The Sunday Service

Welcome back to The Sunday Service! After the joy and chaos of the awards evening, we are back to business as usual.

Mr Church is back with his sermon and, this week, he tells the parish about the cricketing things that scare him..

Mr Gompertz reads a passage from The Good Book, telling the tale of what one ought to do when they win the toss.

WG talks about the unsettling feeling of a cricketing hero leaving the game.

And finally, thanks to our friends at Newbery cricket for their support of the service.

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Join us for a very special installment of the Sunday Service. The usual Sunday morning has been cancelled for this week, due to the undeniable success of the Awards Night, which took place instead.

Mr Church gave us a round-up of the season, WG spoke on the importance of awards nights, Mr Gompertz led the club song, and our special guest host Mr Daniel Norcross was in fine form as he gave out the awards.

We all had a lot of fun and it was a very fitting end to what was a fantastic season. It was great to see so many of you enjoying yourselves as well!

Services will continue again as normal next week.

And finally, curtesy our good friends at Newberry Cricket, we gave away a pair of batting gloves!

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Please remember to send in any cricketing concerns, tales, or triumphs to us at:

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Welcome back to The Sunday Service!

This week, Mr Church tells the parish about the exciting plans for next week's awards ceremony, including revealing the special guest host .... Daniel Norcross!

Mr Gompertz reads a passage from The Good Book, all about how winning may be nice, but it's the memories and the friendships which are to be cherished more than anything.

WG talks about the vehicle through which many of those friendships are co-ordinated nowadays; the club WhatsApp group...

And finally, curtesy our good friends at Newberry Cricket, we've got a brand new prize to give away; this week, a pair of batting gloves!

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Please remember to send in any cricketing concerns, tales, or triumphs to us at:

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Welcome back to The Sunday Service!

This week, Mr Church deals with an angry local...

Mr Gompertz and WG Rumblepants both talk about the joy of following cricket overseas with radio commentary, inclusive WG's address, Mr Gompertz' reading from The Good Book, and the hymn, 'I Vow To Thee My Vision, O Radio 5'.

And finally, curtesy our good friends at Newberry Cricket, we've got a brand new prize to give away; this week, a pair of batting gloves!

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Please remember to send in any cricketing concerns, tales, or triumphs to us at:

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Welcome back to The Sunday Service!

This week, Mr Church talks about autumn and, just because the season has ended, it doesn't call for doom and gloom!

Mr Gompertz reads a story from The Good Book, where the young man visits his club the week after the end of the season and sees how it's already in hibernation for the winter.

WG Rumblepants talks about the sadness about the end of the season, but that cricket hasn't simply finished, but merely migrated.

And finally, curtesy our good friends at Newberry Cricket, we've got a brand new prize to give away; this week, a pair of batting gloves!

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Please remember to send in any cricketing concerns, tales, or triumphs to us at:

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Welcome back to The Sunday Service!

This week, Mr Church talks about his feelings before the start of the final day of cricketing action for this summer in the northern hemisphere.

Mr Gompertz reads a story from The Good Book, where Young Michael Holding suggest to Young Mark Wood that he ought to move his run-up back.

WG Rumblepants talks about the legacy of the great John Wisden, not just through the annual cricket almanack in his name, but also his skills as a cricketer.

And finally, curtesy our good friends at Newberry Cricket, we've got a brand new prize to give away; this week, a pair of batting gloves!

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Please remember to send in any cricketing concerns, tales, or triumphs to us at:

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Welcome back to The Sunday Service!

This week, Mr Church reveals the draft sketches for the new Parish bird bath, as well as regaling tales of animals at the cricket.

Mr Gompertz reads a very short, but very fitting passage from the Good Book about our beatiful game, and leads a rousing rendition of this week's hymn, 'Be Thou My Vixen'.

WG Rumblepants talks about the lies one tells oneself during September, such as 'I won't play again next season...'

And finally, curtesy our good friends at Newberry Cricket, we've got a brand new prize to give away; this week, a pair of batting gloves!

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Please remember to send in any cricketing concerns, tales, or triumphs to us at:

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Welcome back to The Sunday Service!

This week, Mr Church gives us the match report on the latest fixture in the Parish XI calendar.

Mr Gompertz reads a passage from The Good Book about the importance of tailenders or, as they're called in The Good Book, 'end-of-the-tail'.

WG Rumblepants talks about the importance of club cricket, and how it's much more about the club than it is about the cricket.

And finally, curtesy our good friends at Newberry Cricket, we've got a brand new prize to give away; this week, a pair of batting gloves!

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Please remember to send in any cricketing concerns, tales, or triumphs to us at:

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Welcome back to The Sunday Service!

This week, Mr Church devises his plan for the new bird birth, although the water feature leaves the image of Sir Geoffrey rather exposed...

Mr Gompertz reads a passage from the good book about the fine line between having love for Mother Cricket, as well as having love for one's life partner.

