Sep 21
Blest with some fine weather, a somewhat recalcitrant scarifier, an array of spreaders (need a proper collective noun here, Ed), seed, fertilizer, 2000kg of loam, luter & assorted rakes (non-human), barrows and tea, the GCC winterizer squad set about…
Sep 13
I had an on Court commitment but I thought at least I’d catch the end of the first innings on Sunday at Spring Lane Field for the Cambridge derby with the Remnants. Not a bit of it! In spite of Baggers best efforts to keep the innings going until my arrival….
Sep 08
Sure, our games are competitive but they are played in what we like to think is the true ‘Spirit of Cricket’. From recent visitors: “Thank you for a wonderful day yesterday. Your ground is a gem and beautifully tended too. It was a privilege to play on it….
Aug 11
Some powerful hitting was on display last Sunday from the Hare St & Hormead middle order and there are now seven (or eight) more cricket balls hiding around the edges of Grantchester’s Spring Lane Field than at the beginning of August…
Jul 01
A thoroughly enjoyable afternoon’s cricket on Saturday and the perfect antidote to the traumas of Friday.
Jun 22
Not certain who won this but the Gents sure looked handily placed when ‘dinner’ called. The Players’ innings was notable for…
May 31
Ah… but which one you might reasonably ask? Would Richard keep the family bragging rights down in Sussex or would AP wrest them back? To find out you’ll have to …
Nov 16
Ladies and Gentlemen,
It gives me great pleasure to present the fifth Secretary’s Report of the reformed Grantchester Cricket Club.
Sep 21
Some ‘action’ shots as the Spring lane Square received it’s end-of-season make-over (scarifying, seeding, fertilizing, loaming and luting) last week….
Sep 15
GCC hosted the London Erratics for the final game of the 2015 season on what turned out to be a glorious afternoon at Spring Lane. A bit of horse (no-kidding) trading meant that both sides started with 10. After being dropped four times (admittedly of one ball), narrowly avoided….
Sep 07
I was a bit delayed by another ‘project’ in getting to Spring Lane on Sunday and these photos are not the sharpest . Our gracious visitors were from Napton in Warks arrived in a splendid bus. The game matched the weather and we look forward to welcoming them in the future….
Aug 19
Yes, the ECB just doesn’t orchestrate winning the Ashes. It also provides grants to help clubs avoid losing games to bad weather…..
Aug 11
What do you do when the Oppo just doesn’t show up? Double wicket tournament of course…….
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