June
Weds 04 | 15:00 – Hampshire Representative XI @ Steephill
Thurs 19 | 18:00 – Cricket, Curry & A Pint (with Masala Bay)
July
Sat 05 – Sun 06 | Time TBC – Ventnor Summer Festival (Ventnor Day) @ Ventnor Park (TBC)
Sun 20 | 19:00 – Provisional: Sri Lankan Evening
Sun 27 | Time TBC – MCC XI @ Steephill
August
Mondays | 10:00 – Dinny’s Summer Camps (U11)
Dates: July 28; August 4, 11, 18 & 25 (Indoors if necessary)
Thursdays | 10:00 – Dinny’s Summer Camps (U15)
Dates: July 31; August 7, 14, 21 & 28 (Indoors if necessary)
Sun 10 | 13:00 – President’s Day – President’s XI vs Denham (Touring)
Weds 13 | ~19:45 – Grand Carnival & Fireworks/Girls' Cricket Festival @ Steephill (Time: TBC)
Fri 15 | 15:00 – Lashings World XI
Sat 16 | ~19:45 (TBC) – Illuminated Carnival
Sun 24 | 11:00 – Steephill Sixes
Mon 25 | 13:00 – Women’s & Girls Softball Festival
September
Sat 27 | 16:00 – Awards Afternoon – Junior
Sat 27 | 18:00 – Awards Evening – Senior & Ladies
(May move to Sat 04 October)
November
Sat 22 | 19:00 – Ventnor CC 175 Dinner @ Royal Hotel
Ventnor's famous old Royal Hotel is to host a special dinner to conclude the club's 175th anniversary celebrations.
Scheduled for Saturday 22nd November, the evening will see the club's once annual dinner return after an absence of several years.
Full details, pricing and booking details will appear here shortly.
The renowned Lashings World XI, sometimes referred to as ‘the Harlem Globetrotters of Cricket’, is coming to Steephill this summer – Friday 15th August - as part of the club’s 175th Anniversary celebrations.
Lashings’ much anticipated visit renews a long-standing Ventnor tradition but will be the first encounter since 2017.
The match (a T20) is provisionally scheduled to be underway at 3pm.
Famous names already confirmed include West Indies' legend, Courtney Walsh; former Bangladesh Test Captain, Mohammad Ashraful and ex-England leggie, Chris Schofield, who will captain the side.
Further details will appear here shortly.
Probably the world's most famous cricket club, and guardian of the laws of the game, MCC (Marylebone Cricket Club) is set to visit Steephill on Sunday 27 July.
Part of Ventnor's 175th Anniversary celebrations, full details will appear here in due course.
Hampshire County Cricket Club has very kindly agreed to send a representative XI to the Island to participate in the Club's 175th Anniversary celebrations.
This special match (a T-20) will take place on the afternoon of Wednesday 4th June. Expected start time: 3pm. Further details will appear here shortly.
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.