Category: Saturday Match Reports (League)

By Will Chipperton The now-customary scramble for players carried on until Saturday morning as holidays and self-isolation continue to ravage our membership. Keen to avoid last week’s fate of playing with 10 against (then) league leaders, we managed to field 11 players in our clash against second placed Sutton Challengers. The captain regrettably won the… Continue reading Sat Match Report – ‘Challengers See Off Hill In Saturday’s Scorching Heat’. 17/7/21 –Sutton Challengers Vs Park Hill

Report by: Alex Mackay In contrast to our regular Saturday skipper’s situation, we were very much hoping for a positive result which would lead to a potential promotion push. Turning up to Tudor Drive with the standard wet weather, with only 10 players available, it is safe to say not all were keen to get… Continue reading Sat Match Report – ‘Playing when the ‘Chips’ are down’. 04/7/21 – AMY Vs Park Hill

With a grand total of one player available by Monday afternoon, things did not look particularly positive for Park Will ahead of their clash with the Sharks at Fishponds. However, special thanks must go to everyone’s favourite Welsh Zimbabwean (Daf) and Clare H for stepping in and ensuring that we could field 11 players. After… Continue reading Sat Match Report – The Su-Spencer Is Killing Me. Hill snatch victory from the jaws of defeat against the Sharks. 26/6/21 – Park Hill Vs Spencer Sharks

Hill sought to build on the impressive victory last time out against a side languishing at the foot of the table. This, coupled with the strong XI that were available for the encounter, meant that all things pointed towards one thing: an underwhelming performance. At least that was how things seemed to have gone in… Continue reading Sat Match Report – Walk in the (Raynes) Park as Hill canter to victory 12/6/21 – Park Hill Vs Raynes Park

For what felt like the first time this season, we were finally given a break from the weather gods and arrived in Wimbledon with the ground looking resplendent in the glorious sunshine. The pitch side perambulation threw up the inevitable discourse regarding what to do if we won the toss - the usual suspects decrying… Continue reading Sat Match Report – Hill romp to victory after some casual Corinthians batting 29/5/21 – Park Hill Vs Wimbledon Corinthians

The English ‘summer’ continued to serve up torrential rain ahead of Hill’s game vs Mitcham at Fortress Ruxley. Fortunately, the recently procured covers meant that masks and snorkels could be put to one side, but it remained to be seen how the pitch would play following a week of interminable rainfall. The first victory of… Continue reading Sat Match Report – Mitcham edge out Hill in close encounter 22/5/21 – Park Hill Vs Mitcham

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

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)