Wootton Bassett CC currently has 3 mens sides playing Saturday cricket, a Sunday friendly team, a midweek team and offers youth cricket between U9-U15 level. The 1st XI will be playing in Division 1 of the Wiltshire County Cricket League in 2014, having finished a respectable 3rd place in the same Division in 2013. The 3rd XI will once be playing in Division 5. The Club also runs a Sunday team tha
t will once again be playing friendly cricket, following the decision to leave the Sunday Village League at the end of the 2013 season. The SVL side had a great record in winning back to back Sunday championships in 2009 and 2010, and competed in Division 1 in 2011. The midweek side play in Division 1 of the Monohans Midweek Swindon Cricket League, having won the league in 2010. The youth section of the club currently playing in the Wiltshire Youth Cricket League at U9, U11, U13 and U15 level. WBCC plays it's home games at Rylands Way and Ballards Ash (3rd XI only). The club has undergone major improvements during 2011 with 2 new artificial nets, brand new covers and 2 brand new sight screens. Recent History
Successes for the club at Senior level in the new Millenium include:
1st XI: Champions of WEPL Wiltshire Division 2007
2nd XI : Champions of WEPL Wiltshire Division 2007 & 2011/Champions of Wiltshire County Cricket League Division 4 2013, Division 5 2005, Champions of WEPL Glos/Wilts Division 2002, Runners up WCCL Div 4 2006
3rd XI: Champions of Wiltshire County Cricket League Division 5 2009, Promoted to Wiltshire County Cricket League Division 4 2011
Sunday Village League Champions: 2009 (Div 3), 2010 (Div 2)
Indoor League County Champions 2003, Swindon Champions 2008
Pre 2000 Details
The earliest recorded information of the club is contained in the Swindon Advertiser & Monthly Record dated 24 JULY 1854. It reports on the match between Wootton Bassett and the New Swindon club held on the Wootton Bassett Ground. The ground currently used is part of the 8 acre sports ground donated in 1930 to the Wootton Bassett Sports Association by a local benefactor Major Gerard Buxton. The Pavilion was donated by a local farmer Richard Parsons and cost £1000. Following a short break in the 1960s the club was re-formed in 1967 due mainly to the leadership and hard work of George Tuckett, headmaster of St Bartholomew Junior School at that time. He remained Chairman of the club for 25 years. In 1974 the club entered Div 2 of the Wiltshire League and progressed to Premier Division of the new Ushers Wiltshire League in 1981. During the 1980s the club began to benefit from the work put into developing its own young players. This was rewarded with 3 consecutive Wiltshire Premier League titles 1988/9/90 under the captaincy of Rod Smith. Despite their success the club could not achieve promotion to a higher grade of cricket. Unlike other sports there was no pyramid league structure at that time. In 1995 the club was accepted into Div 2 of the Alliance League playing strong teams from the Bristol District and senior Wiltshire clubs who had left the Wiltshire League earlier. Promotion was gained in 1998 to the 1st Division. The official re-opening of the Pavilion took place in June 1997 carried out jointly by Albert Davey, Club Chairman, and Dennis Holder, Chairman of Wootton Bassett Sports Association. This followed a 3 year restoration project with considerable input by the members. Much improved facilities have been provided for the players. The 1999 season brought the introduction of the long awaited pyramid league structure for the Western Division. This provided the opportunity for every club to achieve playing at the highest level of regional club league cricket.
