A brief club history

Welcome to the home page of Exiles at Bridge CC. Formed in 1977 as the Dolphin Exiles after being exiled from the pub of the same name in Herne Bay, Kent. Exiles steadily drank their way around the pubs of Herne Bay, Whitstable and Canterbury before settling in to Bridge Recreation Ground in 2000.

In 2001 the club were admitted to the Kent Village Cricket League and from playing no competitive cricket eight years ago, Exiles at Bridge now sport Saturday and Sunday sides as well as having two sides in the Pharon Canterbury Indoor League. Silverware finally began rolling in in 2004 when the Indoor VI were runners-up in the Indoor League and that success continued as the Sunday side secured promotion into Kent Village League division five.

This was further followed up by promotion to Division 4 at the end of the 2006 season. In that year we also said goodbye to Bridge recreation ground, moving to the stunning Highland Court ground, also in Bridge.

Last year, Exiles at Bridge played their inaugural festival of cricket during the first weekend of August which culminated in an Old Exiles vs New Exiles fixture in memory of our founder and President, Mike Weldon. Later in the season, promotion to division three of the KVCL capped a most successful year in which Exiles were crowned divisional champions for the first time and two batsmen won trophies at the end of season league presentation.

Yet in all of this the club remains a very sociable one that always has a beer after the game and boasts a playing membership of around 30, varying in age, shape and girth.

The club welcomes all potential members irrespective of ability; if you are interested in joining the Exiles email Sean Ayling, at sean@ezywriter.co.uk.

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