The Way Through The Woods
Hunts Hill Road, home to Normandy Cricket Club. Pictured, with the hosts fielding, during a match against Sutton in the Premier Division of the Ryman Surrey Championship. The visitors won by 20 runs. The square, known as Lower Ground, was hacked from woodland on Normandy Common, part of the Surrey Hills. After bracken, gorse and pine had been cleared, it opened in June 1947. During the Second World War, the land was used for training soldiers from the barracks at nearby Aldershot. The impressive pavilion, which replaced a smaller structure, was completed in 1999.
Match statistics: Sutton 226-8 off 50 overs (Garth Davson 78, Harry Allen 54, Gary Outram 37, Vignesh Venkateswaran 4-40) 20pts beat Normandy 206 off 49.1 overs (Ian Prowse 48, Howard Grice 47, Chris Jones 25, Garth Davson 4-37, Harry Allen 3-40) 5pts by 20 runs. Sutton won the toss and elected to bat. Attendance: 40.
Normandy Cricket Club were formed in 1896. After spells at fields near Westwood Farm and in School Lane, they moved to Hunts Hill Road, part of Normandy Common, in 1947 when Lower Ground was ready for use. Upper Ground, a second square on adjoining land, followed in 1991. Despite being a village club, Normandy have attained ECB Premier League status.
The Way Through The Woods
Hunts Hill Road, home to Normandy Cricket Club. Pictured, with the hosts fielding, during a match against Sutton in the Premier Division of the Ryman Surrey Championship. The visitors won by 20 runs. The square, known as Lower Ground, was hacked from woodland on Normandy Common, part of the Surrey Hills. After bracken, gorse and pine had been cleared, it opened in June 1947. During the Second World War, the land was used for training soldiers from the barracks at nearby Aldershot. The impressive pavilion, which replaced a smaller structure, was completed in 1999.
Match statistics: Sutton 226-8 off 50 overs (Garth Davson 78, Harry Allen 54, Gary Outram 37, Vignesh Venkateswaran 4-40) 20pts beat Normandy 206 off 49.1 overs (Ian Prowse 48, Howard Grice 47, Chris Jones 25, Garth Davson 4-37, Harry Allen 3-40) 5pts by 20 runs. Sutton won the toss and elected to bat. Attendance: 40.
Normandy Cricket Club were formed in 1896. After spells at fields near Westwood Farm and in School Lane, they moved to Hunts Hill Road, part of Normandy Common, in 1947 when Lower Ground was ready for use. Upper Ground, a second square on adjoining land, followed in 1991. Despite being a village club, Normandy have attained ECB Premier League status.