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An eventful Sunday morning for yours truly including an ungainly u turn in Holloway & ended with all the Pacific participants being informed by 11.30am including Jon Hardisty on his way back from Gosport.

The events leading up to this began when Captain Jeff from Chats rang to say the pitch with a tear was now a bare pitch at one end & while the outfield was wet & the rain held off, we would have a game even if we could only play at one end ! Within the hour & 2 more heavy down pours, enough aquaphobics had rung voicing concerns involving health, safety & dry cleaning bills.

At 11am I got the message on my way to Newington Green to pick up stumps which was then aborted & replaced with the obligatory 45 minutes of calls, texts & emails. Thanks to Jon for his help & doing all to keep the game on while it made sense to.

XI:- Chris Atkin, James Gleadow, Peter Hollman, Shane Mundie, Jon Webley*, Jon Hardisty, Tim Vanderpump, Simon Smith, Moses Hutchinson-Pascal+ Jon Brown, & Rob Allum

Gary from Chats writes " The pitch is damaged at one end.  A strip the width of the stumps is torn back about 7 feet down the wicket.  It looks quite bad, but plays ok.

Other matches:
 Mon 25 May 2020, Highgate CC, Cancelled Covid-19
 Korgi best in show as Pacific triumph, Sun 30 Sep 2018, Highgate CC, Won by 109 runs
 Chaos and confusion, Wed 08 Aug 2018, Victoria Park Pitch 1, Lost by 6 wickets
 Match off, Sat 30 Sep 2017, Springfield Park, Cancelled
 Thu 15 Jun 2017, Victoria Park Pitch 1, Lost by 5 wickets
 Sat 01 Oct 2016, Wray Crescent, Cancelled
 Stockton and Chowdhury summon blitz spirit in Battle of the Hom, Sun 03 Jul 2016, Millfields Park, Won 79 runs
 Sat 03 Oct 2015, Wray Crescent, Cancelled
 Homerton humbling , Sun 09 Aug 2015, Millfields Park, Lost 6 wickets
 Not a Nip from Jack Frost , Fri 26 Dec 2014, Wray Crescent, Cancelled
 Life is like a box of Thornton's chocolates , Sat 04 Oct 2014, Wray Crescent, Won
 Pacific tie thanks to Webbo's batting, bowling - and keeping , Sun 01 Jun 2014, Springfield Park, Tied
 Ambulance stops play, Sun 29 Sep 2013, Springfield Park, Won 113 runs by D/L
 Fine margins cost Pacific victory, Sun 07 Oct 2012, Wray Crescent, Tied
 Hussain spins web after Abhi knock, Sun 09 Oct 2011, Wray Crescent, Won 132 runs
 Armistice Wray, Sun 10 Oct 2010, Wray Crescent, Won 24 runs
 Maccy D's Day, Wed 02 Jun 2010, Victoria Park Pitch 1, Won 88 Runs
 Tempany Masterclass, Sun 04 Oct 2009, Wray Crescent, Won 114 runs
 What began a drizzle, has now become torrential, Sun 05 Oct 2008, Spring Hill, Cancelled
 Oktoberfest By The River, Sun 07 Oct 2007, Spring Hill, Won 124 Runs
 Wray Stands Idle, Sat 29 Apr 2006, Wray Crescent, Cancelled
 Charlie & The Run Factory, Sun 09 Oct 2005, Hackney Downs, Won 6 Wickets
 Palace Garden Party Gate Crashed, Wed 01 Jun 2005, Victoria Park Pitch 1, Won 49 Runs
 Faisal Fires....But for Chats !, Sat 30 Apr 2005, Wray Crescent, Drawn
 Sat 09 Oct 2004, Wray Crescent, Cancelled
 Aussie Assault Storms Palace, Thu 29 Jul 2004, Victoria Park Pitch 1, Won 60 runs
 Davies Ton Demolishes Palace!, Sat 11 Oct 2003, Wray Crescent, Won By 116 Runs
 "Palace Coup", Thu 26 Jun 2003, Victoria Park Pitch 1, Won 4 runs
 Murray cuts a Swathe, Thu 02 May 2002, Wray Crescent, Won by 6 wkts
 League run continued, Tue 10 Jul 2001, Victoria Park Pitch 1, Won by 7 wkts
 Pacific win at the death, Wed 23 May 2001, Wray Crescent, Won by 5 runs
 Dream start for Murray and Pacific, Sat 21 Apr 2001, Wray Crescent, Won by 138 runs
 Thu 15 Jun 2000, Victoria Park Pitch 1, Won by 46 runs
 Tue 23 May 2000, Victoria Park Pitch 1, Abandoned
 Mon 24 Apr 2000, Wray Crescent, Drawn