Nerves were frayed as we feared that the 2020 tour would be scuppered by the Covid 19 pandemic. However, the rumours that club cricket might be reprieved were confirmed about a fortnight before the due date. Thankfully the majority of our opponents were able to host us and, with a couple of last minute replacements at Crowcombe and the Somerset Stragglers, the tour started with a new fixture at Morebath as planned.
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This will be our fifth cricket tour to Portugal, our second to Oporto and will be played over the UK Spring bank holiday weekend. Read the rest of this entry »
The following is taken from the 2020 yearbook. At the time of writing, new Fixtures Secretary Andy had prepared a fine set of Western Tour Fixtures, including a new game at the delightful Chardstock CC. Events have now taken over, Read the rest of this entry »
The 2019 AGM will again be held at the The Rugby Tavern, 19 Great James Street, WC1N 3ES. on Thursday 7th March.
7pm Meeting followed by dinner. All Sou’westers and friends of the club are welcome. As usual, please get in touch with Martin to confirm attendance and place your food order.
The 2019 tour fixtures have been published on the Fixtures page and we are excited to announce an 11 day Western tour that this year includes a new fixture against Dutch touring side VRA CC, to be played at the picturesque ground at Lynton and Lynmouth. The order of the games means that many consecutive days are geographically close, allowing plenty of opportunities for players and families to be based together around Devon and Somerset.
A report of our excellent Easter Tour to Italy can now be found in the Tours section of this website or via this link.
An album of tour photos sent in by various tourists can now be found here.
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Tim Alexander and I first met in 1963 when we both arrived at Forest School in North London, Tim from Read the rest of this entry »
It was sad that the curtailed tour prevented us from heading west for the last three days of the 2017 tour Read the rest of this entry »