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Buccaneers contribute to new history of wandering cricket

Order before 30th April to be included in a list of Patrons Richard Gwynn, our very own Hack Laureate, has contributed a chapter on the club to a new history of wandering cricket. Titled ‘Gentleman, gypsies and jesters’, it is published … Continue reading

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Grizzly secrets of 2 for 4 revealed

Thursday 28th February saw the latest Annual Club Dinner, hosted at the East India Club in Mayfair.   Approximately 40 members and their guests enjoyed an evening which club President Simon Woolfries reflected on the 2012 season as well as … Continue reading

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2012 averages reveal the winners and the losers

Who were the leading batsmen and bowlers in 2012? Will the leading all rounder have a higher batting than bowling average? To find the answers to these and other questions, click on the link below: Buccs_in_2012_averages final

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Buccaneers’ Annual Dinner – 28th February 2013

The Annual Dinner will again be hosted at the East India Club on Thursday 28th February. The AGM at 18.30 will be followed by dinner at 19.30. Ticket application forms and speaker details will be available shortly.

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Obituary of Ed How

To read an inspiring tribute and obituary of our much-loved team-mate Ed How, who was killed in a skiing accident in March, please click on the below link to the latest edition of the Carthusian magazine (pages 28-30). http://issuu.com/schoolwebsite/docs/carthusian-2012?mode=embed&layout=http%3A%2F%2Fskin.issuu.com%2Fv%2Flight%2Flayout.xml&showFlipBtn=true

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Boris, Dave and Rydon Royals prove posh boys are still winning

End of term ‘House match’ report. Rydon Royals A* Stringer Super Kings C After sterling work by James Stringer in gathering enough Buccaneers and ringers for the annual end of season clash (and ancillary work by Simon Woolfries in coordinating … Continue reading

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‘Not in my fifty years of cricket ….’

Grey, overcast and damp were the conditions to great the match manager as he popped back from Portugal for the weekend to play in this fixture. Things didn’t get any better as he lost the toss and was invited to … Continue reading

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Aggressive foreign policy sinks Brook

For the second consecutive year, a warm sunny day greeted our 11 Buccaneers for the match at Brook. The toss was again won by skipper Simon Woolfries and we chose to bat on a reasonable deck. Openers Doug Murphy (over … Continue reading

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Too much is not enough at Hurst

Sunshine, full team (well almost as farmer Will was sorting out some hay),and winning the toss. What more can you ask for? It was an easy decision for the skipper to have a bat with the dream team opening combo … Continue reading

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Three generations of Buccaneers not enough to halt Mote

The Buccaneers starting line-up for the match against the Mote included three fathers and sons (Rydon and sons, Leefe and son and Ross Snr and son). Two late withdrawals meant that the Buccaneers would have to take on The Mote … Continue reading

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