Well, would you and Adam and Eve it? The Kent Ramblas are ready to embark on their sixth season and even more exciting than the promise of some dazzling displays of ball versus bat is the breakdown of this year’s movers and shakers. I imagine… Anyway, in the time-honoured fashion of alphabetical order, meet our squad…
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Fixtures | 2015
The sands of time are, erm, doing… (I’m sure there’s a quote somewhere…), well, whatever they’re doing, they’re inching ever closer to spring and the start of the sixth Kent Ramblas season. Behind the scenes, our ever-diligent board members have been locked in late-night negotiations for opponents and venues and we’re happy to unveil (slightly…
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 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 Bickley Park CC
“I need some time in the sunshine / I gotta slow it right down,” once sung Oasis and there was certainly plenty of the former on Sunday, as the Kent Ramblas made the trip to the serene setting of Bickley Park CC. Having begged and borrowed players for the previous week, it was a fairly straight-forward…
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…
Meet the Ramblas | 2014
Against all odds (a little Phil Collins reference early on in the year for you there, Mr Fitch), the Kent Ramblas are heading into their fifth season. Having secured what three years ago would have been a barely believable six wins in 2013, we head into this year with a sea of familiar faces… James…
Match Report: vs Eden Park
“Neighbours. Everybody needs good neeeighbours” the song goes. And while Eden Park and Kent Ramblas are strictly co-tenants, I couldn’t think of a song that related to that. Anyway… It was the rarest of occasions for the Ramblas on Sunday, as they were in the visitors’ dressing room as they took on the more established…
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 Wickham Park (20:20)
Fresh from their first victory of the season, the Ramblas shifted into Twenty:20 mode for the short away trip to neighbours Wickham Park on a glorious summer’s evening. Captaining the team was Michael Cooper who, due to a mixture of injuries and other commitments, had slim pickings available to him in terms of personnel. On…
Match Report: vs Petts Wood
It may have been a mere formality for the pairing of Anderson and Broad at Lord’s, but there was something more dramatic on offer for cricket fans in West Wickham, as Kent Ramblas welcomed Petts Wood on what turned out to be a gloriously sunny Sunday. The hosts made a few changes, as Hinton and…
Meet the Ramblas | 2013
Despite the conditions trying to tell us otherwise, it is actually spring and that can only mean one thing… the Kent Ramblas are about to embark on their fourth season! First up, a big pat on the back for the hard-working board for their continued efforts to ensure we have fixtures and a place to…
Kent Ramblas Fixtures | 2013 Season
Heeeelllllllloooooooooooo Ramblas fans! Yes, it’s still February and that orange thing in the sky seems a long way off, but the four-man Ramblas committee has been working their socks off to ensure there’s plenty of fixtures for the Ramblas’ fourth season. It’s another schedule crammed with opportunities to get another notch in the ‘Win’ column,…
Match Report: vs Chevening Amblers
Ebb and flow, ebb and flow. Like the tides of the Thames, Sunday’s Kent Ramblas clash versus Chevening Amblers really was a classic tale of cat and mouse in the searing heat of West Wickham. Losing the toss and put into bat first, Cap’n Jonny Stocks opened up with long-term partner Jon Loughlin (no, not partners…
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…
Cancellation Can’t Dampen Ramblas’ Spirits
It was a disappointing start to what felt like the hottest afternoon of the year for Kent Ramblas, as opponents Chislehurst issued a last-ditch “no-play” bargain. Talk of them running scared after Bradley Scoates’ mammoth innings in midweek was, sadly, unconfirmed. And that, you may think, would be that for this week. But a quiet…