They’re Going Down! All the runners, riders and form from this year’s PSM Match Reportage. Don’t sit there dumbly when the voting begins! Here are all the memory-joggers and top-tips […]
THE LONG LOST LAST MATCH REPORT…………. Found in a dark , dank ,smelly cave like area next to the social area of the ancient people’s TMG’erectus HQium some ancient scrolls […]
TMG’s v Cutters Choice 12th September 2021. Greys lose by 31 runs (citation needed) Today let’s take a look at fun facts about the number 31! As you will see […]
TMG v Mayfield Sunday 5th September. Lovely place Mayfield, very picturesque, with a pavilion that wouldn’t look out of place on an alpine ski slope. Wood panelled changing room for […]
The Headliners @ Colemans Hatch – Sunday 29th August 2021. Things that I can remember about Sunday The captain posting on WhatsApp that he wasn’t fit and we were, therefore, […]
On the 22nd August 2021, nine of the Mighty Greys and a singular mighty not yet grey turned up at the luscious fields of Staplefield. On arrival, Diamond Dan’s disappointment […]
Rustington Match Report. The things one has to do these days to get PSM. After the unfortunate incident involving the ball and my nose, I feel a full risk assessment […]
Streat. 8:05 pm. Game on. The sun is setting behind the trees and the shadows are creeping inexorably across the square. At mid-wicket it is beginning to be difficult to see the ball. Streat are eight […]
A statistical analysis of winning factors and dynamic match prediction for the Mighty Greys vs Cuckfield CC. Delberto Covillo1 1Universidad de los Poderosos Grises First Submitted: 30th July, 2021. Accepted: […]
TMG’s versus Littlehampton C.C. , 4th July 2021 by Ian. (please, click on the data-lite music clips to enhance your enjoyment of reading my report) Start spreadin’ the news, …., […]
Weather: it turned out lovely. Ground: splendid ground surrounded by some epic trees and allotments in the distance. Opposition: not sure really as we were under strict instructions to stay on the other side […]
9PM Friday 11th June After loosing the inaugural Friday T20 tour game on the last ball, when an edged run took Tale Millers to victory, The Mighty Greys returned to the Hayloft tour house and […]
From Luppitt with loveHad a wonderful time at last game of the tour. Scored a run and got the final wicket after being uncomfortable slogged! But all the same with […]
Bodle-aaay-eeee-hoooo! By Hat Rick Arriving at Bodle Street is for Sunday cricketers what that bit in The Beach where Leonardo DiCaprio sees the mythical beach for the first time is […]
“Goldstone Caners? We’ll show ‘em” purred Chiefy as we surveyed our opposition. 9 men of a similar demographic to TMG’s. I don’t know if we won or lost the toss […]
Almost immediately my suspicions were confirmed. This shed nonsense was just a cover; we were on some sort of spy mission. Le Clunc had barely gone to the trouble of […]
Cricket , eh , bloody hell…….. WHAT A GAME ; This has to go down as one of TMG’s best victories in all the years I’ve been playing . A […]
The Greys are more aptly named with each passing week it seems. Elderly people benefit hugely from keeping what is left of their minds active and so a big welcome […]
The Greys got off to a good start of the season with two wins in a row as we convincingly beat Upper Beeding by 76 runs. The Greys batted first. An inconsistent wicket […]
This week’s match report is takes the form of….
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 […]
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 […]
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!” […]
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