Tales of a wicketkeeper

It is  cricketing truism that wicketkeepers are a crazy breed; anyone who is willing to stand there and have hard balls pelted at your head and chest all day with little more than your hands for defence must have not one but an industrial sized bag of screws loose. If you ever needed proof of this, you need look no further than Acton’s 2nd XI stalwart, Jadvinder Sahota. If you don’t know who that is, it’s because to you and me and the rest of his “family” at Acton as he calls us, he’s simply ‘Wurz’.

Former 1st XI captain and Acton CC colt Steve Basterfield recently wrote this wonderful piece on our inspirational and eccentric wicketkeeper:

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5 questions with... James Hunt

The Hunts are an Acton CC dynasty, and arguably the most decorated player in the familly is James. Now the 1st XI’s (reluctant) senior pro, Jambo has been a mainstay and key member of Acton’s 1st XI for not too far off 20 years, which has included two stints and four seasons as captain and another four as vice captain. Initially a nippy opening bowling all rounder, Jambo has occupied just about every position in the side during his long stint in Acton’s 1st XI, much of which was played alongside cousin Keith. A fierce competitor and highly talented all round cricketer, Jambo is the subject of our latest 5 Questions….

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    2018 club development plan

    Dear member,

    Below is an overview of the Club’s Development Plan for 2018. We continue to push forward together as a club, and this year two of our senior teams – our 2nd XI and 3rd XI – will compete in the premier division of Middlesex County League cricket for the fist time in our history. Together, we will look to build on our achievements both on and off the field in the coming year for the benefits of junior and senior members, existing and new members alike.

    Please refresh yourself of our club constitution and club policies which are available on the Our Club section of the website. 

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    5 questions with... Dan Waddell

    Not too many award winning authors would fit in at Acton. Dan Waddell has, in all probability, written more books than most in the club can claim to have read. However, since joining the club six years ago Dan has become an absolute rock at Acton – skippering the 2nd XI, scoring bucket load of runs, running colts teams and twice winning the coveted Clubman of the Year Award. On top of that, he is still an absolute class act on the field, with the occasional call-up to the 1st XI providing him scope to demonstrate what a classy and easy on the eye top order batter he is. In a highly entertaining read, we asked Dan Waddell our usual five questions…

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    Acton’s all time leading Middlesex County League run scorers
    Acton’s all time leading Middlesex County League run scorers

    Whilst Acton’s time in the Middlesex County League represents only a fragment of the club’s history, here is a list of cricketers who have played for Acton who have scored more than 1,000 runs in the Middlesex County Cricket League.

    Special mention to Yogi who sits in 21st place in the overall rankings, which go back to 2001, despite only playing in the league since 2007…

    …and still with plenty more runs to go!

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