Cricket Team
The London Saints cricket team plays regular fixtures on Sundays during what occasionally passes as a summertime, and we’re always on the lookout for new players.
To get involved, contact Dave Thomas at davethomas@londonsaints.com
Friday Sep 1st Ex (Nat West) Blues v London Saints – 35 overs – and the breaking of traditions
Ex (Nat West) Blues 215 all out (Rogers 4 – 17, Berkeley 2 – 27) London Saints 188 (Price 46, McIntyre 43, Pearce 24) The end of another season, our 43rd, saw a slight difference this year – it was dry, not from the heavens above but courteous of the rail strikes (which meant that […]
London Saints versus Nascott – Borehamwood, Sunday 13th August 2023; 35 overs per side
London Saints versus Nascott – Borehamwood, Sunday 13th August 2023; 35 overs per side Unless you are the Nascott scorers who recorded Saints bowling 36 (not including our excessive wides) Nascott 177-5 (Rogers 2 – 7, Thomas 1 – 17, Pearce 1 – 19 – these figures don’t reflect how well George and One-Liner bowled […]
London Saints v Roadrunners CC Leighton Buzzard – Sunday, August 6, 2023 35-over match
Leighton Buzzard – Sunday, August 6, 2023 35-over match Roadrunners 150-7 (35 overs) – Sykes 2-16; Thomas 1-14; B Collis 1-16 London Saints 106 all out (31.2 overs) – Ben Collis 34; Sykes 14; Nanton 14 Just two weeks prior, we had fielded a team of “skilled veterans full of wisdom” against the same opposition […]
LSCC v Old Chelmsfordians, Sunday 30 July at Old Habs
LSCC v Old Chelmsfordians, Sunday 30 July at Old Habs LSCC 86-9 off 20 overs (Rogers 21, Cushion 16, Cohen 13*) Old Chelmsfordians 89-7 off 18.2 overs (Rogers 2-22, Thomas 1-11, Cohen 1-13, Nanton 1-22) There is something about London Saints CC that compels players of all ages to travel from far flung parts of […]
LSCC v Roadrunners – Sun July 23 – Old Habs
LSCC (Pearce 15, Price 11) 76 all out Roadrunners 78 – 0 Batting And it started with a good omen: ‘I’ve brought the right glasses so I won’t drop any catches today’ said the skipper. Then looking around the sceptical dressing room he remarked upon the ‘experience’ of the team – rather like the England […]
Batcombe CC v London Saints, July 16, 2023, 30 overs (Somerset tour)
Batcombe CC v London Saints, July 16, 2023, 30 overs. Conditions: overcast London Saints 143-5 (B. Collis 41no, McIntyre 35, G.Dowson 10no) Batcombe 148-5 (H.Dowson 3-17, G.Dowson 1-20, Nanton 1-27) THE first day of the Somerset tour (1st run in 1999) is traditionally golf. We played underwater golf and came off after […]
Nascott v London Saints – Cassiobury Park, Watford – Sun July 9
Nascott 120-6 (G.Dowson 2-15, Lavery 2-15) off 35 overs London Saints 121-8 (G.Dowson 20, B.Collis 15, Berkeley 14no, H.Dowson 14) off 33.2 overs “Ultimately, the quality of a cricket report, or any piece of writing, is subjective and can vary depending on the preferences of the readers.” – a quote from David Nanton’s AI bot. […]
Coldharbour v London Saints at Coldharbour CC – 2ND July 2023
London Saints 235 – 9 (P.Rogers 46, McIntyre 35, Nanton 35, H.Rogers 26) Codharbour 217 – 7 (H,Rogers 2-24, Thomas 2-33) On a thankfully slightly cooler day, we turned up at lovely Coldharbour, for one of our favourite fixtures. DT amazingly won the toss again and we batted first for the 3rd consecutive game. A 13 […]
London Saints CC vs Roadrunners – 25th June 2023 at Old Haberdashers CC
London Saints 178 All out – 35 overs (Sykes 50, Cushion 41, Nanton 29) Roadrunners 179-8. – 31.4 overs (Thomas 3-27, R.Griffiths 3-39, Cushion 2-33) “Come on you wankers, let’s Ave it” Such was the unexpected expletive heard in my car as we are arrived at Old Habs for our first home game of the […]
London Saints v Old Chelmsfordians at Old Chelmsfordians CC – Sun June 11th – 35 overs
London Saints 151 – 7 (Rogers 50no retired, McIntyre 34, Collis 16, Jones 13 retired) – 35 overs Old Chelmsfordians 155 – 8 (Thomas 2 – 16, Lavery 2 – 22) – 34.5 overs On a boiling hot day at the glorious Old Chelmsfordians ground on the outskirts of Chav City, the ‘ rusty ‘ […]
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