There really were wonderful giants of old, you know. The early season success has sent your correspondent into the archive searching for winning rsequences of yore. 2011 is the fifth time that the Stragglers have won the opening five fixtures or more in a season. The...
The wind on top of the hill at Belmont threatened to derail the storming start to the 2011 season, but in the end it was a whirlwind century from Jasper that proved decisive. Huge conficence was shown in the Straggler batting, when Matt inserted the SAC, and he had to...
With an average age of 48, the Straggler team selected by the Master Brewer elicited interest from a number of quarters not usually seen on cricket grounds in rural Kent. The Greek authorities assumed that the wholly immobile fielder at short mid-off (technically 'the...
Another Sunday, another Straggler walk in the park. For the second time this season, the Stragglers faced a depleted opposition, piled on the runs and then, having given the boys a chance to have a bowl, brought proceedings to an early close. So depleted were the...
The 2011 season opening fixture at Bossingham fell, unusually, on Easter Sunday, and a particularly glorious Sunday, which brought out the crowds. Not quite reaching three figures, they were boistrously supportive of the debutant Headmaster's diving catch in the deep,...
The 2010 Awards The Committee instituted a few more awards from 2007, along with the long standing awards for topping the batting and bowling averages. These vary from season to season to reflect performances of note. Leading Batsman Jonathan Neame 287 runs...
2010 generated enough statistics to send the most enthusiastic ‘stato’ delirious, some of which appear on the previous blog. Three early games were lost to the weather or unenthusiastic opposition, but from mid-June the Club enjoyed an exceptional run. The weather...
Both batting and bowling awards hung in the balance prior to the final fixture at Hollingbourne, with even the weather poised to play a part. Jasper's unbeaten century at Otterden had catapulted him just to the top of averages leading into the game. The other serious...
Sunning himself on a Greek beach, your correspondent missed another highlight of what has turned out to be a pretty vintage season, with a fourth centurion. Jasper Smallwood threw his hat firmly into the ring for the 2010 batting award with an unbeaten century in the...
With three Smallwoods fresh from Portuguese beaches, three rotating Russell-Vicks, and substantial family support for Alex, Barney, Ben and Archie, accompanied by a picnic lunch in front of the Church, Beneden provided a perfect setting for another Straggler vistory....