2024 Season

We’re seven weeks into the league season, and the weather still isn’t cooperating! Saturday was particularly frustrating for some of our teams, with the toss often playing a crucial role in the outcomes of fixtures. Despite the challenges, the 4th XI celebrated their first league victory of the season. The 6th team also secured a […]

What a difference a week can make! After a period of poor availability, the club returned to winning ways with five wins on Saturday. The U15 Eagles, Evening League XI and Ladies team also came away with well deserved victories during the week. There were some great individual performances last week, including: Batting: Bowling: A

Despite facing poor player unavailability, the 1st XI managed to secure their second consecutive win with a comfortable 7-wicket victory over Ilford Catholic. You can catch some brief highlights of the match below. Regrettably, the remaining Saturday teams faced defeats in their league matches, looking to bounce back with stronger performances in the coming week.

Welcome back to our weekly round up newsletter! Last week was much more successful result wise for the club, including wins for four of our six league teams. Due to other commitments, there wasn’t a newsletter last week. However, if you want to read one of Rob Littler’s match reports from Saturday 11th May, which

RCC 1st XI vs. East Hanningfield 1s Rayleigh lost by 2 wickets (7 points) “Resilient Rayleigh lose out in final over drama” Finally, following some good weather, the 1st XI were able to get their league campaign truly underway – hosting newly promoted East Hanningfield at Rawreth Lane. The outfield finally fit for play and

Another week passes, accompanied by yet more cancelled fixtures. Despite the efforts of our grounds team to prepare Rawreth Lane for cricket, it seems the weather forecast had different plans in mind. It wasn’t all bad news though – the 5th XI secured a win in their opening league fixture, and the U11 Owls recorded

We’re thrilled to announce that adult outdoor training is set to resume starting Monday, April 29th – weather permitting. The outdoor training schedule for the remainder of the season will be as follows, open to all adult teams: Please note that training sessions are subject to cancellation in the event of inclement weather. In such

Welcome to the first edition of our Weekly Round Up newsletter for 2024, just in time for the start of the league season next week! We’re thrilled to launch another year of updates, insights, and stories from the world of Rayleigh Cricket Club. Last year’s newsletter garnered approximately 5,000 views, and we’re excited to continue

Due to the recent adverse weather conditions, we are looking to reschedule the planned home fixture on Saturday 20th April to an away game. We are hoping this will help the ground to dry and improve playing conditions for the remainder of 2024. In light of this change, we are reaching out to our members

We’re pleased to announce that Rayleigh managed to secure third place in the South Essex Cricket Participation Group (SECPG) Senior Indoor Southend League. Rayleigh played in 9 matches, winning a total of 7 games and only losing two – securing 156 points. The final standings can be viewed below: The team put out a range

As the weather improves and the days lengthen, many of us eagerly anticipate the approaching season. Regrettably, due to the inclement weather experienced from January to March this year, outdoor training planned for the coming weeks will not be feasible. Maintenance work on the outdoor nets has also been delayed, with the ground remaining excessively