West Chiltington & Thakeham Cricket Club

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West Chiltington & Thakeham Cricket Club (WC&TCC) is an ambitious club based in the picturesque village of West Chiltington in the Horsham District of West Sussex, England.

The club plays its cricket at the West Chiltington Recreation Ground in a picturesque location near the South Downs. The original West Chiltington Cricket Club (WCCC) was established in 1921 and for many years enjoyed playing cricket against local sides. As the turn of the century approached, WCCC and the dormant Thakeham CC merged to create a more viable and competitive player base. This allowed the newly merged club to really challenge and be competitive in the West Sussex Cricket League (WSCL) whilst still offering more friendly traditional Sunday cricket. In 2008, WC&TCC was welcomed into the Sussex Invitation Cricket League (SICL) representing a new stage of the Club's playing development and new challenges.

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[edit] Recent History

Both the former clubs played friendly cricket for many years. WCCC subsequently joined the Sussex Championship League (later to be renamed the West Sussex Cricket League). At time of merger in 1999, WCCC was a WSCL Division Three side with many players actually residing in Thakeham. The team finished fourth that year but as a result of the WSCL expansion, WC&TCC competed for the first time as a joint club in Division Two.

In 2005 the Club started an ambitious youth development policy which has been a tremendous success for local children and youths. A number of ECB accredited coaches have given up their time to run teams and in 2008 the Colts (junior) teams played league cricket at Under 9s, 10s, 11s, 12s, 13s, 14s and 16s.

In 2006, the Club celebrated being crowned champions of the WSCL First Division for the first time. This represented a spectacular rise and in 2007 the club created a second Saturday XI which entered WSCL Division Four. Essentially this allowed the Club to apply to enter a higher level of cricket which has since been achieved. In addition, it provided a great platform for the Club's colts to play competitive cricket alongside senior players which was vital if the better colts players were to be retained.

In 2007, the Club was delighted to be chosen to host a testimonial match for the then Sussex CCC opening batsman Richard Montgomerie. The weather was kind and the largest crowd to ever watch WC&TCC play saw a Sussex CCC XI squeak home narrowly. Mushtaq Ahmed even rejected Sussex CCC's advances and played for WC&TCC. The overwhelmingly successful day raised well earned funds for an excellent & loyal Sussex cricketer. Through extensive press coverage, it also further raised the burgeoning profile of one of the county's more popular village cricket clubs.

The Club was awarded the ECB ClubMark accreditation in 2007 and recognised as an ECB Focus Club in 2008.

[edit] 1st XI Ten Year League History

1999 WSCL Div Three - 4th (promoted)
2000 WSCL Div Two - 7th
2001 WSCL Div Two - 3rd
2002 WSCL Div Two - Runners Up (promoted)
2003 WSCL Div One - Runners Up
2004 WSCL Div One - 4th
2005 WSCL Div One - Runners Up
2006 WSCL Div One - Champions
2007 WSCL Div One - 4th
2008 SICL Div Two - ?

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