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)
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)
A faultless season reached it denouement with the division’s first and second placed sides competing for cup glory. Hill boasted a 2-0 lead going into the game, owing to their previous victory and ensuing title win. In a one-off, winner takes all clash at the home of cricket, would Sutton exact their revenge? The visitors… Continue reading 06/09/25 – Park Hill vs Sutton 5s (Division 4 Cup Final) “Sutton For Punishment – Late Drama Sees Grandstand Finish”
Forget the invincible Arsenal squad of 2003-2004 (or AFC Ewell 2024/2025 for that matter!), Hill found themselves one victory away from masterminding an unbeaten league campaign. With two abandoned games the only blots of note on their unblemished copybook, the quintessential surroundings at Horsley and Send CC provided the perfect location to end the league… Continue reading 16/08/25 – “Birthday Boy Centurion Sees Off Send” – Park Hill vs Horsley & Send 2s (Away– League Match)
After a season of cat and mouse-based pursuit, a victory for Hill against all-conquering Sutton would cement the league title. One could be forgiven for thinking that a cagey affair would ensue, with so much on the line. Another interesting angle on the day was provided by stand-in umpire Mark Goldsmith – a man with… Continue reading 09/08/25 – “Sutton Dressed As Lamb – Hill Wrap Up Title With Dominant Display” – Park Hill CC vs Sutton 5th XI (Home– League Match)
With the game taking place at the aptly named Forest Green CC, Chipperton opted to have a bat on the verdant deck. Two relatively one-sided Ruxley affairs in recent weeks that featured chasing modest totals meant Hill were overdue a bat in the first innings. Few could have predicted that what transpired in the borderlands… Continue reading 02/08/25 – “The Thrill Of The Chase” – Park Hill CC vs Capel 3s (Away – League Match)
A youthful Hill side hosted the team who had arguably provided this season’s sternest examination to date. Five colts, including league debuts for two Spellings, featured in the team as the Surrey Downs League continues to allow Hill to blood youngsters! The Oxted skipper won the toss and elected to bat, once again removing the… Continue reading 27/07/25 – “Limp Oxted Batting Display Sees Hill Prevail” – Park Hill vs Oxted & Limpsfield 4s (League Match)
Salfords' triumph over Sutton last time out was arguably the surprise result of the season thus far. Whilst it improved Hill's status as title challengers, it was essential that they did not rest on their laurels, as the match would not be settled on league positions alone! Another warm week meant that the pitch wouldn't… Continue reading 12/07/25 – “Salford Slump To 10 Wicket Loss” – Park Hill CC vs Salford 3s
Nominally designated as a 'home' game for Leatherhead, the leafy village of Holmbury St Martin lies a mere 10 miles from Leatherhead! The sign for the ground was neatly camouflaged on the hairpin bend that climbed at a 45° incline. The steep ascent ought to have been accompanied by the Jurassic Park theme, as Hill's… Continue reading 05/07/25 – “Hill’s Holmbury Odyssey” – Park Hill CC vs Leatherhead 4s (League Match)
It was a toss that neither captain particularly wanted to win; it would be far easier to break the news to unruly teammates that they would need to toil in the sun if choice was removed from the matter. Having won the toss, Chipperton elected to insert the opposition with the hope of making early… Continue reading 28/06/25 – “Horsley Return to Send – er… Empty Handed” – Park Hill CC vs Horsley & Send 3s (League Match)
After some mid-week Spond Hokey Cokey - during which Hill oscillated between 13 and 9 players - the match day XI was eventually confirmed by 10:45 ahead of what could have been a banana-skin cup tie at Tadworth. With a smattering of big names such as Mackay (coincidently triggered at the earliest opportunity at Tadworth… Continue reading 21/06/2025 -“Chipper’s Ton Sees Off Tadworth” – Park Hill vs Tadworth 3s (Cup)
The Capel openers settled into an early rhythm and challenged the outside edges of both batsmen. Chances went down at gully as the bowlers continued to nibble away outside off-stump and offer up little in the way of loose deliveries. Martinez enjoyed the lion's share of the strike and helped Hill tick along at 6… Continue reading 31/05/2025 -“The Real Mackay: Hill (Al)Wyn Again To Make It 5 In A Row” – Park Hill vs Capel 3rd XI
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