Cricket

Ventnor clinched their fourth win of the season with an excellent 3 wicket success at Tichborne Park in Division 1 of the British Gas Southern Premier League on Saturday. In a tense finish, Premier League debutant Dan Russell struck a...

A closely fought encounter ended in a 2 wicket win for Ventnor in Saturday’s British Gas Southern Premier League Division 1 clash with Rowledge at Newclose. Neil Westhorpe was the Ventnor hero, hitting a crucial unbeaten 56, including a match winning...

14-year-old Zeph Wells produced an amazing performance in Ventnor Cricket Club’s 8 wicket win at Sarisbury Athletic in Division 1 of the British Gas Southern Premier League on Saturday. In only his second Premier League appearance, medium pacer Wells took...

Ventnor Cricket Club’s first and second teams suffered 2 heavy defeats in their opening League games on Saturday. In the British Gas Southern Premier League Division 1,  the Islanders were chasing a large Basingstoke total of 307-7, but fell well...

Kids from across the Isle of Wight will have the opportunity to try cricket for the first time, thanks to 8 local cricket clubs becoming All Stars Cricket Centres - the first nationwide entry-level participation programme for the game. The...

Ventnor won for the first time this season at Newclose last Saturday (27th August), defeating New Milton by 3 wickets in the British Gas Premier Division. The hosts fought back from 70-6 to overhaul the visitors total of 185, with skipper Rob Snell...

A fine opening partnership of 120 between Ben Duggan who made an impressive  85 and Ben Herridge (48) provided an excellent base as Ventnor pursued Bashley’s total of 277-7 in the British Gas Southern League Premier Division clash last Saturday...

A crowd of 600 and the commentary of BBC Test Match Special legend Henry Blofeld made for a memorable occasion as Lashings All Stars brought their team of international cricketers and unique brand of T20 entertainment back to Steephill on...

A fine innings of 64 from 17-year-old Ross Whyte failed to prevent Ventnor Cricket Club's first team slipping to another defeat in their British Gas Southern League Premier Division clash against top of the table Havant at Newclose on Saturday....

Ventnor Cricket Club's first team slipped to another defeat at Lymington at the weekend, though not before causing an uncomfortable moment or two for the New Forest club. Young Dan Cox is adjusting well to the standard of the Premier Division and...