame Essex League. Occasionally the Club also puts out a Saturday 6th XI. The 5th and 6th elevens play their home fixtures at either Lake Meadows or the SELEC Ground at Basildon. The top two elevens play their fixtures on the main (South) pitch and the third and fourth elevens play on the second (North) pitch.

Additionally a Sunday XI , entered into the Essex Sunday League East Division, has eleven League fixtures and friendly fixtures. A Veterans XI has regular mid-week fixtures, with occasional Sunday fixtures throughout the season.

Club Culture

Availability

Each playing member is responsible for notifying the selection committee of their availability. All members are reminded of their responsibility to meet their commitment once they have said they are available.

Bar Duty

Members will serve behind the bar as indicated by the Captains Committee Team selection process. Members are further responsible to take their turn on weekday evenings throughout the year as indicated on the Bar Rota. Members are responsible for ensuring their attendance and are only excused if they have arranged a substitute.

Cars

Members are requested to honour the disabled signs and not to park in those bays. Drivers are instructed to approach the ground at a speed which is safe and considerate to other drivers/pedestrians. Passengers to away games are expected to offer a fair contribution to the driver’s costs.

Database

Each member is responsible for ensuring that the club has their up to date contact details.

Easter Ground Duties

Each member is requested to attend at least once during the periods set aside over the Easter weekend for ground duties and maintenance.

Guests

All members are encouraged to entertain our guests with courtesy and consideration.

Insurance

Players participate in games at their own risk and are advised, in their own interest, to make sure that they are adequately insured. The club at no time accepts responsibility for members and visiting teams’ personal property and vehicles parked at the ground.

Net Safety

Members are responsible for their own safety whilst they are in the indoor and outdoor net areas.

Subscriptions

These are due on 1st January each year and must be paid by 31st March to the Treasurer or Team Captains. If they are not, the defaulter, subject to a contrary decision of the Executive Management Committee will immediately cease to be a member of the club. A defaulter, may in the absolute discretion of the Executive Management Committee be readmitted to membership on payment of all arrears and such additional fee that they may consider appropriate.

Team Selection

The weekend team selections are posted at the clubhouse the preceding Monday evening. Each player is responsible for checking their selection and must initial their availability or if no longer available advise their team captain. If by 8pm on the Thursday evening prior to the weekend in question, no action has been taken by the player, they will be replaced.

Times of Matches

The Team list contains all information appertaining to start time and venue of matches. This includes the departure time for away matches which must be adhered to.

Visiting Teams

Please contact the captain of the side being played. In the event of difficulty please contact the ground [01277 655202].

Weather

In the event of inclement weather each player must ascertain whether or not a match has been cancelled by contacting their team captain or visiting the clubhouse.