Est. in 1862, we are a historic Cricket Club in the village of Whitburn. Playing in the North East Premier League, all are welcome in our clubhouse and bar.
Wasn’t the result we were hoping for but we have come along way.. 4th out of 1420 teams in the country. We are so proud of what they have accomplished and the future is bright
#upthevillage
Everyone associated with Whitburn CC are devastated to hear Geoff Dickens has sadly passed away. He was a brilliant supporter of all our teams, organised many fund raisers for the club & most importantly a great friend to many. Thoughts are with Joanne, Alex, Brooke & the family
What a 7 days for our very own Zac Smith. On Thursday he represented
@DurhamCricket
EPP side at the Riverside and then yesterday went and scored 100 not out off 112 balls v Leicestershire
#captainzac
What a day.. this is an incredible group of under 13 players.. today they made friends, family, coaches, the club, the county, the region and themselves proud. T20 champions of North England and Scotland
@DurhamCricket
‼️‼️‼️NEW SIGNING‼️‼️‼️
We are pleased to announce that former England International Scott Borthwick has signed for the rest of the season as our
@DurhamCricket
player. Scott comes straight into the 1st XI for our home game v
@clscricketclub
tomorrow.
#welcomescott
**NEW SIGNING ANNOUNCEMENT **
We are delighted to sign
@BurnhamMorton
on a 3 year deal as player/coach. Jack will be involved in coaching for all juniors and senior sides as well as being a key part of the first team for 2022 and beyond. Welcome back Jack!
Everyone at the club are saddened to hear of the passing of John Hays. He lived just around the corner from our ground and he would often call in to watch a game whilst enjoying a glass of something. He’ll be a huge loss and our thoughts are with Irene, family and friends.
There are good days in cricket - then there is the day 14 yr old Ethan McGill has just had..
First senior fifty✔️
First senior five-for✔️
Made the difference in our narrow win today✔️
Kept our Sunday 3rds top of the league✔️
@neplcricket
👏👏👏🏏
It’s with great sadness we hear of the passing of Len Ashhurst. He was a great ambassador of the cricket club and was the driving force of our new scoreboard, the seating around the ground and the football talk ins. A gentleman who will be sadly missed.
Good luck and stay safe
@anth_chambers
. Off to Manchester this morning to help transform the G-MEX into a Nightingale Hospital. Top man and well done for stepping up 👍🏻
Congratulations to
@KieranW_PE
who picked up 2 wickets today to take him to 63 league wickets to break the
@neplcricket
premier league record previously held by Franklyn Rose. Amazing achievement from brilliant bowler
#grumpykieran
#1moretogo
*********One last dance 🏏**********
Game day has arrived, thanks to Yann and all the team
@Accor
Rugby for looking after us last night and this morning. Fully refreshed and ready to go 💪
#upthevillage
@Vitality_UK
Congratulations to our Under 15’s on winning the Glen Robinson memorial trophy. A special competition for many reasons and we are delighted this is our year 🏆
**NEW SIGNING ANNOUNCEMENT**
We are delighted to announce the signing of
@Vishal_Tripathi
. The opening batsmen and ex
@NorthantsCCC
player joins us having moved to the area recently. Welcome to the club Vish and partner Amy, we are sure you will have a smashing time here!
We’re delighted that 10 of our junior players have been selected to represent
@DurhamCricket
at their respective ages groups. They are:-
Alex Mapstone
Alfie Hodgson
Mason Bell
Laura Trotter
Ethan McGill
Zac Smith
William Shields
Harry Kennedy
Leon Smith
Mathew May - just signed
Huge congratulations to 1st XI skipper
@pshields80
. Carried his bat for the whole innings and was rewarded with a maiden not out century. The lads made sure it was a special day by sealing victory over
@StocktonCC
. Great day all round 🏏
There’s plenty of us that would have been at Peter Browns funeral yesterday’s. Unfortunately we couldn’t make it due to a pre booked trip. We have raised a glass to Lord Brown RIP.
Thank you
@AmyItv
@sorourkeITV
@itvtynetees
appreciate the little bit of focus on our cricket club. Well done to all the kids and parents for braving the elements. Roll on Sunday when we can finally start 🏏
We are very proud of our junior section and everything they have achieved this season. They are a credit to the club and huge thanks to the parents for helping us make it happen 💙
Fine effort today from our first team captain
@pshields80
on a landmark birthday -Making Junior training this morning after a few hours sleep and more than a few celebratory beers last night!
Happy birthday Skipper🎉🍺🏏
And we are off… Our Under 13’s heading down for overnight stay in Haddock before tomorrow’s Vitality Blast Regional Finals
@NestonCricket
#upthevillage
This evening we have elected a new club chairman. Congratulations to David Bell. Everyone associated with the club wish him the very best as he leads our club onto its next chapter.
Our brilliant Under 13’s were at in at again tonight bringing the Durham Cricket Board Play Off Cup back to the Village in a tense game v
@southshieldscc
winning by 1 run 🏏👊🏅🏆
#futureisbright
Thanks again to our unpaid ground staff. Our senior players have just finished a practice session & the playing surface and outfield was match standard. Things could understandably slip during these times but it’s clear to see there’s a lot of hard work & dedication gone in. 🏏
Congratulations to the following players who have been selected for Durham at their respective age groups:
Mason Bell
Matthew May
Laura Trotter
Zac Smith
Alex Mapstone
William Shields
Huw Morgan
Freddie Barnes
Very best of luck. I’m sure you’ll do yourself & the club proud!
