The Cricketers Arms

01/11/2026

⚽🏈🔥 SUPER SUNDAY AT THE CRICKS! 🍻🔥

Three cracking games, plenty of cold b**r and the best place in Wimborne to watch it all! 📺

⚽ 12:30PM – FALKIRK 🆚 CELTIC Scottish football to kick off your Sunday!

🔥⚽ 4:30PM – LIVERPOOL 🆚 ARSENAL ⚽🔥

🚨 THE BIG ONE! 🚨

Two Premier League heavyweights go head-to-head in a massive Sunday showdown!

🔴 Reds or Gunners? Who's taking the points? 👀

🏈 5:30PM – CLEVELAND BROWNS 🆚 PITTSBURGH STEELERS

Fancy a bit of NFL? We've got you covered too!

📺 Multiple screens showing live sport 🍺 Plenty of b**r flowing 🎯 Darts & pool available 🏆 Award-winning sports pub atmosphere!

THE CRICKETERS ARMS – THE HOME OF SPORT! 🏆

Get yourselves down, grab a pint and enjoy your Sunday the proper way!

🍻 UP THE CRICKS! 🍻

31/10/2026

🎃🍻 TODAY AT THE CRICKS – HALLOWEEN SPECIAL! 🍻🎃

It's Halloween, it's Saturday and we've got an absolute MONSTER of a day lined up! 👻

📺 LIVE SPORT ALL DAY!

⚽ 12.30pm – Chelsea v Man Utd

🏉 3pm – Exeter v Harlequins

🏉 3pm – Saracens v Newcastle

🏉 3.05pm – Bath v Sale

⚽ 5.30pm – Spurs v Palace

⚽ 8pm – Villa v Fulham

🎃🎸 TONIGHT – OUR LEGENDARY HALLOWEEN PARTY!

💀 CRASH, BANG, WALLOP! – LIVE FROM 8PM!

Back for their FIFTH Cricks Halloween Party, featuring Chris Payn, Sam Churches and a very special mystery guest!

🍹🧪 OUR INFAMOUS HALLOWEEN SHOTS ARE BACK!

Straight from the Cricks' cauldron...

🧠 Brain Haemorrhage

😈 Devil's Delight

💋 Witches Kiss

🔥 MIX & MATCH – ANY 4 FOR £15! 🔥

Some look terrifying, some taste dangerously good... and after four you might be dancing like a zombie! 🧟🤣

👻 FANCY DRESS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED!

🎸 Incredible live music

🍹 Spooky shot deals

🎃 Ridiculous costumes

🍻 Proper Cricks party atmosphere!

Get down early for the sport and stay for the madness!

🎃 WHO'S READY TO GET SPOOKY?!

🍻 UP THE CRICKS! 🍻

30/10/2026

🎃👻 THE CRICKS HALLOWEEN GANG ARE BACK! 👻🎃

There's something seriously wrong with the regulars at the Cricks... and for once we're not talking about the usual lot! 🤣🍻

Our Halloween decorations are up and the gang are ready to welcome you!

🎩 Trick or Treat Pete
💀 Hanging Harry
👰 Wicked Wendy
⚰️ Graveyard Gary
🎃 Pumpkin Paul

🍺 WIN A FREE PINT! 🍺

We reckon we've come up with some pretty good names for our Halloween horrors... BUT CAN YOU DO BETTER?! 🤣

Have a look through the photos and give our spooky residents your funniest names in the comments!

🏆 Our favourite name wins a FREE PINT on us! 🍻

The more ridiculous, the better! 😂

And they're all getting ready for the BIG ONE...

🎃 THE LEGENDARY CRICKS HALLOWEEN BASH! 🎃

📅 THIS SATURDAY 31ST OCTOBER!

🎸 LIVE MUSIC FROM CRASH, BANG, WALLOP! 🎸

Back for their 5TH CRICKS HALLOWEEN PARTY! 🤘

Featuring the incredible Chris Payn, Sam Churches and a VERY SPECIAL MYSTERY GUEST! 👀🔥

Five years of absolute Halloween madness with these boys... and if you've been to one before, you'll know exactly what we're talking about!

