With 8 players in situ at the time of the toss and at least one sat in stationary M25 traffic, Chipperton was relieved to see the hosts tasked with deciding their fate on a spongey track. A quick update on the group chat appeared in the time it took the captains to trudge to the… Continue reading 24/05/25 – “Oxted held to Ransom at Grub Street” – Park Hill vs Oxted and Limpsfield 4s
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17/05/25 – “Cos’ You’re Worth It! Hill A Tad Too Strong” – Park Hill Vs Tadworth 3rd XI
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
10/03/25 – “Salford Blown To SMITHereens” – Park Hill vs Salfords 3s (A)
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)
03/05/25 – “Hell For Leather(head)” – Park Hill CC vs Leatherhead 4s
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
13/07/24 – “A hero is (almost) Bawn” – Park Hill CC vs South Nutfield 3s (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)
07/07/24 – “Teas-y enough for Byfleet” – Park Hill CC vs vs Byfleet (Sunday Friendly)
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)
08/06/24 – “It’s not to be — Pyrfect (from Hill)” – Park Hill CC vs vs Pyrford (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)
09/06/24 – “The Annals of Lawn; – Nothing Happened” – Park Hill CC vs Beddington CC (Sunday Friendly)
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)
11/05/2024 – Mackay’s century not quite enough to prevent Castle breach – Park Hill vs South Nutfield 3rd XI(League Match)
“It’s in the bag.” No, Radcox wasn’t being uncharacteristically over-confident about the imminent match against South Nutfield 3rd XI. He’d spotted the strutting alpha crow who’d stolen his sandwich at the same venue the week before, so had securely sealed his lunch in a zipped bag, away from the self-assured corvid who was already lurking. … Continue reading 11/05/2024 – Mackay’s century not quite enough to prevent Castle breach – Park Hill vs South Nutfield 3rd XI(League Match)
April showers averted in nail-biting finale – 27/04/24 – Park Hill CC vs Ewell 3rd XI – 25 over
Notes of linseed oil and buried, dormant meal deals left to fester in cricket bags wafted across the vibrant green pitches at Old Haileyburians on the official curtain raiser of the season. It was unnervingly simple to cobble together an 11 for the day (Spond was an inspired call), and debutant Simcox was a welcome… Continue reading April showers averted in nail-biting finale – 27/04/24 – Park Hill CC vs Ewell 3rd XI – 25 over
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