9th August v Horsmonden (H) The Second XI played league leaders Horsmonden at home this week. By the end of the match they remained top and we had dropped to the bottom. It’s another short report this week. Horsmonden won the toss (tails) and chose to bat first. They got off to a flyer, reaching … More 2nd XI Match Reports – August 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
To say that we have had a benign start to the season weather-wise might be a slight understatement as the first rustle of drought notices can be heard in the distance. What it has meant is the Rec looking an absolute picture with excellent wickets and fast outfields. After a slow start to the league … More Chairman’s Ramblings – May 2025
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