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This Tuesday saw the start of Movember with plenty of fundraisers being held across the country to raise money and awareness for various causes. Men’s health is the primary focus and the University of Gloucestershire Cricket Club have started their own Movember campaign. The club will be updating the world on their journey on Instagram […]
The Gloucestershire team will be the one of two Universities in their division to be from England as they play against both Cardiff’s Universities, Swansea and Aberystwyth and more over two weekends with the first one tomorrow on the 28th of October. The 2023 Varsity winners hope to improve on a good year last year, […]
Gloucestershire cricketers Glenn Phillips and Paul van Meekeren have played pivotal roles for New Zealand and the Netherlands as both sides impress at this year’s Cricket World Cup in India. Regular T20 Blast overseas player for Gloucestershire, Phillips has impacted games in all three disciplines helping New Zealand win all four of their matches so […]
Gloucester-born, Alastair Cook has officially announced his full retirement from cricket, after a 20-year career. Cook retired from international cricket in 2018 but decided to carry on playing for his county, Essex and announced that he won’t be looking to extend his contract which expired this summer. In a statement on the Essex cricket website, […]
It may now be outside of the cricket season, but Display Refrigeration Hire LTD Cheltenham Indoor Cricket League is just beginning with Cheltenham civil service CC starting strongly as defending champions. Geoff Trett one the leagues independent scorers painted Cheltenham civil service A as “very much the team to beat” “stating there’s no same in […]
New Zealand go into their third game of the 2023 ODI World Cup today as they look to carry on their momentum and take a commanding 3-0 record. Amongst the very talented New Zealand team is former Gloucestershire star Glenn Phillips who celebrated two successful stints at the Bristol County ground and played in the […]
Yesterday, Gloucestershire County Cricketer James Bracey completed his 418-kilometre charity cycle ride from London to Paris with the Professional Cricketers’ Trust (PCA). Bracey was one of eight current professionals, amongst the group of more than 30 riders to set off from the Oval on Tuesday, October 10 before reaching Paris in the evening on Thursday. […]
Gloucestershire cricketer, Paul van Meekeren, will play in Netherlands World Cup opener against Pakistan today. The 30-year-old bowler will be making his World Cup debut and hopes to get the Dutchmen off to a flyer with the ball. The Netherlands have failed to qualify for the last two World Cups and have never made it […]
Harry Brook only played six One Day International’s ahead of the World Cup, yet he was picked over vastly experienced Jason Roy in England’s squad, why? It would not be hyperbole to state that Roy was crucial to England’s 2019 world cup win, he scored loads of runs and without him they looked significantly worse. […]
University of Gloucestershire men’s cricket captain Neal Osborn has underlined his winning mindset heading into the Varsity and Outdoor British Universities and College Sports (BUCS) games. Osborn has skippered the first team for two summers running and it was recently announced he would be doing so again in 2023. “I don’t invest my time in […]