A poisoned chalice (idiom - especially British English) a thing which seems attractive when it is given to somebody but which soon becomes unpleasant. On a dreary and dismal Friday afternoon in January 2019, I received confirmation that the Park Hill CC Committee had (foolishly) appointed me as the captain of the Saturday XI. The potent… Continue reading Saturday Captain’s Log – Welcome to 2020 and Reflection on 2019
An excellent report into our tour of Cheltenham 2019 by Daffyd (Bob)
Hello and happy new year, I hope you've been enjoying the cricket in South Africa as much as I have! I just want to say a quick thank you to Damo and Ian who have done an excellent job over the past few years being joint captains of the Sunday side. They have left it… Continue reading Sunday Captain’s Log – Welcome to 2020 and Park Hill’s new season
DUE TO COVID-19 OUTBREAK WINTER NETS ARE SUSPENDED Hello and welcome to Park Hill Cricket club!If you don’t know us and fancy coming to nets, know that we’re a bit different to a lot of the big clubs in the local area. While we try our best to win, it's more about the friendship in… Continue reading Winter Nets 2020
Park Hill Cricket Club are excited to announce the launch of the new "Youth membership offer" What does this mean? Well if you are under the age of 21 and join the club you will only have to pay £5 match fees while annual membership for the year is £0! Yes first year is free.… Continue reading Park Hill – New Player Promotion
2019 has started and that means that cricket season is slowly approaching We are looking for some new members to join the team this year! Whether you are seeking regular competitive league cricket or a Sunday side that plays to win but also have fun then we have teams for you.We run one Saturday league… Continue reading 2019 Season & Winter Nets
This week we travelled to 3rd placed Spelthorne knowing a win would secure promotion to the high flying division 1! Symo taking a particular interest knowing a role in div 1 waited for him….umpiring ! Knowing we had a strong team the plan was to bat first, pile on the runs and then bowl tight… Continue reading Saturday XI Vs Spelthorne Away – Cricket in Epsom and Ewell
This week we found ourselves playing our last home game of the season – firstly big thank you to Clare and Simon for doing teas all season – they have been great and are very much appreciated. Looking at the team we had out, the slightly damp pitch (with the forecast looking better as the… Continue reading Saturday XI Vs Ploughmans – Cricket in Epsom and Ewell
Hillians As you all had ball-by-ball coverage (well near enough) from Chris K, I can keep it relatively short. Thanks Chris – the whatsapp updates are much appreciated mate. Sunday saw us taking on Old Wimbledonians - a team we hadn't played before. With a couple players running late and my inclination to… Continue reading Sunday XI Vs Old Wimbledonians Away – Cricket in Epsom and Ewell
With us sitting top of the league we now had an away game against Croydon of India, one of the only 2 teams to have beaten us this season. With some suspect weather forecast, my usual thinking of bat first was challenged. With a couple of players running a bit late and our strength… Continue reading Saturday XI Vs Croydon of India Home – Cricket in Epsom and Ewell
