by Schmidt | Sep 7, 2023 | Sunday
Match Report Having had so many games cancelled this season due to poor weather, the blue skies that greeted Wilcot’s athletes as they arrived at the Old School Ground made a very welcome change. Sadly, The Hermits had been unable to raise a team and so local derby...
by Schmidt | Aug 29, 2023 | Sunday
Match Report With the weather forecast improving in the preceding days, the Skipper was confident that the worst had passed through in the morning and an uninterrupted afternoon of cricket lay ahead. Scheduled Oppo Sutton Benger had unusually been unable to raise a...
by Schmidt | Aug 14, 2023 | Sunday
Match Report Just when you thought Wilcot’s season couldn’t get any worse….. Due to take place at Kennet Valley, the rain of the previous evening meant that KV’s ground was unplayable and so Pete Williams had worked wonders and conjured up a playable wicket and a...
by Schmidt | Jul 17, 2023 | Sunday
Match Report A cursory glance towards the weather forecast mid-week and anyone would think the chances of cricket at the weekend were zero. With high winds and thunderstorms predicted, a number of local events had been cancelled in anticipation. The reality,...
by Schmidt | Jul 9, 2023 | Saturday, Sunday
Match report Last night saw the inaugural match vs Velcourt, a farming company that Wilcot club member Jonny Kerr is a local manager. I was informed by Jonny that Velcourt would be a team of non cricketers that were more interested in a fun game than winning. That...
by Schmidt | Jun 27, 2023 | Sunday
Match Report In the week preceding Wilcot’s game vs Wilton, the Skipper received news that Wilton weren’t able to raise a team and so an SOS was dispatched in the search for an alternative Oppo. Word reached the Skipper that a team from just outside Southampton were...
