Initial – administrative AGM Friday 20th November 2020 8.30pm start Present and apologies. Fixture list 2021. 2. NETS. 3. Captain’s report. 4. Vice captain’s report. 5. Treasurer’s report 7. Secretary’s […]
6:15 AM Monday 28th of September: a postman slowly making his way to Newhaven Delivery Office “for sale: 1 keeley bat, 1 masuri helmet, 1 Denton C C sweatshirt……. why […]
This week’s match report comes in the form of a comic strip… a Grey’s first I believe? (Full text transcription below for accessibility purposes) 1. After a night of fine […]
Nothing beats a good old stitch-up. However it’s never as fun when it’s you, or in this case me, who is on the receiving end! The voting process on the […]
CONFESSIONS OF A GREYSMAN Those familiar with the antics of Timothy Lea in the popular 1970’s series of British ‘adult’ comedies may wish to look away now.The following match report bears […]
Operation: Three of Diamonds. Crack Team: Field Agents Wig, Biff, Robor, Shadow, Zonk, Clunk, Amstel, Hat-Rick, QB, Eeyo, Postie. All make a circle with your hand and place it around […]
In 1987 a crack commando unit was sent to Ford Open Prison by a military court for a crime they didn’t commit. These men promptly escaped from the minimum–security stockade to the Hanover underground. Today, still […]
Perhaps, more than any other team sport, cricket is influenced by playing conditions, and perhaps, more than any other team sport, over the course of the game, the swing in […]
AGM 2019 – Friday 1st November 2019 kindly hosted at Ben’s workshop We met at 7, and began proceedings at 7.30pm. Welcome to the 32nd annual general shout-a-thon! 0. Present […]
Sayers Common. Never the most celebrated Common; it certainly lacks the clout of a Wimbledon or even a Clapham. Nevertheless, not two years previous I remember the place as green […]
Audio match report by Hatrick
Findon Cricket Club, nestling under the Downs; deer cavorting in the lynchets – was a perfect setting. The Greys were keen to get a forty over game under their belts […]
The Mighty Greys has a number of enduring traditions. Whether it’s Terry telling anybody that’ll listen about his century at Bodle Street; Jerry getting caught at slip or gully; Robbie […]
another sterling set of Sunday fixtures are now available on our website at https://mightygreys.com/fixtures/ Many thanks to Alex for all his efforts with this – what a lucky club we […]
Just a reminder that nets are booked for Mondays 8-9pm at the county ground starting on 11th November. No nets on xmas day (but we think there are nets on […]
hi all, just to confirm that the mighty greys AGM 2019 is set for Friday 1st November 2019 – this year kindly hosted by Ben’s workshop (if you don’t know where […]
Nothing beats a sunny September day. Clear and crisp but warm enough for t-shirts, and so it turned out on the morning of our fixture against hard to beat Cutters […]
6.19 a.m. Monday 9th September “Fuck me. I’m awake. I think. My head is thumping. Think I had too much to dream last night. What time is it?”. The room is till […]
An extraordinary run of form for the Greys batting unit meant that the skipper arrived at Lindfield with a few dilemmas. No longer can it be relied upon that batsmen […]
Long ago, at the beginning of time, Gaia (Mother Earth) asked one of her sons, Cronus, to mutilate his father, Uranus (Sky). Cronus cut off Uranus’ testicles and threw them into the sea. They […]
It was a good day, it was a hot day, it was a humid and a little bit overcast. Perfect cricketing weather. It was 25 degrees, overcast and humid; 4 […]
For our second game of the season at our old rivals Warninglid TMG’s convened at the Half Moon pub from various parts of the country some hours before the game […]
The cold (lengthy) meanderings of HatRick’s uglier, meaner alter ego… BaldRick Everything you know about the game is wrong. Forget the coaching. Forget those long winters in the nets. Forget […]
Should I Stay or Should I Go? In many ways a classic Greys team performance with everyone making an important contribution, only with a bolt-on loony bit that I don’t want to think about, so I might […]
A well renowned sports journalist commented to me that he enjoyed my last week’s match report as it contained a lot of cricket. Heart warming as that was this week’s […]
