Blog (News in Brief)
Saturday 29th March 2025 - Saturday 31st May 2025
Latest news around the club
Sunday 18 May
Tour Match Cancelled
Please note that the tour match with WCL of New Delhi (Wednesday 28 May @ 4pm) has been cancelled by the tourists. This is due to the current unrest in India and Pakistan. There is now NO game @ Steephill that evening in the fixture list.
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Friday 09 May
Cricket This Weekend (09-11 May)
Another busy cricket weekend ahead – opened by our Ladies XI heading to Ryde CC this evening, Friday, (18:00)
Back at Steephill tomorrow (Saturday 10th), the senior 1s host Rowledge (12:30pm) in Southern Premier 1. They will look to maintain last weekend’s opening success vs Waterlooville. Similarly seeking to build on a successful opener (vs Cadnam) last time out, the newly promoted 2s again cross the Solent to Portsmouth’s St Helen’s Ground to take on Portsmouth 2s (13:00).
Finally, the 4s will look to open their account as they cross the Island to play Freshwater 1s @ School Field (13:30) in Island League 2.
Remember you can find all fixture details at any time on the fixture page of the recently updated website. Graeme Burnett’s regular match reports will also shortly start appearing here on the website.
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Thursday 10 April
Saturday Cricket is Back at Steephill
Last year’s Southern Premier League champions, Hampshire Academy, provide attractive opposition as the club’s 1st XI continue their warm-up to the new season this Saturday (12th) @ Steephill.
The game will start at 12:15.
The season proper will be underway on Saturday 3rd May when the 1s host Waterlooville.
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Tuesday 08 April
"I'd have been in the 4s" - Hoggy @ Steephill (Saturday 5th April)
In a very special start to the Club’s 175th Anniversary celebrations, former England fast-bowling legend, Matthew Hoggard MBE (aka ‘Hoggy’) took to the stage at Steephill on Saturday 5th April (6pm).
A renowned after-dinner speaker and raconteur, Hoggy delighted a 90-strong audience over a buffet dinner in the Sports Hall with his tales of his rise through the game from Pudsey's 3rd XI - "I'd have been in the 4s if they'd had one!" - to a starring role in the epic 2005 Ashes-winning series.
Compered by club 1st XI skipper, Ben Woodhouse, Hoggy made himself at home - from an extended stint behind the bar (any time Hoggy) beforehand to chatting animatedly with many attendees after.
Warmest thanks to all those members and friends who joined us for this wonderful evening. And not least to the 175 co-ordinating team (Ben & Lou Woodhouse, Luke Butler, Graeme Burnett, Gary Legg and Bill Nichols) for their work in putting Hoggy on the Steephill stage.
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Saturday 29 March
Hoggy @ Steephill (Saturday 5th April)
One week to go…. On Saturday 5th April (6pm), the curtain goes up on VCC’s 175th Anniversary season. Our debut event is an Evening with former England fast-bowling legend, Matthew Hoggard MBE (aka ‘Hoggy’) at Steephill.
The £35 ticket-only evening will take place in the Academy sports hall at Steephill. It includes a buffet sit-down supper as well as a full bar (of course…). More on website.
With places strictly limited, you can book your seat(s) right now here - via the club’s Spond membership system. And please note: bookings must close at 5:30pm on Tuesday 1st April.
A renowned after-dinner speaker and raconteur, Hoggy made his England debut in 2000, represented his country 93 times and was a star of the epic 2005 Ashes-winning series.
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