You may not know it, but the University of Oregon has one of the finest cricket pitches anywhere.  The NexTurf field on the university campus produces excellent bounce, gives plenty of turn and is a totally exciting place to play cricket.  Located next to historic Hayward Field with beautiful scenery, it is easy to see why the Oregon Cricket Club Eugene has turned into a clan of CRICKET MANIACS. And who can blame us?

A month ago we decided to get some cricket practice in on a sunny Saturday morning and the fact that the temperatures were well below freezing mattered not a whit.  The weather was really fantastic, actually.  Go to our pictures gallery and check out the Cold Weather Cricket photos – you will see what I mean.  I recommend choosing the “Show Picture List” option above the window and then selecting the “View with PicLens” option for the best viewing.  Cricket, coffee, doughnuts . . . an awesome way to start a Saturday in Eugene.

Oregon Cricket Club Eugene has just achieved our biggest development to date.  We have recently received two fantastic dedicated cricket nets for our practices.  This is a quantum step forward for our club and the development of cricket in Eugene.  I want to thank University of Oregon Club Sports’ Sandy Vaughn and Shawn Rubino for their tremendous support for our club and cricket in our community.  Thanks, you two!  You have been great to us!

We are very excited to begin our net sessions this spring – everyone is cordially invited to come and check them out.  Net sessions are where a cricketer truly has a chance to develop his or her skills.  We will be having evening nets during the week as well as intra-squad matches during the weekends this 2010 season.  Oregon Cricket Club Eugene currently has five matches against outside clubs scheduled for this season, with more planned.

If you are interested in getting in on the incredible sport of cricket and you live in the Eugene/Springfield area, join us!  OCCE has real cricket talent from around the world in our squad.  We foster a fun-loving approach that is geared to getting Americans passionate about our real cricketing destiny: the United States making inspirational cricket history in 20/20, One Day International and Test Match Cricket.

Cricket’s time in America is now!  Come be a part of it!

We will start our summer practice on August 1st and every Saturday upto August 29th where we will play MCC at home. Come check us out and spend your summer learning and playing cricket. Weather is gorgeous. Check out the calendar for all practice dates.

Location: Next turf field at the UO.