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Welcome to the BOCC
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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 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 and Greater Philadelphia Cricket League. Its commitment
to the joys of touring includes touring with the wandering Gentlemen of Philadelphia
side.
The BOCC plays in the Greater Philadelphia Cricket League, goes on tour to Toronto
over the July 4 weekend and with friendly games all season long, plays an aggregate
of over 50 matches a season. We have toured the UK a few times as a club and members
regularly participate in other tours. Additionally, the club has a traditional pre-season
curry party, Annual Awards Dinner and other events such as a family-friendly pool
party in the summer. There are organized net practices at Haverford College from
April thru September.
 | BOCC Tour to England 2019 | Ian Turner | August 06 |
| | BOCC members, it has been over eight years since the last BOCC tour to England. I think we can all agree that is way too long. Therefore, our plan is a 2019 BOCC Tour to England in July/August. The exact location has not been determined but we are in the preliminary stages of organizing through a tour operator in England. However, before we can proceed we need to make sure that there is enough interest to make the trip viable. The trip would probably be over 9-10 days and involve 7-8 games (weather permitting). The tour operator organizes B&B accommodation, sets up fixtures, teas and provides match balls. At present they have quoted £1000 per player which at present is about $1300, this doesn’t include flights which are around $800-$1000. You would then be subject to the usual holiday expenses; eating out each night, beer, snacks and any other extra-curricular activity. So I’m estimating a budget of $3000 would be required for an individual. If you are planning on bringing the family its obviously more. What I require now is a rapid and honest response on your general interest levels. There is no point saying Yes today if you really won’t end up going as you will be expected to make a financial commitment in advance of the trip. Please respond to the survey with speed so we can move this thing forward. Any questions just email me.
Thanks
Ian |
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For general questions and/or Inquiries, please contact Sunil Gaikwad or 201-658-7161
Schedule Games
To Schedule games with the BOCC, please send E-mail to the Fixtures Secretary
Mandeep Singh Sandhu.
(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 us at fixtures@bocccricket.com.
How to become a Member
New players are welcome to apply to join the BOCC. Come to nets at Haverford College - Cope Field 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.
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.
American Cricket Federation
ACF has been established to improve governance of cricket
in the United States. Their mission is as follows: "Our mission is to inspire Americans to
play and to excel at cricket and to make cricket the preeminent bat-and-ball sport
in the United States. ACF will uphold and promote cricket�s values of transparency,
inclusiveness and fairness."
United States
Youth Cricket
The United States Youth Cricket Association, a non-profit
organization incorporated in the state of Maryland, is dedicated to introducing
our great sport to American children.
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