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3rd May 2025
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Published by Christiaan Jonkers at 3rd May 2025
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V&A v Howitzers

The Howitzers hail from Conington in Cambridgeshire, not to be confused with a village of the same name a few miles downstream.  It’s an easy mistake to make as the V&A know to their cost when we arrived to the wrong Conington a few years ago only to find no cricket pitch and the locals unwilling to raise a team.  To have two identically named villages located so close together seems unwise to me, but perhaps they had tasked an intern writing the Cambridgeshire section of the Domesday Book that day. The Howitzers style themselves as “friendly, sociable and inclusive” and they are as good as their word, playing in good spirit and even laughing at Nicky Bird’s jokes.  Nicky likes to describe the V&A as inclusive.  When asked by some funding body to demonstrate the club’s inclusivity he replied, without hesitation, “well, we have players from minor public schools as well”. Both sides […]
26th April 2025
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Published by Jasper Arnold at 26th April 2025
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V&A CC v Top Knockers CC

Venue: Stonor Format: Timed Match Result: Match drawn Score Summary: Top Knockers: 154/9 V&A CC (A): 92/6 Result: Match drawn Ah, cricket in the spring. The sun was out, the pitch was dry, and the players were up for it. Vanda CC (A) took one look at the luscious strip and — full of premature confidence — decided to have a bowl after winning the toss. What followed was a performance so tight it would’ve impressed even the most experienced professionals. The opening pair of Sean Gleason and Chris MT were absolutely relentless. Like a couple of lovers with a point to prove, they hit their lengths repeatedly — and not infrequently found that elusive G spot, much to the frustration of the Top Knockers’ top order. The early breakthroughs came quickly, and Vanda were on top in every sense. The pitch was a bit on the slow side (we’ve all been there), and the outfield didn’t help — it was as […]

17th May 2025

V&A v Hermits/Penn Street

Tom Bird
James Waddington
Adam Jacot
David Pitlarge
Christy K
Dominic Scott
Jasper (w)
Nick Constantine
Dennis De Caires

 

We play at Stonor Park, near Henley on Thames.

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Michael Atherton Esq. OBE

Hon. Vice President

The late Keith Miller Esq. MBE

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Michael Atherton OBE

Simon Barnes Esq.

Terence Blake Esq.

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Lady Dowding

Phil Edmonds Esq.

Tony Fisher Esq.



Ernest J Franklin Esq.

Andrew J. Fraser Esq. CMG

Nicholas J. Jenkins Esq.

Rt Hon Sir John Major KG, CH

Jeremy Paxman Esq.

Doug Walters Esq.

Bruno Wollheim Esq.

Mrs. Annette Jacot de Boinod

Mrs. Sarah Jenkins

V&A CC 2024 Season Awards

Greatest Player of All Time (V&A 50th Anniversary Award) Dennis De Caires

Players Player Adam Jacot &. Tom Bird

Batsman Ben Horan

Partnership Robbie Taylor & Ben Horan

Bowler Christiaan Jonkers

Bowling Feat Alex Pitlarge

Innings Tom Walsh

Catch Nick Constantine

Run Out Dominic Scott

Caterer Stephanie Bird