2025 fixtures
Wimbledon CC | Sunday 20 April | 1:00pm
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Match Manager: Andrew Haines
Address: The Wimbledon Club, Church Road, London SW19 5AG The Wimbledon Club is a combined cricket, hockey, tennis and squash club located opposite the All England Tennis Club. This match is the closest we get to our roots - the ground on which LNZCC was once based is just across the road at what is now the All-England Tennis Club's magnificent Wimbledon complex. |
Hampstead CC | Sunday 27 April | 1:00pm
Oxted & Limpsfield CC | Sunday 4 May | 1:00pm
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Match Manager: Leith Cowie
Address: Master Park, Church Lane, Oxted RH8 9NB In 1952, LNZCC played for the first time against Oxted. Our team on that summer's day almost 70 years included three former test cricketers and an ex-All Black. The inaugural match was followed by a black tie ball at a nearby stately home, which is not something we can promise these days sadly. Oxted is in Surrey, a short train ride from London Bridge, Victoria or Waterloo. One to mark off the 'matches played' calendar for all club members. |
Hartley Wintney CC | Monday 5 May (Bank Holiday) | 1:00pm
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Match Manager: Scott Baldwin
Address: Cricket Green, Hartley Wintney RG27 8PG Formed in 1770, Hartley Wintney CC is one of the oldest in the world and it still plays on the original oval. This is a well-loved fixture played between two competitive sides on the Monday of the first May Bank holiday - the result is often dependent how much hospitality is enjoyed at the The Cricketers pub opposite. |
Holmesdale CC | Sunday 11 May | 1:30pm
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Match Manager: Andrew Neal
Address: Holmesdale Cricket Ground, Montreal Park, Worships Hill, Sevenoaks TN13 2AP Played for the first time in 2018, it's a long overdue pleasure to have another match in Kent, courtesy of LNZ's Mark Epps who is a member of both clubs. Very easy to reach from London Bridge, perhaps one for the train-beer-curry combo? |
Broadhalfpenny Brigands CC | Sunday 18 May | 2:00pm
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Match Manager: John Dennis
Address: Broadhalfpenny Down, near Clanfield, Hampshire PO8 0UB Broadhalfpenny Brigands is a match for anyone interested in the history of cricket and it was good to rekindle our long association with Brigands when they welcomed us back in 2002. It is a privilege to play at The Bat and Ball ground, atop the Broadhalfpenny Down. |
St Paul's School Staff XI | Wednesday 21 May | 5:30pm
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Match Manager: Peter Bellamy
Address: St Paul's School, Lonsdale Road, London SW13 9JT A mid-week T20 against an invitational XI being played at the prestigious St Paul's School. |
Gents of Cambridge | Sunday 25 May | 1:00pm
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Match Manager: Andrew Haines
Address: Cambridge (ground TBC) Great opposition, great catering, a great game, and a direct rail trip from London – all things that make this a fixture worth getting your name on this playing list early. |
Brondesbury CC | Friday 30 May | 5:30pm
Earlswood Strollers CC | Sunday 1 June | 12:00pm
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Match Manager: Brogan McIlwrick
Address: Bromley Common Cricket Club, The Grove, Oakley Road, Bromley BR2 8HQ After an excellent inaugural fixture in 2023 at Wormsley, we'll be returning to play this friendly, sociable and inclusive cricket club at their home in Bromley Common - yes, inside the M25! |
Winchmore Hill CC | Sunday 8 June | 1:00pm
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Match Manager: Richard Lambie
Address: Winchmore Hill Sports Club, The Paulin Ground, 149 Firs Lane, N21 3ER Winchmore Hill CC and The Paulin Ground have a deep NZ connection and a long cricketing history. Introduced to LNZ by Gary Paulin, WHCC are always a strong side as pretty much the entire team played senior club cricket in the past. The match will be followed by a BBQ and beers. |
Wandering Crows CC | Sunday 15 June | 12:00pm | NEW FIXTURE
Shepway Stragglers CC | Sunday 22 June | 11:30am
LNZCC Lambs v Rams | Saturday 28 June | 12:00pm
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Match Manager: Tim McLean / Mike McLean
Address: Streatham Common, London SW16 3BX This fixture has fast become the fun event to bring the club together as a good excuse in the name of cricket. Played in a modified T20 format to cater for the numbers wanting to participate. The oldest half play for the Rams and the youngest for the Lambs. |
Honourable Artillery Company | Sunday 29 June | 12:00pm
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Match Manager: Adam Khanbhai
Address: Armory House, City Road, London EC1Y 2BQ The Honourable Artillery Company located within the City of London is a club steeped in military tradition. It is one of the finest wicket blocks we play on, and is one of the most expensive cricket grounds per square foot in the world. A "must play" game for all members of the Club. |
Old Eastbournians CC | Monday 30 June | 1:00pm
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Match Manager: Cheyne Voss
Address: Eastbourne College, Old Wish Road, Eastbourne BN21 4JY Courtesy of George Burdon's connections and at the invitation of Eastbourne CC, we're playing on the Monday of their Cricket Week. An easy day trip by train from Waterloo to the south coast to enjoy summer sun, hospitality and a game of cricket. |
