With a history of close games and some good individual showings from both sides, the clashes between the Kent Ramblas and this week’s hosts Chevening Amblers have proved some of the best the Ramblas have participated in. Having overcome concerns about weather, and finding able deputies for Ash Harriss and Tom Danks in Steve Cleverley…
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Match Report: vs Tonbridge Foresters
If there’s a sure sign of progress for the Kent Ramblas over the past five and a half years (aside from individual and collective improvement with bat and ball), it’s that we’re now in a position where we can actually provide players from the vast pool of Friends and Ringers of The Ramblas for the other…
Match Report: vs Pecos XI CC
Aaaaaand we’re back! After last week’s intra-squad workout, it was down to the real business, but not without some classic Ramblas worries. The first hurdle to overcome was finding a team to play against, after the original opposition pulled out on Friday with just four players. Thankfully, a different kind of internet-wrangling than he’s used to…
Match Report: vs St Mary Cray Red Dogs CC
So the sun settles not only on the summer, but – more importantly – also the fifth Kent Ramblas season, as we provide the final match report of the season – pitting our wits (such as they are) against the ever-friendly and welcoming St Mary Cray Red Dogs. Injury had shorn the team of some players, while…
Match Report: vs Wickham Park CC
It might not be a rivalry to match the great local derbies of our time (AC-Inter, Everton-Liverpool, Cowdenbeath-Dunfermline…), but there was still a healthy amount of pride at stake as the Ramblas made the short journey up Pickhurst Rise to take on Wickham Park – the scene of the first ever Ramblas game, no less….
Match Report: vs Regents Park Originals
Oof, what a glorious day of sunshine to enjoy the cricketing prowess (cough) and sportsmanship on show as the Kent Ramblas played host to old friends Regents Park Originals. Skippering the side in the absence of Canada-bound Jonny Stocks was the sun-scolded Michael Cooper, with James Benson making his first appearance of the year and the…
Match Report: vs Farningham CC
Well, in the words of The Smiths, Stop Me If You Think You’ve Heard This One Before… as the Ramblas made the fairly short journey to the village of Farningham. As well as the sun going missing on Sunday, there were a few players absent which meant Peter Ford and Alex Danks returned for their…
Match Report: vs Wickham Park (20:20)
A gorgeous (at first) summer’s afternoon in West Wickham saw the second part of the now-traditional 20:20 double-header between neighbours Wickham Park and Kent Ramblas, with the Ramblas looking for revenge following the previous week’s fairly pitiful reverse fixture. Captain Cooper was able to field what looked on paper a pretty strong team, even taking…
Match Report: vs London Saints
On what must have been the year’s hottest day so far, the Kent Ramblas hosted London Saints in West Wickham, topping off a weekend of celebrations off the pitch with some Ramblas’ landmarks – personally and collectively – on it. At the request of the visitors, the Ramblas were put into bat, which saw the…