WG Rumblepants talks about the chaos in the Pakistan camp.

And finally, curtesy our good friends at Newberry Cricket, we've got a brand new prize to give away; this week, a pair of batting gloves!

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Please remember to send in any cricketing concerns, tales, or triumphs to us at:

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Welcome back to The Sunday Service!

This week, we hear the latest updates from Parish XI, who just played their fundraiser game against The Hairdressers of Upper and Lower Bottom. It was a terrific day all round, although not a very successful batting performance. Actually, come to think of it, the bowling performance wasn't great either.

Unfortunately, Mr Gompertz's messaging about the curfew last week clearly didn't get through, as two unnamed members of the Parish were seen in the clubs of the night after the fundraiser. So, this week, he's trying again, and that includes singing verse two of 'They've Lifted The Curfew', which was met with great excitement from certain members of the congregation.

WG Rumblepants talked about the Bodyline series and whether the MCC owe Harold Larwood a portrait in the Long Room.

And finally, curtesy our good friends at Newberry Cricket, we've got a brand new prize to give away; this week, a pair of batting gloves!

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Please remember to send in any cricketing concerns, tales, or triumphs to us at:

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Welcome back to The Sunday Service!

This week, we hear the latest updates as the Parish XI prepare for their fundraiser game against The Hairdressers of Upper and Lower Bottom.

Mr Church has his updates from the Parish, WG Rumblepants speaks on the feeling of late-season cricket, and Mr Gompertz reads from The Good Book on 'The Curfew'.

The congregation sing 'They've Lifted The Curfew' and, we must say, they were in excellent voice.

And finally, curtosy our good friends at Newberry Cricket, we give away the 360 cricket shoes! Listen to find out if you won...

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Please remember to send in any cricketing concerns, tales, or triumphs to us at:

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Welcome back to The Sunday Service!

This week, we hear the latest updates as the Parish XI prepare for their fundraiser game against The Hairdressers of Upper and Lower Bottom.

Mr Church and Mr Gompertz are also very excited as they perform their first 'bat-tism', as Rex has chosen to get his new piece of willow 'bat-tised' before he uses it in the fundraiser match.

The congregation sing 'I Vow To Thee My Willow' and Mr Gompertz reads from The Good Book about how one must care for their bat.

WG Rumblepants gives his 'Cricket in 3' on the how the definition of 'proper cricket' has changed as the game has evolved.

And finally, our good friends at Newberry Cricket have another terrific competition, this week giving away their brand new 360 cricket shoes.

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To enter, just answer the question correctly and send it in to:

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Welcome back to The Sunday Service!

This week, we hear the latest tales from the Parish XI as they played a thriller against the Fellows of Farting Fallows, which went down to the final ball.

WG Rumblepants gives his 'Cricket in 3' on the festival feel of the One-Day Cup, and Mr Gompertz reads from 'The Good Book' on the young man who discovered the One-Day Cup due to the absence of Test Match cricket.

And finally, our good friends at Newberry Cricket have another terrific competition, this week giving away their brand new 360 cricket shoes.

Check out all of their top equipment here

To enter, just answer the question correctly and send it in to:

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Welcome back to The Sunday Service!

This week, we hear the latest tales from the Parish XI as they prepare for their game next weekend against the Fellows of Farting Fallows.

WG Rumblepants gives his 'Cricket in 3' on cheating in cricket, and Mr Gompertz reads from 'The Good Book' on the spirit of the game.

And finally, our good friends at Newberry Cricket have another terrific competition, this week giving away their brand new 360 cricket shoes.

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To enter, just answer the question correctly and send it in to:

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Welcome back to The Sunday Service!

This week, we hear the latest tales from the Womens' Institute as they took a trip to see The Odyssey, and the Parish XI prepare for their fundraiser game against the Hairdressers of Upper and Lower Bottom.

WG Rumblepants rumblepants dedicates his 'Cricket in 3' to the late Sir Garfield Sobers, and Mr Gompertz reads from 'The Good Book' on the topic of the importance of all-rounders.

And finally, our good friends at Newberry Cricket have another terrific competition, this week giving away their brand new 360 cricket shoes.

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To enter, just answer the question correctly and send it in to:

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Welcome back to The Sunday Service!

This week, we hear the latest tales from the Parish XI as the match is called off for a 'incident of the non-striker's end'.

We also hear the continuation of our newest feature of the Service, 'Cricket in Three with WG', thanks to WG Rumblepants.

We hear the first Reading from Mr Gompertz, as he consults two passages from The Good Book in his Lesson on 'Seeing Off The New Ball In Life'.

And, finally, the congregation are in good form this week, so listen out for a couple of cricket-themed hymns!

And finally, our good friends at Newberry Cricket have another terrific competition, this week giving away their brand new 360 cricket shoes.

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To enter, just answer the question correctly and send it in to:

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Welcome back to The Sunday Service!