🧟‍♂️ Fancy dress HIGHLY encouraged!

🍻 Plenty of booze, brilliant live music, questionable dancing and a pub full of absolute horrors!

And that's just the staff! 🤣

So who's joining us for another legendary night at THE HOME OF SPORT?

👇 GET NAMING OUR HALLOWEEN HORRORS AND TAG YOUR DRINKING PARTNERS!

🎃 UP THE CRICKS! 🎃

Free pint prize for over-18s only. Winner chosen by the Cricks team.

29/10/2026

🔫🎯 TOMMY 'THE GUN' MORRIS – TAKE A BOW, SON!!! 🎯🔫

WHAT. A. BLOODY. DAY!!! 🤯🔥

Our very own Cricks-sponsored dart player Tommy Morris has only gone and reached the FINAL of Players Championship 32! 🏆

And just look at the scalps he's taken along the way...

🎯 Mervyn King 6–2 🎯 Kim Huybrechts 6–4 🎯 Michael van Gerwen 6–4 🤯 🎯 Charlie Manby 6–2 🎯 Michael Smith 6–2 🎯 Scott Williams 7–3 (with a ridiculous 106.98 average!)

Eventually losing 8–4 to Chris Dobey in the final.

SIX WINS, A PDC FINAL AND SOME ABSOLUTELY HUGE NAMES SENT PACKING! 💪

Just last Friday he was up on our stage alongside Mervyn King entertaining the Cricks faithful! 👀

We couldn't be prouder of you, Tommy. We've always known you've got the talent, and today you've shown the darts world exactly what you're capable of!

Bring on Ally Pally 💪🎯

From everyone at The Cricketers Arms, congratulations mate. What a performance! ❤️

THE GUN IS FIRING!!! 🔫🔥

29/10/2026

🎃🤣 SOMEONE'S A LITTLE BIT EARLY FOR THE PARTY! 🤣🎃

Look who turned up at the Cricks last night! 👀

The legendary CHRIS PAYN popped in, all ready to perform with Crash, Bang, Wallop! 🎸💥

Just one small problem Chris........

THE GIG'S NOT UNTIL SATURDAY! 🤦‍♂️🤣

And when Carl explained it was our Halloween Party, Chris couldn't resist pointing out that the landlord already looked dressed for the occasion! 🎃😂

Cheers for that, mate! 🤣🍻

Anyway… now we've established what day it is…

💥 CRASH, BANG, WALLOP ARE BACK! 💥

For the 5TH YEAR RUNNING, these absolute legends are returning for our legendary Cricks Halloween Bash!

🎸 Chris Payn
🥁 Sam Churches
👻 Plus a VERY SPECIAL MYSTERY GUEST!

🎃 Fancy dress HIGHLY encouraged!
🎸 Fantastic live music!
🍻 Plenty of b**r and absolute carnage guaranteed!

📅 THIS SATURDAY – 31ST OCTOBER
📍 THE CRICKETERS ARMS, WIMBORNE

🎥 Watch the video… apparently the landlord's Halloween costume is already sorted! 🤣

WHO'S JOINING US SATURDAY?! 🍻🎃

28/10/2026

⚽🍻 WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL AT THE CRICKS! 🍻⚽

It's a cracking night of cup football at The Home of Sport tonight, with THREE Carabao Cup clashes to enjoy! 🔥

🏆 CARABAO CUP – ROUND OF 16

⚽ 7:45pm – AFC Bournemouth 🆚 Aston Villa 🍒

⚽ 7:45pm – Sunderland 🆚 Brentford

⚽ 8:00pm – Liverpool 🆚 Chelsea 🔴🔵

Plenty of football, plenty of screens and plenty of cold b**r! 🍺

🍒 Cherries fans! We'll have Bournemouth's cup clash with Villa on, so get yourselves down and cheer the lads into the quarter-finals!

🎯 Darts and pool available too if you fancy a game!

🍻 THE CRICKETERS ARMS – THE HOME OF SPORT!

All the action, all the atmosphere, all right here!

