13th June 24 v Westcliff II
A rain filled week and a dreary forecast preceded this important fixture. The weather gods were, however, kind to us and Dave unusually won the toss and chose to bat.A brisk start was provided by Wali & Frankie with Wali making 26 from 22 balls and Frankie making his...
6th June 2024 v Eastwood
After a 4 week layoff due to the persistent rain, fingers were crossed that the rather poor forecast would be wrong and that we could get back on the roll. We gathered at Eastwood for our latest adventure, with due credit to Gotham for turning up on time (take note...
2nd May 2024 v Westcliff – Knockout Cup Match “The upset of the Millennium”
After our successful opening match, this tie against Westcliff felt like it would be a tough gig. Captain Dave's plan was to win the toss and bat to get some scoreboard pressure on. As ever we lost the toss and were fielding in the gloom, with the prospect of batting...
1/5/24 v Canewdon (Evening League)
Canewdon is always one of our favourite fixtures thanks to the warm welcome that is always given there. It was great to see the old Civic guard again as well as some of our 2024 new recruits. Thanks in particular to Sahil for getting there even though he was feeling...
Westcliff 17/5/23 at Chalkwell Park
Fresh after the victory of last week against the same team a strong CCCC arrived with great hope of adding another win to the solid start to the 2023 outdoor season.As usual Dave lost the toss (a missed opportunity for a vote for Dick of the day surely) and Westcliff...
Match Report CCCC v Rankins 4/5/23
After the disappointment of a wash out of the first scheduled match of 2023, this was an opportunity to blow away the winter cobwebs and get a first taste of competition for the year.The weather had held well during the week and it was a dry day with a few high...
Indoor Season Civic B v Benfleet 18/1/23
Benfleet won the toss and Civic Bees were invited to batIt was an evening of family performances. The Mohan "twins" opened the batting against some swinging quick bowling and the pace was steady. Joe fell for 5 in the 3rd over with the score on just 16 and Matt moved...
Hornden 17/9/22 40 overs a side
Hornden won the toss on a sunny but windy day and decided to bat.Civic opened the bowling with Thomas & Colwill who picked up a wicket each in a tight first 8 overs conceding just 34 runs. Our young guest bowlers Ajmani (jr) and Nahas bowled a good pacey spell, once...