The traditional opening game of the season against Headley due to be played this Sunday 15th April has been CANCELLED.
However, the LTCC illustrious skipper Dean Chisnall, currently appearing as Shrek at Drury Lane, has resourcefully found an alternative fixture during his performance last night.
So this game will still go ahead but now against Sutton CC who were also searching for a fixture at the last minute.
These two teams last clashed back in 2010 when LTCC was victorious by a margin of 7 wickets, due in large part to a masterly innings from J Kustow of 83* not out, beautifully balanced by C Wright's tremendous 76. These two LTCC stalwarts are included in this week's teamsheet. Could they possibly relive their glories of two years ago? Sutton awaits...
Saturday, 14 April 2012
Thursday, 5 April 2012
LTCC Website Rebrand For 2012 Season
The London Theatres Cricket Club website has been given a complete overhaul and refresh for the new 2012 season.
Undertaken by computer expert Andrew Reed www.thepcguy.org.uk the new site has retained the original feel but with a new design. It has also been entirely rebuilt behind the scenes which should result in much easier and frequent updates. Let's see...
Many thanks indeed Andrew!
Undertaken by computer expert Andrew Reed www.thepcguy.org.uk the new site has retained the original feel but with a new design. It has also been entirely rebuilt behind the scenes which should result in much easier and frequent updates. Let's see...
Many thanks indeed Andrew!
Monday, 2 April 2012
Cricket is no laughing matter says Rix “King of Farce
Lord Rix, world famous farceur and raconteur together with Ray Cooney theatre producer, writer and actor helped London Theatres Cricket Club (LTCC) to complete the last part of its’ 50th Anniversary Celebrations.
The culmination of the Club’s 50th celebration was the unveiling on 9th February of a plaque, by kind permission of David Blyth of the Ambassadors Group, at the stage door of Trafalgar Studios, which when it was the Whitehall was the home of the famous Whitehall farces, starring Brian, now Lord Rix. Another plaque is to be erected at Her Majesty’s, thanks to Stan Hales of the Really Useful Group.
During their time at the Whitehall Theatre Rix, his late brother in law Peter Mercier and Ray Cooney, invited other theatres to form teams to play occasional mid week games. One of the other actors involved was the LTCC’s current President Douglas Blackwell, who was at Her Majesty’s Theatre in “ No Time for Sergeants”. With a number of other casts in the West End they set up the west end theatres cricket league in 1957 which became London Theatres Cricket Club. The plaques recall some of those who in the early years made it happen.
Club Chairman Roger Mutton said “Remarkably we fulfilled an almost complete season of games in ‘08, playing 24 matches in and around London. Winning 14, Drawing 1 and Losing 8, with a “No Result” from 1.
We celebrated the anniversary with a splendid re-union tournament of seven aside games at the Rose Bowl in Hampshire. Over 50 actors, directors, producers and technicians turned out to play including several who had not turned out for us for over ten years.
London Theatres Cricket Club also extended a big thank you to all the clubs it played during the season, especially the people in charge of getting the wickets in a fit state to play, despite the weather.
--Club Chairman
The culmination of the Club’s 50th celebration was the unveiling on 9th February of a plaque, by kind permission of David Blyth of the Ambassadors Group, at the stage door of Trafalgar Studios, which when it was the Whitehall was the home of the famous Whitehall farces, starring Brian, now Lord Rix. Another plaque is to be erected at Her Majesty’s, thanks to Stan Hales of the Really Useful Group.
During their time at the Whitehall Theatre Rix, his late brother in law Peter Mercier and Ray Cooney, invited other theatres to form teams to play occasional mid week games. One of the other actors involved was the LTCC’s current President Douglas Blackwell, who was at Her Majesty’s Theatre in “ No Time for Sergeants”. With a number of other casts in the West End they set up the west end theatres cricket league in 1957 which became London Theatres Cricket Club. The plaques recall some of those who in the early years made it happen.
Club Chairman Roger Mutton said “Remarkably we fulfilled an almost complete season of games in ‘08, playing 24 matches in and around London. Winning 14, Drawing 1 and Losing 8, with a “No Result” from 1.
We celebrated the anniversary with a splendid re-union tournament of seven aside games at the Rose Bowl in Hampshire. Over 50 actors, directors, producers and technicians turned out to play including several who had not turned out for us for over ten years.
London Theatres Cricket Club also extended a big thank you to all the clubs it played during the season, especially the people in charge of getting the wickets in a fit state to play, despite the weather.
--Club Chairman
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