Welcome To Newport Cricket Club
If you want to PLAY, LEARN the game, WATCH
or become involved in cricket,
NEWPORT CRICKET CLUB is THE CLUB to join.
#NCCtheplacetobe
The Club moved to its present location, Spytty Park in 1990.
We have 2 cricket grounds side by side alongside the clubhouse.
The main ground has been classified as a Category D ground (suitable for 1st Class Cricket) and
hosted the Glamorgan v Gloucestershire 4 Day County Championship Match on May 14 -17th, 2019.
In recent yearas the Ground has hosted:-
Sri Lanka, Pakistan & Pakistan 'A'
Welsh Fire Men & Women
Western Storm
Glamorgan CCC & 2nd X1
Many World Class Stars have played at the ground,
including Marnus Labuschagne 276 (in 2021), Babar Azam 119 (2016)
Marnus Labuschagne signs a Newport CC Shirt. A young Babar Azam as Captain of Pakistan 'A'
The reserve ground caters for our 3rd and 4th teams plus our junior commitments.
On 6/7/04 the club opened a State of the Art 4 lane, £70 000 outdoor net facility
in conjunction with the CBW and SPORTLOT.
The ground and its facilities is well established as a Centre of Excellence for South Wales.
The cricket ground and its other facilities are all part of the impressive
Newport International Sports Village based at Spytty Park.
Newport Cricket Museum
One of the rooms in the Squash Court Building has been converted into Newport Cricket Club's
Museum, recording the history of the Club, with particular reference to the sale of the
Club's former County Cricket Ground home at Rodney Parade in 1988.
Official opening of the Club's Museum (July 15th 2016)
Glamorgan v Pakistan 'A'
Huw Morris Glamorgan CEO &
Pakistan Tour Manager Col.Syed Naushad Ali.
Other top class facilities on the Newport International Sports Village Site include:-
The Indoor Tennis Centre
Houses 4 Indoor tennis courts along with a subsidiary hall
which is where we have our 4 lane Indoor cricket nets, which we use during the winter.
Swimming Pool
The swimming pool, S.E Wales Regional Centre is located adjacent to the Indoor Tennis Centre.
The 25m Swimming Pool has been opened recently,
catering for elite swimmers in the area, as well as opening to the public on a daily basis.
Welsh FA Trust Headquarters
Opened in 2014, a Premier League standard football pitch and an impressive
State of the Art Headquarters, is the home of the Welsh FA Trust.
The development also includes a new Floodlit 4G Astroturf pitch located behind the velodrome.
International Cycling Velodrome
The 'Geraint Thomas Velodrome'
The Velodrome not only caters for the top cyclists in the U.K
but is also home to many of Newport's Premier Sporting Clubs,
including Newport Ladies Netball Club.
Newport Stadium
Newport Stadium was the home of Conference Premier side Newport County Football Club
until 2012, before they regained Football League status and relocated to
Rodney Parade - ground sharing with Gwent Dragons Rugby.
Newport Stadium also hosts Newport Rugby Club & Newport Harriers Athletics Club.
Newport Cycle Speedway club have their own track situated on the
Newport International Sports Village site,
Squash Building
Newport Cricket Club took over the running of the Squash Building as part of an asset transfer
from Newport City Council in 2015. The building is located adjacent to the Club's Pavilion.
Although the building is no longer used for Squash, it houses six changing
rooms for use by the Club's Junior teams.
The Club has ambitious plans to convert the Squash Building into an Indoor Cricket Hall,
though funding for the project is proving difficult to find.
Directions to Ground
Newport Cricket Club
Newport International Sports Village
Spytty Park
Newport
South Wales
Wales
NP19 4PT
Tel: 01633 281236
Click on picture of Cricket Ground above to view Google map link.
