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Article: Mitcham add a new chapter to the Green's rich cricket history.
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- The Evening Standard (London, England)
- Article date:
- June 3, 2005
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Byline: ALEXANDER CLYDE
CRICKET has been played on the Green at Mitcham since 1685 and legend has it that supporters of the world's oldest cricket club included Lord Nelson.
The current side may languish in the third division of the Surrey League but captain Sean Pargeter's men have carved out their own piece of history with the giant-killing act of the round in club cricket's most prestigious knockout tournament.
The south Londoners pulled off a remarkable five-run victory over Weybridge, champions of the Surrey League three times in six years, in the first round of the [pounds sterling]13,000 Evening Standard Challenge Trophy, the 50-over ...