Badgers Cricket Club – What’s New Archive 2022

Not for the first time the season rather fizzled out, with the final stanza rained off on the morning of the game due to a waterlogged pitch. I guess that we cannot complain given the fact that the previous week was the first time this season that we had failed to play a game for any reason and, if you include the Friday game on tour, we managed to squeeze in 23 matches plus the memorial day for Andy.

After a ludicrous amount of effort I have finally managed to piece together some sort of ball by ball record for the Oxted & Limpsfield game and thus can finalise the averages et al for the past season, visible here in the form of the season report which reveals (as if you didn’t all know already) the destinations of some of the cups at next weekend’s annual awards dinner.

All of the other pages have been updated with the 2022 figures, including all decade by decade averages pages, the personal pages (for which we have no new qualifiers) and the individual records page. In addition you can now find historical results for 2022 along with the leading performances and partnerships for the season just gone.

As ever the end of season update brings a lot of (mostly automatic) changes under the covers, so if you see anything that looks wrong please let me know and I will endeavour to sort it out.

I have rather belatedly realised that the update I thought had already been made with the details of our last game, two weeks ago since last Sunday’s game was scuppered by a later than eleventh hour cry off by our intended opponents, was still languishing on my hard drive and had not actually been uploaded. My apologies for that, so here it is. Fingers crossed for the game at new opponent Forest Green today, weather permitting.

Another poor team batting performance saw the Badgers go down to another defeat, this time to Horsley & Send at Twinns Field. The usual summarised details of the game can be found on the results page along with a statistical notes only match report, the detailed scorecard, and the traditional Badgers’ focused scorecard.

A close fought low scoring contest for our return to Chipstead, Coulsdon & Walcountians resulted in the fifth loss of the season for the Badgers. The usual summarised details of the game can be found on the results page along with a statistical notes only match report, the detailed scorecard, and the traditional Badgers’ focused scorecard.

PLEASE NOTE that today’s fixture at Nutfield has had to be cancelled because we could only raise half a dozen able to play on the Saturday and instead we have a fixture at Chipstead, Coulsdon & Walcountians who we last played back in 2009. Full details on the fixtures page.

Our 34th visit to Ray Lane in Blindley Heath (we also played them twice at Rose Hill in the mid 1980s) saw the Badgers record their seventh win on the trot against the home side. The usual summarised details of the game can be found on the results page along with a statistical notes only match report, the detailed scorecard, and the traditional Badgers’ focused scorecard.

A couple of items of note in relation to the next two weekends. Firstly it is the memorial game for Andy Curtis tomorrow at Woodmansterne, with alumni of Carshalton Athletic and the Badgers coming together to remember Andy. The bar will be open from eleven A.M. and the first of three short games of cricket will start at twelve thirty. All are welcome to come along. Secondly it is looking increasingly unlikely that we will be able to field a team next Saturday so there may need to be a change of fixture to accommodate the fact that we can probably get eleven out for Sunday instead, which is a shame given that said fixture was announced at the AGM and nobody objected.

A fairly close one for the President’s local fixture, with the Badgers proving just too strong for Banstead Seconds last Sunday. The usual summarised details of the game can be found on the results page along with a statistical notes only match report, the detailed scorecard, and the traditional Badgers’ focused scorecard.

The Merton Eagles got their revenge for our treatment of their Boars last year, returning the compliment with a comprehensive victory over the Badgers’ finest last weekend. The usual summarised details of the game can be found on the results page along with a statistical notes only match report, the detailed scorecard, and the traditional Badgers’ focused scorecard.

PLEASE NOTE Oxted remains a thorn in my side and it is beginning to look like it will not get sorted out until after the season unless we get rained off one week allowing me to spend my Sunday afternoon on it. This means that the lifetime averages page and the dynamic equivalent are likely stuck on 26th June for the foreseeable future.

This weekend was originally a blank date on the calendar, since it was one of the weeks left free for Tour, but Darrell has found us a game against Merton who we played for the first time last season. Full details on the fixtures page.

A somewhat unsatisfactory game of cricket for our first ever visit to Mynthurst, complicated by a lot of discussion in advance about relative strengths which resulted in a ten per side match whilst Jake played for Woodmansterne instead of us, and in the Badgers unfamiliarity with the timed format these days probably producing a later declaration than ideal. The usual summarised details of the game can be found on the results page along with a statistical notes only match report, the detailed scorecard, and the traditional Badgers’ focused scorecard.

PLEASE NOTE still no movement on the Oxted scorebook but if I manage to continue to avoid joining Jacqueline in COVID quarantine then I will be there on Sunday to do the scoring and hopefully thus save myself some time entering the score which I can use on detective work.

