Peterborough Town Cricket Club News Articles

PTCC now an ECB Disability Champion Club

Richard Kendall — Mon, 09 Jun 2025 17:44:36 +0100

Please send enquiries regarding our Disability Cricket programme and how you can get involved to:

2025 Programme :

Schools Festival - SEND Schools Festival on 14 May 2025 at Peterborough Town CC, Bretton Gate, PE3 9UZ
Weekly programme starting May 2025 - details to be confirmed

PTCC WINTER JUNIOR NETS 2025

Richard Kendall — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 16:13:30 +0000

Starting Friday, 31st January 2025

Location: Thomas Deacon Academy (PEI 2UW)
£7.50 per session

Timings:

Under 9s & Under 11s (Year 2 to 6) = 6 - 7.30pm
Under 13s & Under 15s (Year 7 to 10) = 7.30 - 9pm

For any enquiries, contact peterboroughtowncc@hotmail.com or drop us a DM on our socials!

PTCC 2024 Crowdfunder in partnership with the Aviva Community Fund

Richard Kendall — Wed, 28 Feb 2024 23:51:42 +0000

PETERBOROUGH TOWN CRICKET CLUB 2024 CROWDFUNDER in partnership with the AVIVA COMMUNITY FUND

Launched Saturday 24th February running until 6th April.

Visit avivacommunityfund.co.uk/p/help-us-become-the-greenest-club-possible to find out more and donate

AIMS

To raise funds for the club to undertake a number of projects to help reduce the impact of climate change

WHY

We are struggling to protect our cricket square from heavy rain, which is causing flooding.

We also need to improve other facilities, such as:

Refurbishing our showers for more efficient water usage
Building 2 soakaways on our cricket outfield
Installation of an irrigation system
Investigate in the installation of solar panels, rain water harvesting & EV charging points

HOW DOES IT WORK

We have put up a number of rewards on the project page for purchase and any donations to be made.

Aviva will match every individual donation up to £250, for example if you donate £10, Aviva will double it to £20, so please go to the project page using the link: www.avivacommunityfund.co.uk/p/help-us-become-the-greenest-club-possible and have a look at the rewards.

Everyone has fantastically supported our previous campaigns, and we look forward to your support this year

Peterborough Town CC v PCA England Legends

Admin 1 — Sat, 22 Jul 2023 15:41:23 +0100

Peterborough Town Cricket Club played an England PCA Legends team on Friday 28 July 2023.

It is important to highlight that Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity (GOSH) is the Club’s chosen charity for 2023 and funds raised will be donated to the hospital and to establish a Trust fund in the name of Karishma Patel, the sister of one of junior cricketers Aakash, who sadly passed away last December.

Date: Friday 28th July 2023 at The Dalrod Sports Ground

Start Time: 4pm. The coin toss will take place at 3:30pm. Spectators are welcome to arrive from 2pm.

Format: 20 overs a team

Admission:
FREE entry for all spectators. Any donations towards GOSH will be greatly appreciated.
The pedestrian entrance to the cricket ground from the car park will be adjacent to the Clubhouse and the hockey pitch as well as the side entrance on the road leading to the overspill car park.

Off Field Entertainment: Junior softball cricket matches for U9s and U11s will be taking place from 12:30pm through to 3:30 pm. Hospitality will be taking place in the VIP marquee from midday with lunch served from 1pm.

Match Sponsors:
The Club is very grateful for The Fane Clinic being our match sponsor for the day.
The Fane Clinic are a specialist Private Health Care Clinic located in Paston, Peterborough who have supported Peterborough Town Cricket Club for a number of years.

Fane offer treatments including Chiropody, Podiatry, Injury Treatment and Rehabilitation, Custom Made Orthotics, Aesthetics, Vitamin Injections, Anti-Wrinkle Treatments and Scar Treatments.

The Fane Clinic’s unique advantage of specialist knowledge and training means they are able to offer treatments ranging from Biomechanical Assessments and Prescription Orthotics, Foot Health Care, Sports Therapy to Rehabilitation and Prevention, Holistic Therapies of Reflexology, Aesthetics, Skincare and Anti- Wrinkle Injections.
Fane aim to improve quality of life and alleviate many painful conditions which may, in some cases, have already been treated outside of their clinic without success.
www.thefaneclinic.co.uk

2021: A season to remember for Peterborough Town

Richard Kendall — Thu, 18 Nov 2021 22:51:53 +0000

As the club prepares for its annual club dinner, we look back on a memorable 2021 for Peterborough Town, with a record-breaking trophy haul to show for a summer of hard work.

Peterborough Town completed a hat-trick of Northants League Premier Division titles in 2021, and were also surprised to hear there was a trophy for the win/lose half of the Premier Division season, which they also won. This followed the Northants T20 Championship title in July, and the Rutland League Division One title under captain Alex Mitchell for a third season in succession.

The second XI also completed a Northants League hat-trick of Division Two title, T20 Cup and League Knockout Cup under captain Balaji Ganesan.

A hat-trick of Northants League titles (again)

PTCC didn’t lose a Northants Premier Division game all season, it’s now over two years since anyone beat them even then, though they still had to win the final game to secure top spot. Second-placed Finedon played 17 matches, so were able to keep the pressure on until the final day.

This was recognised at the Northants League dinner in early November, where the League’s ‘outstanding achievement’ award, which normally goes to an individual, was presented to PTCC for the unique ‘double treble’ of titles.

Photo: Peterborough Town’s cricketers enjoyed such a dominant 2021 season, the Northants League presented the club with a surprise extra award at the competition’s annual dinner.

