And so, after weeks of weather-induced disappointment (plus the odd batting collapse and some drama-filled games) the regular Ramblas season came to an end with another corking performance at home against Norwood CC. With a sodden Saturday threatening to quite literally put a dampener on the fixture, members of the Ramblas collective far and wide…
Category: Match Reports [40-over] (2012)
Match Report: vs Chevening Amblers
Ebb and flow, ebb and flow. Like the tides of the Thames, Sunday’s Kent Ramblas clash versus Chevening Amblers really was a classic tale of cat and mouse in the searing heat of West Wickham. Losing the toss and put into bat first, Cap’n Jonny Stocks opened up with long-term partner Jon Loughlin (no, not partners…
Match Report: vs HSBC
As athletics fans across the country woke up barely believing what they’d witnessed the night before, the Ramblas turned their attention to the weather in the hope of some play away at well-to-do rivals HSBC. Skipper Stocks was faced with a last-minute selection worry, as Steve Cleverley and Bradley Scoates were forced out of the…
Match Report: vs Commonwealth Offices
Despite the overcast and damp conditions, West Wickham was treated to a slice of warmer climes as the West Indian outfit of Commonwealth Offices came to town bringing their cheery disposition and enough rum to start a minor bootlegging operation. Due to the bad weather and continual stops in play, the game was reduced to…
Match Report: vs Priory CC
It may have taken most of the cricket season but the sun finally decided to makes its debut for the Ramblas in what was a glorious day for cricket. Fresh from the Kent Ramblas AGM in Barcelona, the board members were clearly happy to see the weather had followed them home and were looking forward…
Match Report: vs Kidbrooke CC
With the news coming out of the Ramblas boardroom that the scheduled opponents, Kent Elite, had pulled out at the eleventh hour, there were fears of another game lost this season. However, using all their networking skills the Stocks brothers managed to arrange a fixture against the unknown quantity of Kidbrooke CC. Missing from the teamsheet…
Match Report: vs St Mary Cray Red Dogs
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before… A team of 11 cheeky chaps enter the pitch to play cricket. They bowl and field with tenacity and no shortage of skill. They (well, one in particular) dominate the tea trolley and then go out and bat like a bunch of wallies (with one or two…
Match Report: vs Old Whitgiftians
After an aborted game on Jubilee weekend, the Kent Ramblas boys were once more itching to don their (off)whites as they headed to South Croydon to face Old Whitgiftians. With some of the team witnessing Tino Best’s outrageous innings at Edgbaston, anticipation was high as skipper Jonny Stocks won the toss and opted to bat….
Match Report: vs Herne CC
“Sun is shining, the weather is sweet/Makes you want to move those dancing feet,” sang Finley Quaye, but if only the Kent Ramblas batsmen had moved theirs on Sunday this could have been a euphoric piece of writing describing their inaugural victory. Alas, that delight awaits us all… For the stats fans among you, the…
Match Report: vs Kent Elite
“Good things come to those who wait,” the saying goes. With that in mind – and after four successive cancellations due to the interminable ‘spring’ weather – the mighty Kent Ramblas finally got to don their whites for the first time this season. With anticipation high, and nerves slightly jangling, the Ramblas returned to their…