Meet Your 2026 Club Officials & Captains

Rayleigh Cricket Club’s annual general meeting was held on Tuesday 13th January 2026. The Club had another record attendance at the meeting and we thank all members, friends and family who make the effort to attend and contribute to discussions during the evening.

Elected Officials:

The following individuals were elected as club officials and will represent the club on the management committee for the 2026 season. Please note, this does not include all co-opted members, which will be confirmed in due course and updated on the club website.

Ben Francis

Chairman

Tom Neale-Peppiatt

Deputy Chairman
Social Secretary

Sam Mayfield

Secretary

Lorraine Frost

Treasurer

Richard Verrinder

Membership Secretary

Matthew Walker

Fixture Secretary

Bradley Walker

Ground Manager
President*

Andrew Barker

Youth Manager

Brian Dawbarn

Safeguarding Officer*

James Balkwill

Youth Representative

Sam Keene

Youth Representative*

Captains:

The following captains have been elected to serve for the 2026 season. Ahead of the season, each captain will attend meetings to ensure they are fully briefed on the latest selection and youth development policies, and will appoint a suitable vice-captain, subject to committee approval.

Matthew Verrinder

1st XI Captain

Richard Nolde

2nd XI Captain

Trevor Nunn

3rd XI Captain

Marc Smith

4th XI Captain

Ray Hart

5th XI Captain

Elliot Davies

6th XI Captain

Louise Jowers

Women & Girl’s Captain

Bradley Walker

Veterans Captain

David Archer

Sunday XI Captain

Jake Osbourn

Evening League Captain

Roles marked with an asterisk (*) denote non-elected positions