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...
Anson Blog Posts
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...
The History
In 1992 Francis Fukuyama declared the End of History. Lee Gilbert said hold my beer and went off to compile one of the most impressive historical treatises of the 21st century. The Complete Statistical...
Captain’s Blog #1 – by Sam Brooks
On the eve of another season with my beloved cricket club Anson St George, I find myself digging out the cricket bag looking through all the gear and preparing accordingly for yet another exciting...
Golden Generations – 1999 and 2024?
1999 was an important year for the club. This was the year when Greg Pearce, Paul Evans, and Rob McTaggart joined. Three of my closest school friends. The four of us were young, enthusiastic,...
What Anson Means to Me – Greg Pearce
The English teacher in me really wanted to write a piece after reading Jim’s first two. Please excuse my musings if they come across as at all self-indulgent. It’s been over 10 years now...
Alf Harrison – The Greatest there was
In my opening blog I said that Anson has always had some big characters who have made the club what it is. The greatest of those was Alf Harrison. When I started playing for...
