Swardeston – one of East Anglia’s leading cricket clubs – can trace its history back over 170 years.
We run four Saturday sides, a Sunday team and have a thriving youth section with teams at Under-19, Under-15, Under-13, Under-11 and Under-9 levels.
Swardeston’s 1st XI plays in the ECB Anglian Vehicle Linings East Anglian Premier League, winning the league a record eight times. The remaining three teams play in the Lacons Brewery Norfolk Cricket Alliance.
We also have an active and growing women and girls section with the women’s team, in partnership with Great Melton CC, competing in Division One of the Iceni East Anglian Premier League. We also run a women’s softball team and girls teams at Under-11 and Under-13.
Swardeston run weekly youth cricket sessions during the summer with attendances regularly around the 100 mark. We also run the ECB All Stars and Dynamos programmes.
Swardeston is one of a number of clubs in Norfolk to have achieved the ECB’s ClubMark accreditation.
In 2021 Swardeston was appointed a Disability Champion Club and during summer holidays runs a programme for SEND pupils from local junior schools.
