Sept 2015

Rick has just entered the exclusive HL 1000 runs/ 100 wickets club, joining Paul, Wendel, Don and Chris Bick. Indeed, both Rick and Paul, this season, reached the impressive milestone of 300 wickets each for HL. Looks like Paul is just about to reach the same milestone for Magdalen CC as he currently has 298, with still 3 Sunday games remaining.

HLers Steve, Wendel, Adam and Paul joined up with the Hounslow Navigators (LBH Officers) for the annual Mayors Charity game, v the Mayor of Hounslow XI, on a glorious sunny Sept afternoon in Chiswick today. Mixed batting contributions (2 ducks and 30 runs) in a poor 74 all out (from 17 overs) effort. Somehow we managed to take the Mayors XI to the last over. but ultimately lost by 2 wickets (4 wickets for Wendel, all bowled, and 2 for Paul, and blinding catches from WS and Steve). A few spectators, including Knobby and Hardeep, various Members, the Mayor and even the local MP. 

Been a few years since the Leisure played this venue. It was sort of our home pitch for a while (05 to 08), when it was run/ owned by Fullers. The scene of the infamous punch up v Three Bridges (we won, they didn't like it), where we smelt the Harrow leather, and also where Leisure tied v Magdalen CC (on 120 runs each) in our only completed game ever against each other.