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Historic opponents, Pilgrim Week fixtures, and South Coast tour details.

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Opponent Lists and Tours

Extract from Bernard Thomas's book "Repton Cricket 1557 - 1957" (courtesy of Paul Stevens, School Archivist).

Bernard Thomas book extract page 2

Extract from Bernard Thomas's book "Repton Cricket 1557 - 1957" — Extract 2

Bernard Thomas book extract page 3

Extract from Bernard Thomas's book "Repton Cricket 1557 - 1957" — Extract 3

Speech Day & Pilgrim Week

Speech Day: vs Repton School (originally a 2-day game)

150th Anniversary Match (2015): vs Uppingham Rovers CC at Repton

Pilgrim Week at Repton

  • Abbots Bromley CC
  • Ashby Hastings CC
  • Blades CC
  • Burton CC (and at Burton CC)
  • Camberwell CC [Melbourne, AUS]
  • The Centurions [Melbourne, AUS]
  • Denstone Wanderers
  • Derbyshire Club & Ground
  • Derbyshire Colts
  • Derby Friars CC
  • F.W. Gilbert's XI
  • Leicestershire Gentlemen CC
  • Lincolnshire Gentlemen CC
  • Mr A.F.M. Wright's XI
  • Old Amplefordians
  • Old Malvernians
  • Oundle Rovers (and at Oundle School)
  • Shrewsbury Saracens (and at Shrewsbury School)
  • Staffordshire Gentlemen CC
  • Warwickshire Imps

South Coast (Sussex) Tour

  • Bluemantles CC — Nevill Ground, Tunbridge Wells
  • Bognor Regis CC — Hawthorn Road, Bognor Regis
  • Brighton College — Brighton College
  • Broadwater Green CC — Broadwater Green, Worthing
  • Christ's Hospital — Christ's Hospital School, Horsham
  • The Commandant's XI — Russillon Barracks, Chichester
  • Ditchling CC — Lewes Road, Ditchling
  • The Dolphins — Cottesmore School, Hove
  • Eastbourne CC — The Saffrons, Eastbourne
  • Eastbourne Masters — St Andrews School, Eastbourne
  • Horsham CC — Cricket Field Road, Horsham
  • Junior Sussex Martlets — Middleton Sports Ground, Middleton-on-Sea
  • Ken Lugg's XI — The Memorial Ground, Eastbourne
  • Lancing Old Boys/Lancing Rovers — Lancing College
  • Littlehampton CC — The Sportsfield, Littlehampton
  • Mayfield CC — Lynbridge Gardens, Mayfield
  • Middleton CC — Middleton Sports Ground, Middleton-on-Sea
  • Old Brightonians — Brighton College
  • Old Eastbournians — Eastbourne College
  • Old Hurst Johnians — Hurstpierpoint College
  • Old Malvernians — Eastbourne/Hastings venues
  • Royal Army Service Corps — Buller Barracks, Aldershot
  • Sussex Club & Ground — Eaton Road, Hove
  • Sussex Martlets CC — Arundel/Chichester/Horsham/Littlehampton/Seaford/Singleton
  • Worthing CC — The Manor Sports Ground, Worthing

Out Matches

  • Alderley Edge CC — Alderley Edge, Cheshire
  • Bakewell CC — Rutland Recreation Ground, Bakewell
  • Bank of England CC — Roehampton, Richmond
  • BBC — Motspur Park, New Malden
  • Beaconsfield CC — Wilton Park, Beaconsfield
  • Beckenham Wizards — Foxgrove Road, Beckenham
  • Burton CC — Meadow Road, Burton upon Trent
  • Byfleet CC — Parvis Road, Byfleet
  • Camberley Staff College — Owl's Ground, Sandhurst
  • Chatsworth CC — Chatsworth Park
  • Cheshire Gentlemen CC — Eaton Hall / Mere CC
  • Datchet CC — Riding Court Road, Datchet
  • East Horsley CC — Lynx Hill, East Horsley
  • Felsted School — Felsted School, Dunmow
  • Gentlemen of Worcestershire — County Ground, Worcester
  • Guy's Hospital — Honor Oak Park
  • Haileybury Hermits — Haileybury College / Repton School
  • Hampstead CC — Lymington Road, West Hampstead
  • J.D. Eggar's XI — Shiplake Court, Oxfordshire
  • L. Gordon Joel's XI — Chatsworth Park
  • N. Joel's XI — Chatsworth Park
  • London Old Malvernians — Hurlingham Club, Fulham
  • Meopham CC — The Boundary, Meopham Green
  • Metropolitan Police College — Aerodrome Road, Hendon
  • Mill Hill School — Mill Hill School Ground
  • Old Cheltonians — Bakewell & Chatsworth
  • Old Cholmelians — Highgate School
  • Old Merchant Taylor's CC — Teddington
  • Old Milhillians — Headstone Manor CC, Harrow
  • Radlett CC — Porter's Park & Cobden Hill
  • Romany CC — Hurlingham Club, Fulham
  • Sheffield Collegiate CC — Abbeydale Park, Sheffield
  • Staffordshire Gentlemen CC — Uttoxeter / Swynnerton Park
  • Sussex Martlets CC — Arundel Castle
  • Wimbledon CC — Wimbledon Park
  • Worksop Woodpeckers CC — Chatsworth Park
  • Worcestershire Gentlemen — Malvern College

South Coast Tour Accommodation (1922–1997)

  • Albion Hotel, Brighton (now Royal Albion Hotel)
  • Albany Hotel, Hastings (destroyed in air raid, 23 May 1943) - Air raid details
  • The Downs Hotel, Hassocks (1939 and 1947–49)
  • Findon Manor Hotel, Findon (1952–1971)
  • Brighton College and Lancing College houses (1972–1997)

Full Historical Extract

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Speech Day                        150th Anniversary Match (2015)                    South Coast (Sussex) Tour
vs  Repton School                 vs  Uppingham Rovers CC   at Repton               vs  Bluemantles CC at Nevill Ground, Tunbridge Wells
	(originally a 2-day game)

Pilgrim Week at Repton
vs  Abbots Bromley CC
vs  Ashby Hastings CC
vs  Blades CC
vs  Burton CC (and at Burton CC)
vs  Camberwell CC [Melbourne, AUS]
vs  The Centurions [Melbourne, AUS]
...

Out Matches
vs  Alderley Edge CC at Alderley Edge, Cheshire
vs  Bakewell CC at Rutland Recreation Ground, Bakewell
vs  Bank of England CC at Roehampton, Richmond
...

Places stayed at on South Coast tour [1922-1997]
Albion Hotel, Brighton (now Royal Albion Hotel)
Albany Hotel, Hastings (destroyed in an air raid at 1 pm on 23rd May 1943)
...

Pilgrims attended a Ball at The Grand Hotel, Eastbourne (also known as The White Palace)

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