The Barmy Army, England’s world-famous supporters club, is proud to be hosting the
inaugural Cricket Sixes Fans World Cup on Thursday 19 th August at Aston Rowant Cricket
Club in Oxfordshire.
The tournament will bring together the global community of cricket fans and will see teams
from six of the major cricketing nations fighting it out for the right to be crowned Fans
World Cup Champions.
An event for all the family – the action-packed day will see 19 games played across two
pitches, live music, food vendors, a charity auction and a live Barmy Army podcast recording
with special guest, and West Indies legend, Joel Garner.
The six-a-side, five overs per innings, format will enable a celebration of cricket and give
players and spectators alike the chance to enjoy a multitude of quickfire matches as teams
battle to make the final at the end of the day.
Old rivalries will be renewed as the Barmy Army take on their Indian counterparts, the
Bharat Army, in the opening game in what is being dubbed as the unofficial 6 th Test of the
big summer series between the two nations. Teams representing South Africa, Australia,
Barbados and Bangladesh will also be looking to make it to the final in the tournament
which starts at 10.30am.
Everyone is welcome to come and enjoy this flagship tournament and get behind their
respective national team. Time will tell if the Barmy Army can follow in Eoin Morgan’s men’s
footsteps and secure England another World Cup trophy.
Tickets are FREE and can be secured here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cricket-sixes-
fans-world-cup-by-the-barmy-army-tickets-162954606615