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23 Sep 2024
AGM Papers

  2024 - AGM Agenda .docx 2023 - AGM Minutes.docx If you are attending the AGM on Saturday 28th September, or if you are interested in the business to be transacted, please find a copy of the Minutes from 2023 attached here along with the Agenda for ... [ Read more ]

01 Sep 2024
Vintage Sunday cricket duel at Standlake

The Cryptics posted 246-2 against a slightly depleted Oxford Downs who faltered, rallied and then clung on to bat out at 210-9.  Junaid Aziz's lean run came to an end with a century supported by Ayyaz Mallick's 70 that laid the foundation for the inn... [ Read more ]

14 Aug 2024
Convincing win over Hogs

The Cryptics turned up at the beautiful Hogs ground at Warnford in optimistic mood off the back of some good wins in the Southern Tour, and at Highclere and Ditchling. Rain in the South prompted an early call from Mike Stafford to the Skipper questio... [ Read more ]

13 Aug 2024
A Win for the Cryptics at Ditchling

Cryptics 237-9 dec. Ditchling 133. On a beautiful Tuesday morning in August, a Cryptics side-masterfully brought together by Dan Payne-Cook at the eleventh hour-descended upon the South Downs. Ditchling cricket week is one of few club events of its k... [ Read more ]

09 Aug 2024
Success for our Northern Cryptics contingent

The Northern Tour saw the Cryptics draw with the Yorkshire Gents, but record a resounding win against a strong Durham Pilgrims side. More details to follow.  Watch this space... Sadly, the fixture against Gentlemen of Cheshire was cancelled as the op... [ Read more ]

08 Aug 2024
Cryptics win 3 out of 3 on Southern Tour

Cryptics recorded a 56 run win against Old Amplefordians on the Monday at Southborough having posted 383-7 thanks in large part to Dom Scott's 206 and Tyler Van Rensburg's 89.  By contrast on the Tuesday the game against the Martlets was a low scorin... [ Read more ]

17 May 2023
Cryptics field a strong team at Peter Lapping funeral

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 ]

03 Aug 2022
SUPERB SOUTHERN TOUR

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 ]

01 Aug 2022
Mike Tant has died

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 ]

24 Jul 2022
SAD NEWS - PATRICK NOLAN DIED ON 22 JULY

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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