Cricket Club
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Stoodleigh Cricket Club play on the village ground, next to the Church Path. Both the cricket and view are worth seeing. |
If you are interested in playing please contact either of the following captains:
Stoodleigh Cricket Club play in the West Somerset Cricket League, Division 2 - see their website for fixture dates and results.
You can also find information about the Club on their website at https://stoodleigh.play-cricket.com/home
There are also other matches - Friendly Fixtures - with other local cricket teams. The Stoodleigh and Loxbeare Clubs Friendly Fixture List 2026 will be available in due course. To give you a flavour of the matches, see Stoodleigh and Loxbeare Clubs Friendly Fixture List 2024
Stoodleigh Fun Cricket Match
Stoodleigh Cricket Team -v- Stoodleigh Inn Team
This is an annual fun event usually taking place in September ....... so watch out for details.
Stoodleigh Cricket Team
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| The team in 2015 | and a team from the 1950's |
Cricket has been played in Stoodleigh for over 150 years - the earliest record found is a report in the Tiverton Gazette concerning a match played on Wednesday 5 October 1859.
End of the Club's first season. Last match was between Mr W Saunders' side and Mr E Sears' side
| MR SAUNDERS' Side | Score | MR E SEARS' Side | Score |
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| W Saunders b Sears | 0 | E Sears b Saunders | 8 |
| W Nicholls b Bray | 8 | Bray b Saunders | 6 |
| T Stoyel b Sears | 0 | Sheppard n.o. | 3 |
| Bowers b Sears | 9 | Jennings b Nicholls | 0 |
| York b Sears c Pidcock | 0 | Pidcock b Saunders | 0 |
| Calaway n.o. | 3 | Escott b Saunders | 1 |
| Norrish b Sheppard | 4 | Marley b Nicholls | 0 |
| Parker b&c Dray | 0 | Weeks b Nicholls | 3 |
| Stoyel b Nicholls | 0 | ||
| (3 absent) Total | 24 | (2 absent) Total | 21 |
"The bowling and fielding on both sides was very fair"