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)
Well, what can I say about this game. The weather was nice and so was the BBQ. Surrey Titans won the toss and elected to bat which in hindsight was a bad choice. Had they put us to bat first the game would have been over by tea. Tyler and Lawn opened the bowling with… Continue reading 28/07/24 – “Well, the weather was nice and so was the BBQ.” – Park Hill CC vs vs Surrey Titans (Sunday Friendly)
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)
The opposition kindly put us in first and we opened with an appetiser of green olives and kettle chips, a delightful contrast of textures and flavour notes. After successfully seeing off the openers, we set about executing the next phase of the game-plan. David Lawn had spotted a lot of kitchen activity shortly after our… Continue reading 07/07/24 – “Teas-y enough for Byfleet” – Park Hill CC vs vs Byfleet (Sunday Friendly)
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)
From a personal perspective the afternoon could’ve got off to a better start. Dreams and reality seldom intertwine and the Sunday captaincy is no exception. Imagining selection crises, new players and even some pre-game fielding practice, I was swiftly brought back down to earth by a drop out on the morning of the game, an… Continue reading 09/06/24 – “The Annals of Lawn; – Nothing Happened” – Park Hill CC vs Beddington CC (Sunday Friendly)
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)
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