27/10/2026

🎃👻 THE LEGENDARY CRICKS HALLOWEEN PARTY IS BACK! 👻🎃

🔥 SATURDAY 31ST OCTOBER! 🔥

Some traditions are just too good to break... and this is DEFINITELY one of them! 🤘🍻

For the 5TH HALLOWEEN PARTY RUNNING, we're welcoming back the absolutely phenomenal...

🎸💀 CRASH, BANG, WALLOP! 💀🎸

And WHAT A BAND THEY ARE! 🔥🔥

Featuring the incredible Chris Payn, Sam Churches and a VERY SPECIAL MYSTERY GUEST! 👀🤫

Five Halloween parties together... and somehow the nights just keep getting better! 🍻🤣

🧟‍♂️ FANCY DRESS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED! 🧛‍♀️

Whether you're terrifying, hilarious or just using Halloween as an excuse to dress like an absolute idiot (we know a few of you! 🤣), we want to see you there!

🎥 HERE'S A LITTLE TASTE OF WHAT TO EXPECT...

A throwback to our Halfway to Halloween Party back in April, when our very own landlord Carl decided the band needed a little extra musical talent...

Out came the tambourine! 🪇🤣

🎃 FIVE YEARS OF CRASH, BANG, WALLOP HALLOWEEN MADNESS... LET'S MAKE THIS ONE THE BIGGEST YET! 🎃

Who's coming? Who's dressing up? And more importantly... who's ready to PARTY?! 🍻🤘

👇 Tag your Halloween crew!

THE CRICKS – THE HOME OF SPORT... AND ONE HELL OF A HALLOWEEN PARTY! 🎸🎃

25/10/2026

⚽🍻 SUPER SUNDAY AT THE CRICKS! 🍻⚽

Four cracking games, plenty of football and a few Sunday pints… sounds like a decent way to finish the weekend! 🍺

📺 TODAY'S LIVE FOOTBALL

⚽ 2PM – Crystal Palace 🆚 Newcastle United

⚽ 2PM – Manchester United 🆚 AFC Bournemouth 🍒

⚽ 2PM – Liverpool 🆚 Brighton

⚽ 4:30PM – Sunderland 🆚 Leeds United

🔥 MULTIPLE GAMES, MULTIPLE SCREENS!

With our 5 big screens and zoned sound system, we'll make sure you don't miss the action!

🍻 Great b**rs, great atmosphere and plenty of football banter!

🎯 Fancy a game of darts or pool between matches? We've got you covered!

🏆 THE CRICKETERS ARMS – THE HOME OF SPORT!

Get yourselves down to The Cricks, grab a pint and settle in for a proper Sunday of football! 🍻⚽

23/10/2026

👑🎯 TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT… THE KING IS COMING TO THE CRICKS! 🎯👑

The wait is FINALLY over! Tonight we're welcoming three fantastic darts stars for our KING OF THE CRICKS EXHIBITION! 🍺🔥

👑 Mervyn "The King" King 🐶 Scott "Scotty Dog" Mitchell 🔫 Tommy "The Gun" Morris

🎯 Play A Pro exhibition matches! 🏆 King of the Cricks Championship! 🛍️ PBC Darts pop-up shop! 🎁 Charity raffle with fantastic prizes! 🍺 Plenty of laughs and Cricks-style madness!

🚨 IMPORTANT – TODAY'S OPENING ARRANGEMENTS! 🚨

🍺 5PM – PUB CLOSES for event preparations.

🎯 6PM – PLAY A PRO TICKET HOLDERS ADMITTED

🎟️ 6.30PM – GENERAL ADMISSION TICKET HOLDERS ADMITTED

👑 7.15PM – SHOWTIME!

⚠️ STRICTLY TICKET-ONLY ENTRY TONIGHT!

🎯 PLAY A PRO – SOLD OUT! 🎟️ GENERAL ADMISSION – £15

Any remaining tickets must be secured before entry. MESSAGE US NOW TO ENQUIRE!

❤️ A massive thank you to everyone who's supported this event. We've put a huge amount of work into tonight and can't wait to welcome you all!

THREE DARTS STARS. ONE CROWN. ONE VERY SILLY PUB! 👑🤣🍺

LET'S MAKE IT A NIGHT TO REMEMBER!

UP THE CRICKS! 🎯🍺

22/10/2026