We’ve had 2 excellently attended Walking Cricket sessions so far at Britannia Leisure Centre. Sessions are Friday mornings 9:30-11am. There are still places free so come down and try a new sport or apply the cricket skills you already have - just at a more leisurely pace! @middlesexinthecommunity @better_uk #walkingcricket #attheheartofhackneycricket

Delighted to confirm Casa Dental to the roster of player sponsors here at Stoke Newington Cricket Club. If you would like to sponsor a player or maybe something bigger such as kit or match day sponsorship please don’t hesitate to get in touch and be part of the @stokeycricket community. #sponsorship #TeamSNAP #AtTheHeartOfHackneyCricket

Fantastic session last week!🏏 Working hard on fielding before implementing it into an indoor game🖤❤️ #cricket #womenscricket #fielding #thisgirlcan #stokenewington

WALKING CRICKET AT SNCC We are delighted to announce that SNCC (in partnership with Hackney Council & Middlesex Cricket) are running Walking Cricket sessions this term for men and women aged 50+. The sessions will take place indoors at Britannia Leisure Centre on Fridays from 9.30am to 11am, starting on Friday 16 January and finishing on Friday 27 March. If these are successful we'll aim to run outdoor sessions this summer at Hackney Marshes. If you're looking for a sport that can provide Physical Fitness, Improved Mental Wellbeing, Social Connections, Low Impact on Joints as well as Boosting Confidence and Independence then give it a go! Here's a brief guide to Walking Cricket: https://www.devoncricket.co.uk/walking-cricket #attheheartofhackneycricket @middlesexinthecommunity

We are delighted to be using snapsponsorship to deliver more value to our partners and help us secure new sponsors. Check out the profile:https://www.snapsponsorship.com/rights-owners/cricket/stoke-newington-cricket-club #sponsorship #TeamSNAP #AtTheHeartOfHackneyCricket

We rounded off 2025 with 3 wins in the Women’s Indoor Hardball League after a tough start to the campaign.🏏 A valiant performance from stokey saw us demolish the Illford Aztecs in just 7.5 overs! Followed by 2 more wins against Buckhurst Hill with just 5 players! An amazing display all round from our amazing stokey superstars.❤️🖤 More to come in 2026….. #attheheartofhackneycricket #womenscricket #thisgirlcan #englandcricket #stokenewington

The Xmas and Ashes hangover (and the nightmares) will soon be a distant memory. Winter training kicks off in January at Bridge Academy. The 2026 season starts HERE. stokeycricket #attheheartofhackneycricket #winternets #wintertraining

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Merry Chri(ket)mas!!!🏏 A Festive Sunday evening session rounded off an amazing start to our 2025 indoor training! We even had a visit from Father Christmas 🎅xx #cricket #attheheartofhackneycricket #christmascricket #thisgirlcan #womenscricket

We are delighted to be using snapsponsorship to deliver more value to our partners and help us secure new sponsors. Check out the profile:https://www.snapsponsorship.com/rights-owners/cricket/stoke-newington-cricket-club #sponsorship #TeamSNAP #AtTheHeartOfHackneyCricket

Ed Baldwin 2022-2025 It’s with a heavy collective heart that SNCC is saying adieu to Ed ‘Winston’ Baldwin. This giant of a man, literally and figuratively, arrived at the club in 2022, having travelled here from the 1930s (aka the Cotswolds). Possibly out of naivety, he immediately took on the thankless task of captaining the 5th XI, which was then a Saturday friendly team. He became a cult leader, in the nicest sense, engendering fierce loyalty from his players. He was also famed for his contradictory playing and captaincy styles. Like a malfunctioning Dom Sibley clone, with the bat, he exhibited the patience, speed and attacking intent of a sloth (11 runs off 81 balls, anyone?); his bowling was so slow, teenage batters had time to compose terrible poetry before the ball reached them. Yet the fields he set made Salvador Dali look conventional, being funkier than Marky Mark’s bunch. Through sheer will, effort and possibly blackmail, he got the 5s into the MCCL for the first time. Life was often tough being at the bottom of the food chain — if a 2s batter broke a nail on a Friday night, the vacuum was filled upwards, leaving Ed to plead last-minute for a player. Yet he always took this with good grace (🐂💩). He’s now off to Essex, which is that fine county’s gain and our loss. We’re sure he’ll be back now and then to cast his enormous shadow over the Marshes, and occasionally turn out for the Sunday Friendly XI (his bit of fun on the side for the last four seasons), but the club won’t be the same without him. Bye Ed. We’ll miss you. @stokeycricket #attheheartofhackneycricket

