A wise man (or Dan Ransom) once said “April is too cold for Sunday cricket!” As the blazing sun beat down upon the pitch at Fortress Ruxley Lane, who’d have thought that this aphorism would have held true?! As it turned out, the home side frantically searched through their bags for any additional clothing to… Continue reading Kyle [almost] brings home the biltong – Sunday Match Report 25/4 – Park Hill Vs Putney
Hosts Post Highest Score of Season En Route To Victory By: Will Chipperton – Saturday Captain Scorecard: https://parkhill.play-cricket.com/website/results/4507309 The hosts just about managed to scrape a side together for this friendly fixture, with 2 of their 10 men, Ben Alport and Lucas Metaxas set for their Park Hill debuts. The former, visiting fellow Northerner Rob… Continue reading Sat Match Report 22/8 – Park Hill Vs Sutton CC 5th XI
Match report from the Sunday team's win against Old Wimbledonians on 23/08/2020
Hill Cash In For First Victory Of Season By: Will Chipperton - Saturday Captain Scorecard: https://parkhill.play-cricket.com/website/results/4493814 The captain enjoyed another interesting week off the field in the build up to this weekend’s fixture. Task one: secure a venue. The chairman succeeded in sorting this.Task two: find an opposition. This was a bit of a curve… Continue reading Sat Match Report 1/8 – Park Hill Vs Old Barclay CC (Home)
This Sunday the happy Hill were back at home against Wimbledon United. The day looked like it was going to be a good one when all the tasks like boundary markers and bins were done at least half an hour before the start. Things started to turn as soon as we got closer to the… Continue reading Sunday Match Report 02/08 – Symo, Villain to sort of a Hero
The Jeavons Heavens Open To Deny Hill By: Will Chipperton - Saturday Captain Scorecard: https://parkhill.play-cricket.com/website/results/4248757 The first Saturday of the season offered up glorious weather and a wide pool of players to pick from. Inevitably, both of these were out of the window by the time we were due to play our second fixture of… Continue reading Sat Match Report 25/7 – Croydon CC Vs Park Hill (Away)
So Sunday cricket is back! Yes it's very different in this new COVID world but at the same time it's very much the same. Our first opponents back were Bank of England. Normally we have the pleasure of playing at their ground but it was our turn to host for once. Returning skipper Dan was… Continue reading Sun Match Report 19/7 – Return of Wafatunga
Death and taxes (and legside wides) By: Will Chipperton - Saturday Captain Scorecard: https://parkhill.play-cricket.com/website/results/4248745 Glorious sunshine and a healthy looking pitch greeted both sides upon their arrival at the home of cricket. After both sides went through the rigmarole of meeting the various Covid 19 guidelines, which included sourcing individual drinks/food, purchasing wipes and sanitiser… Continue reading Sat Match Report 18/7 – Park Hill Vs Spencer CC (Home)
The club enjoyed its first summer nets session following the easing of lockdown. Due to social distancing the net session was limited six but provided ample practice for what cricket remains this season. The Park Hill Committee are working behind the scenes to reschedule fixtures, with matches to be played in accordance with ECB guidance.… Continue reading Summer Nets Are Back!
Thanks to Daf for this fun light-hearted post. Hillians Apologies this took so long to come out – bloody work, brewing beer and sun-tanning got in the way, and I haven’t even done my gym session yet!!! What a wonderful weekend of cricket that was hey!!! We came away with 2 fantastic home wins and… Continue reading A Lockdown Match Report
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