James Ayles discovers the secret behind the Oxfordshire club’s rapid rise to the top

Top guns: Henley won their sixth Home Counties League title in 2017

When club chairman Brian Kenworthy joined Henley Cricket Club in 1984, the Oxfordshire outfit had just one team and played no league cricket.
Yet just 30 years on from first entering a Saturday league, the club were once again crowned Home Counties Premier Cricket League Division 1 champions in 2017.
Now running three Saturday sides, a Sunday side, a ladies’ side, three girls’ sides and a dozen junior ...