Cricket: Open Outdoor Championship Final 2025-26

DATE

Monday 22^nd June 2026

VENUE

Wormsley Cricket Ground, Stokenchurch, High Wycombe, HP14 3YE

Registration will take place at 8:45am.

Each team's captain must register the team on arrival to BUCS staff in the BUCS Gazebo. Please bring your team sheet to registration or email it in advance to Erin Simmonds. Players must be in the team on BUCS Play.

All players are required to provide valid student identification at registration (i.e. student card). Anyone without the relevant identification may not be permitted to compete

08:45    Teams arrive and register at Pavilion with BUCS Staff

09:00    Warm up – Nets can be used as part of your warm-up

10:20    Team Photo

10:30    Match Starts

approx 13:45     30 minute lunch break

17:30    Match Finishes

17:40    Presentations

Team Sheet

The team sheet can be downloaded here

All competitors must be listed on their team sheet on BUCS Play as well as providing a paper team sheet.

The paper team sheet must be brought to registration with your match day playing squad listed. Anyone listed on the paper team sheet who is not in the squad on BUCS Play will not be able to compete.

The team sheet can be emailed in advance to Erin Simmonds by Friday 19^th June

Match Format

The match shall consist of one innings of 50 overs per side

Match Balls

BUCS will provide match play balls. Teams are responsible for their own warm-up and training balls.

REG CRI 6.1 Open National league and Open National Championship matches Grade 1 or Grade A standard white balls shall be used. BUCS recommends the Oxbridge Windsor Pro Ball. Note: This will require the use of black sightscreens.

Team Photos

Team photographs will take place outside the main pavilion at before the match start. Your team are asked to be ready for this time and dressed in their playing kit.

Changing Facilities

Both teams will have access to changing rooms. These can be located in the pavilion.

Kit

CRI 7.1 Open National league and Open National Championship matches Teams shall wear coloured playing shirts/sweaters and trousers. Any batting pads or wicket-keeping pads worn shall also be coloured. For the avoidance of doubt, teams are not permitted to wear white, ivory or any light colour likely to impact the sighting of a white ball.

Officials

Umpires have been appointed through the ECB.

Teams are required to provide scorers in line with Appendix 5.

Team Catering

Lunch will be provided between innings for the 14 players listed on your team sheet along with one coach and your scorer. Your team will be given lunch vouchers at registration. Each player, your coach and scorer should take a voucher with you when collecting your lunch.

If you have any dietary requirements, please complete the form here by Tuesday 16 June.

If do not complete the form, we cannot guarantee we can meet your dietary requirement.

Spectator Catering

A tea and coffee vendor will be available who will also sell snacks. No other catering provision will be available.

Parking is available and free of charge. Stewards at Wormsley will direct players and spectators on arrival to parking.

Please let [email protected] know if you plan on travelling on a coach/plan on bringing spectator coaches

• Players can park on the gravel by The Cricket Pavilion
• Spectators will be parking in Cricket Bank Parking

The BUCS General Rules and Regulations can be found here.

The BUCS Cricket Regulations can be found here

Please see Appendix 1 and Reg 6 for the BUCS Points available at this event.

This is not a ticketed event. Spectators can attend free of charge.

Anyone wishing to take photos or video at this event must complete the BUCS Media Accreditation Form prior to the event. Please speak to a BUCS member of staff on the day to collect your accreditation. 

BUCS reserves the right to prohibit photography equipment being used at a BUCS event. BUCS reserves the right to request that the individual ceases to take photographs, deletes any images and, if considered necessary, leaves the venue.

BUCS’ mission is to provide exceptional student sporting experiences that inspire, develop and unite.

Critical to our success is our commitment to always providing safe, friendly and enjoyable environments for all participants. Whether competing, coaching, officiating, volunteering, working or spectating at these events, the welfare of all is critical to our mission.

To find out more or report a concern, please click here.

The sustainability of our event matters to us and these are the positive steps we are taking to manage our environmental impact:

• All staff and volunteers are encouraged to travel to the event via public transport
• We have used local suppliers where possible
• Event programmes are all online, minimising paper use

How can you help at this event? Here’s some ideas:

• Be self-sufficient by using refillable bottles and coffee cups to reduce waste
• Travel smarter – as a team on a minibus, cycle or use public transport
• Go paperless - use your phone for all event information