Directions to Newport Cricket Club (from M4 Bristol / Midlands)
1. Leave M4 Motorway at Junction 24 (The Coldra).
2. At roundabout take 3rd exit signposted Industrial Estate (A455 new Dual carriageway).
3. Follow the main road for approx 2 miles, until you come to a roundabout.
Take the first left over the railway bridge. On your left, you will pass Newport Retail Park.
Keep going until you come to another roundabout and go straight across, following the main road.
(follow sign posts to Newport International Sports Village and Velodrome).
4. At the next roundabout go straight on, continuing on the main road.
After 400 metres turn left into Langland Way (just before CarCraft), following signs for
Newport International Sports Village/Velodrome/IndoorTennis Centre.
5. Travel along Langland Way for 100 metres before turning left into the Newport International Sports
Village. Take the first right, followed by an immediate right. You will see the Cricket Ground in front
of you and the back of the Cricket Clubhouse to your left. Park in the large Car Park.
Directions to Newport Cricket Club (from M4 Cardiff / West)
1. Leave M4 Motorway at Junction 28 (Tredegar Park).
2. At roundabout take A48 exit. Follow A48 (Southern Distributor Road) to join Docks Way.
3. Follow the main road for approx 2 miles, (you will see the Transporter Bridge on your right).
Following the main A48 road, and pass over the new bridge and proceed through a set of
traffic lights. Continue along the A48 (Newport Stadium will be on your right - which is where
you want to go).
4. Continue on the A48 until the roundabout. At the roundabout take the 4th exit and and return
up the opposite side of the A48 carriageway.
5. After 400 metres turn left into Langland Way (just before CarCraft), following signs for
Newport International Sports Village/Velodrome/IndoorTennis Centre.
6. Travel along Langland Way for 100 metres before turning left into the Newport International Sports
Village. Take the first right, followed by an immediate right. You will see the Cricket Ground in front
of you and the back of the Cricket Clubhouse to your left. Park in the large Car Park.
Cricket Club Membership
Membership for 2023 is due in April!
Please renew your Membership early.
There is £10 off your Playing Membership Fees if you pay early.
Membership Enquiries
For all Membership Enquiries Contact:
Vanessa Bailey,
Tel : 01633 244219 (H), 07791 765876 (Mob).
email : baileybods2@gmail.com
Cricket Club Officials - 2023
Position
|
Name
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Email
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|---|---|---|
President |
Eddie Mogford |
eddie.mogford@ntlworld.com
|
Vice President |
Paul Morris |
paul_morris11@hotmail.com
|
Chairman |
Mike Knight |
mike.knight2@ntlworld.com |
Vice Chairman |
|
|
Secretary |
Phillip Stallard |
phillip.stallard@wales.gsi.gov.uk
|
Treasurer |
Richard Brown |
|
Fixture Secretary |
David Shakespeare |
david.shakespeare1@ntlworld.com |
Membership Secretary |
Vanessa Bailey |
baileybods2@gmail.com
|
Head Coach |
Mike Knight |
mike.knight2@ntlworld.com
|
Junior Coordinator |
Dave Knight |
dave.knight@ntlworld.com
|
Child Welfare Officer |
Kirstie Summers |
kirstie.summers@hotmail.co.uk
|
Chairman of Selectors |
Position Vacant |
|
Sponsorship Co-ordinator |
Mike Rutledge |
mikerutledge123@aol.com |
Social & Events Co-ordinator |
Vanessa Bailey |
baileybods2@gmail.com
murt1408@gmail.com
|
Junior Co-ordinator |
Dave Knight |
dave.knight@ntlworld.com
|
Women's Cricket Co-ordinator |
Abbi Westwood |
|
175 Club Co-ordinator |
Andy Aston |
andy.aston@tiscali.co.uk
|
1st Team Captain |
Harry Friend |
|
2nd Team Captain |
Mike Provis |
|
3rd Team Captain |
Mike Murtagh |
|
4th Team Captain |
Haroon Ashraf |
haroon4191@hotmail.com
|
Sunday Team Captain |
Position Vacant |
|
Mid-Week Team Captain |
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