A confident and thrusting BaBes side were eventually undone by failing to take the catches that mattered. A swift start was controlled by Paddy Butler, who induced a trio of lofted shots to deep mid-on; all three were safely gathered by Charlie Sinclair. Nigel was the...

With the bowling attack put to the Turkish sword on another wonderful track at Belmont (not helped by a resumption of normal, butter fingered service in the field), Straggler batsmen ultimately withstood a combination of heavy artillery, artifice and desertion in the...

The Night Watchman tends not to follow the Gooch school of abstemious preparation for an important game, and, having enjoyed a small glass or two the evening before, arrived at Belmont for the fifth over. Bending to tie his laces in the covers, his shades just about...

Looking pretty loose from the long walk at the end of each over from fine leg to mid off and back, the Boulanger forced himself into contention as first change bowler at Wellesley House. Not quite so loose it turned out, as his first ball pitched very close to the...

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...