You can see something of this pre-season trip here
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Peter Lapping, sadly missed by all, collected a wonderful archive of Cryptics items. It features hundreds of photographs all identified on the back and unique scoresheets from several overseas tours and other matches. Here is just a small sample. ... [ Read more ]
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The Christmas bonus draw was made away from the cameras and media scrutiny to protect the winner from any unnecessary demands being made on his new found wealth. Congratulations to Paul Armstrong has won the £75 prize. Let us hope is does not change ... [ Read more ]
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Dear Cryptic / Friend of the Cryptics,
On Saturday 30th September at the AGM, I was elected to the esteemed position of President of the Cryptics Cricket Club. I was very privileged and honoured, to have not only been invited to stand but accepted ... [ Read more ]
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 There was a strong Cryptics showing at Peter's wonderful Thanksgiving Service. I hope that his widow and family will forgive the use of the word "wonderful" but it is hard to imagine how a finer tribute could be paid to much-love and much-missed ma... [ Read more ]
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Three excellent matches in great weather at lovely grounds did not produce the results everyone would have liked with two losses and a draw. Bowling was tough on good tracks with fast outfields. There were some good batting performances including a... [ Read more ]
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Mike Tant was a long time member of the Club; he and his wife Valerie were on the Club's first tour to Kenya in 1981. Our thoughts are with his widow Valerie and their family. [ Read more ]
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It is with huge sadness that I have to inform you of the death of Patrick Nolan on Friday 22 July. As you may have known he fought a battle against cancer over the last couple of years.
Patrick was a superb cricketer and one of the most delightful me... [ Read more ]
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The Cryptics ended just four runs short in their chase of the Martyrs 311-7 declared in Oxford in an exciting draw. The pursuit was built on another century from Sam Elstone (115) and excellent support from Sasha Barras (76) who put on 158 for the s... [ Read more ]
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 On a blistering hot day two of the oldest wandering sides finally met. The venue was the lovely Bradfield CC where the host was Paul Armstrong! *
The Incogs won the toss and elected to bat. Tom Elstone bowled superbly in a long spell. He induced se... [ Read more ]
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