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The fact that the Buccaneers turned out an eleven last Sunday and even found a player for the Gentlemen of Suffolk, was largely thanks to great support from Peter Boughton (with two local players) and Vic Kandampully, who heroically drove … Continue reading →

Overcast conditions greeted a Buccaneers team reduced to 10 due to the late withdrawal of a key player.  Electing to field, Richard Manyon (increasingly resembling Angus Fraser) had the Reigate openers hopping with some steep bounce, resulting in the early … Continue reading →

Apologies, there is no match report for this fixture which was drawn. However, here is the score sheet. Innings of Buccaneers V Kandampully b Plant 24 O Metcalfe ct Shawl b Smith 17 S Chakravarti lbw Plant 6 N Kokri … Continue reading →

With the Buccaneers looking to avenge the 2013 defeat, we had 10 players available on a glorious Kentish summer’s day. The Knockers’ contingent of five from Tonbridge School needing to be away by 7 pm, so the 40 over format … Continue reading →

Having been put into the field, the Buccs quickly made inroads with a hard-charging Rob Rydon clean bowling the opener Rhodes for a duck. Rydon and Paul Hobson – bowling his trademark and largely unplayable dibbly dobblers – made run … Continue reading →

A glorious sunny day greeted us at Hurlingham. Although the wicket was a bit damp – the outfield was its usual fantastic self. A very potent Buccs opening attack of Luke Radford (12-3-46-4) and Tom Mees (9-5-11-0) reduced the home … Continue reading →

Sunday saw the beautiful Newdigate ground bathed in glorious sunshine and bearing witness to a magnificent Buccs display with bat, ball and the old adage “catches win matches”. Most unusually (and unluckily for Newdigate) not a single catch was put … Continue reading →

Despite dire warnings from the Met Office about the likelihood of getting the season up and running, a Buccs team, including two debutants in Vic Kandampully and Ollie Metcalfe enjoyed the best of the conditions at Forest Row on Sunday. … Continue reading →

Over 40 Buccaneers enjoyed a convivial evening at the 84th Annual Dinner, held at the East India Club in St James’s on Wednesday 26th February, which followed the now traditional pre-Dinner AGM. At the AGM, the club welcomed new Committee … Continue reading →

Who tops the batting and bowling averages for 2013? To see full details of the season and see favourites for the Geoffrey Moore Award at the Annual Dinner, download the averages by clicking here.