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champions in 1996 and 2021, appearing in two Evening Standard Challenge Trophy finals. and winning the

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in 2022, beating

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by one run in the final at

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. Bexley fields six teams on a Saturday, all playing league cricket, and two on a Sunday. For the first time in 2010, Bexley fielded a Ladies team. The club also has a Colts section for players ages 9–17. Members of Bexley Cricket Club who have gone on to play

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for England include

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James Tredwell James Cullum Tredwell (born 27 February 1982) is an English former international cricketer. A left-handed batsman and a right-arm off break bowler, he played his domestic cricket for Kent County Cricket Club and was appointed as County Captain f ...

and

Arthur Wellard Arthur William Wellard (8 April 1902 – 31 December 1980) was a cricketer who played for Somerset and England. A late starter in county cricket, having been told by his native county, Kent, that he would be better off taking up a career as a p ...

. England disabled cricketer Frederick Dove is also associated with the club.

References

External links

Bexley Cricket Club website
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