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 Lamorbey Park
The Ramblas finally returned to winning ways, defeating Lamorbey Park for the first time in their history.
Match Report | vs Locksbottom
On a roasting hot afternoon, the Ramblas fell agonisingly short of victory against old foes Locksbottom, despite a century from Keiran Gibbons.
Match Report | vs Tatsfield
The Ramblas returned to winning ways, courtesy of a thrilling three wicket victory over Tatsfield on a scorching hot Sunday. While Glastonbury may have been grabbing much of the media attention, those in the know were aware that Tatsfield was the place to be. Who needs Wet Leg when you have fine leg… Captain Matt…
Match Report | vs Chevening Amblers
A return to home comforts failed to bring a return to winning ways as the Ramblas fell to a six wicket defeat to old rivals Chevening. Following last week’s defeat to London Itinerants, the Ramblas welcomed back a plethora of talent. Alas, a last minute injury for James Dilley saw him replaced in the XI…
Match Report | vs Eltham
The Ramblas were on the wrong end of a low-scoring thriller, as hosts Eltham chased down 101 with just a few overs to spare. A lost toss saw the Ramblas put in to bat, with captain Matt Rudgyard and Seth Clifford putting on a superbly battling partnership of 41 on a pitch hiding more than…
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 Blue Star
In-keeping with Ramblas tradition, the season opener ended in defeat, as dropped catches proved particularly costly. Yes, it’s 16 years and counting without a first-day win, but the Ramblas’ notorious penchant for slow starts to the season continued (by this point, it’s starting to look deliberate…), passing up opportunities of varying levels of difficulty that…
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 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…
Match Report | vs Eastside CC
Another Sunday, another afternoon of leather on willow at fortress Ex Blues and this time we hosted a late addition to the fixture list in Eastside CC, whoe travelled to West Wickham from Forest Gate in East London. This week, the Ramblas were missing a number of stalwarts from the previous fixture – outgoings were…