Hill looked to build on the early season optimism after securing two resounding victories in the first few weeks of the season. Last season they reserved two of their most ignominious outings for Tadworth; twice conspiring to steal defeat from the jaws of victory. After agonising all week on what to do, the visiting skipper… Continue reading 17/05/25 – “Cos’ You’re Worth It! Hill A Tad Too Strong” – Park Hill Vs Tadworth 3rd XI
Prior to the game, the captain had received compelling intel that suggested that the pitch had plenty of demons and the opposition side were on the weak side. Therefore, with 8 players present at the toss, the natural decision was to insert the opposition and stick to this hunch. Charging into gale force winds from… Continue reading 10/03/25 – “Salford Blown To SMITHereens” – Park Hill vs Salfords 3s (A)
Ahead of the curtain raiser, there were two main talking points about two ‘debutants’: How would the returning Martinez fare after a 6 year hiatus? How would Miss Radcox handle the pressure of her tea lady audition? More on both shortly. A late-night deluge on Friday left a few question marks over the condition of… Continue reading 03/05/25 – “Hell For Leather(head)” – Park Hill CC vs Leatherhead 4s
After being on the right end of a successful final ball run chase last week, Hill took to the road to take on Pyrford. The reverse fixture was a frustrating case of what could and should have been - could they avoid a similar fate this time around? The astute observer will have already deduced… Continue reading 10/08/24 – “Below Pyr Hill Fumble Chance At Redemption” – Park Hill CC vs vs Pyrford (League Match)
With the thoughts of Tudor Drive well and truly in the rear view mirror as we drove through the leafy heart of Surrey, we arrived at the pleasant surroundings of Nutfield CC. With a lovely club house consisting of a scorer’s box, a fantastic balcony with views and a nice little bar area, we were… Continue reading 27/07/24 – “Catch me if you can” – Park Hill CC vs vs Nutfield CC (League Match)
Hill looked to bounce back from a disappointing result last time out against the league leaders. Having secured the use of Gibraltar Rec for the afternoon, they hoped to make the most of a change of scenery to get their league campaign back on track. The visitors, with an umpire in tow, lost the toss… Continue reading 20/07/24 – “Hill Relish the cut of their Gib” – Oxted and Limpsfield 4s (League Match)
After stepping up at late notice to ensure Hill fielded an 11 rather than 10, the pre-match script already had Bawn penned as the hero. Would he go on to fit the billing? After winning the toss, Chipperton elected to insert the opposition and the plan seemed to have been an inspired one in the… Continue reading 13/07/24 – “A hero is (almost) Bawn” – Park Hill CC vs South Nutfield 3s (League Match)
With the Tadworth fiasco firmly in the rearview mirror, Hill looked to return to winning ways at Fortress Ruxley. Somewhat unnervingly, it was another relatively straightforward build up to the game, with 11 players materialising early on in the week and a good balance of batting and bowling options: surely too good to be true?… Continue reading 08/06/24 – “It’s not to be — Pyrfect (from Hill)” – Park Hill CC vs vs Pyrford (League Match)
The Derby weekend, you just know the traffic is bad, but everyone had planned ahead, and we had the full team on a nice green tree lined field in the middle of southern London. The Changing room was full of banter, and they had earmarked Alex as “the guy who had scored hundreds – and… Continue reading 01/06/24 – “Well, the duck cup is fully alive after this weekend.” – Park Hill CC vs Tadworth 2s (League Match)
Having snatched defeat from the jaws of victory in their previous two outings - from the final to penultimate balls no less - Hill lost the toss and were set the task of setting a total once again. With an enviable batting line up that would cause plenty of headaches (not least for the captain),… Continue reading 25/05/24 – “Calm down dear. It’s only the Surrey Downs League…” – Park Hill CC vs Nutfield 2s (League Match)
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