Shepway Stragglers

Cricket Club

The Shepway Stragglers are a long established wandering Cricket Club, founded in 1947, playing at picturesque grounds across Kent.

During the winter of 1947, after an inaugural fixture among friends in 1946 the Shepway Stragglers were founded and so named.

A committee was formed of: WJS Fletcher MC, H Pares, V Collins, GA Hardy, Lt.Cdr. NCM Findlay, HSG Torrens, Lt.Col. AWC May MC.

A fixture list was arranged and an umpire, E Gray, appointed.

Next Fixture


Sat 6th June 2020 Tonbridge School 2nd XI 0 - 0 Match Cancelled

Guy Yerburgh, 2nd Baron Alvingham

Apr 5, 2020

Guy Yerburgh, Lord Alvingham passed away on 29th March at the age of 93, the oldest surviving Straggler. He had been encouraged by Wyndham Fletcher to play Straggler cricket, while serving at the Small Arms School in Hythe shortly after the founding of the Club. In...


Sat 6th June 2020 Tonbridge School 2nd XI 0 - 0 Match Cancelled
Sun 21st June 2020 Armadillos 12:30 pm
Sun 28th June 2020 Band of Brothers 11:30 am
Sat 4th July 2020 Band of Brothers 11:30 am Representing the Belmont Trustees
Sun 12th July 2020 Egerton 1:30 pm
Sat 18th July 2020 Tarbarrow 12:30 pm
Fri 24th July 2020 Junior BB 2:00 pm
Sun 2nd August 2020 St Lawrence & Highland Court 2:00 pm
Sat 8th August 2020 Fixture Secretary's XI 1:00 pm
Thu 13th August 2020 Nonington 2:00 pm
Sun 16th August 2020 Stowting 2:00 pm
Sun 23rd August 2020 Tenterden 2:00 pm
Sun 30th August 2020 Folkestone 1:30 pm
Fri 4th September 2020 Standard Athletic Club Tour 3:00 pm T20
Sat 5th September 2020 Standard Athletic Club Tour 11:00 am
Sun 6th September 2020 Standard Athletic Club Tour 11:00 am
Sun 13th September 2020 Street End 1:00 pm
Sun 27th September 2020 Straggler Golf Day 9:00 am