5th July v Bidborough (A) On Saturday the 1st XI made the long and arduous journey to Bidborough, the vast majority of us regaling in how it is our favourite place to play cricket… Without an umpire we unfortunately lost the forfeited toss and the Bidborough captain spent around 10 minutes asking his team what … More 1st XI Match Reports – July 2025
I was tempted to cut and paste the opening paragraph from the May Ramblings because theweather has stayed largely unchanged with almost perfect cricketing conditions, at leastwhen viewed from the shady parts of the boundary edge. The phrase ‘straw coloured outfield’ was never more apt for the Rec particularly after thefete. I can only assume … More Chairman’s Ramblings – June 2025
22nd June v Langton Green A youthful Sunday team, featuring eight U21s, took on nearby rivals Langton Green on Sunday, who had zero. After letting us know they were a much better bowling team, the opposition captain chose to bat, presumably with a Sunday evening dinner reservation in mind. And so it seemed, as Omar … More Friendly XI Match Reports – June 2025
7th June CANCELLED 14th June v Plaxtol t’s easy to say this game had a bit of everything—drama, good cricket, bad cricket, injuries, controversy, laughter, anger, and even some decent weather. Sadly, I can’t go into all of it here—but let’s try to cover the best bits. After a heavy downpour the night before, we … More 1st XI Match Reports – June 2025
7th June v Horsmonden (A) The Second XI played away at Horsmonden this week under grey skies and a Met Office yellow warning for thunderstorms. Our pitch inspection revealed a series of evenly spaced holes in the wicket. As the skipper explained, these were caused by “spiking” the wicket for aeration in February. The subsequent … More 2nd XI Match Reports – June 2025
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