The home of the Phené Philanderers Cricket Club is the Phené Arms, the old public taverne in Phené Street, off Oakley Street, Chelsea. The pub is one of the oldest in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, built in 1850 for Dr John Samuel Phené LLD, the celebrated Victorian eccentric and world traveler, who came to the notice of Queen Victoria for his campaign to plant trees in the streets of London and whose family owned a large part of Chelsea until the late 1940s. His more deplorable eccentricities are today faithfully perpetuated by the Phené Philanderers Cricket Club.
Ongoing attempts to convert the Phené Arms to residential use resulted in closure of the pub for several years, which meant that the Philanderers had to start drinking away from home as well as playing away. This sorry state of affairs came to an end in June 2010: our spiritual home has been reborn as The Phené. The inaugural drinks party was attended by a strong club contingent led by the Phené President for Life and Beyond, although the years have taken their toll on all of us and we were a quiet and civilised bunch on the night.
For match & player administration, scorecards from 2002 onwards, stats, etc. please go to the Phené pages at ECB Play-Cricket. Match results from 1969 onwards, together with lists of the best batting and bowling performances, can be found here.
