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President, Simon Woolfries writes: Howard Spencer, one of the Club’s longest serving Vice Presidents, has died. He was a regular player and match manager from the late ‘60s to the late ‘80s and for those who played at that time … Continue reading →

Thursday 9th February saw the 2016 holding of the Annual Dinner at the East India Club. Over 40 members and guests enjoyed the traditional Buccs’ dinner hosted by President Simon Woolfries, famously finished off with treacle pudding and custard. Responding … Continue reading →

The annoying phenomenon of sunny weekdays and overcast weekends curtailed the start of the 2016 House Match at Betchworth, but no one seemed to mind too much as they tucked into the Harvey’s and fine selection of meats, pies and … Continue reading →

It was a bit of a family affair with four Rydons and two Leefes on the scoresheet, but the family combinations were all thrown out of the window as Henry Rydon declined to open the batting with his cousin Alex … Continue reading →

Buccaneers      234/5    (G Howlett 54, J Smith 41, Mason 3/57) The Mote          72ao     (Mason 36, Kandemiri 4/29, Wijerathne 3/7)  Buccaneers won by 162 runs Basking in July sunshine, Buccaneers convened at a pub close to Mote Park for luncheon. As … Continue reading →

Lindfield Development XI 202 for 7 (40 Overs) Metcalfe 3 for 35, Buccaneers Developed XI 203 for 8 (35.4 Overs) R Rydon 85*, L Milne 27. Buccaneers won by 2 wickets with 26 balls to spare. Buccaneers snatched victory from the … Continue reading →

This was a game of at least three halves and as much ebbing and flowing as you could have observed on the nearby river Deben (there was quite a lot of ebbing actually). In fact, our first taste of the … Continue reading →

Following heavy overnight rain, an experienced and battle-hardened Buccaneers team arrived in Betchworth to a green and uneven looking pitch. However, with an average age approaching 50 we were not terribly keen to take to the field first as we … Continue reading →

This was the Buccs first visit to Frensham’s pretty ground.  It has an embankment the size of a small Alp at the top end and a vertiginous drop along the boundary at the bottom; not the place to take a … Continue reading →

Unsurprisingly, our game versus Hurlingham this weekend was rained off.