Welcome to Harberton Cricket Club

Friendly Village Cricket - In a beautiful setting

Harberton Cricket Club is a welcoming village cricket club which only plays friendly matches against other local South Devon villages and touring teams. Our ethos is to have as much fun as possible and include everyone in the game regardless of standard, whilst playing village cricket to a reasonable, competitive, standard.

We aim to be a club for the whole community and are always on the look out for new players and people who would like to be involved with the club in any way. We support the village pub, The Church House Inn, and are proud that our beautiful ground has become a focal point for the village and an ideal place for recreation for many who live in it.

We are a team made up of strong cricketers, keen amateurs, those who are rediscovering their love of the game after a long time away and those who are very new to the game.

We also welcome non playing members who would like to get involved with any aspect of the club. Whether this is; helping with the maintenance of the ground, helping with the teas, or getting involved with some of our fund raising events over the year.

We would love to hear from you.

Club History

Founded in 1987 Harberton Cricket Club has played at various grounds over the course of its 35 years.

Much hard work turned our ground into one of the finest village cricket settings with a playing surface and pavilion to match.

We obtained lottery grant funding to build our pavilion which, with newly installed solar power, is the envy of many.

Our Team

Our team features players young and old (and somewhere in the middle!) and we play both 40 over cricket on a Sunday and 20:20 cricket on Wednesday (and some Friday) evenings.

Several of our members play good standard Devon League cricket on Saturdays and return to Harberton for friendly, competitive cricket on midweek evenings and Sundays.

New-Junior Cricket

2022 sees Harberton launching junior cricket. We see this as a vital component in our commitment to the local community and to provide present and future lifeblood for the club.

For details please click on Junior Cricket.

Support Harberton Cricket Club – Join Our Monthly Lottery!

We’re excited to announce the launch of the Harberton Cricket Club Monthly Lottery – a fun and easy way for you to support our cricket club while being in with a chance to win cash prizes!

How It Works

Tickets are just £5 each
Enter as many times as you like
Entries close at 6:59 PM on the 14th of each month
The draw takes place at 7:00 PM on the 14th
Open to anyone aged 16 or over
Winners will be notified within 3 days

Prize Breakdown

1st Prize – 35% of the total prize pool
2nd Prize – 15% of the total prize pool
50% goes directly back to the club to support its development

Click here to buy your tickets

Remembering Bill Scott

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Bill Scott. Bill was a legendary batsman for Harberton Cricket Club, a great friend to many of us and someone who gave so much to the club over the years.

A dogged opening batsman with his own distinctive but effective style, Bill scored a lot of runs and was never an easy man to get out. He was also a very accomplished wicketkeeper, could bowl when needed and captained both Diptford and Harberton. Tough and competitive on the field, he was kind and generous off it, with plenty of time for others.

Before joining Harberton, Bill was one of the people responsible for getting Diptford Cricket Club going and helping it become a successful village side. Many will remember the hard-fought games between the two clubs, as well as the tours, friendships and laughs that came with them.

Bill’s contribution to Harberton went well beyond playing. He helped establish the ground at Little Berrystone after the club left Dundridge, and later our present ground at Stone Hills. He was a key member of the grounds team for many years and took responsibility for maintaining the club’s machinery. There was a great deal of work behind the scenes, and Bill was always someone the club could depend on.

The memories shared by his friends say a lot about him. His remarkable ability to remember someone’s bowling figures from a match years earlier, his enthusiasm for cameras and computers, his practical skills and the many laughs shared on the cricket field and over a pint afterwards. For some of us, Bill had been part of our lives for more than 35 years.

Bill had been unwell for a number of years and faced a very difficult illness with great courage and dignity. While it is sad to lose him, there is some comfort in knowing that his suffering is now over.

He was one of a kind and represented so much of what we love about village cricket. He will be greatly missed, but there are plenty of good memories that will stay with us for a very long time.

Our thoughts are with Bill’s family and friends.

Rest in peace, Bill, and thank you for everything.

Bill’s funeral will take place at 2pm on Friday 30 October at Diptford Village Hall. It would be lovely to see a good turnout from the cricketing community to remember Bill and pay our respects.