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Castle Park - the place to be… 07:11 - May 25 with 6353 views

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.

Castle Park - the place to be… on 21:58 - Aug 23 with 212 views

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Another easy win for Colchester today against Buckhurst Hill

Watched virtually the entire Buckhurst Hill innings - a quite incredible caught and bowled by Charlie Fernandes and an excellent bowling stint by Ben Stephens who was coming in off about five paces and getting lift and movement.

Colchester are the best team in a formidable Premier Division and are closing in on their first major title win in 40 years.

I sat with a gentleman from Surrey who was instrumental in the career of Jason Roy. He had travelled to Colchester by train from the leafy county early this morning.

Surrey rate Charlie Allison very highly!

He was described as 'One of the most innovative batsmen on the county scene currently'.

I think Charlie might represent England in some form in the future.

Surrey and other counties are also impressed by Essex wicket keeper Simon Fernandes.

This is the best Colchester set up in my living memory on the player front.

Castle Park - the place to be… on 18:46 - Aug 25 with 123 views

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Fab event at Castle Park today. Colchester v North Stars Barbados in a 25 over match.

Had to leave a while ago as meeting someone but a brilliantly.organised day and lovely to welcome our very good cricket friends from The West Indies.

The match was beamed out live to Barbados no less with Don Topley assisting Phil Wolski with commentary and Reece Topley also in attendance.

Great to see Sir Bob Russell and Steve Foley at the match today.

The catering facilities were the best since Essex played on the ground.

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