Merstham Cricket Club will be celebrating its 150th anniversary this year with several special events.

Geoff Miller, who recently stepped down as chairman of selectors for England, has been confirmed as the guest speaker for the club’s anniversary dinner and dance, at Reigate Hill Golf Club on Friday August 15.

In September, Merstham will host the Cup Final of the Fuller’s League, the competition in which the first team plays.

And to start the season, the club will hold two NatWest Cricket Force weekends. The first, at its picturesque Quality Street headquarters, will be on April 5 and 6. The idea of these weekends is that clubs encourage their members and the local community to help prepare their grounds for the season.

Merstham now has six senior teams, a youth development XI, a disability side and sides from under eights upwards.