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Welcome to the British Officer's
Cricket Club |
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The British Officers' Cricket Club appears in cricket history
back in the 'Golden Age' of cricket in Philadelphia in the late 1800's.
However, as an affiliate of The British Officers' Club of Philadelphia founded
in 1925, regular games were played until WWII. The BOCC was re-born in
1986-thanks to co-founders, the late Peter Stone and Alfred Reeves. Since that
time the club has been a major force in rekindling the game in Philadelphia,
and now enjoys a playing membership of over 50 cricketers.
The BOCC also boasts the best facilities with one home pitch @
the historic
Haverford College and two new home pitches @ the scenic
Evansburg State Park.
The BOCC plays cricket for fun, for love of the game, yet
competitively, with a will to win. The BOCC places high importance upon social
interaction and a membership willing to contribute effort on and off the field.
The BOCC places no restriction upon membership, save that of gentlemanly
conduct. Club management is democratic and bound by its Constitution. The BOCC
shall strive to uphold the notion of Cricket first, team second and the
individual last.
The BOCC is a co-founder and a proud supporter and
participant of the Philadelphia International Cricket Festival. It's commitment
to the joys of touring includes contributing players to the wandering
'Gentlemen of
Philadelphia' side.
The BOCC participates in the regional
leagues like the
Garden State Cricket League,
Philadelphia Cricket League,
Turbo Cup. BOCC also goes on
tour to Toronto over the July 4 weekend every year and with friendly games all season
long, plays an aggregate of over 75 matches a season. We
also tour the UK every alternate year.
Additionally, the club has a traditional pre-season curry party, Annual Awards
Dinner and other events. There are organized net practices at Haverford College
from April thru September.
 | 2010 BOCC Curry Party (plus, Raffle prizes requested) | Jon Kennon | January 21 |
| | The 2010 BOCC Curry Party will be held at Kenny Griffith's house, 34 Linwood Avenue, Ardmore, at 7pm on Feb 27.
Cost: under 10s FREE, under 18s $10, others $20, Couples $35.
Kenny has requested donations for anything you may have that you don't need that would make a good raffle prize - preferably not cricket related. Let him know if you have anything to offer.
Please send your numbers and checks made out to "BOCC" to Chris Lawrence (336 West Springfield Road, Springfield PA 19064). |
| Clearance cricket | Zafar Abdullah | January 08 |
| | From Mike Thomas: Guys, I have a couple of lines I want to clear if you can help me. I have 2 sets of Pulse pads and a pair of Pulse gloves. They usually retail at $150 but to clear I am selling at half price. Could you put the word out for me? Thanks and Happy New Year Tina Fuselli (Hunts County USA rep.) 602-625-9905 |
| Youth Cricket Update | Mike Thomas | April 19, 2009 |
| | Gents, the attachments are shortly to be emailed to every club in a 50-mile radius of Philadelphia. Much effort has been invested this winter to translate a wish into action. Please read and if you can, please get active for cricket in your own communities! Hope you will find the History notes interesting! In addition, Coaches are needed to craft a weekly roster through the summer - midweek afternoons or evenings and/or perhaps weekend mornings. A coaching manual is under development and it lends itself to many specific "skill/drill pods" that nearly anyone with experience of playing could lead. I don't need you to commit to a weekly regime, just an indication at this stage that you would be happy to be called on once a fortnight, once a month, 2-3 times a season, or whatever might fit your schedule. Now we don't know whether we shall see 15 kids or 50, or more. At the high end we will be scrambling and I shall return to the well! However for now I just need to get a feel for how much support our membership can give - so please email or call me (even if its "regrets"!). Thanks everyone! Mike T.
Attachment 1: Letter to Editor
Attachment 2: Handout Summary |
| Cricket Anyone? | Shariq Khan | October 16, 2006 |
| |  October issue of the Smithsonian Magazine has a detailed article on cricket in America and talks about the contributions of the BOCC, Alfred Reeves and the C.C.Morris Library. Following is an excerpt:
Sitting at a long wooden table in Haverford's C. C. Morris Cricket Library, the largest collection of cricket literature and memorabilia in the Western Hemisphere, Alfred Reeves, 81, is dressed in an immaculate blue blazer. Reeves immigrated to the United States from his native Yorkshire in 1978 and eventually settled in Philadelphia. "I went for a walk one evening near the Merion Cricket Club [near Philadelphia], and I was sure I heard a cricket ball and bat," he recalls. "So I put my whites on and climbed over the wall of this famous cricket club, dropped on the other side and said, 'I just arrived from England. Do you mind if I join in?'" Read the full article here... |
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This Week's Games
 There are no games scheduled this week. |
Schedule Games
 To Schedule games with the
BOCC, please send E-mail to the Fixtures Secretary
Krish Pusuluri.
(When requesting a game, please specify the
dates you are interested in and where you would like to play.)
 For general questions and/or
Inquiries, please contact Shariq Khan at
bocc@bocccricket.com.
How to become a Member
 New players are welcome to
apply to join the BOCC. Come to nets at
Haverford College from May thru September after 5:00 pm. After
two nets you may apply to join the club using this
Membership form
Related Links
CC Morris Cricket Library 
The C. Christopher Morris Cricket Library and
Collection is the largest collection of cricket literature and memorabilia in
the Western Hemisphere. The library includes over a thousand volumes and a very
large collection of related printed and photographic materials and related
items of Cricket history.
Garden State
Cricket League 
Each year the League schedules regular season games
on Sundays during the months of May through September. The season consists of a
Championship, Knockout and Inter country competitions.
Laws of
Cricket 
The basic Laws of Cricket have stood remarkably well
the test of well over 250 years of playing the game. It is thought the real
reason for this is that cricketers have traditionally been prepared to play in
the Spirit of the Game as well as in accordance with the Laws.
Philadelphia Cricket Festival 
The Philadelphia International Cricket Festival is an
annual event held in the Philadelphia area during the first weekend in May to
promote cricket, friendship and community service through sporting contact.
USA Cricket Association 
USACA is the governing body for cricket in the United
States. Their mission is to promote the game of Cricket at all levels in the
US, develop national teams that will be competitive and successful in
international competitions.
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Club. All Rights Reserved.
V. Special thanks to Shariq Khan
for developing this website for the BOCC
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