Victoria Park Community Cricket League
Home News Contact Us Fixtures+results League tables Constitution Rules	About the League | Committee | Hall of Fame The Victoria Park Community Cricket League was formed over 15 years ago to provide a wide range of people with access to competitive cricket. Some are decidedly more competitive than others, but the aim is that games are played in a friendly and welcoming spirit. Anyone, regardless of ability, gender, creed, colour, is most welcome. We play here... Based in Victoria Park in east London, we play two competitions, the league and a knock-out cup. The league is played in two divisions, splitting into three half-way through the season (see the League Tables page for more details). Trophies are awarded for winning each division and of course, there is the cup. Matches are 8-a-side and 16 overs per innings, max four overs per bowler, batsmen retiring at 50. The batting side umpires -- meaning it's very important teams play in the Spirit of the Game (for more details see the Rules page). All matches are played Monday to Thursday evenings, starting between 6 and 6:30 pm. We appreciate that some sides have difficulty getting to the park on time, what with inconvenient things like jobs, but if you don't start by 6.30 at the latest, you do lose the light at the start and end of the season and may have to play a shortened game. We get round the fact that all matches are played in the same place by decreeing that the "home" side provides the ball. All match balls, however, are provided by the League and paid for out of your league fees. Details of all matches can be found on the Fixures and Results page. VPCCL Committee 2008 President: Bert Vandermark - 0208 986 5754 Chairman: Rizwan Siddiqui (Sky) - 07956 298543 Secretary: Tim Castle (Old Fallopians) - 07990 565706 Treasurer: Nigel Richards (Victoria Lounge) - 0207 211 2736 Fixtures Secretary: Peter Hollman (Pacific) - 07711 269562 Committee members: Gary Horsman (Chats Palace) - 07803 124492 Steve Hill (Island Community) - 07779 098244 Paul Williams (Tower Ravens) - 07941 383 916 Mark Laurie (Victoria Park Juniors) - 07887 804127 What the VPCCL Committee looked like in 2004 plus some founding members Main picture: Bert Vandermark (President); Anti-clockwise, from top left, Rob Devaney (Committee Member); Tim Castle (Secretary); Peter Hollman (Fixtures Secretary); Mick Reid (Chairman); Tim Haydon (Founding Treasurer); Paul Williams (Committee Member); Gary Horsman (Founding Committee Member); Philip Barrass (Founding Committee Member); Nigel Richards (Treasurer). Pictures and montage by Tim Castle Photomontage prepared for Canary Wharf Sports Awards 2004. Hall of Fame League Trophy winners 2007 Sky 2006 East End Cavaliers & Victoria Park Juniors (shared) 2005 Traditional Corsairs 2004 Tower Ravens 2003 Sky (Mola Jutt) 2002 Mola Jutt & Pacific (shared) 2001 Mola Jutt 2000 Newham A 1999 Hackney Grasshoppers 1998 Mola Jutt 1997 Globetown 1996 Globetown 1995 Millwall 1994 Tower Hamlets Nalgo 1993 Dover Castle 1992 Tower Hamlets Nalgo 1991 Bow Neighbourhood Cup winners 2007 Sky 2006 Traditional Corsairs (non-league) 2005 Sky (Mola Jutt) 2004 Sleek (Hackney Falcons) 2003 Dover Castle 2002 Hackney Falcons (non-league) 2001 Mola Jutt 2000 Mola Jutt 1999 Mola Jutt 1998 Mola Jutt Cup runners-up 2007 Goodmayes (Monopoly, non-league) 2006 Vallance 2005 Monopoly (non-league) 2004 Pacific 2003 Newham 2002 Mola Jutt 2001 Tower Ravens 2000 Newham B   Before 1997 - let us know if you remember who won the Cup (the original Cup has gone missing) Back to top | back to home