One for the old timers - Charles ‘Maxi’ Alleyne played for WCC way back in 1984. 35 years later our boys catch up with him and share a beer in his home territory. Top bloke 🍺🌴
Congratulations to
@stuwalks170
and
@chantellebell93
on their engagement while on holiday. I’m sure our chairman
@dfbell64
is enjoying a cold drink and contemplating the incoming bill 💸😁
It didn’t quite go our way today. We were beaten by a very good
@DidsburyCC
team in the semi finals and were beaten by the weather ☔️☔️ in our 3rd/4th placed play off
Top 4 in the North is still a great achievement and we are very proud of these boys
Thanks for hosting
@Neston_CC
Congratulations to our Under 13s who have won the end of season
@neplcricket
trophy. Two great team performances to come out on top against
@ShotleyCricket
and
@Slandcricket
. Well done to all those involved. 🏆🏆🏆
Man of the match innings from Mason Bell yesterday in the Glen Robinson Memorial Trophy. 116 not out in 20 overs was an outstanding innings. Very well done 👏🏻
It’s been our busiest weekend of the year with 2 sell out events and our Bar Staff have been absolutely tremendous. They’ve struggled through equipment breaking down and mile long queues and still spare a smile for us at the end of the night. Well done Ladies
#topstaff
#topgaffer
What a morning down the village. The under 11 A team sneaked across the line in a close game against
@HettonLyonsCC
to win the end of season
@neplcricket
trophy. Two brilliant sides packed with talent and a credit to the club.
After the Christian Eriksen incident yesterday a reminder to everyone in and around Whitburn, we have a defibrillator at the club. It’s located by the entrance of the club.
******GAME DAY*******
Thanks to all the staff
@HolidayInn
Haydock for looking after after us last night and this morning.. now off to
@NestonCricket
for the
@VitalityBlast
under 13’s regional finals.. go well boys
Congratulations and best wishes to 2nd XI skipper Ian ‘Smiler’ Elliott and his beautiful bride Cheryl on their wedding on Saturday from all at the club.
Today should have been the start of our 2020
@neplcricket
campaign, with plenty of excitement and challenge!
We are all missing cricket, but more so our family and friends. But please - Stay at home, Protect the NHS & Save lives!
Hopefully we’ll be back out there soon!
#nepl
Today we remember the late Eric Smith. He was a fantastic member of our club. He always had a tale or joke to tell and never minded rolling his sleeves up and helping out. Still a massive miss. Thoughts are with Marge and family.
Today we start our 2019 NEPL campaign, but let’s take a moment to appreciate our volunteer ground team and the Stirling job they’ve done. Best the ground has looked in years. Top job Chaps
@dfbell64
@SpectrumTSLtd
@riggertony53
More success for our under 11s. A win tonight against a very strong
@GatesheadFellCC
team means we secured the
@DCBJuniorLeague
North East Under 11 League Title. Well played to whole squad!
Good win for our under 15’s tonight in the semi finals of the Don Lyon’s Trophy.. made even more special by our Under 11’s Captain William Shields taking a hatrick in the final over. 🏏🏏🏏
Tonight we welcomed Super Kevin Phillips to a sold out
@WhitburnCC
. The stories and tales were sensational. Pictured here with 1st XI Skipper and compere
@pshields80
. Thanks Kev for a tremendous night.
We are deeply saddened to announce that Brian Jackson has passed away. Brian was a cricket enthusiast and outstanding committee member. A long standing servant of the club, he worked tirelessly on the ground and Clubhouse. Our thoughts go out to Valerie and Brian’s family. RIP
In the last 4 days we have turned out 6 junior teams: 11B, 11A, 13B, 13A, 15 & 18s.
60 kids have had a game of cricket.
We’ve scored 568 runs.
We’ve taken 43 wickets.
Won 4 lost 2.
Brilliant effort from everyone in our first week back. Quick break then back to it 🏏
It’s with terrible sadness to announce Stan Ventress passed away earlier today. For those who didn’t know him, he was a terrific man, a fantastic volunteer at the club and will be deeply missed. Thoughts are with his family and friends at this sad time.
Don’t know & don’t care how many players South North pay. Just 11 lads trying their best to represent them & the Whitburn badge on their chest.
Thankful we don’t consider 1 win out of 3 a success & we don’t discriminate cricketer south of the river wanting to play at Whitburn.
Senior cricket returns to the village on Saturday & what a game to start us off. We welcome our neighbours
@BoldonCC
in a
@neplcricket
fixture. 12 noon start. Capacity crowd expected. Bar open & we’ve secured the services of
@pizzatrulymadly
🏏🍺🍕(☀️hopefully). Come & join us!
Our under 13s are at it again..
@DCBJuniorLeague
Champions Trophy Winners. Great game against
@DawdonWCC
and huge thanks to them for hosting the game.
Special mention today to Matthew Neal with 5 wickets for 18 runs today.
Big thanks to
@Borthwick16
for donating his time to share his inspirational story of his cricket career to date. Loads of advice and tips for our junior members. Best of luck to Scott and his
@DurhamCricket
teammates for the forthcoming season 🏏
Our under 13s progressed through to final of
@DCBJuniorLeague
Champions Trophy final with a great team performance against a very strong
@durhamcitycc
tonight.
Special mention goes to Huw Morgan who got a hat-trick tonight and finished with figures of 4 wickets for 2 runs.
Some happiness to share in these dark times. Many congratulations to our very own
@CraigHendo1
and Christina bringing twin boys into this mad world. One batter one bowler please slug - thanks in advance 🏏 👶🏻 🤣