Club History
1990 To The Present Day
| Part I | — A long time ago, on an island far away... |
| — That lovely logo | |
| Part II | — Lamma roams around the region |
| Part III | — Review of the seasons |
| — Strictly ballroom | |
| — By the way |
Part I
A long time ago, on an island far away...
A Lamma cricket team played its first game in 1990 when some
players were invited to play against the Hong Kong University
Social XI at Sandy Bay. This game is a tradition that survives
to this day in the shape of an annual match between the two
sides.
Teams from Lamma C.C. and HKU Social XI at the annual fixture at Sandy Bay in 2001
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In 1992, Lamma’s growing community began to include keen cricketers, leading to the formation of a more organised cricket club. The Lamma Cricket Club was inaugurated at a beery meeting at the original Waterfront Restaurant and the first practice session was conducted on a disused helipad on Lamma. This was one of the few areas of ‘flat’ land on the island; not that flat though, as the first the batsman saw of the bowler was his head appearing over the horizon from his uphill run-up!
The disused helipad above the fire station — the cradle of the Lamma Cricket Club
At that time the Club’s meagre supply of equipment consisted simply of one bat, one ball and some tatty old pads, but as we became more organised we received sponsorship from the Island Bar. This helped us to purchase equipment and team shirts, and we started to look like a proper cricket team. The practice facilities improved a little when we transferred to a site adjacent to the football pitch on Yung Shue Wan harbour.
The first Lamma CC overseas tour to Manila Nomads Sports Club, Philippines, 1993
(left to right) Ian Harling, John Fox, Rajen Gohel, Mark Thompson, Glen Perkinson, Robert McGregor, Alastair Robins, Clive Theobald,
Martin Snape (Captain), Paul Duggan, David Robins (Al’s Dad), Mike Duggan. Photo taken by Al’s mum, see below.
The first Lamma CC overseas tour to Manila Nomads Sports Club, Philippines, 1993
(left to right) Nomads player, Al’s Mum, Mike Duggan, Paul Duggan, Mark Thompson, Alastair Robins, Martin Snape,
Robert McGregor, Glen Perkinson with the Manila Nomads plaque which is still to be seen in the Island Bar today.
The Lamma CC team at Sandy Bay in 1993
Back row: (left to right) John Fox, Terry Wastie, Andrew Thompson, Rae Fossard, Tom Ford, Mark Thompson, Peter Whitehead, Soli Colah, Iain McLacghlan, Ed Johnson.
Front row: Alastair Robins, Ian Harling, Martin Snape (Captain), Chris Corke, Richard Jones, Glen Perkinson.
That lovely logo
The cricket club logo incorporates the map of Lamma Island and
the chimneys of the Island’s chief landmark, the power
station. Interestingly, there were only two chimneys when they
were used as the inspiration for the stumps; whether HK Electric
added a third to match our logo has not yet been confirmed.
The colours come from the green of the Island and the yellow
from the stumps (beige was considered too wishy-washy).