Congratulations to @stokeycricket and Middlesex U14’s Mark Teh, who recovered from an injury just in time to help spin his side to victory against Lancashire in the National ECB County Cup. Middlesex, defending 229 dismissed Lancashire for 170, Mark instrumental in the victory with figures of 8-1-29-3. Well done to Mark and all the other Middlesex boys for the win that capped a wonderful season. #ecb #countycup @middlesexcricket #attheheartofhackneycricket

POTW goes to another young rising star, Bobby Paker, who on Saturday smashed a run a ball maiden century for the club! Along with some able shipmates, Bobby made 102, opening the batting with Faizaan (73) for a quite magnificent 173 run partnership. 50 from Max and 49 from Liam got Stokey 5s to a daunting 345-4 off their 45 overs. Tom wasn’t going to let his brother upstage him and proceeded to rip into Wembley, taking 4-8 as the visitors subsided to 151 all out. Well done Bobby and the 5s for such a big win! @stokeycricket #POTW #maidencentury #attheheartofhackneycricket @middlesexccl

Stokey’s very own @willa.garciaa was in International action on Wednesday. Despite her team going down by 65 runs, she shined in scoring her maiden t20 half century for Germany v Netherlands in the Europe Div 1 ICC T20 World Cup qualification match. Here’s some of her highlights - lovely timing of the ball as always! @goldeneaglesde @dcbcricket @stokeycricket @icc @t20worldcup

Stoke Newington 1s once again held their nerve this season to win by 7 runs against their good rivals @northlondoncricket After a spectatctualr start from Willa and Aish who put on 60 for the first wicket, things got a little sticky and it was only thanks to a lovely little partnership from Ellie and Ruadhan who put on 33 for the 7th wicket that Stokey got to a total that felt defendable. Chasing 139 to win North London negiogiated the opening bowlers fairly well. The change to Rose and Aish bought immediate results Rose bagging 2 and then Aish getting the dangerous opener Sorcha hit wicket. From 35-0, NL were 52-4. Now the innings revolved around North London’s no.4 but with wickets falling at the other end Stokey kept on chipping away, Willa grabbing 2 and Byrony a run out. Martha was tasked with bowling the last over with 15 needed and she held her nerve brilliantly, only going for 8 for Stokey to hold on for the victory and top spot in the league. Big shoutout to our legend and umpire Duncan for showing he’s still got the pace and agility he was always known for getting out of the way from Ellie Purdy’s off drive :) @stokeycricket @middlesexwomenscricketleague #womenscricket #attheheartofhackneycricket

The 2s with 5 wins out 7 move up to 3rd in the table. Batting first it was Ellie Purdy who centred the innings with 23 as Stokey made their way to a defendable total of 89 on the Marshes against @chiswickcc Rose and Alex set the tone up top with economy and a wicket each. The changes were equally effective, Rubina and Hibbah getting one each and 2 for Aliya and her spin. Some great fielding too from the team all added up to a win by 18 runs. @middlesexwomenscricketleague #attheheartofhackneycricket

Stoke Newington has always taken great pride and effort in producing good junior cricketers. On Sunday the U14A boys team beat Crouch End CC to be crowned Champions of the North & East U14 League. Thanks to Crouch End for letting us celebrate at their ground! Having lost the opening 2 games, the lads went on an unbeaten 9 match run to clinch the title. It’s been a total team effort with 8 players playing 90% of the games, with Stokey having the top two batters and bowlers in the league. The standard the team has set has also shown in the fact that half the team have represented the club at senior level this season. We couldn’t be prouder of all their efforts! Finally a big shoutout and thanks to all the parents and coaches, your support has been invaluable. #champions #topoftheleague #juniorcricket @stokeycricket #attheheartofhackneycricket

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