Bexley Cricket Club
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Bexley Cricket Club was founded in 1805 at the Manor Way ground in Bexley Village
. The club has historically been one of the strongest in South-East England, having been Kent Cricket League
champions in 1996, and appearing in two Evening Standard Challenge Trophy finals. Bexley fields six teams on a Saturday, all playing league cricket, and two on a Sunday. For the first time in 2010, Bexley fielded a Ladies team.
Members of Bexley Cricket Club who have gone on to play test cricket
for England include Robert Key
, Min Patel
, James Tredwell
and Arthur Wellard
. Bexley also boasts England disabled cricketer Frederick Dove
.
The club is captained by Jack Bell for 2011 and has English U-19 cricket team
Adam Ball
in its squad who went to the U19 World Cup in New Zealand last winter.
Bexley
Bexley is an South East London]] in the London Borough of Bexley, London, England. It is located on the banks of the River Cray south of the Roman Road, Watling Street...
. The club has historically been one of the strongest in South-East England, having been Kent Cricket League
Kent Cricket League
The Kent Cricket League is the top level of competition for recreational club cricket in Kent, England. The league was founded in 1970, and since 1999 has been a designated ECB Premier League...
champions in 1996, and appearing in two Evening Standard Challenge Trophy finals. Bexley fields six teams on a Saturday, all playing league cricket, and two on a Sunday. For the first time in 2010, Bexley fielded a Ladies team.
Members of Bexley Cricket Club who have gone on to play test cricket
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
for England include Robert Key
Robert Key (cricketer)
Robert William Trevor Key is an English cricketer. He is the captain of Kent County Cricket Club, and a former member of the England Test match and One Day International sides....
, Min Patel
Min Patel
Minal Mahesh Patel is a retired Indian-born cricketer; who made 2 appearances in Test cricket for England. He was a right-handed batsman and a slow left arm bowler, who primarily played for Kent....
, James Tredwell
James Tredwell
James Cullum Tredwell is an English cricketer. A left-handed batsman and a right-arm off break bowler, he plays his domestic cricket for Kent County Cricket Club...
and Arthur Wellard
Arthur Wellard
Arthur William Wellard was a cricketer who played for Somerset and England. A late starter in county cricket, having been told by his native county, Kent, that he would be better off taking up a career as a policeman, Wellard played on into his late 40s...
. Bexley also boasts England disabled cricketer Frederick Dove
Frederick Dove
Frederick Dove was an English freestyle swimmer who competed for Great Britain in the 1936 Summer Olympics...
.
The club is captained by Jack Bell for 2011 and has English U-19 cricket team
English U-19 cricket team
The English Under-19 cricket team have been playing official Under-19 test matches since 1974. Prior to 1991/92 they were known as England Young Cricketers....
Adam Ball
Adam Ball
Adam James Ball is an English cricketer. Ball is a right-handed batsman who bowls left-arm fast-medium. He was born in Greenwich, London....
in its squad who went to the U19 World Cup in New Zealand last winter.