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
Hill locked horns with old sparring partners Ewell in this early season clash at Old Haileyburians. Grey skies, a soggy wicket and a reignited passion for bowling meant thatstand-in skipper Chipperton elected to field after winning the toss, much to the chagrin of his disgruntled teammates. KP claimed Hill’s first wicket of the afternoon shortly… Continue reading Sun Match Report – Post-Morten – Stu plays starring role in Derby delight for Hill 23/5/21 – Park Hill Vs Ewell
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
Match Report: 1st May 2021 The Saturday league season is off and running after a year hiatus with Covid-19. Start time of 1pm with a meet time, at the home ground, of 12:15. Traffic delayed a few. With the toss having been done some time was bought with us having lost the toss and being… Continue reading Sat Match Report 1/5/2021 – Park Hill Vs AMY
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)
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