Who we are and what we do

Winchester Warriors co-ordinates and supports junior cricket in our part of Hampshire. We have 25 member clubs including guest members from elsewhere in Hampshire and Wiltshire.  Our part of Hampshire covers clubs in Amport and Andover through to Hedge End and Fair Oak and Eastleigh. We work with other District Associations that cover the rest of the county.

We run summer and winter cricket competitions, leagues, friendlies and knockouts for open (boys or mixed) teams and girls-only teams. We co-ordinate more than 1000 fixtures every year, for 150 teams in the summer and around 50 in the winter indoors, creating opportunities for more than 2000 junior cricketers every year.

A new structure is being set up to run junior cricket from 2024.  Called the Serious Cricket Hampshire Junior Championships, you will find more information here. 

The Annual Cycle of Activities

January:

  • WW Annual General Meeting for all Member Clubs
  • Start of the entry procedure for the summer competitions
  • Winter programme of indoor cricket continues

February         

  • Summer Entries converted into draft fixture programmes
  • Summer Rules finalised
  • Winter Indoor programme continues

March              

  • WW Committee meeting
  • WW Clubs meeting  —  pre-summer season
  • Summer Fixtures completed
  • Collection of Clubs’ Team Manager contact information
  • Winter Programme continues and finishes

April

  • Final information about the Summer Comps circulated
  • Completion of collection of Team Manager contact information
  • WW Committee meeting

May

  • All Summer outdoor competitions start and continue till July/August/September
  • Hampshire County Club Championship matches start

June

  • WW and Hampshire competitions continue

July

  • WW competitions continue  —  Girls’ and Open Leagues and Cups
  • WW knockout Cups and Plates  —  9 Finals
  • WW Indoor Winter Programme: entries invited
  • End of WW League match season (note: only League matches finish)

August

  • WW Summer Hundred (friendly) programme runs into September

September

  • WW Summer Hundred programme continues
  • WW Committee meeting
  • WW Annual Presentation Evening at the Ageas Bowl, Southampton

October

  • WW Clubs’ Meeting early October, reviewing the past season and any rule changes
  • WW Indoor Winter match programme starts
  • WW Girls’ Cricket Managers’ Meeting (when required)
  • 31 October:  end of financial year for accounting purposes

November

  • WW Rules reviewed and reported to Committee

December

  • WW Committee Meeting (recommends Summer rules to Clubs for January approval)