Rollicking Ramblas break 10-game winless streak, as a Geoff Parrett bowling masterclass and barnstorming knock by Luke Sheridan guide the hosts to a three-wicket victory. In-keeping with the throwback start to their season, the Ramblas were not only faced with finding a replacement opposition in the shape of local team Grenfell CC, but also found…
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Match Report | vs Chevening Amblers
Despite vast improvement in the batting department following last week’s never-to-be-mentioned-again (apart from here) showing, Ramblas’ run of woe continued this Sunday as old foes Chevening proved too much in a much closer encounter in West Wickham. Winning the toss and shouting “We’ll have a bowl first” barely a millisecond after the coin hit the…
Match Report | vs Belvedere
Record-breaking Ramblas lived the very epitome of ‘a game of two halves’ this week, as they succumbed to a bowling masterclass against Belvedere. With four changes from the previous week’s defeat to Eltham, the Ramblas headed within sniffing distance of the Dartford Crossing to face a team they hadn’t played since the end of their…
Match Report: vs Wrotham & St George’s
Wrotham St George were the latest visitors to the Ex Blues Ground and the Ramblas were keen to seek redress for the loss earlier in the season where a batting collapse snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. The day started with the threat of rain and some large grey skies looming over the Ex Blues,…
Match Report: vs Locksbottom CC
This weekend we welcomed Locksbottom to the Ex Blues Ground and whilst there were numerous regulars missing – including Messrs Cooper, Thomas and Fitch at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, as well as Mr Loughlin taking a well-earned break in the Balearics (less painful than it sounds) – the Ramblas did have a more familiar look…
End-of-Season Quiz | 2017
As much as middle-order collapses, cracking teas and genuine No. 11s, the end-of-season awards night – complete with quiz – is another Kent Ramblas staple. If you fancy flexing your grey matter, here’s this year’s hastily arranged set of questions (the score to beat is 22)… PICTURE ROUND: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE Which planet was originally named…
Match Report: vs London City
It was a day of typically high drama at Ex-Blues on Sunday, as Kent Ramblas got the better of London City at the third time of asking to seal an impressive win on a day that saw plenty of landmarks reached and records broken. Ahead of the game, there were some personal milestones to acknowledge,…
Match Report: vs Battersea Ironsides
The final of three successive away games brought with it an impressive victory for the Kent Ramblas, as they overcame a tough Battersea Ironsides team in a hastily arranged replacement fixture. However, the record-equalling ninth win of the season was not a straightforward one, as the Ramblas stumbled midway through their batting and failed to…
Match Report: vs Wickham Park CC
It was a day of toil and trouble for the Kent Ramblas as they suffered a chastening defeat at the hands of neighbours Wickham Park. Giddy from a rare win at the toss, Michael Cooper had little choice but to put the hosts into bat, with a damp pitch only going to get drier and,…
Match Report: vs Royal Challengers CC
It sounds like something Sherlock Holmes might have fun trying to solve, but if a cricket team arranges three games yet those three games never take place… does that cricket team really exist? That’s the question the Kent Ramblas were left contemplating as they had to find a last-minute replacement for their initially intended opponents…
Match Report: vs Chevening Amblers CC
A change is as good as a rest, the old saying goes, and the latter – courtesy of holidays and other commitments – has meant plenty of the former for the Kent Ramblas and their personnel this season. Miraculously, Lucy B has persuaded Cap’n Cooper to tour around Europe for a couple of weeks, leaving…
Match Report: vs Sherwood CC
Having suffered back-to-back defeats on the road, the intrepid and indefatigable Kent Ramblas returned to the home comforts of West Wickham to take on Sherwood. Welcoming back Doug Danks and Sam Ford, Cap’n Cooper was hit by an unfortunate last-minute withdrawal to leave the hosts facing off with 10 men. With memories flooding back from…
Match Report: vs Petts Wood CC
NEWSFLASH: Cricketers disappearing at alarming rate in Bromley area. Public urged to stay as alert as a Test-level umpire. Yes, that’s right folks, another week brings with it another spell of desperate player-wrangling to be endured by Kent Ramblas captain, Michael Cooper. However, the Auburn Assassin is a hardy soul and as resourceful as a Swiss…
Match Report: vs Pluckley CC
Desperately scrambling around for players until the eleventh hour and driving hungover teammates as they contemplate throwing up into a carrier bag wasn’t the glamour that Michael Cooper signed up for when he was appointed captain. But, you’ve got to play with the cards you’re dealt and that was Cap’n Cooper’s hand as Kent Ramblas headed to…