Macknade CC - the Alternative MCC
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Macknade Cricket Club is an ECB/KCB Focus Club.
The Club offers training from age 5 (softball) and has teams at Under 9, Under 11, Under 13 & Under 15 playing in the Swale Development Leagues as well as a Development side in the Swale Development League. For 2012 Training for under 13's will start on 17th April Under 15's on 18th April for under9's and under 11's 28th April.
For Adults the club plays a first and second eleven in the Kent League on Saturdays and a Saturday 3rd eleven playing friendly cricket at Belmont for the first time this year. On Sundays the club's first eleven play in the East Kent League with a further friendly eleven playing on dates when the development side do not have a league game.
Macknade Cricket Club is Faversham's leading Cricket Club. Formed in October 1935 by workers from Macknade Farm on the Selling Road, and before WW2 the farm's sports and social club played cricket near Salters Lane and Football nearer Selling Road. After the War the areas where the sports were played were swapped, The Shepherd Neame Stadium on Salters Lane being the home of Faversham Town Football Club and the current Macknade Cricket Ground taking it's place in front of Macknade Manor. As the number of farm workers decreased the club opened up it's door's to cricketers from the Faversham area and began to offer Saturday League cricket. A colts side was added and this led to the formation of a colts section playing age group league cricket.
The Club gained ECB Clubmark status on Friday 27 October 2006 the award shows the clubs commitment to safeguarding children and reaccreditation takes place every three years.
In 2007 the club was a national showcase club for the ECB NatWest CricketForce event.
2010 saw the Saturday 1st XI promoted as Kent League Divison 5 champions and the second eleven gaining promotion as champions from the Kent regional League to the Kent League.
2011 the 2nd XI scored another promotion to Kent League Division 4
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