Tag: Haydon’s Road
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‘Come with me if you want to win’: Shermanator/Goutanator axis vanquishes South Bank
“I’m a cybernetic organism. Living tissue over a run-scoring endoskeleton.” D. Sherman, c. 2021. In scenes that bore no resemblance to the opening-day massacre at the antlers of the Antelopians in 2020, The Road ran riot as South Bank CC succumbed to defeat in a first match thriller. Rain was forecast for later in the…
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King’s Road fell whey short of a win as the Butterlords completed a four-wicket victory.
The Orange Caps opened the batting on a sun-baked Haydon’s Road, with Dan Sherman and Tom Birch immediately put under pressure from some tight bowling. They found it tough to churn out the runs but succeeded in seeing off the opening bowlers and had just started to up the tempo when Birch fell for 32…
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KNocturnal: Roehampton Bats CC find the right frequency to catch King’s Road in the dark
All Openers struggle on the Trampoline of Wimbledon, as Roehampton Bat just ever so slightly better than The Road and take the spoils in the first match of the London Premier League 2019 campaign. The Vice Skip, Jamie Keats, gave Skipper Skip, Chris Brown, his mystical “Lucky Coin”. Lucky for the oppo, who duly put…
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MATCH REPORT: Curtain closes on King’s Road season with well-written tragedy vs the Thespian Thunderers
Full Scorecard: http://kingsroadcsc.play-cricket.com/website/results/3203637 The Road’s last home game of the famous 10th year of Orange had come. Thespian Thunderers CC were the Opponents. Homely Haydons Road the venue, nutters & all. Skipper Dan Sherman won the toss & sent the Thesps into the field. Club stalwarts Mark Isham & Matt Small marched in at 12.30pm to…
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London Premier League: King’s Road pack a punch against Cairns Fudge
Full Scorecard: http://kingsroadcsc.play-cricket.com/website/results/3186056 The Road at their spiritual home in Haydons Road looking to continue good form in the London Premier League, having only lost one league fixture so far this season. Things were looking up as Skipper Dan wins another toss and sent the openers Matt Cocken and Lewis Robonson out in the sunshine.…
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Match Report: The Road lose by a small Margarine as runs spread far and wide against the Butterlords
Full Scorcard: http://kingsroadcsc.play-cricket.com/website/results/3183468 24th June 2017 – Like a modern day version of the Magna Carta. “The Kings” went against “The Lords” and were left bent kneed. Matt Small and Chris Brown took up the familiar mantle of opening pair and wickets looked quick to come, Brown claimed a swift LBW and Smally had two…
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London Premier League 2017: Dad’s Army do the damage as King’s Road dish out some LICCs
Full Scorecard: http://kingsroadcsc.play-cricket.com/website/results/3175044 “The hardest thing of all is to find a black cat in a dark room, especially if there is no cat.” ― Confucius On a day of high drama, milestones and tantrums aplenty, King’s Road overcame injuries and near-implosion to secure a 48-run win over London Itinerants CC in the London Premier…
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Sam Lavender bids farewell with savage attack on the Bloody Lads
A farewell blast by Aussie Sam Lavender and a blistering bowling performance by Chris Brown set up a thrilling victory for King’s Road against the Bloody Lads. Bowling first at South Park, the Orange Caps began brightly, with “Little Bear” Brown and skipper Matt Small taking the new ball. Brown’s first over was a maiden,…
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Butterfingers vs Butterlords! Road rue dropped catches in massive defeat
Oppo hits second highest score in KRCSC history as The Road get tonked at Haydons Road
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Jamie Williams blasts all-time top score in the LPL… but it’s not enough to topple the London Itinerants
The orange-capped avenger blasted 128 not out as The Road chased a challenging 220 in the 35-over London Premier League encounter at Haydons Road