2020 will forever be the season of Covid-19, a virus, possibly originating from a Chinese bat, that turned the world upside down.  No cricket was played in a glorious English April and May, or in a very slightly damper June.  The season finally came to life in...

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...

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/the-nightwatchman/2019/dec/04/ethics-walking-cricket-socrates-nietzsche-aristotle-plato-kant To walk or not to walk, that is the question. What would Aristotle, Plato and Kant have done had they felt a nick? By Anthony McGowan for The...

My old school had a tradition of some wonderful school songs, one of which was entitled “Giants” - you can relax, I am not going to burst into song.  The thesis of the song was that the giants of yesteryear were more capable, more athletic and in many other ways...

Stragglers of advancing years may recall an Indian slow bowler from the 1960s - one RG “Bayu” Nadkarni. His obituary published earlier in the year included an unusual record, and one which has strange similarities with that well-known Straggler coach and spiritual...

2019 proved to be a season of remarkable Straggler performances – 14 victories equalled the previous best in 1952; 12 centuries scored by Stragglers, the most in a season eclipsing 8 scored in 2017 (and the highest score by an opposing batter all season a modest 90*);...

A Straggler stalwart, RHB (Bobby) Neame enjoyed one of the longer Straggler careers.  Bobby made his debut in 1955 against Elham & Young Farmers in early May in a game which is in the record books for all the wrong reasons.  Batting at number 4, Bobby scored a...

Cricket is a wonderful game, in which unlikely things can happen, magic balls bowled, wonderful shots conjured, and the Straggler innings at Stowting saw one such event.  Patch Clews (aka “Patch from the pub”) burst on to the Straggler scene in 2014, turning out at...

It is not often that we get to the mid-point in the season and have a pretty clear idea of those likely to win both batting and bowling awards for the season.  Hugo and George each laid down a pretty strong marker on tour (although George needed a second attempt after...