The 2022 Tour to Worcester has been and gone and a good time was had by all. We played three games of cricket against extremely welcoming opponents on some lovely grounds and somehow contrived to win all three, although the Friday game, being a T20, doesn't count towards the normal statistics. The usual summarised details of the games that do count can be found on the results page along with statistical notes only match reports, the detailed scorecards, and the traditional Badgers’ focused scorecards.

PLEASE NOTE that I have had no time over the past fortnight to revisit the Oxted scorebook and therefore some parts of this site are stuck at 26th June and likely to remain that way unless some extra hours magically appear in my day.

This update was supposed to have gone up before Tour but I ran out of time, so my apologies for this being late. More on Tour to follow later this week.

A record breaking afternoon at a lovely ground against new opponent Sunbury last Sunday saw the Badgers notch up another win. The usual summarised details of the game can be found on the results page along with a statistical notes only match report, the detailed scorecard, and the traditional Badgers’ focused scorecard.

PLEASE NOTE that since I have still not sorted out the Oxted game there are some parts of this site that are stuck at 26th June. The fact that we are off on tour to Worcester this weekend makes it highly unlikely that things will get resolved before the following Saturday at the earliest.

Darrell has found us a game against another new opponent, Sunbury, to fill a gap in the fixture list. Full details on the fixtures page.

A second pummelling in three weekends in the oven-like surrounds of Ewell’s Ruxley Lane ground with only some freewheeling fun and games from nine, ten and jack making the score look respectable. The usual summarised details of the game can be found on the results page along with a statistical notes only match report, the detailed scorecard, and the traditional Badgers’ focused scorecard.

PLEASE NOTE that since I have still not sorted out the Oxted game there are some parts of this site that are still stuck at 26th June. I have now got hold of a photo of the Oxted scorebook page for their innings and hopefully that might allow me to figure things out (when I get the time, which is not a given at any point over the next fortnight or more).

Sad to report but I have nothing to offer regarding the hammering at Oxted, and it may be some considerable time before the full details of that game find their way into the database and onto this site as for now I cannot make head nor tail of the scoring record. However, a baking hot day for our first ever visit to the pleasant surroundings of Tatsfield saw a reversal of fortunes and the Badgers back to winning ways. The usual summarised details of the game can be found on the results page along with a statistical notes only match report, the detailed scorecard, and the traditional Badgers’ focused scorecard.

PLEASE NOTE that not all of the standard weekly updates have been performed whilst the database is missing a game, primarily none of the Honours Board pages have been changed and the dynamic multi-season averages are stuck at 26th June for the time being. Since I don’t want to get into the sort of funk that has happened with these scenarios in the past I will continue to update the site with new games whilst trying to figure out as accurate a record of the Oxted game as I possibly can. This may take some time and things will continue to be in a state of flux until I square everything off.

A lovely sunny afternoon for our first visit to Merrow in over a decade, on this occasion to christen a new opponent in Guildford Phoenix who were playing their first ever 40 over game having originally come together to play T20 and indoor cricket. Hopefully they enjoyed their first taste of the longer form of the game and we have whetted their appetites for more. The usual summarised details of the game can be found on the results page along with a statistical notes only match report, the detailed scorecard, and the traditional Badgers’ focused scorecard.

Please be aware that, as I am unable to play at Oxted, next week’s update may be later than has been the norm in recent days. I have my fingers crossed that Cheryl accompanies Ian rather than Calum and that therefore I will be able to avoid the usual disaster area of player recorded score books!?

For the second time in a fortnight the weather was incredibly kind to us with just the odd sprinkling whilst we made our annual visit to Tadworth under heavy skies which then deposited their contents in a more determined fashion once everyone was happily ensconced in the bar after the game. The usual summarised details of the game can be found on the results page along with a statistical notes only match report, the detailed scorecard, and the traditional Badgers’ focused scorecard.

A welcome return to Ockley last Sunday and the move from a mid September slot bore fruit in terms of the weather even if it meant there were no conkers to gather from under the horse chestnuts that line one side of the ground. The usual summarised details of the game can be found on the results page along with a statistical notes only match report, the detailed scorecard, and the traditional Badgers’ focused scorecard.

We were incredibly lucky with the weather last Sunday and managed to get a full 40 over game in under louring skies, which very soon after we had finished started precipitating fairly heavily. Horley provided the anticipated atmosphere, with an outside event adding to the usual hubbub, but the Badgers held firm to notch up our fourth win of the season. The usual summarised details of the game can be found on the results page along with a statistical notes only match report, the detailed scorecard, and the traditional Badgers’ focused scorecard.

