Sport in Horspath Parish
Welcome to Horspath Village

Sport in Horspath

Horspath Cricket Club
A thriving friendly club playing in Horspath Village at the Recreation Ground which is situated to the right of the Village Hall as you enter the car park. Horspath CC has four men's teams in the Cherwell League, and five youth teams, playing every Saturday, most Sundays (also in friendly matches) and on some weekday evenings in the summer. The season runs from May to September. Playing and social members are welcomed. Horspath is very proud of its cricketing traditions and the cricket club has one of the largest social memberships in Oxfordshire. HCC has four teams playing in the MP Sports Cherwell League and youth teams ranging from Under 17 to Under 9. As well as Cricket, HCC has Social and fundraising events including Themed Evenings, Golf Days, Race Nights, End of Season Dinner. For details, visit the Horspath Cricket Club website. Check the 2012 match fixtures or see photos of HCC through the years.

NEW!! August 2010 - Horspath Cricket Club are the 2010 MP Sports Cherwell League Division 1 Winners!
Read the Oxford Mail article. HCC high points in 2010:

  • 1st XI - Division 1 Champions, unbeaten all season (in fact, unbeaten since game 2 of the 2009 season)
  • 2nd XI - Division 6 Champions, unbeaten all season
  • 3rd XI - Division 7 Champions
  • 4th XI - Division 10 Champions, unbeaten all season
  • Winners of the Peter Baker Memorial Trophy (awarded to the club, out of the 37 who compete in the League, with the highest aggregate 1st XI and 2nd XI points total)
  • Of the 37 clubs, with 98 teams, who competed in the 10 Cherwell League Divisions, only THREE went the whole season unbeaten.
    They were Horspath 1st XI, 2nd XI and 4th XI

Horspath Cricket Club was chosen as "Club of the Month" for the November 2010 issue of The Wisden Cricketer magazine. View the magazine page



Horspath Cycle Speedway
An excellently maintained track near the Village Hall. The general public are welcome to attend meetings during the season which is March to October. Contact the Team Manager: Robyn Carter 07702 392754. The "Horspath Hammers" race in the British Premier League. Visit the Horspath Hammers website.
High points in 2009 - Winners of : Premier League 2009, British Team Championships 2009, South West League 2009 and British Indoor Team Championship.



Horspath Village Sports Association (HVSA)
The HVSA is based at the Village Hall, and includes a licensed bar.
Contact the Sectetary: Max Eason 07549 179338.
The HVSA's income comes from the licensed bar plus subscriptions from the Adult members of the Cricket Club, who are currently the only members of the HVSA.
Grants from the HVSA are made to ensure the development of the sporting facilities at the Village Hall and Recreation Ground.

During the Autumn of 2008, HVSA made real progress with plans for the future of sport within Horspath. Read the progress report and see the site map with notes of what is planned (both PDF format, 30 Kb and 167 Kb).



Boys' and Youths' Football
For 6-16 year olds - 10 teams playing in Oxford Boys' League, on Oxford Marathons' pitches at Oxford Road, Horspath. Games are played in the Oxford Mail Boys League. A practice pitch with lighting is used near the Village Hall. Please contact Club Chairman - Colin McMahon - on 07881 924434, email address - chairman@horspathboysfc.co.uk or see the Horspath Youth FC website.



Men's Football
Two teams playing in the Oxford Senior League use the pitches on the Rover (BMW) Sports Ground in Horspath Road. Contact Daniel Normington on 873080 for details.