The club
Midweek cricket in and around Oxford since 1989.
Heinemann Cricket Club was formed in 1989 at Heinemann Publishing and has played friendly midweek cricket in and around Oxford ever since: one evening a week from May to September, usually a Tuesday or Wednesday, starting at six. Home matches are at Brasenose College Sports Ground; away matches take the club to village and club grounds across Oxfordshire.
The club has a broad mix of ages and abilities. It is not league cricket, but everyone is expected to bat, bowl or field to a reasonable standard. There are modest match fees and annual subscriptions to cover ground hire and equipment. Paul Shuter has kept the scores and statistics throughout, which is why the records on this site go back so far.
Playing
New players are welcome. Availability for each match is organised on Spond; the quickest way to say hello is the WhatsApp group.
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The All-Time XI
Chosen by the club, in batting order. Figures to the end of 2026.
- 1Chris Tarratt (Captain) 2,757 runs · 123 wickets · 65 catches
The club's leading run-scorer, with 123 wickets and 65 catches as well. One of the last players from the club's Heinemann Publishing days, with Simon Watts and Paul Shuter.
- 2Julian Russ 2,483 runs · 203 wickets · 3 hat tricks
203 wickets, the most for the club. He passed Sean Shannon's 199 at Brasenose on 7 July 2026. Third on the run list, and the only Heinemann bowler with more than one hat trick.
- 3Omer Tariq 2,616 runs · 42 wickets · 23 catches
Second on the run list. Heinemann play their home matches at Brasenose through Omer.
- 4Simon Watts 1,772 runs · 88 wickets · 23 catches
Chairman. 1,772 runs and 88 wickets, sixth on the wicket list, over a long career from the club's early years.
- 5John Watson 1,444 runs · 97 wickets at 12.53 · 4.48 an over
97 wickets at 12.53 and 1,444 runs. The club's main annual award is named after him.
- 6Chris Pringle 1,488 runs · 35 catches (14 stumpings)
Sixth on the run list and third on the catching list, with 14 stumpings.
- 7Paul Shuter (WK) 1,878 runs · 93 catches & stumpings · 23 wickets
93 catches and stumpings since 2002, 51 of them stumpings, both club records. 1,878 runs and 23 wickets. He has kept the club's scores and statistics since 1989; the records in this book are his.
- 8R Smith 1,368 runs · 44 wickets at 12.00 · 4.06 an over
1,368 runs, tenth on the list, and 44 wickets at 12.00 and 4.06 an over.
- 9Ian Wright 488 runs · 91 wickets
91 wickets, fifth on the list, and 488 runs from the lower order.
- 10Nigel Walker 76 wickets at 12.53 · 3.68 an over · 259 overs
76 wickets at 12.53, conceding 3.68 an over across 259 overs, with 21 maidens. The most economical bowler in the club's records.
- 11Sean Shannon 199 wickets · 603 overs · 18 catches · hat trick
199 wickets in 603 overs, the club record until July 2026, with one hat trick and 18 catches. The club's scorer for many years.
Heinemann Cricket Club. Scores and statistics by Paul Shuter.Last updated 28 October 2026