A formidable 37 strong party has been assembled for this exciting cricket tour, 21 of whom are not called Peet or Oliver. Make up of the group includes 14 youthful players, average age 27, marshalled by a tour veteran skipper, 4 notable umpires and an erudite scribe.

The earliest recorded date of play in Corfu was 1823 between Officers of the British garrison on the Esplanade or Town Square. It was not until 1855 that two local Corfiot clubs were formed. The Big comprising the nobility and The Small consisting of the “hoi polloi” (Greek term).

Today Greece has 15 official clubs, 13 of which are based in Corfu, the headquarters location of the Hellenic Cricket Federation , an affiliate Member of the ICC. Read the rest of this entry »

The Fixtures Sec. has managed to arrange some special Western Tour fixtures for 2016. Details are now on the Fixtures Page.

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Many of you will have already heard about the 2016 Easter tour, which is definitely on!

Four matches will be played mainly on the Gouvia Marina pitch against Greek teams belonging to the Hellenic Cricket Federation. The Hellenic Cricket Federation consists of 16 teams , 13 of which are based on Corfu. Read the rest of this entry »

A few photos from this year’s Bridgetown game, capturing the timeless essence of this wonderful fixture, kindly supplied by Dr Graham Hawley. Good to see Kennedys, Spragues and Olivers playing as well as support from a number of the old guard.

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The President’s recent efforts to recruit players for the next tour were spotted by our roving reporter.

The closing date for the caption competition is June 30th.

The Sou’Westers will be taking part in a 6-a-side tournament at Colchester CC on Saturday to kick off the 2014 season. In a packed day, our first game will be at 10:30am.

Follow updates at @RGFcharity and @Souwesters_CC throughout the day.

We are currently holding 33 deposits which include 4 Umpires! For the Tour to go ahead we need 5 to 6 more suitable cricketers preferably Sou’westers or those who have played for us or those well known to us.

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The club now has a new Facebook page with innovative features to help track match availabilities set to be trialed over the next few weeks. Please take a look at https://www.facebook.com/souwesterscc

Once you have liked the page please take 5 minutes of your time to go through your friends list and invite any Sou’Westers past/present/playing/non-playing/prospective to like this page.

Thanks to Sam for dragging us into the 21st century!

A reminder that the AGM will be held on Thursday March 6th at

The Bishop’s Finger
9 -10 West Smithfield
EC1A 9JR

AGM 7PM DINNER 8PM

There will be a private cremation, following which in accordance with Rob’s last words – “Be Happy” – a Service of Celebration of his life will be held at Lion Walk URC in Colchester on Friday, 20th December at 2pm.

Family flowers only, please, but donations if desired to St Helena Hospice c/o Hunnaball of Colchester, York House, 41 Mersea Road, Colchester CO2 7QT