All-rounder Charlie Randall has been handed a second year in charge of the Park’s first team. He has been asked to rebuild the side, which was relegated from the championship in disappointing fashion on the last day of the season and has lost several key players. His reappointment was confirmed at the club’s annual meeting…
A last-minute call for volunteers made sure Knebworth Park’s ground was set straight for the close season on Sunday. The team spent part of the morning tying up the nets, taking down the canvas sight screen and laying down the wheeled screens, the last remaining major jobs before winter sets in. Chairman Chris Johnson said: ‘The turnout represented all…
There was no action at the Park so what better than to head to Lord’s to see how the professionals do it… and drink some beer at the same time. Chariman Chris Johnson organised a party from KPCC to see Durham triumph in a low-scoring but tense Royal London Cup final against Warwickshire at the headquarters…
There are lies, damned lies and batting and bowling averages. But every cricketer, no matter how much they like to pretend otherwise, is enough of a Statto to want to know how they performed throughout the season. We now have the Knebworth Park averages for the league season; they are published by team, rather than…
Batsman of the season Richard Leather dominates the First XI averages although brother James has to give sway to overseas all-rounder Parth Patel for the bowling honours. Richard notched up 589 runs at an average of nearly 37 as he became the first ‘home-grown’ Park player to hit two centuries in a season in the…
The final game of the season proved a fitting farewell to Bobby Crowe, who played what could be his last game for the club ahead of his move to Worthing. The match was delayed as taking down the marquee and the clear-up from the previous night’s wedding celebrations took longer than expected. One of the…
First team ‘keeper Ben Cowell turned the tables on his team-mates scoring a half-century to help Aston to victory over the Park on Sunday. His brother, Dan, also chipped in with a handy 40-odd as the visitors racked up 207 in their innings. In reply, the Park were bowled out for 150 in an effort…
Well, this is a touch embarrassing! Chairman Chris Johnson has decided to award the accolade this week to, ahem, the website team. Setting up and running the new site has truly been a team effort and everyone involved should be proud of helping to create a dynamic, up-to-date resource both for those already at the…
Richard and James Leather took a share of the spoils as the club handed out its annual awards at its end-of-season presentation evening on Saturday. Richard was given the batsman of the year for the Firsts, marking a season in which he chalked up more than 600 runs and became the first home-based player to…
Knebworth Park suffered a heart-breaking defeat against Totteridge Millhillians and failed to gain the 11 points or victory they required to survive in the Saracens Herts League Championship division and are relegated to Division One. They paid the penalty for allowing strong winning positions to slip through their grasp in the last month of the season,…
