| Castle Park - the place to be… 07:11 - May 25 with 3510 views | noah4x4 |
With the 2024-25 footie season finally over on this Bank Holiday Monday, many boarders on here might be lost for things to do on a Saturday afternoon. I recommended Castle Park Cricket Ground….
One choice is you can pay £50 for each ticket to listen to Texas, UB40, Tom Jones, Pixie Lott, Madness (etc), or listen to any from the cricket pavilion patio for free.
Another choice is paying an exorbitant sum for a can of chemically enhanced lager or instead £4.50 for a decent real ale. How about a burger for £3.00?
Oh, and the cricket……
Unbeaten Colchester & East Essex CC top the Essex Premier League after three fixtures.
Prolific openerJoe MacGregor has now scored unbeaten back to back centuries (admittedly one scored away).
Teenage Essex II’s pace sensation, Daniel Gladwell, is cartwheeling opposition stumps as dramatically as the action in a John Woo movie.
Essex First XI reserve wicket keeper, Simon Fernandes has shown his class.
New Zealand all-rounder, Liam Wheeler has added quality to an already decent squad.
Big games, big personalities, sunshine and beer. Idyllic……
Can even talk to Ray of SparkfilmsTV fame…..or me.
Please read my match reports in the Colchester Gazette on Fridays (not available on-line).
We love it when U’s fans join us!
Always free admission.
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| Castle Park - the place to be… on 07:26 - Jun 23 with 476 views | bwildered |
Up dated (for Sun 22 nd Chelmsford ) the place to be …
First home century for Charlie Allinson at the County ground . |  |
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| Castle Park - the place to be… on 08:28 - Jul 13 with 301 views | noah4x4 |
Yesterday, Colchester & East Essex CC put together their most comprehensive win of the season, beating Billericay CC by 171 runs. They move 26 points clear of Wanstead who only managed to draw against Chelmsford. This could be our season!
For once, Joe MacGregor and Simon Fernandes were dismissed cheaply, but Ben Robinson (114) and Joe Austin (80) demonstrated the depth of Colchester batting.
Full scorecard and video highlights can be found at https://colchesteree.play-cricket.com. Look under results.
Put Saturday 26 July in your diary for when Wanstead visit Castle Park. Guaranteed drama between the two outstanding 2025 Essex Premier League teams. | | | |
| Castle Park - the place to be… on 09:09 - Jul 14 with 184 views | RSCOSWORTH |
Is it free to watch the cricket? I was near the park on Saturday and thought about wandering in for a bit but wasn't sure if there was an admission charge and I was only going to watch for 10 minutes or so.
Also, who are Ipswich and Colchester? Seems like an odd combination, maybe that will be our name soon. I saw that one of their players got two hat-tricks in consecutive overs!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/c17wz7wjvw9o |  |
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| Castle Park - the place to be… on 16:58 - Jul 14 with 135 views | noah4x4 |
| Castle Park - the place to be… on 09:09 - Jul 14 by RSCOSWORTH |
Is it free to watch the cricket? I was near the park on Saturday and thought about wandering in for a bit but wasn't sure if there was an admission charge and I was only going to watch for 10 minutes or so.
Also, who are Ipswich and Colchester? Seems like an odd combination, maybe that will be our name soon. I saw that one of their players got two hat-tricks in consecutive overs!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/c17wz7wjvw9o |
Colchester & East Essex Cricket Club is a charitable status community cricket club where members of the public are admitted free of charge, including into the Bar/Pavilion, which offers competitively priced drinks, including a decent selection of real ales. There is usually a tea bar and a BBQ post match. Many Colchester Utd fans regularly support the club.
The club plays in the Essex Premier League which is the highest standard below the professional game. Matches feature many county second XI players, plus some First XI where county commitments permit.
“Ipswich & Colchester Cricket Club” (Ipscol cc) was only established in 2020. They play in Division Six of the Two Counties Cricket Championship. Ipscol has no affinity with the historically long established “Ipswich and East Suffolk CC” or “Colchester and East Essex CC”. Frankly, their name is rather pretentious, but there is no copyright infringement. Maybe they should play at the Jobserve Stadium….. | | | |
| Castle Park - the place to be… on 17:42 - Jul 18 with 48 views | RSCOSWORTH |
| Castle Park - the place to be… on 16:58 - Jul 14 by noah4x4 |
Colchester & East Essex Cricket Club is a charitable status community cricket club where members of the public are admitted free of charge, including into the Bar/Pavilion, which offers competitively priced drinks, including a decent selection of real ales. There is usually a tea bar and a BBQ post match. Many Colchester Utd fans regularly support the club.
The club plays in the Essex Premier League which is the highest standard below the professional game. Matches feature many county second XI players, plus some First XI where county commitments permit.
“Ipswich & Colchester Cricket Club” (Ipscol cc) was only established in 2020. They play in Division Six of the Two Counties Cricket Championship. Ipscol has no affinity with the historically long established “Ipswich and East Suffolk CC” or “Colchester and East Essex CC”. Frankly, their name is rather pretentious, but there is no copyright infringement. Maybe they should play at the Jobserve Stadium….. |
Cheers Noah, good to know, I should've wandered in for a bit.
I know very little about cricket but the ball certainly seemed to be travelling at a fair speed from the bowler during the bit I watched whilst walking back to the car.
Yeah I'm not sure they put much thought into that name. Probably just someone from Ipswich wanting to somehow be associated with Colchester. | |
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