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2023 Annual Dinner sees a change of leadership

A select group of Buccaneers of all ages met at The East India Club on Wednesday 21 February to toast a successful season. The evening was preceded by the AGM where two leadership changes were ratified. Simon Woolfries, our longstanding … Continue reading

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Revised Annual Dinner date: Wednesday 21st February 204

The rearranged 2023 Annual Dinner will be held at the East India Club, Pall Mall on Wednesday 21st February at 18.45. The speaker is still to be announced but as is now the tradition, we will be announcing the winner of … Continue reading

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Cricketers and tankard get wet in season finale

Follies Farm game washed out but presentation goes ahead to mark Rob Rydon’s 27 years as Hon. Secretary Rob Rydon was presented with an engraved tankard at the final fixture of the season at Follies Farm on Sunday 17th. Sept. … Continue reading

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A feast of food and wickets

For the first time since before Covid, the Warborough & Shillingford and Buccaneers fixture was played over the longer all-day format. The prospect of the famous lunch no doubt contributed to the rare sight of 11 Buccaneers at the ground … Continue reading

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Proper full day declaration jazz hat cricket

Various crack troops assembled at Hurstpierpoint (some more prompt than others) on a cloudier than expected August day. The Buccs captain duly won the toss and decided to bat (without really looking at the wicket). Jim and Will kicked off … Continue reading

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Good win for Buccs at Lindfield

Innings of Buccaneers    J Marsh b Yashveer Kakkar            22          W Hammersley b Ross Pedley      25          C Portman run out Ross Pedley                   19          F Kottler c Abidine Sakande          b Yashveer Kakkar            0            L Milne b Peter Booth     18          M Sutton b Imesh Udayanga       24                          T Fletcher … Continue reading

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Buccs rue dropped catches in Chilts run fest

Much to everyone’s surprise given the monsoon the previous day, the Buccaneers completed a full 40 over match on 23 July at West Chiltington & Thakeham CC, and came up just short in a high-scoring thriller. Buccs lost the toss … Continue reading

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Wisdom guides the exuberance of youth to victory

No doubt due to some administrative error, the Sky cameras found themselves at Lord’s on Sunday 2 July rather than at Brook. The loss was entirely theirs. Brook won the toss and, very sensibly, elected to bat: the glorious conditions … Continue reading

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Buccs smoke a win in sizzling Surrey

Sunday saw the Buccs return to Frensham, on what was set to be a sweltering Surrey afternoon. It was the Buccs who took to the field first, much to the dismay of a few Buccs players whose eyes initially lit … Continue reading

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Nomads v Buccaneers: match abandoned

Nomads: Buccs 136-3 (24 overs) match abandoned as a draw (rain) Buccs innings L Ward lbw Page 29K Kalidasan bowled Clark 4L Milne bowled Chakravarty 5S Moules not out 51C Leefe not out 20 Extras 17 Total 136-3 (24 overs)

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