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The Cricket Society Awards 2025
Alec Stewart (pictured above) was the guest speaker at this year's Awards ceremony at the Union Jack Club, London on Thursday, 6th November.
The ACE programme received the Ian Jackson Award for their contribution to cricket while Neil Robinson, Head of Heritage and Collections at MCC, received the Howard Milton Award for cricket scholarship. Please go to our Awards page for full details on all this year's winners and indeed past winners.
Jason Fenn is inducted into the Cricket Society Hall of Fame
Jason has played 133 games for the Cricket Society scoring 6,393 runs at an average of 67.29 with 16 centuries. The presentation took place on the final Sunday of the Cricket Society XI’s season at Shepperton CC. Several of Jason’s family were present including two of his sons, Tom and Harry, both of whom played for the Society in the match.
Online (virtual) meetings
We are now offering online (virtual) meetings as well as physical ones, which can be joined live or watched on catch-up. Please go to our Events page for a list of upcoming events and to our Publications page to find past events.
Simon Lister wins The Cricket Society/MCC Book of The Year Award 2025
Simon Lister has won this year's The Cricket Society/MCC Book of the Year Award for his book on Sir Frank Worrell: Worrell, The brief but brilliant life of a Caribbean pioneer. The award was presented at the annual awards ceremony in the Long Room at Lord’s in April.
Direct debit discount on membership from 1st January, 2026
The Cricket Society will be offering a circa 10% discount to members who renew their membership using direct debit mandate from 1st January, 2026. The membership rates and the direct debit discount for 2026 will be set at our AGM in November. If you would like to switch to direct debit mandate then please contact the Membership Secretary.
New Membership Rates from 1st January, 2026
The new plans and rates will be as follows:
- Ordinary: £31.00p
- Ordinary (direct debit discount): £27.50p
- Ordinary (family) £54.00p
- Ordinary (family, direct debit discount): £49.00p
- Ordinary (overseas): £45.00p
- Ordinary (overseas, direct debit discount): £40.50p
- Digital: £25.00p
- Digital (direct debit discount): £22.50p
- Digital (family): £44.00p
- Digital (family, direct debit discount): £39.50p
- Digital (overseas): £37.00p
- Digital (overseas, direct debit discount): £33.00p
- Digital (full rate): available on request
- Associate: £36.00p
