HINTON CHARTERHOUSE CRICKET CLUB

The Club is located between the Branch Road to the A36 and Green lane, and access to it is from the former.  The entrance is about 200 metres from the main road that runs roughtly north south through the village. The beautiful ground is in a prime location bounded by tall mature trees, with the Clubhouse and Millennium Green on one side and the grounds of Hinton House on the other

History.   

Cricket in Hinton has a long history. Robin Robertson Glasgow's family diaries speak of the village playing (and losing) way back in the mid 19th century. In those days it would be the blacksmith, the local squire and the vicar each having a hand in it. However we don't have to go that far back in our records to find that the vicar of the day insisted that the Sunday matches ended in time for the teams to attend the evening service; he must have owned the lawn mower to have wheeled such power!

Current Club.  

During the last few years the club has gradually widened it's appeal.  Its first and second teams play in the Surridge Wiltshire County League Divisions 1 and 5 and in 2009 came 6th and 3rd respectively.   The Sunday League XI came seventh in the Premier Division of the North Somerset Cricket Conference, thus coming up against the likes of Bath, Lansdown, and Keynsham.

The club is totally amateur with nobody receiving remuneration.  The Club has a full fixture list and in a typical season plays a total of about 90 games, of which around 75 are at home.  See also web site  www.hccc.play-cricket.com/home/home.asp.  

The largest step forward in recent years has been the expansion of the Youth Section.  Following a relatively dormant period in the 80's, the youth section was resurrected in 1989 and is now totally integrated in the club.  There are three main age groups, under 15, under 13 and under 11 , each playing in the Bath and NE Somerset Youth League.  In 2008 the under 13s  were top of their division and won their League Cup.  The under 9s gather under supervision on Wednesday evening.

The young players have the first choice of the use of the pitches for matches on Monday and Tuesday evening. Training takes place for all groups on Fridays.  All training is under the watchful eye of a senior qualified  coach.  

Membership of the Club is open to non-players.  The Clubhouse is designed for disabled use and includes good facilities for both players and spectators alike.  Players of all ages and abilities are welcome.  Any interested in joining should contact admin@hintoncharterhouse.com

The Club Officers are:

 Club Chairman                               T Tippetts (01373 832581)

Club Captain                                    A Haththotuwegama (01225 866936)

Hon Secretary                                  M Fricker (01380830624)

Hon Treasurer                                  K Borton

Fixture Secretary                              R Newport (01225 334506))

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