Swardeston Cricket Club

Pop along and support Friends of Swardeston Common.

Fixtures for the 2026 Thurlow Nunn EAPL are now out. We kick off the summer with a visit by Witham to The Common and round off the season by making the trip to EAPL newboys Ramsey.

Well bowled Sagi Rajaguru. Well done. Honours board for Norfolk for 2025 season.

Delighted that three of our club members were honoured in this year's Norfolk Cricket Foundation Cricket Collective Volunteer Awards. Well done to all three.
Winners:
🚜 Lifetime Achievement - Pat Hall
👏 Coach of The Year - Lawrence De Coteau
Runner-up:
🏏 Game Changer - Joe Beadman

Final graphic this evening is for the Top 10 fielding performances across the club.

Second up in our look at 2025 statistics is the numbers from the bowlers across the whole club - most wickets and best displays. Well done all.

Now the dust has settled on the 2025 season it's time to look at some stats. First up is the batting across the whole club - most runs and highest scores. Well done all.

Very proud to have three club members shortlisted in tonight's Norfolk Cricket Foundation Cricket Collective Volunteer Awards.

Best of luck to Pat Hall, Lawrence De Coteau and Joe Beadman. All winners in our eyes.

Also very proud of and grateful to all volunteers who give so much to Swardeston.

🌞 Swardeston Summer Social – Friday 19 September from 4pm
🎉 Last social of the year. A great way for people to connect – and it doesn’t matter what village you live in, everyone welcome.
🍕 Basil Club Pizza serving from 5pm.
🎟️ Don’t forget to bring small change for the raffle, Teddy Tombola etc.

2025 100 Club winners.

An emotional day on Saturday as we said farewell and heartfelt thanks to our groundsman Pat Hall as he prepared his last wicket at The Common. Pat has completed over 60 years looking after our square, an astonishing record for which we are truly grateful.
More: www.swardestoncc.co.uk/2025/09/fare...

Batted Alfie Cooper.

GAME DAY: We complete our home fixtures in this year's
Thurlow Nunn EAPL by welcoming the players and supporters of Great Witchingham to The Common today. We also send a Swardeston XI to play the Chairman's XI at Frettenham. Here's how the 1st XI line up. Good luck to all.

We complete our home fixtures in this year's Thurlow Nunn EAPL by welcoming the players and supporters of Great Witchingham to The Common tomorrow. Here's how we line up. Good luck fellers.

Big weekend for our youth teams.

Swardeston CEYMS U-9s & U-11s have made it to finals in the Lacons Brewery junior competitions.

🏏 U-9s play tonight at Sprowston at 5.30pm & U-11s take on Great Melton at Saxlingham on Sunday at 3pm start.

Pop along if you can to lend support.

Batted Rikin. Bowled Lewis.

MATCH DAY: For the last time this season we field 4 Saturday teams. 1st XI visit Horsford in Thurlow Nunn EAPL. In Lacons Brewery NCA 2nd XI host Sprowston at The Common, Swardeston CEYMS take on Old Buckenham at Hilltops & Swardeston CEYMS A travel to Frettenham. Good luck all.

We make the short trip to Manor Park tomorrow for an 11am start v Horsford in the Thurlow Nunn EAPL. Here's how we line up. Good luck fellers.

Batted Lewis Denmark.

🗓️ DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

🏏 Our Swardeston CEYMS Under-9s and Under-11s have made it to their respective finals in the Lacons Brewery Norfolk Alliance junior competitions.

👏 Would be great to see some support on the boundary. Pop along if you can.

Many congratulations to Sagi Rajaguru and his wife Grace who celebrated their wedding yesterday. They had a little help from club members. Wishing you love, health and happiness from all your many friends at the club.

Report, photos and videos of our great day at Hethersett & Tas Valley yesterday, winning the Norfolk Cricket Foundation Vitality Club U19 Trophy for the fourth time, now on our website.

See here:https://www.swardestoncc.co.uk/2025/08/ceyms-sharks-carry-off-norfolk-club-under-19s-t20-trophy/

Today's the day. Good luck lads.

Tomorrow we welcome the players and supporters of Sawston & Babraham to The Common for an 11am start in the Thurlow Nunn EAPL. Here's how we line up. Good luck lads.

Our Swardeston CEYMS Under-19s are in T20 action on Bank Holiday Monday. Pop along and support the lads.

🏏 Norfolk Cricket Fioundation Vitality U19 Club T20 finals day
🗾 Venue: Hethersett & Tas Valley
🕚 10:45am Lowestoft v Swardeston
🎫 Free entry
🍔 Burger stand
🍦 Ice cream
🍺 Bar open

Good luck to all our club members receiving their results for GCSEs, BTecs and Cambridge Nationals today.

Don't forget Swardeston CEYMS Under-13s are in action this evening when they play the semi-final of the Lacons Brewery Norfolk Alliance Allan Bridgewater Trophy against Hethersett & Tas Valley at Tas's Ground.
🗓️ Monday 18 August
🕙 6pm start

Congrats to Swardeston & Great Melton Softball team who won 2 out of 3 games in today's festival hosted by Ketteringham Hall. This means we have won the Norfolk Cricket Foundation - Women & Girls Group E Festival League.
Results: ncfwscl.play-cricket.com/website/divi...

Congrats to Swardeston CEYMS Under-9s who this morning won their semi-final in the Lacons Brewery Norfolk Alliance John Dewing U9-Trophy against Great Melton. They will play Sprowston in the final, date & venue tbc. Well done to the players, coaches & support crew.