1857-1940

Village cricket may have started in Frocester in 1857 and the club appears to have been well established by 1874 when a 2nd XI scored 127 in their first innings, to finally beat Leonard Stanley at Frocester by 119. One player scored sixty.’ The club had no ground of its own, but relied on the kindness of its farmer members for temporary venues. In 1884 the first match of the season, played on 1 May against Eastington, was lost…. [Read more]