Hugh Henry – The Wind in the Willows
A Club With Personality Our cricket club has personality. In a way, our club is its personality. Like many small recreational sports clubs, the members of Anson St George are Anson St George. You...
Anson Blog Posts
Remembering John Monk – Tributes to an Anson legend
On 13 January 2025 our dear friend and Anson St George legend, John Monk, was sadly laid to rest. It was a testament to John that there were well over 100 people at the...
Captain’s Blog #3 – End of Year Review by Sam Brooks
On the Record Anson St George concluded the season after 19 matches, with a record of: 10 wins 8 losses 1 draw Our final game of the season was the Harrison-Moody Trophy, where we...
That’s Life, That’s Anson, and That’s That (for another year) – Robert McTaggart
The curtain has drawn on my 25th year as a part of Anson St George. My first true love and to be fair the only chance I had at love because at 17-years-old as...
John Moody – Forever in our thoughts – How we need to talk more about mental health
The John Moody Trophy The finale for Anson’s cricket season comes upon us this Sunday. Our final fixture of the season against the Gary Barnacle XI is a special one as we play this...
John Hickey Part 2 – Anson Teammates
This is the second part of my discussion with Anson legend, John Hickey. In this part John shares some insight into other Anson players from his time in the club. Read the first part...
John Hickey Part 1 – Life and times with Anson
I had the pleasure of speaking with Anson legend John Hickey this week. John finished playing for Anson just as my time started. Whilst our careers did overlap slightly, I didn’t know too much...
Rivalries – The added spice of Sunday friendly cricket
In a world where much of the sport we love is becoming oversaturated with novel competitions, increasing number of fixtures, and sanatisation of tradition in pursuit of new audiences and increasing commercialisation, rivalries can...
Captains’ Blog #2 – Telegraph!!!! – by Sam Brooks
Telegraph!!!! A well valued phrase to the scorer, Hugh Henry, when players on the field are wanting an update. Many of you won’t be privy to the Anson St. George group chat with the...
Paul Dale and other Anson Dads – Father’s Day Special
My dad was my first cricketing hero, and it was he who introduced me to Anson St George CC over 30 years ago. So, if you’re fed up with the drivel in these blogs,...
The Art of Drawing – In Defence of Time Games
You win some and you lose some, as the old saying goes. Obviously, that’s not always the case in sport and often you can get a drawn game where the teams are even stevens...
