Additonal Contact Names:
1st XI, Akram Farouk, Sports Secretary - Tel: 07809 627 273
2nd XI, Jitu Balsara - Tel: 07932 665 889

About the United Sports Cricket Club

The Cricket Club was formed in 1969, under the name of "United Youngsters". It was born full of spirit, unity, youth and the opportunity to play club cricket. The early years were filled with hardship and struggle, but members worked together with much co-operation and enthusiasm overcoming obstacles encountered along the way. Their efforts laid the solid foundation on which the club stands today - proud and strong.

Since the early years, the Club's activities have revolved around cricket and social gatherings. The social functions have always been orientated towards the family and have included, Navratri Garba, coach trips, barbecues as well as Diwali and Christmas celebrations. USC was one of the first organisations to hold Navratri Garbas, a tradition that continues some 21 years later. So far all these functions have been organised successfully, giving pleasure and happiness to members and supporters alike.

In the early cricketing years, the team had to travel by bus or train to away matches, burdened with a heavy cricket kit. Despite this, the team spirit was "sky high" with everyone playing in unity. The batting was powerful, the bowling clinical and the fielding exceptional leading to good results during those early seasons. The skills and sportsmanship earned the team respect throughout Middlesex and surrounding counties.

Over the years the "youth" who founded the Club have aged and become burdened with other responsibilities. In their place a new generation of "youth" are blending together to produce a team of the old calibre. United even have players from 3 generations of family still playing! The changes in style and attitude of the USC was recently featured in a Channel 4 documentary entitled "The Cricket Tests of Marcus Howe".

The future growth and progress of the Club is not limited by sporting ability alone but by the availability of cricket facilities. The Club is unlikely to have the financial resources to secure a private ground, which is the prime requirement in the English cricket structure. In fact, the structure itself may have failed clubs like USC who play most of their cricket on county council grounds.

The prospect of individuals using the Club as a stepping stone to international cricket is still a reality however. One Club member has already represented the Kenyan National Team. We strive and look forward to the day when other such players arise from the United Sports Club.

We currently have a colts section, Saturday XI who play in the Fullers Middlesex Championship League, Sunday 1st XI playing in the MPCL and Sunday 2nd XI playing friendlies.