The Cricket Society

Richard Whitehead won The Cricket Society/MCC Book of the Year Award for 2026 with Victory in Australia: The Remarkable Story of England's Greatest Ashes Triumph 1954-55

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The Cricket Society was founded in 1945 and celebrated 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. It celebrates cricket’s past, present, and future – bringing together legends of the game and the stars of tomorrow.

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A flavour of The Cricket 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 by going to our open access page.