Don Topley (Toppers)

Mon 28th July sees the start of the 2025MCCF Under 12s Competition with 12 sides participating over the 5 Days of 90over cricket. Spectators are welcome with matches commencing at 11am (Fri 1st at 10am). Royal Hospital School, Suffolk’s post code is IP9 2RX Here are the fixture

Eureka eureka - I wonder who else has been harping on for years about 7 or 8 weeks of perpetual 4 day games on the bounce. Todays game is almost a different sport to the 60s 70s & 80s! Bowlers are atheletes today, so too, are props & 2nd Rows!

Despite having close to 2 inches of rain in the last 8 days we are expected to start Monday's U12s fixtures on time at 11am. Covers are on all 5 pitches and the weather (IP92RX) for the week ahead looks pretty ☀️good! May be some rain forecast Sunday afternoon as you arrive☂️?

Following David Gower is another cricket legend. @jbairstow21 is a most feared & destructive💥 batsman at the top of the order, or lower down. Jonny, regarded most highly throughout the world, offers @MCCFCricket U12s & U11s best wishes & "play with a smile". Thank you Jonny!🙏

Another hugely important friend of @MCCFCricket - thank you Steve and Sue for all your support (and friendship) over the years! @ColourplanPrint

Just super & a wonderful asset and a gr8 school mate - he will be everyone’s friend over the next two weeks of @MCCFCricket Thank you George! @ggf_photos #rhs #royalhospitalschool #photographer

Here is the Boarding House allocation for the U12s MCCF2025 Don and his team look forward to welcoming you all: cricketers parents and staff on Sunday at 3pm 💥

UNDER 12s Boarding House allocation for @MCCFCricket Looking forward to welcoming you all to MCCF2025: Young Cricketers, parents and staff from 3pm on Sunday at @RHSSuffolk (IP9 2RX)

Wow what a legend, just oozed class on and off the field. Certainly a hero of mine when growing up & was fortunate to play against him many times. This is a thrill for all of us to have David Gower ‘grace’ our @MCCFCricket with his delightful ‘best wishes’ video. Thank you DG!

fb.watch/B44fATRxKd/?fs… We are honoured to have the great & wonderful David Gower offer us his very best wishes for MCCF2025. An Ashes winning Captain & one of the finest batsman to grace our game. He was pretty difficult to bowl against-Thank you David, this is just brilliant!

Slight change tonight in the build up to @MCCFCricket as no video, but a wonderful penned letter to us from the legend @jackrussellart - Jack has witnessed a number of MCCFs over the years & was commissioned to paint the cricket scene at @RHSSuffolk some 15yrs ago. Thx 🙏 Jack!

A break with videos today as we introduce MCCF friend & England legend, @jackrussellart who has penned his best wishes, having witnessed many @MCCFCricket Festivals. Former @englandcricket wicketkeeper was even commissioned to paint, the cricket scene at @RHSSuffolk 15yrs ago.

Absolutely terrific to have 'CJ' pass on his best wishes to the U12 & U11 MCCF. Thank you @CJordan for this wonderful gesture - real honour to have Chris Jordan post a message to @MCCFCricket!

Following on from an @EssexCricket theme of Noah & Charlie offering y'day, here is senior team mate Michael Pepper's good wishes. Michael played in MCCF2009, when the Batsman/Keeper represented Cambs U11s. 'Pepsi' stayed with the Cambridgeshire pathways before joining Essex.

Following on with the @EssexCricket of Noah & Charlie's good wishes, here's Senior team mate, Michael Pepper with his. The batter/keeper experienced MCCF2009 with Cambs U11s, 16 years ago! Michael stayed with the Cambridgeshire Pathways before joining Esx

Following on with the @EssexCricket theme after Noah & Charlie's good wishes, here's senior team mate, Michael Pepper with his. Michael represented Cambs U11s in MCCF2009, some 16 yrs ago. 'Pepsi' stayed with the Cambridgeshire Pathways before signing professionally with Esx.

Following on from the @EssexCricket theme of y'day here is Noah's & Charlie's senior team mate at Essex with Michael Pepper offering his good wishes. Michael played with Cambs U11s, back in MCCF2009 at @RHSSuffolk 'Pepsi' stayed with the Cambs pathway, before joining Essex.

Yesterday, we had Liam Dawson's good wishes but today, we have 2 former @MCCFCricket players who played against each other at U12s in 2016, but today are team-mates & the future stars of @EssexCricket: Noah Thain & Charlie Allison. Both are having good Summers as professionals

Here is the 1st of many celebrity cricketers sending best wishes to the @MCCFCricket, the cricketers, the staff & to the parents in our 25th year. The full 4min interview with Liam Dawson (@hantscricket & @englandcricket) will be available soon! 1 video every day till Sunday!

Terrible decision, absolutely shocking! Its a cricket ground where cricket is & has been played for 100s of years! Former @EssexCricket batting & 'Boot Hill' hero Brian Hardie lived in Danbury!