When you go to Denton it comes as little surprise that the tea comprises, no salad, and quite a lot of savouries encased in pastry. Having won the toss Denton elected to […]
All season, the standout game on the fixture card has been Southwater. Knowing that a completely new ground has been laid out, manicured and rolled as flat as a shirt […]
So many ideas , interpretive modern dance , a silent black & white movie with organ soundtrack or even pulling in all my celebrity favours and doing a kind of […]
This week’s match report is in mp3 format for your aural pleasures…
A drizzly Luppitt welcomed the double hungover and somewhat bedraggled looking Greys in the now accustomed way. By thrashing them. Though it cannot be doubted that the Luppitteers are ageing […]
Team news: Dave the Kid Hadrill, EO, Jerry, Hatrick, Dunc, Biff, Alex, Zonk, Terry, and Postman Dan. Probably 4-4-2 formation. 30 overs. This is a long standing Greys fixture – […]
Note from the Editor: Not only is Dom smashing Greys’ records on the pitch, he’s also submitting match reports to the Greys’ editorial team by the Tuesday morning. Its May, […]
The Johnny Fixtures Guide to How to Write a Greys Match Report You should be prepared. If you haven’t been desperately trying to think of an original style or indeed […]
When I started playing for the Greys, during the Pleistocene, they introduced me to a man called Bob Golby. “This is Bob the Bastard”, they said “Why are you called Bob the Bastard, Bob”, I asked “Because […]
It’ another first – TMGs first ever crowd-sourced match report! Duncan: “Biff can you bring your radio?” Biff: “Roger wilco” Biff: “Hang on though, there’s no cricket or rugby on!” […]
Parallel Universes and sliding doors Due to some unsavoury day time quizzing by Mr Sewell, the Mighty Greys Whatsapp group on the lead up to the match was dominated by […]
Well, y’all read these things to see what it says about you, so here it is: The Greys First Ever Player Rater vs Hartfield 28th April 2019 Hatrick Played some terrific flashing blade strokes […]
HILARITY Scene: HQ, 9pm Sunday, a group of slightly dishevelled men converse in the corner. Dunc: What media will you be employing for the match report Biff? QB: Medium. Dunc: […]
How many of these will happen this season Greysmen? Chairman Terry’s 19 for 2019 1 EO hits his first ever six for TMG or scores the 78 runs he needs […]
Fixtures 2019…(many thanks to Alex for his sterling work as usual!!) 21st Apr Horley 1.30pm a 28th Apr Hartfield 1.30pm a 5th May Jevington 1.30pm a 12th May Twineham […]
Present: Terry, Dom, Biff, RoborBob, Ian S, Rob, Rick, Dave Chief, Ricky, Alex, Alan, Ben, Duncan (late), Jerry (very late) Apologies: Ian Wiggy, Dave Day Thanks to Alex and Kim […]
Starting this week, nets are Thursdays 8-9pm @ Aerotron indoor school @ the county ground from 1st Nov to 20th Dec, then the same time Jan 10th to 18th April.
The 2018 Mighty Greys AGM will be held on Friday 16th November at Alex’s lovely house. Meet at 6:30pm for a 7:00pm-ish start (I might be a few minutes late). […]
This report was going to be entirely made up of small ads (yes, Ian, a bit like your excellent Viz Top Tips), but I ran out of time….. and also […]
YES!, NO! WAIT! (SHIT!) That a Greysman can bend over and do an unapologetically naked fart in a dressing room full of his disbelieving teammates after a game in which […]
And the online scorecard from Lindfield: http://lindfield.play-cricket.com/website/results/3337181 Lovely Lindfield, a beautiful late summer’s day, a healthy crowd and that beguiling, voluptuous slope. As per usual for Lindfield it was time game […]
“The Once in a Lifetime” match report… And you may find yourself in a pub on a hill And you may find yourself with 10 of your pals And you […]
The Damp Squib The Greys rolled in to Sayers Common and the hand-held pixel-worshippers were confounded by the high cloud, good light and the near certainty of a game. Thirty […]
The year is 2048. Climate change has ravaged the planet. Rising sea levels have submerged most of coastal Europe. Only a few areas of the Earths surface remain fit for […]
The parched brown earth at Streat and Westmeston presented gaping fault lines throughout the outfield . With only 4mm of rain since the middles of May the crispy, brown surface […]
