Parkfield CC
Founded in 1941 as Harrow Weald Boys Club by Steve Martin (The Old Man).
During the war certain members were not eligible for call-up and took over the Parkfield Table Tennis Club in Parkfield Avenue, off Headstone Lane, who were very short of members as most of them were away fighting. The main person at that time being Scruff Baker.
During the war Saddlers Mead was turned into allotments, but the cricket square was left untouched. After the war the previous user of the ground, Hatch End CC, based themselves in Grimsdyke Road so Steve Martin claimed the ground for Parkfield.
The original clubhouse was built in 1952 and Parkfield Sports Club became firmly established running cricket and football although at that time cricket was the biggest section.
In 1977 West Harrow Nomads were absorbed into Parkfield CC.
Headstone CC
The Club founded in 1934. The main nucleus was employees of HMSO Wealdstone, looking to move up to a higher standard of cricket. In 1963 the then Secretary, Percy Lanning, saw a '100 years ago' article in the Harrow Observer refering to a Headstone CC founded in 1863. This prompted him to make a subtle change to the club's 'history'.
For many years, the club's home ground was Headstone Manor. However in the late 1970s the quality of the wicket deteriorated: and the club tried several alternative home venues, principally the BR Sports Ground at Headstone Lane. This remained the home for a number of years until British Rail sold up and the club were forced out. A few more nomadic years ensued in which the club were losing money and players annually, until they were left with just a Sunday side and a handful of Saturday players and it was looking like the club may have to fold. Then came the lifeline.
Parkfield & Headstone CC
At the end of 2001 season Parkfield CC approached Headstone CC with an offer for a partnership between the two clubs. Parkfield were struggling to fulfill 2nd Team fixtures and Headstone had had to cancel their Saturday friendly programme due to a lack of players. The result was that from 2002 Headstone provided players to Parkfield thus enabling 2 league sides to continue and Headstone's Sunday side moved to Saddlers Mead to play on alternate Sundays to Parkfield's own Sunday team.
Since then the partnership moved from strength to strength and it soon became obvious that a merger into one club would be the best way forward. Parkfield's Sunday players did not buy into the new vision and left, but the void was filled by Headstone running 2 sides in 2005, a result of a highly successful recruitment drive.
At the AGM after the 2005 season Parkfield CC and Headstone CC formally merged to become Parkfield & Headstone CC.
In our first season, 2006, the 2nd team won promotion. In 2007 the 1st team won promotion. In 2008 the 3rd team won promotion.
PARKFIELD CC CLUB RECORDS
Highest Score:
275-4 v. Rickmansworth 2004
Highest Individual Score:
119 Ian Schmid v. Hexton 2004
Best Bowling:
8-20 Steve Jary v. Watford Town 2001
1st Wicket 196 Doug Napier & Ian Schmid 2004
v. Ickleford
2nd Wicket 165 Doug Napier & Graeme Overy 2003
v. Brimsdown
3rd Wicket 160 Steve Jary & Doug Napier 2002
v. Hertingfordbury
4th Wicket 179 Govind & Robin Willis 2004
v. Rickmansworth
5th Wicket 148 Steve Jary & Robin Willis 2003
v. Preston
6th Wicket 90 Steve Jary & Vic Mayers 1996
v. Hatfield
7th Wicket 61 Tim Garnons-Williams & Vic Mayers 2003
v. Old Millhillians
8th Wicket 107 Steve Jary & Gladstone Penny-Cook 1995
v. Abbots Langley
9th Wicket 100 Dave Nockles & Ken Stoute 1995
v. Hatfield
10th Wicket 29 Jes Hindley & Victor Hunte 1995
v. Redbourn
HEADSTONE CC CLUB RECORDS
Highest Score:
302-6 v. Old Centralians 1986
Lowest Opposition Score:
24 v. St. Margarets, Edgware 1974
24 v. Tokyngton 1984
Highest Individual Score:
155 Ian Schmid v. Parkhead 2005
Best Bowling:
10-21 Gordon Bloxham v. Headstone St. Georges 1972
Best Fielding:
6 catches Martin Hadland v. Winchmore Hill 1991
1st Wicket 234 Ray Bullen & Dave Rawson 1986
v. Hanwell lll
2nd Wicket 192* Chris Emmott & Ian Schmid 2005
v. Akademikals
3rd Wicket 230 Ray Bullen & Riz Jamal 1986
v. Hampton Hill
4th Wicket 182 Mark de Souza & Martin Smith 1986
v. Old Centralians
182 Gerry Bloomfield & Dave Rice 1975
v. St. Johns, Kenton
5th Wicket 119 Chris Emmott & Robin Willis 2005
v. Grimsdyke
6th Wicket 112* James Hodgskin & James Owtram 1996
v. Butler
7th Wicket 105 Graeme Ford & Craig Rivers 2003
v. Chairman’s Xl
8th Wicket 73 Kamal Mistry & Robin Willis 2003
v. Iver Heath
9th Wicket 69 Julian Hodge & Dave Sheppard 1997
v. Belmont
10th Wicket 62 Nim Patel & Miren Shah 2005
v. Pacific