Great Melton Cricket Club

Great Melton Cricket Club is situated 3 miles from the market town of Wymondham and 7 miles from Norwich. The club’s beautiful parkland setting is in the heart of the Norfolk countryside and the club itself is the hub of its small village community.

We aim to encourage the playing of and involvement in cricket through the provision of playing and practice facilities, coaching, fixtures and social events for members of all ages and abilities and the club’s pavilion is a social amenity for a range of community groups.

We currently run 16 teams: 4 Saturday teams, 2 Sunday teams, 2 midweek teams, a Women’s team, an Under 19 team & 5 junior teams: Under 15, Under 13 Boys, Under 13 Girls, Under 11 & Under 9.

Our home ground, Melton Park, has a senior pitch, a junior pitch equipped with an artificial wicket and a wooden pavilion, a two-bay artificial practice area and an excellent pavilion with newly refurbished kitchen, bar and clubroom. A second pitch at Town Close School on the Newmarket Road, is ‘home’ to the B & C Teams. The 1st XI plays in Division 3 of the Norfolk Cricket Alliance and the A team in Division 5. The B and C teams compete in the Norfolk Cricket League & the Sunday First Team in the Mid-Norfolk Sunday League Shield Premier Division. The club is also a member of the Friendly Alliance, and our Sunday A Team plays a series of friendly matches through June & July.

The seniors enter two midweek cup competitions, the Hunts Bat K.O. Cup and Wicklewood Shield, our 19s compete in the ECB T/20 competition while the Women are in the Shell Women’s League.

We have a thriving junior section comprising over 160 boys & girls with the U15s, U13s, U11s and U9s in the Norfolk Cricket Alliance and South Norfolk Community League competitions.

Great Melton is a purely amateur, recreational cricket club. We have never employed an overseas professional and all our officers and club coaches are volunteers. A Clubmark accredited Club, Great Melton stands for integrity at all levels and believes firmly in fair play and the Spirit of Cricket.

Senior/U17/U15 practice takes place at Melton Park every Tuesday, weather and midweek fixtures permitting, from 6.15 p.m. onwards. Junior coaching takes place on Friday evenings from 6.30-8.00 p.m.