The two sides will join together to become Crowthorne and Crown Wood CC in Berkshire Cricket League Division One.

A statement from the new club read: “This is a great move for both clubs and its members as we come together to make one stronger club with its own home, thriving adult and junior sections and lots of potential for the future.

“Both Crowthorne and Crown Wood enter into this with eyes wide open and a commitment to drive enthusiasm, ideas and to forge a club spirit to drive the new club forward.

“Currently there are two clubs with complementary strengths and competencies, located very close together competing for the same limited market of new players.

“Crown Wood have a well-established youth Section, ECB Clubmark accreditation and a permanent home. Crowthorne have an excellent administration base with high levels of player recruitment and retention but without the presence of an underlying structure to ensure sustainability in the mid to long-term.

“Both clubs realise that long-term sustainability in their current guise would not be easy to say the least.”