Category: Spring Lane Field

The Invalids Arise..

… and defeat GCC in a closely fought contest but were kind enough to send some pictures!  

GCC vs Philanderers

GCC found their own pot of gold in beating the Philanderers by 6 wickets by chasing down 145 in 14 overs in last Wednesday’s T20 at Spring Lane. Photo: Clementine Farman

Grantchester Cricket Club

Some photos from a couple of matches earlier this season Under some leaden skies, GCC took on the Woodcutters at Spring Lane in mid-May… …but the sky was blue when the Menzies XI won a tense match a month later!

Thanks ECB!

All of us here at the Grantchester Cricket Club would like to express our sincere thanks to the ECB Return to Cricket Grant Scheme for their support. The grant will allow GCC to maintain Spring Lane Field and our associated equipment for the entire 2021 season. Cricket will return to Grantchester in May next year!

Square Repair

After the last Home Match against Madingley over the August Bank Holiday, it was time for the annual “Scarifyin’, Seedin’, Brushin’, Fertilisin’ followed by the Loamin’ & Lutin’ to which we so much look forward” to prepare the Spring Lane square for its annual winter slumber. But first, of course, there was the annual ‘Jerry, Can you fix the Scarifyer?’ routine.

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Mad(ingley )men in Grantchester

Madingley visited Spring Lane Field for, an extremely rare, if not unique, Bank Holiday Home fixture for GCC. With shielding, storms and all, this was the first time I had made it to Spring Lane for a GCC game and…

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Foiled by the Tempest

A good weekend for ducks of the feathered variety…

TK a.k.a. JA…

Recently, as I failed to explain cricket to a Chinese teenager, he did what they all do and Googled the GCC only to have me read a blog entry I’d not seen before…

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Cricket Returns

Finally! GCC hosted the Gentlemen of Cambridge last weekend and Spring Lane was looking truly resplendent. Geoff Robinson Photography was on hand to capture the spectacle from his drone.

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Grantchester Cricket Club AGM, February 23 2020, The Secretary’s Report

Ladies and Gentlemen, It gives me great pleasure to present the ninth Secretary’s Report of the reformed Grantchester Cricket Club. We have completed our eighth playing season at Spring Lane which continues to improve under the stewardship of Steve Wilson and Jerry Greggain. We thank Michael Ades for his assistance in cutting the outfield. We …

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Square Repair 2019

For the first time IIRC, we did not require the master wizard Jerry to get the scarifier to start so things were well under way when I arrived a fashionable 30 mins late in anticipation of Jerry being called upon to work his magic on the recalcitrant machinery.

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Flycatchers, August 4th

Bishop Stortford’s Flycatchers visited on Sunday and for once the spectators were not treated to a run fest at Spring Lane. The Ground looked its usual immaculate self and the pitch seemed true enough credit is due to the bowlers and fielders. Talking of fielding….

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Woodcutters get the … Chop

The splendidly named Woodcutters were wielding the willow at Spring Lane this past weekend. Sadly, for them at least, GCC were well up to the task at hand and did some felling of their own. A brief log follows…

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Pimlico take a Stroll

The Pimlico Strollers (well some of them) strolled down Spring Lane last weekend to find an immaculate looking pitch and outfield. We really are lucky to play (and photograph) in such surroundings… The Strollers had a couple of classy players plus a bit of local help on the field and were making…

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The Outfield’s Turn For Some TLC

Spring Lane Field is looking magnificent after over-seeding and fertilisation of the outfield. Next season, the outfield will be better than ever!

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