Two Year Review: The State of Anson
The England men’s cricket team recently concluded a review into the management of the National team over the last few years. The main conclusion, following a couple of poor years in the test arena,...
Author: Jim
Captain’s blog #5 – End of Season Reflections 2025 by Sam Brooks
As we bring another season to a close, I wanted to offer my season reflections on what’s been a truly brilliant year for Anson CC — both on and off the field. There’s been...
Duck Surprise – Doing my bit for the Primary Club
On Sunday 7 September 2025 I recorded my 40th duck for Anson St George. I’m now level with Taggs. I’m not far beyond some other noble names like Hugh Henry, John Monk, and John...
Paul Evans – Anson’s Most Complete Player – By Greg Pearce
Every team that I played for in my career also included Paul Evans. He features in all of my cricket memories from the age of 11 to my retirement at 31. I think that...
“Aim for his feet, he’s wearing trainers” – The Skill of Bowling on Sundays – by Greg Pearce
The Nuts and Bolts of bowling The nuts and bolts of bowling on a Sunday is to try to bowl straight and full. I learned very early on that ‘if the batsman misses, you...
Brighton 2007 – The Original and Best Beano – By Greg Pearce
There are a few occasions that have gone down in Anson folklore: The time Hugh dyed his hair and denied it: When Alf took the catch to beat South Loughton and Psycho buying a...
Anson Moments – The day we took on the Middlesex Tamils
Anson Moments I am starting a new category of blogs called Anson moments. Most of the blogs so far have focused on legendary individuals in the club or some sort of general theme. I’ll...
Captain’s blog #4 – Where Legends Take Guard 🏏 by Sam Brooks
A new season dawns at Anson St George Cricket Club With our WhatsApp groups filling with chatter and questionable memes, it signals one thing loud and clear: Anson St George Cricket Club is back...
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...
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...
