Over the last few years we have been planning and building our Centenary Year 2010 celebrations. Please reserve relevant dates in your diaries now and look forward in eager anticipation and encourage fellow Cryptics and your friends who may be potential new members.

Throughout the Centenary Year 2010 our fixture list, with its range of valued long
standing opponents, including the Southern, Northern, and West Midlands Tours, will take place as normal. In addition we are planning a number of special events as follows:

1. New Year Tour to South Africa 27 December 2009 to 7 January 2010
This was a great success with 4 wins in 5 matches.  Look in Match Results and Reports for more details; there are photos in the Photo Gallery.

2. Centenary Dinner Lord's Long Room Saturday 27 March 2010
A wonderful dinner in the Long Room was attended by 140 Cryptics and their guests.  John Barclay, President MCC, was a hugely entertaining speaker.

3. Pre Season European Short Tour.
The tour was a grat success, thoroughly enjoyed by all.  The cricketing highlight was a victory of the Harrow School 1st XI in a wonderful game, finally closed out by a Cryptic pairing totalling 111 years!

4. Centenary Festival Weekend Radley College, Oxford 16 to 18 July 2010
Radley College is the venue for our special celebratory weekend Festival of Cricket. Fixtures comprisisng Cryptics CC v MCC, Cryptics CC v President s X1 and Cryptics v Free Foresters.  Tony Beadles has assembled a strong President’s XI including representatives from many of the Club's long standing opponents. The Cryptics match manager is Andrew Lewis. Please contact him at 07970 312573 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . if you are interested in being selected to play in these special fixtures. . Radley College have kindly agreed to provide catering and overnight accommodation at what is expected to be a very reasonable charge. A Buffet Dinner, with Dom Anthony Such, a wonderful speaker, is planned for the Saturday evening after the President s X1 fixture and we very much hope that many club members and their partners will wish to attend this event. Malcolm Watson is organising the week end’s social festivities and accommodation arrangements. He may be contacted at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or on 07714 452243.

5. Cryptics v Cross Arrows Lord's Nursery Ground. Tuesday 14th September.
This will be followed by a Reception at the St.John's Wood Barracks. 

Last Updated ( Sunday, 11 April 2010 21:34 )