Bessborough Cricket Club
Address: Headstone Manor, Pinner View, Harrow, Middlesex, HA2 6PX
Phone: 020 8427 3694
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Bessborough Cricket Club, located in Harrow, North West London, passed its century in 2008 with a (victorious) centenary match against the MCC and is now looking to build the foundations for another hundred.
The club has four Saturday league teams, with the 1st XI stepping up to play in the Middlesex County Cricket League from 2015 after winning the Middlesex Championship in 2014. The 2nd XI also competes in the MCCL, while the 3rd and 4th teams do battle in the 1987 Middlesex League. In addition, the club has a Sunday team that plays in the Chess Valley League and for those that prefer a bit of mid-week bash our T20 friendlies side “The Barbarians” take on all comers from the Harrow area.
Bessborough CC is ECB Clubmark accredited and has one of the strongest colt’s setups in the whole of Middlesex, catering for young players aged between 9 and 17. A testament to the strength of the colts is that the majority of the current senior sides have come through the ranks. Recent colt success includes the under 17s being crowned champions of the Middlesex Colts Association (MCA) County League for the fifth time in 2012. The U13’s were national champions in 2001.
The most famous graduate of the Bessborough colts system is undoubtedly current England batting coach Mark Ramprakash who cut his batting teeth on the beautiful Headstone Manor strip to become one of our youngest ever first team players in the mid-eighties. Other success stories include Keith Dutch who played for Middlesex and Somerset, while former player and colts coach Graeme West is now Head Coach at the West Indies Cricket Board’s High Performance Centre in Barbados.
The club is always on the lookout for new players of all abilities or even social members to help out behind the scene or simply enjoy the clubhouse facilities.
Bessborough Secure MCCL Status With Easy Win
Bessborough secured their place in the Middlesex County Cricket League for another year on Saturday after a comprehensive eight-wicket win at relegation-haunted Kenton.
Rain the winner at Headstone Manor
Rain ensured the spoils were shared at Headstone Manor this weekend where Bessborough were taking on South Hampstead, although their rivals could not take advantage.
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Bessborough win again to keep survival hopes alive
Bessborough followed up their fine win against Winchmore Hill last week with a three-wicket victory over MTSSC, although they still find themselves in a fight to avoid relegation.
Bessborough beat league leaders Winchmore Hill
Bessborough beat league leaders Winchmore Hill by 30 runs on Saturday to complete a victory that ranks as one of their best in recent times.
Rain hits all four Bessborough teams on wet weekend
A rain-hit weekend saw all four Bessborough CC teams affected on Saturday with the first team suffering most as they could only secure a losing draw against Uxbridge.
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Collapse leaves Bessborough at the bottom
A horrible batting collapse against South Hampstead has left Bessborough stuck at the bottom of the Middlesex County Cricket League Division Three table.
Bessborough claim losing draw against MTSCC
Bessborough’s first team claimed a creditable losing draw against high-flying MTSSC in the Middlesex County Cricket League on Saturday.
Bessborough thrashed by Winchmore Hill
Winchmore Hill gave Bessborough’s first team a schooling on Saturday as Jim Gatting’s mammoth 154 helped his side win a one-sided Middlesex County Cricket League encounter by 238 runs.
Rameez produces Bessborough rescue act
Bessborough 1st XI kept up their winning run on Saturday when they beat Osterley by 20 runs to move into joint fourth in the Middlesex County Cricket League.
Bessborough get off the mark
Bessborough’s first team picked up their first league points of the 2016 season on Saturday but it was a nervy affair as they beat North London in the Middlesex County Cricket League.
Bessborough win through in Middlesex Cup
Bessborough won their first competitive fixture of the 2016 campaign at the second time of asking as they comfortably beat Harrow Town in the first round of the Middlesex County Knockout Cup on Sunday.
Bessborough beaten by Harrow St Mary's
Bessborough suffered a sound thrashing at the hands of local rivals Harrow St. Mary’s as for the second year in a row they made their departure from the Royal London Club Championship at the first stage.