The club brought home nine trophies in total, including individual awards for Josh Smith picking up the player-of-the season award and Sam Jarvis who was the young player of the season.

The culture at the club really is special

Looking back at the season, 1st XI captain David Clarke spoke to Alan Swann for the Peterborough Telegraph:

“This season has been very satisfying for a number of reasons.

“We were really unlucky with the weather, and we had a game called off for Covid which the opposition refused to replay.

“We literally had to win every game we played in the last four months, or we wouldn’t have won the league.

“But we were very consistent in our performance, with every player making sizeable contributions when we needed them.

“We tended to get a great start with the bat through Josh Smith and Chris Milner, and we had players score runs all the way down the order.

“Lewis Bruce bowled as well as he ever has, and he made big contributions with the bat when we needed them most.

“The culture of the club really is special, and I include the second team in that. We really are a close-knit club, with the seconds always coming down to watch and support the first team.

“(Captain) Balaji Ganesan has done a great job with a really young side, and now they are in Division One they’ve closed the gap in standard between firsts and seconds. They have players like Sam Jarvis, Danny Iqbal and Kyle Medcalf who are pushing for first team places.

“We also have a thriving youth set-up which promises to deliver first-team cricketers for years to come.

“This season, we’ve had Karanpal Singh (18) and Sulemain Saleem (19) playing together in the first team. They’ve been playing together at the club since they were eight and nine, and they don’t make the numbers up, they make big contributions.

“We should have everyone back again next year. Josh Smith is a class act, and he is bound to get offers from elsewhere, but he loves it with us, and he’s virtually committed to next season. He’s averaged over 50 with the bat in each of the last three seasons, and his bowling is more than useful.

“I doubt we’ve ever won seven trophies in a summer and it will be hard to do it again, but I wouldn’t rule out anything with these players at this club.”

Photo: Peterborough Town 1st XI celebrate a third Northants League Premier Division title in a row. Photo: David Lowndes

Photo: Peterborough Town 2nd XI celebrate winning the Northants 2nd Division Knockout Cup title, their third trophy of the season.

Register for girls-only Dynamos Cricket 2024

Admin 1 — Tue, 23 Mar 2021 11:35:48 +0000

Each week there will be a focus on a different cricket skill to build their confidence and ability, before they take part in a 60-ball countdown cricket match.

Complementing junior cricket, Dynamos provides children with a more Social offer focused on developing fundamental movement skills and applying them in an exciting game of countdown cricket.

Every child who registers will receive their very own Dynamos Cricket New Balance t-shirt, personalised with their name and number!

The 2024 course runs from Fri 10 May - Fri 28 Jun 2024, from 6.30 - 7.30pm

For all details and to sign your child up please visit: https://ecb.clubspark.uk/AllStars/

Register for All Stars Cricket 2024

Admin 1 — Tue, 23 Mar 2021 11:25:48 +0000

All Stars Cricket provides children aged 5-8 years old a fantastic first experience of the sport, 8 weeks of jam-packed fun, activity and skills development!

The activity and game based programme is suitable for all skill levels, providing your child with the foundations to begin a lifelong love of physical activity and cricket, whilst making friends in a safe and enjoyable environment.

Every child that registers will receive a personalised T-shirt with your child’s name.

The 2024 course runs from Fri 10 May - Fri 28 Jun 2024, from 5:15 - 6:15pm

To sign up and find out everything you need to know, please visit: https://ecb.clubspark.uk/AllStars/

PTCC Covid Recovery Crowdfunder raises over £20,000

Admin 1 — Sun, 31 Jan 2021 20:56:39 +0000

On Saturday 30th January our Covid Recovery Crowdfunder went live. Within 48 hours we have already raised £4000!

On 29th March 2021 we successfully raised £20,065 (estimated £2453.50 with Gift Aid) with 161 supporters in 58 days!

Thank you to all who donated, supported and spread the word!

The campaign ran for a total of 8 weeks, for more details please visit: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/ptcc-covid-recovery-funding

PTCC outdoor facilities booking information

Richard Kendall — Wed, 20 May 2020 09:44:33 +0100

Our facilities are dependent upon complying with ECB guidelines and this means we must have in place an advance booking system so that we can track and trace all users should there be any issues

To book a slot

Check this Google Calendar first to see availability (will open in a new tab/window).

Select an available session from the calendar, select the link entitled 'Booking Form' within the description, and this will take you to the booking form to complete and submit for approval.

To cancel a booking, please reply to your confirmation email.

PTCC win Peterborough Telegraph 2020 Sports Awards Team of the Year

Richard Kendall — Thu, 09 Apr 2020 15:04:10 +0100

Image: Peterborough Town CC celebrate their 2019 Northants League Premier Division title success.

Town were surprise winners ahead of Peterborough Sports FC and Peterborough Phantoms ice hockey side.

City of Peterborough Hockey Club Ladies seconds and Peterborough & Nene Valley Athletics Club were also nominated.

Town picked up their first Northants Premier Division title since 2014 last year and supplemented it by finishing with a late rattle to claim the Rutland Division One title.

“This is fantastic news,” Town skipper David Clarke enthused. “It’s a great reward for the hard work the players put in all summer.

“It’s tough to win the Northants Premier Division so to do it after winning 17 of our 22 matches was a great achievement.

“Our Rutland League side is very young so they did well to win that title as well against some much more experienced sides.”

Peterborough Town CC face a summer without sport though.

All local cricket has been postponed until the coronavirus crisis has passed.

Town fancied their chances of landing back-to-back titles after signing Sri Lankan star Salinda Ushan for their 2020 campaign.