The Cricket Society

Eric Midwinter 1932-2025

The Cricket Society is deeply saddened to announce the death on 8th August of Eric Midwinter, the acclaimed author and historian. Please click here for an obituary by our former chairman, Nigel Hancock.

Simon Lister wins the The Cricket Society/MCC Book of the Year Award for 2025

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The Cricket Society was founded in 1945 and celebrates its 80th anniversary in 2025.

The Cricket Society is a national organisation with over 1,500 members across the UK and beyond. It has branches based in London, Bath, and Birmingham. It supports young cricketers, makes annual awards, holds regular meetings, publishes an acclaimed Journal twice yearly, and Bulletin six times a year, as well as having its own cricket team which plays over 25 games per season.

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A flavour of the Society's publications

Members of the Society receive two issues of our 100+ page Journal per annum PLUS digital access to the six issues of the Bulletin which features lively columns and letters on the latest events and controversies in modern cricket.

Non-members can get a flavour of the Society's output, including cricket journalist Raf Nicholson on the Women's World Cup and Johnny Briggs on the history of Wisden and Playfair, by going to our open access page.