Cricket Fixture

[jock77]

Hi - I play for a wandering cricket side many of whose members live in E Dulwich/S London. I was keen to arrange a local fixture for 2013 against some like-minded inviduals - either a w/end 35/40 over match or a twenty over mid-week slog. We don't take it too seriously and are what may (charitably) be termed of "mixed" ability. As a wandering side, we do not have our own ground but happy to share the cost of pitch hire. You can find out more about us here:

www.tbttoads.co.uk - Let me know if you have a side which would be keen for a fixture.

JK

[david_carnell]

A Crystal Palace Tavern (RIP) touring XI made up of various forum members once formed for a one-off match against a team of journos from the South London Press.

The standard was....agricultural. One forum member, legally registered blind, managed to take three wickets in a spell of spin bowling unseen since Murali stepped down.

I'm trying to see if I can find details somewhere online or in the archive....

Not sure we could muster a team again?

[david_carnell]

Ah yes:

http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?20,104775,127584#msg-127584

[Help-Ma-Boab]

I'd turn my arm over if a team was mustered. Scotland is a hot bed of cricketing talent!

[El Pibe]

I'm sure we could manage to do that again D_C

[david_carnell]

Well, I'd play too. So that's two. I guess this is now a call for volunteers.....

[david_carnell]

Piers - you're in. Three.

[El Pibe]

An I'm sure blind boy will be well up for it too.

If we can just get Matt to actually show up to something then we're almost half way there.

Any chance we can get Dems and his fast ball down from oop north for a day?

Brendan?

[david_carnell]

I still have his pads from last time so he might turn up just to get those back!

I have a colleague who lives on Green Dale who is decent and might be up for a trundle. His 11 year old son has had trials for Surrey so might provide a "if they're good enough they're old enough" youthful vibe to the team.

Floating Onion for wicket keeper again?

[jock77]

Thanks guys - sounds promising - next step would be to find a ground. Any experience of availability/ ground hire of the various grounds in the area? I've played at the Old Alleynians ground on a mid-week as well as Dulwich CC but normally through work matches.

[david_carnell]

I think Belair Park have a ground for public hire. From their website:

Cricket pitch:

The pitch can be booked by calling the booking office on 020 7525 1050. A short session (1/2 day) is ?27.00. A long session (1 day) is ?52.00.

Not sure if this includes stuff like boundary ropes/flags and stumps/bails.

[david_carnell]

Hmmmm.....Southwark council reckon it's twice that price though:

http://www.southwark.gov.uk/info/200073/parks_and_open_spaces/538/bookings/1

?100 for a full day. I suppose divided by 22 that's not too bad.

[El Pibe]

As club captain of the CPTCC Southwark usually send me a booking form in the spring. I'll keep an eye out.

La Piba's cousin Tom has been keen to play a game since moving here four years ago, and I keep promising.....

[jock77]

Interesting - thanks David. I'll look into it and float some dates. Do you know if the Belair Park pitch is an artificial strip or turf? In meantime, are you happy to take charge of re-forming the Crystal Palace (RIP) XI for this illustrious fixture?

Jonny

[El Pibe]

Belair Park is, well, it's park.

[jock77]

Noted, El Pibe!

[david_carnell]

Well, El Pibe is captain of the CPTCC so I'll defer to him but happy to help try and pull this together.

Belair is grass but not great quality.

Colleague who plays for Streatham and Marlborough CC (based nr the Grove Tavern on Lordship Lane) says their pitch is for hire for about ?250 but that includes use of a pavillion and possibly (and dangerously) a bar.

So far we have:

El Pibe (Spanish)

Tom (Irish)

Help Me Boab (Scot)

David C (English)

TBC

Otta (Blind)

Dems (Northern)

Onion (Bahamian)

Brendan (Saffa)

Fear'n'Boozin (self explanatory)

It's certainly an exotic mix!

[jock77]

Great (apologies for treading on the no doubt intense internal power rivalries within CPTCC) - ground with a pavilion and bar sounds attractive - will look into the various options. Date that had earmarked for a w/end game (probably my preference) was one of 18, 19 May or 8 or 9 June - would that work for the CPT(RIP)CC?

[Help-Ma-Boab]

Pavilion, we need a pavilion...

ETA: On a Saturday preferably. Pav's are more effective then.

[Alan Medic]

Given the exotic mix should not the CPTXI (RIP) be renamed The East Dulwich Barbarians? What about an annual trophy to play for?

[????]

I haven't noticed many Irish yet Mr M...it's between you and Mick.....