This week, we meet our newest member of the parish, Mr Gompertz, and we hear about his first few days as he settles into his new surroundings.

Elsewhere, Mr Church has his bush trimmed into the shape of Sir Geoffrey, although this causes some unforeseen issues...

We also hear our newest feature of the Service, 'Cricket in Three with WG', thanks to WG Rumblepants.

And we also hear Churchy speak to Chris Coleman, Director of
Cricket Participation at the Surrey Foundation. They work with schools, clubs,
charities and governing bodies to increase participation in the sport amongst all demographics. This includes introducing people to cricket, offering a range of coaching and finding suitable clubs.

And finally, our good friends at Newberry Cricket have another terrific competition, this week giving away their brand new 360 cricket shoes.

Check out all of their top equipment here

To enter, just answer the question correctly and send it in to:

- sundayservicecricket@gmail.com

- Twitter / X - sundayservice22

Welcome back to the Sunday Service with Church and Vickers – we hope you've all had a peaceful cricketing week.

This week, Mark brings some sad news to the Parish.

In a hard-hitting Sermon, Mark reveals that Hector is leaving the Parish after 36 fantastic services at the pulpit. "It has been a joy and a pleasure to serve at The Parish, and I will miss our weekly catchups" Hector announced to the village hall this week.

But fear not, The Sunday Service will continue, as Churchy is well-met at the crease by a new addition to the team.

As of next week, normal service shall resume, as George Gompertz steps up to the pulpit for the first time. With plenty of ideas to hand, we are very excited to see where this show goes.

Once again, a big thank you goes to our friends at Newbery Cricket for all their support.

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Welcome back to the Sunday Service with Church and Vickers – we hope you've all had a peaceful cricketing week.

This week, Mark and Hector are joined by the CEO and mastermind behind our fantastic sponsors, Newbery Cricket.

Having left school at 16, David White began work as a groundskeeper before moving into a variety of coaching roles, including serving as a County Age Group coach at Surrey.

He then moved into operations, joining Newbery initially as Chief Operating Officer after leaving West Ham, where he was Head of Operations.

Now the CEO of Newbery Cricket, and the driving force behind one of England's finest cricket brands, David joins the show to chat all about the company and discuss his fascinating career to date.

Also on the episode, Church and Vickers continue their hard-hitting segment, "What Cricket Sound Is This?", while Church delivers a sermon reflecting on another busy week in the Parish.

A huge thank you to David White for joining us this week to talk us through his extraordinary career and his work at Newbery Cricket. We're looking forward to catching up again over the summer.

Another big thank you goes to our friends at Newbery Cricket, who offered up their award-winning SPS bat as this month's competition giveaway, and congratulations to this month's winner.

You can read all about it via the following link: https://www.wisden.com/cricket-features/the-bat-test-2026

You can also check out the premium equipment that Newbery Cricket has to offer here.

If you've enjoyed this episode of Sunday Service, please make sure to rate and review us, and share the podcast across your social media platforms.

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Welcome back to the Sunday Service with Church and Vickers – we hope you've all had a peaceful cricketing week.

This week, we continue Mark's conversation with one of the most beloved voices in cricket, who has also recently been inducted into the NZC Hall of Fame.

In 52 Test matches, he scored 2,668 runs, including three centuries and 16 half-centuries, while also taking 27 wickets.

He also claims the unique accolade of captaining New Zealand to three historic, successive Test series victories in 1985 and 1986: against Australia in Australia, against Australia in New Zealand, and against England in England – all of which were first-time achievements.

In 88 One Day Internationals, he scored 1,874 runs and took a further 54 wickets. He was also one of the finest slip fielders in the world, earning him the nickname "The Mantis".

Since his retirement in 1987, he has gone on to become one of the most recognisable and admired voices in the commentary box, and is back in England this summer to commentate for Test Match Special during the ongoing Test series between England and New Zealand.

The legendary Jeremy Coney first joined the show last week, discussing how he fell in love with cricket, his playing career with New Zealand, and his broadcasting career.

In Part 2, we pick up the interview as Jeremy recalls taking on the imperious West Indies of the 1980s.

Also on this week's episode, Church and Vickers continue their hard-hitting segment, "What Cricket Sound Is This?", while Church delivers a sermon reflecting on the Parish XI's game against the Florists of Little Whining last Sunday.

A huge thank you to Jeremy Coney for joining the podcast over the past couple of weeks to regale us with his fascinating stories of old.

Another big thank you goes to our friends at Newbery Cricket, who are offering their award-winning SPS bat as this month's competition giveaway. You can read all about it here:
https://www.wisden.com/cricket-features/the-bat-test-2026

You can also check out the premium equipment Newbery has to offer here.

If you've enjoyed this episode of Sunday Service, please make sure to rate and review us, and share us across your social media platforms.

Make sure to get in touch – we'd love to hear your cricketing thoughts and guest suggestions.

Email us at: sundayservice.pod@yahoo.com

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