Please join SOA members to celebrate the 2018 season as well as welcome in the new President and President-Elect, on Saturday 1st December at Oxford Downs CC. The evening will start from 19.00 and there will be warm food for those that would like to eat at £10 per person.

SOA handover. Big thanks to Greg for a super year and looking forward to 2019. And a special thank you to Andrew Moss who introduced me to SOA cricket and who is now passing treasurer's duties to Dan Hawes. Frankie Crouch is president elect for 2020. Tom Scrase.

News has reached us this morning of the passing of Ian McDonald, a member and great friend of the SOA. More details here sites.google.com/site/southoxfo…

Please follow the link attached for details of a Lord's Taverners Golf Day organised by some SOA members. drive.google.com/open?id=1MGRUS…

For the first time in living memory, and probably for the first time ever, the SOA are fielding 3 teams today; 2 at Radley and the other at Aston Rowant. Supporters would be very welcome at either venue.

The match today against Abingdon School has been cancelled due to the weather

Congratulations to the SOA team that won the Sandford St Martin 6-a-side tournament on Sunday 26 May. This is the first SOA 6 that I can remember since Fish Hoek on the 1997 South African tour.

The Oxford Mini Festival of Wandering Clubs 2019 starts today with SOA teams at Queen's and University college grounds against Gaieties and the Melbourne XXIX club.

SOA Dinner Saturday 9th November 2019, the Cotswold Lodge Hotel, Banbury Road Oxford 7pm for 7.30 Headline Speaker: World Cup Winning Cricketer, Lydia Greenway. Menu and tickets here soacc.co.uk/2019-soa-dinne…

"Should any county matches be possible this season, it is taken for granted they will do so within a competitive framework." thecricketer.com/Topics/banner/…

A rare appearance in the national press for the SOA thecricketer.com/Topics/banner/…

Frankie Crouch, this year's SOA President, and Alex Wildman - the President Elect - have agreed to continue their current roles into next season. This will mean that Frankie will be be able to enjoy a full year as President in 2021, including a Western Tour next August.

The Annual Dinner for 2020 has been cancelled as it will not be possible to stage it in the current environment. We are pleased to say that Oxford Downs are happy to accommodate a picnic for SOA members and friends at the final SOA match of the season on Sun Sept 13th.

SOA have received the very sad news of the sudden passing of Roger Berryman. Roger loved cricket and enjoyed a long and successful playing career and retirement and was a regular on our Devon and overseas tours. Our thoughts are with Judith and his family at this time.

A short tribute posted on our website penned by George Lamb captures the regard members have expressed for Roger Berryman and may be of interest to those who knew him soacc.co.uk

We regret to inform members that John W. Carter (SOA President 1991, Honorary Treasurer 1978/1990) sadly passed away on January 20th. More details here soacc.co.uk

Details of Roger Berryman's funeral on Monday 1st February can be found here soacc.co.uk

We have postponed the Worcester Gents game until later in the summer when hopefully the weather improves and we'll be able to have an all day game with some lunch. A huge thanks to Ben Jeffris for stepping in to skipper the game, we will have a new date soon.

Please be aware that if you are attending the Mid Season Social at Oxford Downs on Friday, there will not be any food available.

The game today at the Downs has been cancelled.