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...
Anson Blog Posts
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...
The Anson St George Glossary of Terms
This post is a glossary of common phrases, words, and items that are associated with Anson St George and you might hear if you hang around the club for any amount of time. A...
John Monk – Oh Captain! My Captain! – by Greg Pearce
John was the captain of Anson when I first joined the club. John and his vice-captain, Ian Attridge, were both very big characters and it was from these two that a lot of the...
