Mill Hill Village will return to Gloucestershire for a mid-season tour at the end of July.

The Village will play against Stone Cricket Club, near Berkeley, on Monday, July 29. Club president and tour manager Piers Jenkins is now appealing to other clubs in the area to offer a fixture.

The club is looking for teams in the Gloucestershire area to host fixtures on the following dates:

:: Sunday, July 28
:: Tuesday, July 30
:: Wednesday, July 31

These matches could either be a 20-over game starting in the evening or a 40-over game if the host team is available to start in the afternoon.

Jenkins said: “Mill Hill Village Cricket Club put out four Saturday teams in the lower echelons of the Hertfordshire Cricket League every week as well as regular friendlies on a Sunday and occasional midweek T20 matches. I’d describe our standard as weak/medium/very social!

“So if you’re a cricket club big or small in the Gloucestershire area and can host us for a fixture on July 28, July 30 or July 31, please get in touch. We’re a friendly club and we’d love to hear from you and take you on, playing the game in the right spirit! We’re not that good - but we’re not that bad either!”

On previous tours, Mill Hill Village has played in Dursley and Stroud. The club used to tour the West Country annually until the pandemic struck, making this the first tour for many years.

Clubs in the Gloucestershire/Cotswolds area interested in hosting Mill Hill Village for a game at the end of July can get in touch with Piers Jenkins directly via 07970 948134 or email piers.jenkins@btinternet.com.

Jenkins said: “In my 35-year association with Mill Hill Village Cricket Club, our tours to the West Country have given me some of my fondest memories. These trips have helped forge new friendships and cement older ones among those on tour. That’s why I’ve taken it upon myself as club president to revive the tour to a part of the UK that boasts some of the most scenic cricket grounds in the country. The Village on tour? It’s long overdue."