Wrotham St George were the latest visitors to the Ex Blues Ground and the Ramblas were keen to seek redress for the loss earlier in the season where a batting collapse snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. The day started with the threat of rain and some large grey skies looming over the Ex Blues,…
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Match Report: vs Royal Challengers CC
It sounds like something Sherlock Holmes might have fun trying to solve, but if a cricket team arranges three games yet those three games never take place… does that cricket team really exist? That’s the question the Kent Ramblas were left contemplating as they had to find a last-minute replacement for their initially intended opponents…
Match Report: vs Pluckley CC
Desperately scrambling around for players until the eleventh hour and driving hungover teammates as they contemplate throwing up into a carrier bag wasn’t the glamour that Michael Cooper signed up for when he was appointed captain. But, you’ve got to play with the cards you’re dealt and that was Cap’n Cooper’s hand as Kent Ramblas headed to…
Match Report: vs Sherwood CC
After a surprisingly listless performance last week, the Ramblas were keen to right wrongs and put on a show in front of a home crowd for the final time this season. With a host of first team regulars unavailable for selection, Rich Ford came in to make his sixth appearance of the season along with…
Match Report: vs London City
Having secured a fine win last week away at Bickley Park, the Ramblas returned to Pickhurst Rise to take on London City in a match that turned out, to quote Dame Shirley Bassey and the Propellerheads, to be a little case of history repeating itself… Stand-in Skipper Sam Ford won the toss once more and opted…
Match Report: vs The Grove CC
It had been a while, but this weekend saw the Ramblas faced with a last-minute pull out; nope, we’re not talking about the bed-ridden Geoff Parrett, but with the proposed opposition cancelling on Friday, the board moved quickly to secure wandering side The Grove as replacements down at Ex-Blues. Mirroring the previous week against Petts Wood,…
Match Report: vs Regents Park Originals
Having got back to winning ways last week, away to Chevening, this week saw the Kent Ramblas return to HQ and take on the familiar – and friendly – faces of Regents Park Originals. With captain and vice captain nursing broken digits, Sam Ford – on his 50th appearance – took the Ramblas helm, while Chris Thomas,…
Match Report: vs Four Elms
After a wash-out last week against neighbours Wickham Park, it was down to the serene setting of Four Elms in picturesque Kent for the Ramblas, as they looked to get back on track following the pasting they received at the hands of Shooters Hill in their previous game. The game saw Steve Fitch and Ian Dacre…
Match Report: vs Horton Kirby
With the England cricket team finishing off the Sri Lankans in double quick time up at Headingly on Saturday, the job of entertaining with bat and ball was left to the Kent Ramblas as they played host to (last-minute replacements) Horton Kirby. Skipper Stocks could call upon Sam Ford and Howard Hardy-King again, who stepped into the…
Match Report: vs Hythe CC
After months of anticipation and preparation (well, by some of our number…), the seventh (SEVENTH?!) Kent Ramblas season began in earnest on the Kent coast away to Hythe. With a fully-fit squad to call upon, there was even cause for Skipper Stocks to ask if anyone wanted to step aside due to an overabundance of players…
Match Report: vs Carlton Sports CC
After last week’s comprehensive win against Snodland Community, there were many questions for the Kent Ramblas going into the Bank Holiday weekend for their final game. Would landlords Ex-Blues manage to assemble a team? Would the Ramblas manage to end on an eight and eight record? Could Tom Danks reach 500 runs for the season? Could…
Match Report: vs Eden Park
If you’re on a four-game losing streak, the last thing you need is to go into the next game with nine men, but if there’s one thing the Ramblas are good at is making life difficult for themselves. Having been comprehensively outplayed last week against neighbours Wickham Park, the Ramblas took on co-tenants Eden Park with nine…
Match Report: vs Petts Wood
Having made a strong start to the season, the Ramblas went into their visit to Petts Wood seeking to halt a two-game slide – having endured heartbreak against Chevening and taking something of a hiding against Priory. Coming back into the team were Mark Loughlin, Ian Dacre and Geoff Parrett, while Rich Ford was making…
End-of-Season Awards | 2014
Well, it was another exciting year for the Kent Ramblas, welcoming some new faces to the fold, continuing the excellence in the tea arena and seeing the first tranche of players reach their 50th caps. To mark the end of the fifth year (who saw that coming?), here’s the rundown of our end-of-season commendations and shout…
Match Report: vs Ex Blues CC
After a tough month that saw several games called off due to weather and opposition failing to turn up (yes, we’re talking about you, Wilmington CC), the Ramblas finally got a taste of 40-over action as they took on their landlords Ex Blues. And with Ramblas opener/’keeper Ash Harriss returning to his parent club for the day,…
Match Report: vs Chevening Amblers CC
For the second successive year, the intrepid Kent Ramblas made their way to Chipstead for the Wimbledon Men’s Final to play the familiar faces of Chevening Amblers. We’re not sure if there was a mass collective exodus to SW19, but both sides struggled to find players, which left the contest between the hosts’ nine men and the…
Match Report: vs Wickham Park CC
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…
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 Petts Wood
For the second successive week, the Kent Ramblas were on the road, in glorious sunshine AND missing out the final moments of a British victory. This time round, they were in Petts Wood and it was the turn of the England cricket team to steal the headlines. With holidays and injuries piling up, Skipper Stocks…