Cricket Club based in South Bank, York

Andrew Cole Benefit Day – Sunday 3rd September 2023

Ovington CC will host an exhibition game between a current Ovington XI and a President’s Team in aid of a good cause. Watch some of the current Ovington team welcome back some club legends, friends and family for an exciting game of cricket from 1pm. Andy was taken seriously ill in May of this year.…
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6 wickets for Wilf Metcalfe on debut!

Some notable individual performances in this weeks fixtures including two potential league performances of the week including an extremely impressive debut. Thank you to all of our sponsors for their continued support. 3rd team captain, and Pink! superfan, David Warner was absent for the third team game this week so Jed Fowke stepped in to…
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Firsts edged out in close contest

Two teams were in action the previous weekend as well as our junior teams getting into full swing with some excellent victories. Thank you to all of our sponsors for their continued support. Batting collapse on tricky surface The wet spring weather continued in the week preceding the game, which led to another soft surface…
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Dependable Roberts and Buckley guide firsts to victory

All three teams were in action for the first time in 2023. There were some notable individual performances in all three games as well as our first game at our home-away-from-home, Crayke, where, this week, the away team had far less distance to travel to the fixture than the home team. It’s not too late…
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First team fall short in first game

Our first team (sponsored by Athletica Health Physiotherapy) began their campaign in Division 1 West of the Yorkshire Premier League North against Bilton in Ainsty on Saturday. Plus, all three teams are in action this coming weekend. Thank you to all of our sponsors for their continued support. Firsts produce nervous batting display in tough…
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Season Preview 2023

The 2023 cricket season has finally arrived. Here is a rundown of what our teams are looking to achieve this year. Thank you to all of our sponsors for their continued support. The 1st team, now playing at (theoretically) the highest level of cricket the club have ever played at, will be looking to impress…
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Indoor Training Returns on the 8th January

Time to get the kit out of the attic and dust off the cobwebs as Indoor Training for Seniors and Juniors begins next Sunday. All new players welcome! Thank you to all our sponsors for their continued support. Indoor Training will once again be at Milthorpe School Sports Hall. The site can be accessed from…
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Cookson flies in to get a superb century

There was plenty of rain in the air on Saturday and conditions looked bleak before the start of play in all three of our matches. It was therefore surprising that all three were played out to a conclusion. There was some tremendous individual performances from Thomas Cookson and Jack Walmsley on a wet day to…
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Seniors post trio of successes on Super Saturday

All three Senior teams were scheduled to be in action on Saturday, with all three involved in big games in terms of the placings in their respective league tables. The headline does kind of spoil it, but there was lots to write home about on a great day for Ovington sides. Thank you to all…
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Thirds involved in epic match at Millthorpe

Three games for Ovington’s senior sides at the weekend. Two of which involved matches against Clifton Alliance. At one point, the game would have been a local ‘derby’ given the Alliance previously playing on the Little Knavesmire (allegedly). Both games provided drastically different spectacles. The First Team held fort against Knaresborough II. Thank you to…
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