OB Club Cricket
See also: Somerset CCG Fixtures on the Ted Crowe Room page, and 2025 Surrey Tour info.
Old Blundellian Cricket in 2025
Our programme for this Summer comprises the following matches. If you would like to play, please contact the Match Manager directly.
| Date | Start | Opponents | Ground | Match Manager |
| Fri 21 June | 5.00 | Blundell’s Six-a-side Evening Competition | Blundell’s | Tom Cowle |
| Mon 28 July | 12.00 | Sou’westers | Blundell’s | Will Bucknell |
| Surrey Tour | ||||
| Tues 12 August | 1.30 | Woking & Horsell CC | Woking | Richard Pugsley |
| Wed 13 August | 5.30 | Horsley & Send CC | Ripley | |
| Thurs 14 August | 11.30 | Guildford CC | Guildford | |
| Glenthorne Cup | ||||
| Sun 14 September | 1.00 | Lynton & Lynmouth | Lynton | Richard Pugsley |
| Club Captain | |
| Andy Giles | 07818 085928 andgiles@aol.com |
| Match Managers | |
| Tom Cowle | 07815 122950 thomasomcowle@gmail.com |
| Will Bucknell | 07852 404923 willbucknell2@gmail.com |
| Richard Pugsley | 07729 511710 Richard@hole-pugsley.co.uk |
| Chad Murrin | 07767 224632 chad_murrin@msn.com |
| Umpires | |
| Tom Hillman | 07889 004606 |
| John Smith | 01884 840798 |
| Scorer | |
| Gary Auger | 07855 421140 |
Review of the 2024 Season
Friday 21 June at Blundell’s
Blundell’s School 201 for 6 wickets (20 overs)
S Linnett 95, H Southgate 45, H Squire 25
OBCC did not bat. Match abandoned due to rain. No result.
Surrey Tour
This was our third short tour to Surrey. Once again, the highlight was to be invited to play an all-day match against Guildford CC during their Cricket Week. The ground at a Woodbridge Road in the centre of Guildford is maintained to first-class cricket standard and the facilities are excellent. The weather was superb and we were well looked after.
OBCC team at Guildford
Back row: Chad Murrin (Tour Manager), Jesse-James Albanie, Siddaarth Turaga, Dan Pugsley, Tom Cowle, Oliver Beard, Hugo du Plessis
Front row: Tom Hillman (Umpire), Andrew Chambers, Will Gingell, Jon Day (Captain), Tim Chambers, Richard Pugsley
Guildford is a fast-scoring ground. OBCC declared at 283-8, after 52 overs, perhaps a shade generous. Our total was underpinned by the Chambers brothers (Andrew making 84 and Tim 48) with late hitting from Dan Pugsley and Jesse Albanie.
For the third year running, Guildford chased down our total, although the OB bowling was much more competitive this time. Louis Smith (age 17) at Guildford looks a fine prospect and made 69. Our best bowlers were Albanie and Tom Cowle.
It was very good to see Peter Price at the match. He had travelled up from Shaldon in Devon for the day. Oliver Beard (age 14) was a guest player for the OB’s – he is the son of Mark Beard.
The next day at Woking, some of the touring party were left a little jaded after a late night in Guildford. Adam Simson kindly travelled up from Tiverton to join us.
Woking & Horsell is a smaller club in the Surrey championship league but very keen and competitive. In damp conditions on a slow pitch, we last all 10 wickets out caught and were rolled over for 121. Gingell, Andrew Chambers and Jon Day all got starts but could not dominate. Our score was never enough and Woking won by 7 wickets, coming through some uncomfortable moments against the pace of Albanie.
Many thanks to Tom Hillman for being an immaculate umpire.
Tour Results
Wednesday 24 July at Guildford
OBCC 283-8 dec.
A Chambers 84, t Chambers 48, JJ Albanie 41
Guildford CC 284-6
L Smith 69, R Kumar 61, T Walter 52, S Suresh 43*
Albanie 3-37, T Cowle 2-28
Guildford won by 4 wickets.
Thursday 25 July at Woking
OBCC 121 (29.3 overs)
W Gingell 25, J Day 24, A Chambers 24
Woking & Horsell CC 122-3 (23 overs)
A Fogerty 55*, JJ Albanie 2-27
Woking & Horsell won by 7 wickets
OBCC Tour Party
Jon Day, Andrew Chambers, Tim Chambers, Will Gingell, Tom Cowle, Richard Pugsley, Dan Pugsley, Adam Simson, Jesse-James Albanie, Siddaarth Turaga, Adam
Umpire: Tom Hillman, Manager; Chad Murrin,
Monday 29 July at Blundell’s
We welcomed the Sou’westers, who have played against the OBCC for 40 years. On a baking hot day, an impressive young OB side put in the best performance for several seasons.
All credit to Will Bucknell, the new Match Manager for assembling the side. How good it was that our team arrived early and took the field looking like a proper cricket team.
Sou’westers won the toss and elected to bat. Tom Reynolds made early inroads with the new ball, helped by an excellent slip catch by Tom Hatton. Then came a crucial run out by Tom Murphy. The spinners Will Gingell and Murphy continued the good work and wickets fell regularly. Hodson returned to take three wickets and the innings subsided at 182 all out.
The OB’s made short work of the chase. Joe du Gay hit a flurry of boundaries, then Ed Carter and Justin Williams added a century stand. Ill Gingell steering the ship home for a resounding seven wicket win with more than an hour to spare.
We were very fortunate to enjoy the company of umpire Paddy Lambert, over from Melbourne spending the Summer umpiring in the South West of England. Thank you also to Gary Auger for scoring. It was also good to see Andy Giles (Chairman of the OBCC) and John Smith (former Blundell’s Head Groundsman and OBCC Umpire).
Standing - Chad Murrin (Manager), Gary Auger (Scorer), Paddy Lambert (Umpire), Ed Carter, Tom Hatton, Ben Fitzherbert, Matt Hodson, Freddie Bucknell
Seated - Tom Murphy, Joe Du'Gay, William Bucknell (Captain), Will Gingell, Justin Williams, Tom Reynolds
Sou’westers 182 all out (53 overs)
H Kennedy 92, T Reynolds 3-43, M Hodson 3-17, W Bucknell 2-49, T Murphy 2-26
OBCC 183-3 (30 overs)
E Carter 67, J Williams 42, W Gingell 31*, J du Gay 24
OBCC won by 7 wickets
OBCC v Sou’westers
Sunday 15 September at the Valley of the Rocks – The Glenthorne Cup
OBCC 153 (37.5 overs)
C Salter 38, L Thomas 22, T Chambers 13, J Day 13
Lynton & Lynmouth CC 156 – 3 (32.3 overs)
H Everett 70*, K Atkinson 32, T Jones 22, N White 2-27
Lost by 7 wickets
OBCC Team
Richard Pugsley (Captain, Dylan Penberthy-Hutchings, Tim Chambers, Jon Day, Chris Salter, Nathan White, Luke Thomas, Angus Rackham, Elliott Butterfield, Tom Holley, Tom Hillman (Umpire), John Freeman (Umpire), Gary Auger (Scorer)