Author Archives: richard

With the prospect of a warm sunny day and 12 men arriving at Brook, Simon Woolfries won the toss and chose to bat. Openers Simon White and Paul Bradford raced to a commanding position during the first hour of play, … Continue reading →

Old Hurstjohnians 262-3 dec, Buccaneers 228 Report by Rob Rydon Cudda, Wudda, Shudda against the OHJs The day dawned bright (not really but at least it wasn’t raining) and the skipper had 11 players so he was happy. Won the … Continue reading →

Buccaneers (177-6) beat Lindfield (176-6 dec) by 4 wickets Report by Adam Wyartt The schoolboy error of informing the team in advance of a possible 12th man resulted in the predictable last minute flurry of unavailability. However, Rob Rydon and … Continue reading →

Hurlingham 307-7 dec (55 overs), Buccaneers 225 A sunny day greeted the Buccaneers at Hurlingham and, with a gorgeous-looking pitch in the middle of the square offering the prospect of a feast of runs, the Buccaneeers opted to chase rather … Continue reading →

Gents of Suffolk 285-6 dec (54 overs) J. Scowshill 100 n.o. R. Lugmoore-Styles 70, A.Hussey 49, D.Fenwick-Clemmell 32 S.Woolfries 2-49, R.Elston 1-15, P.Moore 1-21, A.Wyartt 1-29, M.Scowshill 1-40 Buccaneers 235-9 (41 overs) W. Farr 65, M.Scowshill 38, S.Blackman 37, R.Elston … Continue reading →

In sunny but blustery conditions on a second day pitch more usually seen in Madras than Midhurst and post an animated discussion regarding the format of the game, the Buccs won the toss and decided to have first use of … Continue reading →

Buccaneers beat Hoddesdon by 7 wickets Kim Ross  battled through the perils of the North Circular and last ditch cry-offs to lead the Buccaneers to their most satisfying victory for many a moon on Sunday with the most impressive match-winning century by a … Continue reading →

Buccaneers beat Reigate Pilgrims by 9 wickets  The Buccaneers launched their season in style at Betchworth on Sunday thanks mainly to Adam Wyartt (4-33) and Simon Woolfries (4-38) who turned the game on its head as the grassy wet pitch dried in … Continue reading →