A stilted, topsy turvy year for the Ramblas ended with a flourish, winning three of their last four games to banish a few demons after a sticky mid-season period. Yes, remarkably the Ramblas 16th season has come to an end, but despite a few games lost to the weather (and the odd shellacking), there were…
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Match Report | vs Tatsfield
Contributions from across the board helped the Ramblas end their eight-match losing streak, with a tense win against Tatsfield. Yes, stop the clocks. Hold the front page. Shut the front door… the Ramblas have finally tasted victory thanks to a 31-run win in which they were made to work hard for. Perhaps harder than they…
Match Report | vs Ash Village
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…
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
A partnership for the ages for the tenth wicket was still not enough for the Ramblas to chase down a challenging total, as they lost by 35 runs to Battersea Eagles. At 61/8 after the 17th over in the Ramblas chase of 256, it looked like there might not even be a match report this…
Match Report | vs Locksbottom
For the second week running, the Ramblas found themselves bested by a superior outfit, succumbing to a five-wicket defeat in Locksbottom. With club captain Matt Rudgyard enjoying the delights of Euro Disney, it was left to Chris Thomas to step into the fray and lead a side which welcomed Saravanan Mani to the team for…
Match Report | vs Chislehurst & West Kent CC
The Ramblas winning train well and truly came off the tracks, as they suffered a comprehensive defeat at the hands of superior opposition this weekend. With cloud cover offering some respite from the heat, and a number of the Ramblas contingent refreshed from a visit to a local tavern, the visitors won the toss and…
Match Report | vs Leybourne
A trip into the depths (ish) of Kent saw the Ramblas avenge last year’s defeat with a well-paced run chase, with a four-wicket win largely thanks to the work of Mark Loughlin and Geoff Parrett. With minds and conversation directed to Berlin, an early start and a 35-over game was agreed, as the Ramblas started…
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 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…