The "aims and objectives" of this site are to "record and maintain a documented history of the Club and, in particular, the colourful characters that have been or continue to be its members".

Welcome to the (unofficial) home page of the Owermoigne Cricket Club.

Owermoigne is a peaceful village in Dorset on the South coast of England and you'll find it 50 miles (80 km) west of Southampton.

Contents

Home Page

The Early Days

The village does not have a Public House (Pub) but the Club House acts as a regular meeting place and drinking establishment. The village doesn't even have a cricket pitch and as from 2001 we no longer have a cricket team.

For how the club started and found a pitch click here.
The Club House has changed considerably since its early days as the reading room. It is still a small building but has a good

The Characters

Club Committee

Dorset web links

The 2 pictures below show  the inside of the Club House.

size bar and adequate seating areas (see the photo's). There is even enough room for a pool table and no English pub or club would be complete without a dart board. Although, a policy of not allowing noisy "gaming" machines has always been maintained.

What has made this club 'tick' are the numerous personalities that have been associated with it over the years. The list will never be complete and if you have spent time as a member and feel someone's name has been omitted please e-mail me the details. For details of these characters click here.

Cricket links

Lords

Wisden

Cricket Unlimited