Our first visit to Hook & Southborough for more than 25 years produced a roughly similar scoreline to last time, albeit on a different ground, and the Badgers cruised to a comfortable third win of the season. The usual summarised details of the game can be found on the results page along with a statistical notes only match report, the detailed scorecard, and the traditional Badgers’ focused scorecard.

We seem to be in a back and forth with the weather and last Sunday’s visit to Woodmansterne was unrelentingly sunny which went some way towards making up for the previous weekend. The main pitch at Woodmansterne Park was not at its best, as evidenced by 30 being the top score for both sides, but the Badgers just eked out their second win of the young season. The usual summarised details of the game can be found on the results page along with a statistical notes only match report, the detailed scorecard, and the traditional Badgers’ focused scorecard.

In stark contrast to the weekend before the weather for our visit to Chiswick varied between dank and wet and a commensurately slow afternoon’s cricket saw neither side able to grab the win. The usual summarised details of the game can be found on the results page along with a statistical notes only match report, the detailed scorecard, and the traditional Badgers’ focused scorecard.

PLEASE NOTE that Sunday’s game with Dormansland has been cancelled as they were unable to field a side. Darrell has found us a replacement fixture at short notice and we will be heading north of the river for the first time in a long time to visit Chiswick CC for the first time ever. Full details can be found on the fixtures page including the usual map links.

A team’s worth of Badgers joined a gathering of some size today at the funeral of Andy Curtis, who played 25 times for us over the past few years, including being an integral part of a couple of our recent tours. Andy died much too young and will be sorely missed.

A warm and sunny afternoon on Ham Common saw the Badgers lose their unbeaten record for 2022, but another good game. The usual summarised details of the game can be found on the results page along with a statistical notes only match report, the detailed scorecard, and the traditional Badgers’ focused scorecard.

Despite the weather not being particularly kind to us we had a fantastic game against Thames Ditton on Sunday which ended in a last gasp victory in the gloaming and was decorated by a record breaking performance from Jake. The usual summarised details of the game can be found on the results page along with a full match report (for the first time in more than a season), the detailed scorecard, and the traditional Badgers’ focused scorecard.

PLEASE NOTE that the gap in the fixture slate for this coming Sunday has been filled, courtesy of Darrell’s efforts, by a game at Thames Ditton who we have played once before, back in 1980 (and no, I did not). The fixtures page has been updated with the full details, including a map link, and the Google Map with the locations of our 2022 opposition has also been amended accordingly.

The 2022 season started in the lovely surroundings of Otford in Kent, and for once the weather was kind to us for the traditional opener against Beechwood. The usual summarised details of the game can be found on the results page along with a statistical notes only match report, the detailed scorecard, and the traditional Badgers’ focused scorecard.

Whilst almost all of it is automated these days the start of the new season brings a large number of changes to this site, most of them in the plumbing behind the scenes, and paradoxically that probably means that things do not get checked as thoroughly as they might in the past. Therefore if I have missed a mistake or other discrepancy that you spot, please shout.

On the off chance that anyone might visit here to check on the details of tomorrow’s game, rather than WhatsApp or Play-Cricket, I have updated the fixtures page with the confirmed start time.

The only other change in the past three weeks has been an update to the detailed scorecards for 2014, which in many cases have had the fielding details added where there were none previously. This is a side effect of work I have been doing on back-filling information that is held on Play-Cricket but not previously in our database, which only had bowling figures for the opponent’s innings. Ultimately I hope to be able to supply more detail on things like how each bowler achieved their dismissals and which fielders have caught the most catches off each bowler.

The 2022 season looms just over the horizon and the Badger stirs in its slumbers. For me this means various bits of housekeeping such that you will find that the trophy winners for the past two seasons have been added to the Honours Board cup winners page following the presentation of the awards at the dinner back in November and the club officers page and the associated Honours Board officers page have both been changed to reflect decisions taken at this year’s AGM.

Thanks to great work by Darrell we also have several new opponents on the slate for 2022, and the details can be found on the fixtures page as well as on our Play-Cricket site.

Please note that as of this weekend this site has moved to a new hosting platform from the same provider – QiQ – the benefits of which are primarily in the underlying software stack and thus only really of interest to the person maintaining the site (and the database). However, this is part of positioning things for the future and hopefully the fruits of that will become more apparent over time. Obviously such a rewire brings the potential for things to break, so please report anything you find that is not behaving the way it should.