After a heavy defeat at home to St Mary Cray a week earlier, there were fears that Mother Nature might deny the Ramblas the opportunity to bounce straight back. Luckily for all concerned, the weather was perfect for cricket as the Ramblas hosted local rivals Wickham Park. Skipper Stocks had a selection headache as the majority…
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Match Report: vs Petts Wood CC
Fresh off a hard-earned win over Herne last week in chilly climes, the sun was out as the Ramblas returned to home comforts for a game against Petts Wood. Unlike the previous week, skipper Jon Stocks had a full complement of players at his disposal as Sam Ford, Steve Cleverley and Laurie Stocks returned to…
Match Report: vs Herne CC
After a humbling defeat to Locksbottom the previous Sunday, the Ramblas were looking to right last week’s wrongs and get their first win of the season away to the ever friendly, and unbeaten, Herne. However, the cricketing gods were determined not to make it easy, with five players missing. This meant skipper Stocks and vice-skipper Cooper had to…
Match Report: vs Norwood CC
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…
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 Wickham Park
Sporting fever has been gripping Britain – and, in particular, London – this week. And while ‘some’ people have been focusing on the Olympics, sport’s truest fans trained their eyes on events in West Wickham as Kent Ramblas made the short trip to neighbours Wickham Park for a Thursday night Twenty:20 game. On what turned…
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…