On the first sunny day of the year Captain Bungle was advised by Si (The man with local knowledge… of the bar) that it will be a pitch to bat on first. With that advice Bungle lost the toss and let the Oppo chose to bat. With Boxer still in […]
match report
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I want to thank the other 8 players that turned out last night for the game against Sad Dads. I don’t intend this to be at match report as such but I thought we played brilliantly and to win by over 20 runs with an over to spare with only […]
Tour Report Summary – including Matches Pressure began to build on the Mighty Fishers immediately, following the early disgrace of Tour Manager Dave Hoskins. Attempting to lead from the front, he failed even to unlock his own hotel room before spewing-up into a convenient waste-paper basket. Insult was added to […]
Wednesday night and Crabtree were in town, the previous week had been up and down and Fishers were looking to build on their one game winning street. The weather was set fair and conditions looked good. The positive mood improved further when it became clear the opponents ages appeared to […]
Cricinfo report on the first ever loss to VD in the history of StJFCC. Those who played hang your heads in shame. St. John Fisher’s cricket has died, and the body will be cremated and the ashes, well who really cares about them seeing they were beaten by Verulam Dads!
On an overcast and damp day akin to Watson’s mood when his Mrs is late with his dinner, Fishers captain Bungle won the most important part of the match, the Toss. Having elected to bowl first Fishers took the field and eagerly awaited Hemel’s opening bats. We were greeted by […]
In his autobiography Didi Hamman talks about how tactically astute Rafa Benitez is. He tells the tale of how, when he sought Rafa’s advice whilst preparing for his coaching exams, Rafa explained, using a variety of accoutrements on the dinner table, how to beat Guadiola’s Barcelona. Hamman was blown away […]
SJFCC vs St Albans II Clarence Park, Sunday May 2. By Matt King The Mighty Fishers: 220 (or was it 230 or 280 – I can’t read my scribbled notes) for 2 from 39 overs, St Albans IIs: Less than 220 (or 230 or 280) all out in less than […]
2007-08-02. Won by 78 runs By Matt King SJFCC vs Jack of Diamonds The Mighty Fishers: 138 for 5 from 20 overs, Jack of Diamonds: 60 for 6 from 20 overs. The omens for the day were good when three positive things happened before the game: 1) Andrew Watson became […]