Heinemann Cricket Club

Midweek cricket in and around Oxford since 1989. Home ground Brasenose College Sports Ground.

2026

Heinemann played twelve matches in 2026 and won two. The tie was against Cheney at Brasenose on 30 June, 127 each. On 7 July, also at Brasenose, Julian Russ took his 200th wicket for the club, passing Sean Shannon's 199. Sean was at the ground that evening. He died in October.

Chris Tarratt's 104 runs took him to 2,757, the most by any Heinemann player. Iain Wakefield's 5 for 11 against OCC on 16 June won the first game of the season. The end-of-season dinner is on 13 November.

Results 2026

Date	Opponents	Heinemann	Opp.	Result
5 May	Oxfam (a)	101	144	Lost by 43 runs
14 May	OUP (a)	100	101	Lost by 1 run
28 May	Bartlemas (a)	148	156	Lost by 8 runs
16 Jun	OCC	106	105	Won by 6 wickets
30 Jun	Cheney	127	127	Tied
7 Jul	Oxfam	117	124	Lost by 7 runs
9 Jul	Hobos (a)	124	121	Won
14 Jul	Appleton	111	116	Lost by 5 runs
28 Jul	Hobos	109	121	Lost by 12 runs
12 Aug	Appleton (a)	113	115	Lost by 7 wickets
18 Aug	Eynsham CC (a)	128	162	Lost by 34 runs
25 Aug	Charlbury (a)	157	166	Lost by 9 runs

Scorecards. The 2027 fixtures will appear here when they are agreed.

Thirty-eight seasons

Share of matches won each season since 1989. The width of each step is the number of matches played. The full playing record.

Most runs

Chris Tarratt	2,757
Omer Tariq	2,616
Julian Russ	2,483
Paul Shuter	1,878
Simon Watts	1,772

Most wickets

Julian Russ	203
Sean Shannon	199
Chris Tarratt	123
John Watson	97
Ian Wright	91

All the records.

The All-Time XI

1
Chris Tarratt (Captain) 2,757 runs · 123 wickets · 65 catches
2
Julian Russ 2,483 runs · 203 wickets · 3 hat tricks
3
Omer Tariq 2,616 runs · 42 wickets · 23 catches
4
Simon Watts 1,772 runs · 88 wickets · 23 catches
5
John Watson 1,444 runs · 97 wickets at 12.53 · 4.48 an over
6
Chris Pringle 1,488 runs · 35 catches (14 stumpings)
7
Paul Shuter (WK) 1,878 runs · 93 catches & stumpings · 23 wickets
8
R Smith 1,368 runs · 44 wickets at 12.00 · 4.06 an over
9
Ian Wright 488 runs · 91 wickets
10
Nigel Walker 76 wickets at 12.53 · 3.68 an over · 259 overs
11
Sean Shannon 199 wickets · 603 overs · 18 catches · hat trick

With a note on each player.

In sight for 2027

Iain Wakefield needs 1 wicket for 50
Chris Tarratt needs 2 wickets for 125
Omer Tariq needs 2 catches for 25
Paul Shuter needs 2 wickets for 25
James Clarke needs 6 runs for 750
Dan Jacobs needs 7 runs for 250

All the landmarks in sight.

From the records

283 against ICBH on 28 Aug 94, the club's highest total.

Heinemann Cricket Club. Scores and statistics by Paul Shuter.Last updated 28 October 2026