It was the turn of the batting line-up to let us down this week, as the Ramblas ended their season with a humbling defeat to Ash Village. A lost toss, a pitch with more than a few demons (is there an unluckier man in cricket than Laurie Stocks at present?) and some loose shots meant…
Category: Match Reports (2024)
Match Report | vs Hildenborough
It was a case of another one that got away, as another late fightback couldn’t prevent the Ramblas from falling to defeat against Hildenborough. A steady start with the ball from the Ramblas faded a little as the hosts managed to reach a score of 190/3 with a big second half to their innings. Stop…
Match Report | vs Lamorbey Park
Another week, another case of the Ramblas rueing missed opportunities, as they fell to a 15-run defeat to Lamorbey Park. As even the most unlearned amongst us knows, it was Albert Einstein who said the definition of madness is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. Which, based on recent performances,…
Match Report | vs London Itinerants
For the second week in a row, a remarkable late-order partnership turned the Ramblas frowns upside down after a slog of a day in the field that saw them on the end of a comprehensive beating by London Itinerants. Although the result (and some of the fielding… and bowling… and batting…) was far from ideal,…
Match Report | vs Battersea Eagles
Despite the weather’s best efforts, the Ramblas secured back-to-back victories thanks to a four-wicket win over Battersea Eagles. A desire to beat the rain mixed with a late-arriving opposition meant the Ramblas began by fielding, with their overseas player Ian Dacre opening the bowling with Chris Thomas in what was – momentarily, at least –…
Match Report | vs Blue Star
The Ramblas got back to winning ways with a dominant all-round performance against Blue Star. Following back-to-back defeats, there may have been some concerns that the wheels were coming off after a fine start to the season, but captain Matt Rudgyard does not counter such talk, with levels of optimism not seen since… well, our…
Match Report | vs Chevening Amblers
The Ramblas found themselves on the wrong end of another close-run game against long-term friendly foes Chevening as they left the confines of Ex Blues for the first time in six weeks. Much of the talk before the game was Euros-related (with a couple of Ramblas having just paid (a lorra, lorra money) for tickets…
Match Report | vs Vishwa
After back to back victories, the Ramblas were brought back down to earth with a thud, suffering a heavy defeat to a strong Vishwa CC side. Initially due to host Petts Wood but when they were unable to field a team, fixtures man Steven Fitch found a new oppo and the weather cleared up in…
Match Report | vs West Wickham
For the second weekend in succession, the Ramblas snatch an improbable victory in a nail-biter of a game, in an all-time classic against first-time opposition West Wickham. In what masqueraded as summer conditions, the Ramblas’ captain Matt Rudgyard won the toss (AGAIN…), yet inexplicably chose to bat (AGAIN). Still, after the previous week’s unlikely win…
Match Report | vs Hildenborough
A rip-snorter of a game saw the Ramblas come out on top against friendly foes Hildenborough in a low-scoring thriller. Having enjoyed the Ex Blues family day the previous Sunday, it was back to the business of trying to best Hildenborough, who were on a run of three successive wins over their hosts going into…
Match Report | vs Chevening
On a glorious day, the Ramblas were unable to best old rivals Chevening, succumbing to a 15 run defeat. Blessed with a rare over abundance of players, Ramblas captain Matt Rudgyard was faced with a tough selection decision until Mark Loughlin offered to step down for the game to avoid any dramas. The new captain’s…
Match Report | vs Tatsfield
Glorious sunshine, a match played in the right spirit and a home win made for the perfect Sunday at Ramblas HQ. For the second week running, the best laid plans of the Fitch-ture secretary were ripped up, as the Ramblas were called on to host Tatsfield due to the latter’s pitch not being quite ready…
Match Report | vs Limpsfield Chart
The new season started with a classic Ramblas switcheroo, as Limpsfield Chart stepped in to the breach due to the home ground still undergoing extensive works… Ramblas’ new captain in Matt Rudgyard was looking to give the side their first opening day win in 15 seasons – that’s right folks, no wins on their 14…