Tabard Pilgrims Seeking New Players

Pub-based cricket team places emphasis on social side of the game


The Tabard Pilgrims

April 17, 2023

A cricket team based in a Chiswick pub is looking to recruit new players.

Tabard Pilgrims Cricket Club is a Sunday afternoon team dubbed the pilgrims because it has no ground of its own and therefore travels to play all of its fixtures.

Since its foundation in 1996 at the Tabard Pub, it has developed contacts with teams in the Home Counties to the west of London who play on some of the most attractive grounds in the country. Occasionally, the Pilgrims organise short foreign tours. Some of the players who were there at the beginning are sill turning out which is solid evidence of the attractions of being a team member.

The emphasis is on the social side with the aim to give everyone who joins a chance to play and the spirit of the game is enshrined in its constitution, but Ricky Plows of the Pilgrims says they still are aiming to win every game.

Weekly nets are held on Thursdays at the excellent facilities at Chiswick Cricket Club.

The team welcomes all abilities and is looking for new players to join for games nets and socials. If you are interested in joining email ricky@tatatastudios.com or message the club on Instagram.

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