MARTLEY Cricket Club will host a high-profile One-Day Cup game between Worcestershire Rapids Women and Gloucestershire Women in September.
The village club will host a competitive Rapids fixture for the first time in their history in a significant milestone for Martley.
Martley have welcomed visiting teams to their home ground since 1859.
And club chairman Tom Vale believes September’s One-Day Cup fixture will represent the biggest match ever-played at Martley’s Jewry Field home by some distance.
Vale said: “This is a landmark moment for Martley.
“Having hosted Worcestershire players’ benefit and testimonial matches with hundreds in attendance, and also being a hub for some of the county’s age-group matches, this is more wonderful recognition for us as a club.
“It is almost certainly the most prestigious game ever played in the village.
“The event will provide a fantastic opportunity for the local community to see high‑quality women’s cricket up close, and we are hoping to get plenty of youngsters involved on the day.”
Martley currently operate two women’s sides competing in soft ball cricket and hope to set up a hard ball team in the near future.
Several of the club’s girls’ players already play for Worcestershire’s pathway teams.
Vale added: “We’re making great strides as a club with regards women’s cricket and we’re committed to supporting the growth of the women’s game.
“Hosting this fixture is a real endorsement of the work being done by our amazing volunteers across the club, and we’re looking forward to welcoming players, supporters and visitors for what promises to be a brilliant day of cricket.”
The game is free to attend for spectators with play to start at 10.30am.
Food stalls, ice cream vans and the club’s ‘Tap and Run’ bar will be open for refreshments throughout the day.
A children’s play park will also be available on site on the day.
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