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Having been put into the field, the Buccs quickly made inroads with a hard-charging Rob Rydon clean bowling the opener Rhodes for a duck. Rydon and Paul Hobson – bowling his trademark and largely unplayable dibbly dobblers – made run … Continue reading →

A glorious sunny day greeted us at Hurlingham. Although the wicket was a bit damp – the outfield was its usual fantastic self. A very potent Buccs opening attack of Luke Radford (12-3-46-4) and Tom Mees (9-5-11-0) reduced the home … Continue reading →

Sunday saw the beautiful Newdigate ground bathed in glorious sunshine and bearing witness to a magnificent Buccs display with bat, ball and the old adage “catches win matches”. Most unusually (and unluckily for Newdigate) not a single catch was put … Continue reading →

Despite dire warnings from the Met Office about the likelihood of getting the season up and running, a Buccs team, including two debutants in Vic Kandampully and Ollie Metcalfe enjoyed the best of the conditions at Forest Row on Sunday. … Continue reading →

Over 40 Buccaneers enjoyed a convivial evening at the 84th Annual Dinner, held at the East India Club in St James’s on Wednesday 26th February, which followed the now traditional pre-Dinner AGM. At the AGM, the club welcomed new Committee … Continue reading →

Who tops the batting and bowling averages for 2013? To see full details of the season and see favourites for the Geoffrey Moore Award at the Annual Dinner, download the averages by clicking here.

The Committee is delighted to announce that the 84th Annual Club Dinner will be held at The East India Club, 16 St James’s Square, London SW1Y 4LH, on Wednesday  26th February, 2014. Pre-dinner drinks will be from 6.30pm, where a … Continue reading →

All 22 Buccaneers assembled for an 11.00am start, but there was no grounds man to open the pavilion and provide the stumps. After a hasty phone call and minor heart palpitations from James, order was restored and the first ball … Continue reading →

Buccaneers 227-7 (40 overs) beat Henley 214 (38.2 overs) by 13 runs Having enjoyed a rejuvenating transfer window, a new-look Buccaneers side featuring 4 debutants and two teenage sons of committee men rode the wave of youth to clinch the … Continue reading →

Buccaneers 294-7 beat Old HurstJohnians 290-5 dec by 3 wickets Sunshine, a shirtfront of a pitch and winning the toss; no wonder Buccs skipper Rob Rydon got some funny looks from his team after deciding to bowl first at Hurstpierpoint … Continue reading →