Past Highlights

John Mitchell

Past Highlights
Captain Hamish Wright saved from the gallows by a last over wide. One from the annals versus Christ’s College 1st XI played on 13th January 2019. A…
30 Apr 2024
John Mitchell

Past Highlights
Incredibly the Steve Garland Trophy has never left the pavilion balcony and this after twenty matches played. Not for want of trying, mind you – and…
30 Apr 2023
John Mitchell

Past highlights
The Sunday 4th October 2011 match versus Christchurch Boys’ High School 1st XI proved to be a pace bowler’s dream. A tinge of green and some juice in…
30 Apr 2022
John Mitchell

Past highlights
In our 21st season we had three cliff-hanger matches which could have gone either way. One which eluded our grasp was played on 19 October 2014…
30 Apr 2021
John Mitchell

Past Highlights
Another classic close encounter came on 4th February 2018 against Nelson College 1st XI. Skipper Dave Kelly knows only one way to play cricket — bat…
30 Apr 2020
Geoff Smith

Past Highlights
There have been many classic matches over the years with friends from the Peninsula. Here’s an early one from 7th November 2004. Below is the superb…
30 Apr 2019
John Mitchell

Past Highlights
After a thrashing handed out (we lost by 94 runs) in 2006 on the first appearance of King’s HS 1st XI, The Willows mustered a strong side for this 9th…
30 Apr 2018
John Mitchell

Past Highlights
Cricket doesn’t have to be a run-fest to be exciting. A classic, low-scoring match was played on 4th November 2012, against the Peninsula Craz XI – on…
29 Apr 2017
John Mitchell

Past Highlights
John Mitchell, in the third of a series, looks back to a memorable game from November 2008.
30 Apr 2016
John Mitchell

Past Highlights
This is the second in the series looking back to past matches after 21 glorious seasons. John Mitchell pens this retrospective piece. Resplendent MCC…
30 Apr 2015
John Mitchell

Past highlights
Now after twenty seasons of play at The Willows it is appropriate to look back to memorable games and occasions in Club history. John Mitchell, former…
30 Apr 2014

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