Lord's Taverners and Brentwood CC
Lord’s Taverners return to play Brentwood CC at the Old County Ground, Brentwood on 8 August 2025 to celebrate the first Lord’s Taverners match played against Brentwood CC back on 3 July 1966.
Lord’s Taverners archivist William Powell looks at previous encounters in Brentwood…
Brentwood CC has hosted Lord’s Taverners at Lord’s on one previous occasion, on 3 July 1966.
Only Match with Brentwood CC (Lord’s Taverners won by 5 wickets)
The first and last match in 1966 saw Lord’s Taverners field first after winning the toss of the coin. It was a 12-a-side match. The Brentwood team included P.J. Whitcombe, L. Cole, S. Russell, R.J. Mayes, R. Sale, P. Thomas, A. Eyres, B. Goodwin, G. Harries, I. Pont, and J. Smith. The Lord’s Taverners side was Jack Robertson captain, A. Taylor, Peter May, John Pretlove, Tom Adams, J. Taylor, Colin Welland, Nicholas Parsons, David Frost, Arthur McIntyre, and Leslie Crowther.
Brentwood CC made 206 for 7 declared in 38 overs. L. Cole 57, R.J. Mayes 50, R. Sale 38 and P.J. Whitcombe 32 top scored for the hosts. The pick of the bowlers for Lord’s Taverners were Jack Robertson 3 for 43 and Colin Welland 2 for 31. Needing 207 to win the Lord’s Taverners coasted home to win by 5 wickets. Lord’s Taverners 210 for 5 from 42.1 over Peter May 58, Jack Robertson 52, A. Taylor 42, and John Pretlove 34 were the main run scorers. Brentwood CC pick of the bowlers was Sale 1 for 5, Cole 1 for 12 and Whitcombe 1 for 16.
Match Statistics
Played 1
Brentwood won 0.
Tied 2
Lord’s Taverners won 1.
Highest innings total for Brentwood 206 for 7 dec (1966)
Highest innings total for LT 210 for 5 (1966)
Lowest innings total for Brentwood 206 for 7 dec (1966)
Lowest innings total for LT 210 for 5 (1966)
Highest individual innings for Brentwood 57 L. Cole (1966)
Highest individual innings for LT 58 P.B.H. May (1966)
Best Bowling for Brentwood 1 for 5 R. Sale
Best Bowling for LT 4 for 3 for 43 J.D.B. Robertson (1966)
Scorecard
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Venue |
Old County Ground, Brentwood on 3rd July 1966 (1-day single innings match) |
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Balls per over |
6 |
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Toss |
Lord's Taverners won the toss and decided to field |
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Result |
Lord's Taverners won by 5 wickets |
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Brentwood innings |
Runs |
Balls |
Mins |
4s |
6s |
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32 |
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57 |
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c and b J Taylor |
2 |
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50 |
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38 |
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6 |
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5 |
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not out |
10 |
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not out |
5 |
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did not bat |
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did not bat |
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Extras |
(1 lb) |
1 |
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Total |
(7 wickets, declared, 38 overs) |
206 |
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Fall of wickets: |
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1-88 (Cole), 2-90 (Russell), 3-96 (Whitcombe), 4-144 (Sale), 5-160 (Thomas), 6-186 (Eyres), 7-194 (Mayes) |
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Lord's Taverners bowling |
Overs |
Mdns |
Runs |
Wkts |
Wides |
No-Balls |
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8 |
0 |
37 |
1 |
- |
- |
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4 |
0 |
27 |
0 |
- |
- |
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5 |
1 |
31 |
2 |
- |
- |
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5 |
2 |
12 |
0 |
- |
- |
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10 |
1 |
43 |
3 |
- |
- |
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4 |
0 |
46 |
0 |
- |
- |
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2 |
0 |
9 |
1 |
- |
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Lord's Taverners innings |
Runs |
Balls |
Mins |
4s |
6s |
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52 |
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42 |
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b Pont |
58 |
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c and b Cole |
34 |
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b Sale |
5 |
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not out |
12 |
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not out |
2 |
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did not bat |
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did not bat |
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did not bat |
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did not bat |
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Extras |
(1 b, 2 nb, 2 w) |
5 |
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Total |
(5 wickets, 42.1 overs) |
210 |
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Fall of wickets: |
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1-79 (Robertson), 2-115 (A Taylor), 3-190 (May), 4-194 (Pretlove), 5-200 (Adams) |
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Brentwood bowling |
Overs |
Mdns |
Runs |
Wkts |
Wides |
No-Balls |
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6 |
1 |
29 |
0 |
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5 |
1 |
20 |
1 |
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12 |
2 |
57 |
0 |
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4 |
1 |
12 |
0 |
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2 |
0 |
16 |
1 |
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7 |
0 |
38 |
1 |
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2 |
0 |
16 |
0 |
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2.1 |
0 |
12 |
1 |
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2 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
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