Entries by Shelley Eaton

Highgate 5s v Brondesbury

The day got off to an absolute flyer when we won the toss. Many of the G6 fill ins were both confused and anxious as we have never experienced this. Skipper Spibey wisely chose to bat! Again us 6s confused and anxious!!! In his first moment of brilliance Our skipper said who wants to open […]

1st XI 2022 Week 1 Home v Eastcote

Relegations come in many forms, they can be the culmination of years of abject mediocrity (Norwich Championship to League 1 2009). Some relegations are the result of catastrophic loss of form (Norwich PL to Championship 2020), others come after spirited fights and a bit of bad luck but ultimately not enough good performances (Norwich PL […]

Strong Sussex = Strong Highgate?

“In Sussex, if it’s not the devil that makes an appearance, then it’s likely to be a dragon.” – Michael O’Leary Initially a Sussex theme was settled on here to try and challenge/justify my own suppositions regarding its place status, specifically the way Sussex is perceived outside of its native population. I would propose that […]

5s v Ealing Trailfinders 3s at Old Cam

I returned home from a week of uninterrupted glorious sunshine in the Yorkshire Dales to see that despite specific instructions to the contrary I’d been picked to skipper the 5s for this match. It wasn’t that long ago that HCC was struggling consistently to put out 5 teams in the MCCL – we now regularly […]

Defeat Covid 19 boredom....with Cricket Drills and Games

Junior Cricket Activities at Home After an extremely successful Winter Season, all you’d want to do at this point of the year is play outside at the Field of Dreams!  Indeed, training would have been starting next Sunday if we hadn’t been amidst this crisis. Sadly, it doesn’t look like we’ll be training together for […]

3s slip up against Old Enemy ~ Match Report by ZP

Scorecard The 3s first home game of the season saw us making the trip to the quaintly named village of Botany Bay just outside Enfield and a slightly longer commute than in previous seasons when our home games had been played at Edmonton. I can safely say that the new facility is a massive improvement […]

Highate 1st team V Enfield ~ Match Report by David Templeman

On the1st day off the season, Highgate 1st launched the season away v Enfield.  An unpromising start to the match with rain at 12:30 mean play had to wait until just before 2.00. The game was reduced to 41 overs a side but rain continued to interrupted play. Highgate won the toss and put Enfield […]