The Grannies | Saturday 5 July | 11:30am
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Match Manager: Ben Fulton
Address: Sheffield Park's storied cricket ground, East Sussex TN22 3QX The Grannies became a wandering club in 1990, and LNZCC played the club for the first time in 2014 at Sheffield Park. Australian cricket's state competition plays for the Sheffield Shield, named after Sheffield Park. |
Hurlingham Vets | Wednesday 9 July | 6:00pm
Ripley CC | Sunday 13 July | 1:00pm
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Match Manager: David Coutts
Address: The Green, Ripley, Surrey GU23 6AR We have a special bond with Ripley Cricket Club - it is the only remaining original fixture. LNZCC first played Ripley CC in 1952, the year of our formation and some two hundred years after Ripley’s in c.1749. Ripley is one of the oldest cricket clubs in the world and it includes in its proud history establishing the use of a middle stump. |
Four Elms CC | Sunday 20 July | 11:30am
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Match Manager: Cheyne Voss
Address: Bough Beech Road (B2027) Four Elm, Edenbridge, Kent TN8 6NE Four Elms is no longer the club's only fixture in Kent (we've added Holmesdale CC) and has been the scene of some fantastic run chases by both sides over the years. The picturesque village ground nestles beneath the green sand hills of the Surrey / Kent border. |
Maori Oxshott CC | Sunday 27 July | start time TBC | NEW FIXTURE
Follies Farm Old Spots CC | Sunday 3 August | 1:00pm
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Match Manager: Sam Martin
Address: Follies Farm, High Street Green, Chiddingfold, GU8 4YB First played in 2018, the match vs FFOSCC is hosted by LNZCC's own Guy Gibson in Surrey. It promises to be a good day of cricket, on a pitch that is traditionally low and slow, followed by a BBQ and a few beers. |
Hagley CC | Sunday 10 August | 11:30am
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Match Manager: Josh Wright
Address: Hagley Hall, Stourbridge, Worcestershire DY9 9LQ Hagley CC is one of our flagship fixtures and cements a real link to New Zealand's heritage - the family founded the port town of Lyttelton in NZ. This match near Stourbridge in Worcestershire should not be missed even as a spectator - the ground is set directly in front of the magnificent, 18th century Palladian style Hagley Hall, the ancestral home of the Lyttelton family. |
Canterbury Over 50s | Saturday 16 August | 12:00pm
Goodwood CC | Sunday 18 August | 11:30am
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Match Manager: John Dennis
Address: Duke of Richmond & Gordon Estate, Goodwood, West Sussex PO18 0PX This is a long-standing fixture that we've struggled to win in recent years. Glorious Goodwood conjures up images of racing, both up on the downs at the horse track, and down on the flat with vintage cars. Alas, this fixture is no longer played the day after the races, but the area's long association with cricket persists. |
Spencer CC | Sunday 24 August | 12:30pm
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Match Manager: Sam Martin
Address: Spencer CC, Fieldview, Earlsfield, London, SW18 3HF Several LNZCC players and their children have been members of Spencer CC over the years and now we get to play them in a fixture. Sam 'MOBC (Member Of Both Clubs') Martin has the MM duties in game that will be played on one of the best club pitches in London. |
The Hurlingham Club | Saturday 6 September | 12:30pm
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Match Manager: Vance Thompson
Address: Ranelagh Gardens, Fulham, London SW6 3PR The Hurlingham Club was established in 1867 as ‘an agreeable country resort’ after nine acres were acquired from the Bishop of London. It's not unknown for THC to field county and test players, and we've done the same. The pitch is as magnificent as the grounds. Another "must play at least once" game. |
Oxford Downs CC | Saturday 13 September | 2:00pm
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Match Manager: John Shea
Address: Abingdon Road, Standlake, Witney, Oxfordshire OX29 7QH Oxford Downs Cricket Club was founded in 1923 and still has several descendants from the original side playing for them. Our fixture vs ODCC is one of two in Oxfordshire and well worth the trip. |
North Island v South Island | Saturday 20 September | 12:30pm
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Match Manager: Leith Cowie (North) / Ben Fulton (South)
Address: TBC North vs. South, mate against mate, bat vs ball... Moved to the final UK game of the season, it's one of the most eagerly anticipated fixtures on the calendar. The cricket's not bad either - 2017 saw Andrew Haines blast a then-record high score of 206* (He's since topped it vs Richmond in 2019) |
Ibiza CC
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Match Manager: Gerard Walsh
Address: Venda de Balafia de Baix, 25, 07812 Sant Joan de Labritja, Balearic Islands Many will know and understand the merits of the delightful, quiet, laid-back Balearic island of Ibiza. Few may have known there was a strong and well-supported cricket club there. Since we first played Ibiza CC, we've formed quite a bond with that other team of expats living far from home! Now in October, it's still possible to enjoy sun, sand, doof-doof music and cricket and it's not even Closing Weekend!! |