About us

A brief history of The Bay

Botany Bay Cricket Club, located in the Green Belt to the north of London, was founded in 1899 as a village cricket team supported by the local gentry and landowner. The Club fielded a single team with fathers and sons of the local families playing side by side for more than half a century against local clubs. There were few significant achievements and low scoring matches were the norm. It took until 1937 for the first century to be scored at the ground, even then by a visitor. Post Second World War, led by the ever enthusiastic Alec Callendar, the Club rebuilt itself building a pavilion with bar, growing to 2 then 3 sides, acquiring a second ground adjacent to the clubhouse, became a founder member of the Middlesex Cricketers League and growing in stature in the Middlesex and Hertfordshire cricket scene.

Today the Club fields 3 sides in the Saracens Hertfordshire Cricket League.

Other sections of the club include:

The Bay is more than just cricket with several other sections & clubs sharing our fantastic facilities

• Cuffley Rugby Club run two XVs and play their home matches at East Lodge Lane. They also have a growing womens' section.
• Botany Bay Petanque Club playing both competitive Chiltern League and social boule..
• Botany Bay Darts teams plays in the local Friday league.
• North London MG Owners Club meet at the Bay every Monday planning their outings, rallies and competitions.

We are also a committed supporter of live music hosting The Bay Jazz Club on Tuesdays for the traditional Jazz enthusiast and the Googlies Jazz Supper Club on a Thursday evening for music of a more modern era. There are also monthly Big Boppa Rock n Roll and Big Band events during the winter months.

“Botany Bay Cricket Club – A Hundred Years of Village Cricket” by Steve Collins is available in paperback from the Club.

Data Protection and Privacy Policy

The information we hold for all members is as required on the Membership Application Form that is completed when joining.

• Name and Address
• Telephone numbers
• Email address
• Date of birth for junior members
• Date of joining
• Bank details for those paying by Direct Debit

How we use this information

• Communication about Club matters including Notice of Club Meetings, What’s on at the Bay, newsletters.
• Club and Membership administration and management.
• Subscription renewal and follow-up.
• Registration with leagues and competitions.
• Communication on specific sport information regarding Rules, competitions, availability, team selection.
• Key contact information.
• Eligibility for age related competitions, juniors only.

Our commitment to our Members

• We respect everyone’s privacy and will only use the information given for the reasons above.
• We will not divulge anyone’s information without checking with the individual first, e.g. contact details for outside competitions.

Botany Bay CC Committee

Role	Name	Email	Phone
Chairman	Stuart Haynes	stuarthaynes@blueyonder.co.uk	07748 963797
Secretary	Paul Skitt	pskitt@bssltd.org	07984 745922
Treasurer	Clive Rolt	roltclive@gmail.com	07717 816169
Club Bookings	John Jarvis	jjofenfield@btinternet.com	07710 300088
Ground Secretary	John Dent	will.ame@virgin.net	07867 800740
Bar Chairman	John Jarvis	jjofenfield@btinternet.com	07710 300088
Chairman of Cricket	Chris Marchant	cram1991@hotmail.com	07956 829059
Rugby	Gary Harris
MG Club Rep	David Hill	david.hill41@blueyonder.co.uk	07794 156218
Bay Jazz Rep	Jean Wortley	jazzjeanie@yahoo.com	01707 874710
Googlies Rep	John Jarvis	jjofenfield@btinternet.com	07710 300088
Petanque Rep	Angela Haynes	angelahaynes@blueyonder.co.uk	07799 000359
Fund Raising & Big Boppas Rep	Mike Deasey		07771 694615

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