Category: Matches

It Costs You Nothing To Be Polite (a Tour p.s.)

Money Cannot Buy....

True, many think me ‘old school’ but home from Derbyshire I wrote to The Duke of Devonshire to thank him for the Chatsworth game. The Duke is from an even ‘older school’ and, of course, has replied.

Continue reading

Spring Lane from a Different Viewpoint

A view (with a difference) of some action from GCC’s Gents vs Players match from June, 2015

Continue reading

Welcome back Stapleford

GCC's kit awaits.....

Wednesday, July 15th, had us play a hurriedly put together 20-20 game at Stapleford. Last minute it may have been but we still managed to deliver a very good team and a …..

Continue reading

Highgate Taverners Come to Town

Tasty

Spring Lane was looking immaculate last Saturday as we welcomed the Highgate Taverners back to Spring Lane. Unfortunately the GCC upper order proved to be somewhat camera shy and were back in the pavilion (or rather our new marquee) by the time I arrived. However, the last wicket pair…..

Continue reading

Evening Strokes

Due to various ailments and agements, I don’t play much these days but mindful of the need to justify the extra £15 for a playing member sub, I’d informed the skip, I could manage an evening game without total collapse. Looking at the current state of my physique, I’m not sure

Continue reading

More from a Tour

From Grantchester’s Paparazzi at Chatwsworth and Great Longstone (Thanks Wiz & Sam!)

Continue reading

Great Longstone

I played (well participated might be a more apt description) in the game at Great Longstone and fully participated in a GCC collapse to 59-6 which might have had something to do with the ‘tour day-off’ the previous day…. Fortunately AP and Jamie had

Continue reading

Scenes from a Tour – Chatsworth

Mystery spin makes a welcome return to English shores

GCC headed to the Peak District for a couple of games of cricket and quite a lot else. I’ll go into some of the quite a lot else on another occasion but in the meantime here is a snapshot of the cricket side of things.

Continue reading

GCC vs BCH or Stafford vs Stafford

The other side of our skipper

The Brighton College Haymakers captained by our Skip’s brother took a half-term trip up to Cambridge and arrived unbeaten at Spring Lane on Wednesday, May 27th. Could AP put one over on his southern based sibling?

Continue reading

GCC vs Hare St & Hormead: TK reports

The season’s first match was a home win but nowhere near as easy as the scorebook might suggest. The visitors batted first

Continue reading

GCC Fixtures, 2015 – All Done

It all started on Sunday May 17th….

Continue reading

Secretary’s Report 2014

Grantchester Cricket Club Secretary’s Report 2014 presented to the AGM on Sunday 16th November Ladies and Gentlemen, It gives me great pleasure to present the fourth Secretary’s Report of the reformed Grantchester Cricket Club.

Continue reading

2014 Grantchester CC Fielding Averages

Corrected!!! This one is a bit simpler and (spoiler alert) Ferg clearly leads the way …. ps New date for Quiz and Curry Night: Friday, 30th January, Grantchester Village Hall

Continue reading

2014 Grantchester CC Bowling Averages

Best economy? Average? Strike rate? All answered although I admit the Best Bowling is a bit cryptic…..

Continue reading

Vital Statistics: 2014 Grantchester CC Batting Averages

Highest average? Greatest strike rate? Most susceptible to be dismissed LBW? Most 6’s? Did Not Bat leader? Thanks to AP and the GCC’s Records team we bring you answers to all these and lots more (vital) statistics from Grantchester CC’s finest in 2014!

Continue reading

Load more