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Welcome to Crossbats Cricket Club
We play our first few games at Marble Hill in St Margarets near Twickenham.
We are looking for new players for the 2012 season. Fancy a game?
We play each Saturday, friendly competitive cricket.
Young or old, all welcome. Not played since school? No problem!
Get in touch and sign up here.
Find us on Facebook here 
Along with the promise to loose weight here are a few others made by some of the team......
SIR DAVID: "I am never touring again." (spoken shortly before the France and Portugal tours)
LIPS: "I am retiring." (spoken during Portugal tour and before signing up for Italy)
SPHING: "I will never play for this club again." (spoken on numerous occasions)
THE ENTIRE TEAM: "I'm not drinking this Friday - we've got a big game on the weekend."
RAGS: "I'm going to concentrate on my batting."
TM: "No, I went out to buy some CDs." (every tour)
MUPES: "I am not drinking any stupid drinks tonight."
MAL: "I am happy now - nothing can get me down."
STROPPY: "I don't eat tea" (Spoken when the team had to take it in turns to make it)
And there are many more...
The 2010 international tour was France!
Seven days of sun, food and late nights.
Surprise , we won a game! |
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In 2011 we toured to Menorca
Fab sunshine and great hospitality from our hosts.
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| Sir David receives his award for best bowler 2007. | Our premier slip fielder on tour in Oz. More photos click here. | A view of the sunset from our clubhouse bar balcony |
Rupert Barnes in Portugal 2007 - do not trust this "Pest" |
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In 1997 we had our first ever overseas tour to Holland. Here is a picture of the team then! Yes, we lost. |
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Our fixture Secretary on tour in Portugal 2007! This year 2010 we go to Germany! |
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This is Mal, our opening batsman! Otherwise know as: Strokey Buffy Tea Pot and serveral other names! |
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This is us in Portugal 2007. In 2011 we go to Spain. |
Want to see some stuff from tours gone by........ look in pictures
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Here is a picture of Shandy Pants on tour, our ex premier fast bowler. For larger version click on image.
Want to see some more pictures of the Pigs Nose tour? Click here |
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This is the team in Devon August 2007
Click on the image for a larger version. |
Crossbats Cricket Club has joined forces with Hampton Wick Royal Cricket Club. In partnership with HWRCC we can now offer a wider variety of opportunities to club members with league cricket and colts. Crossbats will continue to play "friendly" games with a fixture list built up over the last 15 years.
So if you are young or old and want to play social cricket and perhaps have not played cricket since school we want you! Just fill in the sign up form and we will be in touch.
Nothing in club cricket is as controversial as the LBW law. Some would say pub cricket has a different set of laws depending on the circumstance. Disgruntled lower order batsmen are infamous for raising the finger thus insuring a bat later on in the innings. Sadly, if you are a good umpire you will face serious heckling. One feels there is an unwritten law. Back foot, ankle height, middle stump is OUT and only if it's not the first ball. For those who want to know how it should be done click here but don't think if you are any good it means anything.
Crossbats Cricket Club - Friendly and Social cricket in Twickenham, Richmond, Hampton, Kingston, Harrow, Teddington, Surrey, Hampton Hill, Middlesex, Surrey and surrounding areas.