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It’s a tie! Second round needed after captaincy candidates James and Matt play out a draw
JAMES Couldrey and Matt Cocken drew in this year’s captaincy vote – meaning a second round is needed to decide who leads The Road in 2013. The King’s Road AGM heard on Saturday that members were split 50/50 in the election to decide who becomes skip between last year’s captain and the club’s captain in…
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What a spectacle! The Super Test in pictures
Here are some of the pictures taken at the Super Test. Obviously not every moment could be captured on film, but here’s some of the best bits that were. We’ve got the shots that got Jamie Keating, Matt Cocken and Sham de Silva out in the second innings, quite a few of Shailesh Joshi biffing…
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Before the big match, here’s our all-time stats against the Badgers
Here’s a quick breakdown of our all-time stats against the Battersea Badgers, showing the top wicket-takers and the top run-scorers before Saturday’s Super Test kicks off at Haydon’s Road in Wimbledon. Enjoy. Top Wicket Takers All matches, Timed Limited Overs Supertest , King’s Road CSC Vs Battersea Badgers, 26-Apr-2008 to 21-Jul-2012 # Name Club Mts…
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‘IT WAZNT ME!’: Keating denies calling teammate a ‘doos’ in vile Twitter rant
JAMIE Keating’s career with the Orange Caps looked under threat last night after he launched into a vile tirade of abuse against his own teammates just days before their biggest match of the summer. The Croydon-based foulmouth called club statto Raju Mazumder a “doos” – South African slang for “dirty c**t” – and questioned the…
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Super Test 2012: LIVE updates and scorecard
WELCOME to our coverage of the 2012 South London Ashes Super Test between the Battersea Badgers and King’s Road Cricket at Social Club. Inside you will find text and picture updates from Twitter, using the feeds of both clubs, their players and anyone who wants to comment. Use the hashtag #southlondonashes to get involved.
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King’s Road topple the Fudge in match choc full of drama
King’s Road enjoyed the sweet taste of success with a five wicket win that sent Cairns Fudge packing. Veteran run machine Dean Aldridge scored a half century to set up a successful run chase by the Orange Caps in the LPL clash at Wandsworth Common. The Road’s bowlers restricted the home side to 151, a…
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We’re ready: King’s Road reveal their Super Test XI
KING’S Road have revealed the line-up for this year’s Super Test against the Olde Enemy, the Battersea Badgers. After hours of agonising, the club committee have settled on a final 11 from the names that made themselves available for the two-day match in Wimbledon. Long-time club member Amir Alipour, who missed the first half of…
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What a washout: Road’s game in Kidbrooke called off
THE Great British Summer got the better of another King’s Road game as the match against Roan and Lambethan CC was scrapped amid a heavy downpour. Players ran from the pitch as a thunderstorm hit with less than a quarter of the planned 40-over clash played at John Roan School Playing Fields in Kidbrooke, south…