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Offline Slogger

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2016
« on: December 28, 2016, 03:48:20 PM »
It's been a funny old year. For me the joy of promotion was tempered by the demise of the Colchester festival. The club seems to be no further forward with the ground re-development and the move to big city cricket makes one wonder if there's much point in going ahead with at all. I have two abiding memories of the Summer - RTD getting us over the promotion line v Glamorgan but also that golden final afternoon at Colchester lit up by a Napier century. And it probably was the final afternoon at Colchester. Happy New Year everyone.
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Offline essexfan548

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Re: 2016
« Reply #1 on: December 29, 2016, 10:55:44 AM »
I was able to get to more home matches this year so that was a plus.

My highlights from days I was there:
* Quinn's wickets at Cheltenham and Lawrence's century - fortunately I missed day 4!
* Record for highest score without anyone getting a century broken
* Being at Canterbury as Champions and getting sprayed with champagne in the team's celebrations.

Happy 2017 everyone   :)
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Offline IlfordEagle

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Re: 2016
« Reply #2 on: December 29, 2016, 06:09:38 PM »
Quote from: Slogger on December 28, 2016, 03:48:20 PM
It's been a funny old year. For me the joy of promotion was tempered by the demise of the Colchester festival. The club seems to be no further forward with the ground re-development and the move to big city cricket makes one wonder if there's much point in going ahead with at all. I have two abiding memories of the Summer - RTD getting us over the promotion line v Glamorgan but also that golden final afternoon at Colchester lit up by a Napier century. And it probably was the final afternoon at Colchester. Happy New Year everyone.
Well said re above, best moments must be RTD getting that 2nd batting point in boiling heat v Glam (incidentally that was a great match overall!!),Tom's magnificent 254 v Worcs & Hoddy's superb 7-52 emphasising how we will miss him, many other wonderful moments & HNY to one & all for 2017.
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Re: 2016
« Reply #3 on: December 29, 2016, 06:21:43 PM »
Sept 13 pm -  promotion secured by the Captain,  who lead from the front all season .
Lets not forget the vistors, but not the kit van not turning up on the first day in the same match .

A Colchestrian scoring a century in possibly the last Colchester cricket week .
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