Tag: James Pinkney
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Pinkney hits Heady heights as Road Leather the opposition
You know how the saying goes: One in the pink, two in the…wickets column. So it was that a virtuoso display from the Road’s very own down-on-his-luck Lincolnite saw the Road romp home to a rare win at Leatherhead. The sun was shining, the day was getting hotter, and ten of the gathered Road XI…
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Lincoln Tour Report: You Reepham What you Sow
Genesis 1: In the beginning, Keats created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of Keats moved upon the face of the waters. And Keats said, Let there be light: and there was light. And Keats saw…
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Paddington Rabbits mix up The Road’s well marma-laid plans
There is a plaque on the pavilion at Battersea Park commemorating the first ever game of association football, supposedly played there in 1864. Much has changed since. Back then, Queen Victoria was on the throne and America was fighting a civil war. The power station that now provides the backdrop to our Battersea games and…
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WOOD you believe it? King’s Road win the Battle of the Bowl in a thriller against the LICC’s
June 5th. An auspicious day in history. 1963 sees John Profumo resign as Secretary of State of War due to a sex scandal, ‘Tank Man’ halts the advancing tanks in Tianaman Square protests of 1989, unknown date – Oscar Newlove is birthed from the lavapod on his home planet of BlaaaNiiiiiigozzz 18z7 and finally 2021…
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Tell me lies, tell me sweet little lies: A journey to Eltham
As The Road awoke on a dark and wet Saturday morning the forecast was grim. However, there were rumblings that INDEED fake news was being spread, so the captain instructed the team to stand back and stand by – a game was to be had. The Road headed to Eltham and strangely arrived in non-cricket whites…
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MATCH REPORT: Hammer Time at the Abinger of Doom
For the 2nd year The Road went on a Bank Holiday adventure to Abinger Hammer, a game so pleasant that MAandos proclaimed “As soon as fixtures were announced I looked for this one and made sure I was free” Cheeky! For some of the intrepid Roaders we met at the designated time (unsurprisingly others did…
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Match Report: Brilliant Browny Blitzes Albamorphics
Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them. So it was that when the captaincy was thrust once again upon PEJ, he delivered a crushing victory to maintain his 100% record as stand-in skipper. But the star of the show was unquestionably the Road’s true leader, the irrepressible Christopher…
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MATCH REPORT: Whaler’s beached in Battersea Battle of the Blubber
King’s Road ordered their whale battered as they cruised to a seven-wicket victory on a humid day at South London’s most power-stationy Park. Cap’n Brown won the toss and elected to bowl first, deciding thar’ be wickets on this green surface. Conditions were sticky and grey overhead, suggesting stormy seas could be ahead. Happily, the…
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MATCH REPORT: Bats make Browny Cross as Road fall short
On a sweltering day, The Road were surprised to find themselves put in by the Cross Bats CC skipper – but took immediate charge of proceedings, moving the kit bags and scoring table into the shade. This is the sort of strategic nous we need to see more of. On the field, Raju and Patz…
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MATCH REPORT – A Sham-pagne innings was De Silva lining for the Road as they failed to stop the press in Dulwich
Full Scorecard: http://kingsroadcsc.play-cricket.com/website/results/3678122 A classy 63 not out from Shaminda de Silva was the standout score in the King’s Road total of 169 against the Sunday Times. Any sort of defensible total looked unlikely when drinks were taken after 20 overs with the Orange Caps having scored just 38. Miserly bowling by Olly Lee and Greg…