Can anyone attend a cricket club?

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I’ve never been to one so this is probably a very stupid question, but can anyone attend a cricket club for a drink etc or do you have to be a member? I see stuff about membership on some clubs’ Facebooks (not sure if this relates to drinking or actual cricket) so I’m a bit unsure how it typically all works.

I’ve tried to Google it but not having much luck. Please forgive my ignorance about it, I feel stupid even writing this!

Thanks in advance

I’m not sure I’m afraid - I know golf clubs you usually need to be a member. Can you call the club and ask?

You have to be a member at our local (outer London suburb) one.

You don’t need to be a member at any one I’ve been to

Generally at the ones near me yes, anyone can turn up and have a pint while they watch the cricket. You can't play, use the nets etc without being a member though.

My local one (home counties) allows anyone to have a drink and watch matches. A group of us go quite frequently and none of us are members.

It depends! Ours is a members club but allows non-members to drink. It has a social membership as well as a players’ one for those who want to contribute but don’t play. Others may be members only, or guests of members. Can you message them on social media or ask someone who’s a member what the etiquette is?

It depends on the club - there are two near me, one is all welcome and there is a nice cafe and bar. The other is only members and family, it is MUCH smaller so imagine its keen to prevent it getting too busy.

Thanks for the replies, I guess I will have to message them - I just didn’t want to sound completely thick. If it’s different everywhere that does reassure me! 😅

Anyone can turn up to watch a match and buy a drink. The clubhouse is only really open on match days. The £20 social membership offers table bookings, especially on fine days, it gets pretty busy.

Turn up, and ask.

They replied:

Hi xxxxxxxx. Unless you are with a member, you would need to have your own membership. I think the fee is £7.50 for the year 👍

Looks like I’m getting a membership! Thanks for the replies, I do get a bit nervous messaging/calling people.

Good luck OP, we'll test you on your knowledge of the Duckworth-Lewis method later.

Not a stupid question at all! No reason you would automatically know the answer.

If it helps, I'm in North Yorkshire where cricket is big. You need to be a member to play matches, or to practise using their nets.
You don't, however, need any membership to pop into the club for a drink or a bite to eat - that's open to all.
My DH and DS are heavily involved in cricket umpiring and playing, and this is the case at every other cricket ground I've been to.