Chipping Sodbury CC - At the Heart of Bristol Cricket
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Chipping Sodbury Cricket Club has been at the centre of Bristol cricket for many years. This year we celebrate 150 years of cricket at our ground, located just outside Bristol.
Where are we in relation to Bristol?
Chipping Sodbury CC is located just 10 miles (only 20 minutes) north-east of Bristol and can be easily reached by car.
What Cricket Clubs do we play against?
The 1st XI and 2nd XI play in the Bristol and North Somerset Division of the West of England Premier Cricket League, part of the ECB's nationwide network of Premier Leagues.
Unsurprisingly this means we get to play a lot of Bristol cricket clubs, as well as cricket clubs from Somerset.
Bristol & District Cricket Association - A Bristol Cricket League
Our Saturday 3rd, 4th and 5th XI all play in the leagues of the Bristol & District Cricket Association - a Bristol cricket league that all of Chipping Sodbury's Saturday sides have played in at some stage.
How many cricket teams do we have?
Chipping Sodbury is a large cricket club and is one of the oldest and most established in the Bristol area having been around since 1860 (yes we're 150 years old in 2010!)
The cricket club runs 5 senior league sides on Saturdays and 2 senior league sides on Sundays, with good youth integration.
Youth Cricket
The youth setup which has developed greatly in the last 10 years was set up in the 1980s and now contains 3 x Under 9 sides, 2 x Under 11, 2 x Under 13, 2 x Under 15 and 1 x Under 17 side. Chipping Sodbury CC play in the Bristol Youth Cricket League.
The Bristol Youth Cricket League has supported and developed Bristol cricket for many years and Chipping Sodbury is proud to be a part of it.
The 'Young Guns' Youth Academy
There is also a youth cricket academy at Chipping Sodbury which focuses more advanced coaching for the club’s more talented young players.
Women's Cricket
Within the last few years the club has also established a women’s team which has generated a fresh air of young women who have helped to develop Bristol cricket for many women and girls.
In recent years Chipping Sodbury's womens side merged with those of Thornbury Cricket Club (based in Gloucestershire) and Shirehampton (based in Bristol) to form a new team called Bristol Pheonix.
Nestled between Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Bristol and Somerset
The cricket club is situated next to the town of Yate and is within easy reach of the M4 and M5 motorways. The cricket club is ideally positioned to welcome players and opponents from the Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Bristol and Somerset areas.
How do I join this Bristol cricket club?
Chipping Sodbury Cricket Club has proven very popular with an influx of new cricketers in recent times. The main contact in the club is Clive Reynolds, Club Secretary, you can call him on 01454 314147.
You can also email the club here.
Proud to be a Part of Bristol Cricket
Chipping Sodbury Cricket Club has been a part of cricket in and around Bristol since 1860. In 2010 the club celebrated its 150th anniversary and looks forward to many more successful years providing cricket to those in Bristol and South Gloucestershire.
