20th May v Conington (home) Conington: 110 all out (H Fordham 64, T Kennedy 2-16, J Innes 2-12, S Ludford 2-0) Grantchester: 111-2 (J Innes 67no) Grantchester won by 8 wickets 16th June v Liverpool Medics (home) Grantchester: 207-5 (J Innes 75no, R Dovaston 47no) Liverpool Medics: 61 all out (T Kennedy 3-11, …
Category: 2012 Season
Nov 27
Club Secretary’s End of Year Report
Ladies and Gentlemen, It gives me great pleasure to present the second Secretary’s Report of the reformed Grantchester Cricket Club. This has probably been the busiest and most exciting year the club will ever see. This time last year our square had been laid only 2 months previously; now we have completed our first …
Sep 12
Of Ferrets and Men
Following last week’s game when G.C.C. beat G.C.C. (so at least the club’s initials have continued their unbeaten run), it was back to a more normal routine as we returned to Spring Lane under leaden skies and the obligatory drops of rain. The Radegund were our vaunted opponents and after a series of delays, …
Aug 20
Fun in the Sun
Jul 31
Good Auspices at Stiffkey
Stiffkey may only be associated by most with its notorious Rector, Harold Davidson, who after being defrocked in 1932 on charges of immorality died in 1937 after being mauled by a lion in an amusement park in Skegness. But for the Grantchester, Stiffkey is the venue of our annual trip to North Norfolk to …
Jul 16
No stumbles at Thriplow
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a batsman must not lose his wicket in order to score. As the venerable Sir Geoffrey Boycott often reminds his listeners, “yer can’t make runs when yer back in t’hutch”. Your correspondent was minded of this maxim as Grantchester travelled to Thriplow (pronounced trip-low), a weather enforced …
Jun 20
Grantchester take no Casualties against Medics
May 30
A Day To Remember
The sun shone in a brilliant blue sky as Grantchester took the field for the first match at Spring Lane. The tinkle of ice in the Pimms and the popping of champagne corks provided the soundtrack to this historic occasion…………………. well, that’s what the script said. In reality a bone-chilling North Easterly scoured …