For at least ten days leading up to the Inter-Straggs game at Belmont, recruitment proved something of a challenge, as every time a player signed up to play, another fell by the wayside.  Thanks to some exceptional recruiting by Archie Brown, who introduced three...

With an 80% chance of rain forecast for four hours around midday at Eastling, and heavy rain across much of the county at 9am, it would have been an easy call to cancel the fixture against the Band of Brothers at Belmont.  It was, therefore, something of a surprise...

After all the talk of record-breaking chases and even unbeaten seasons, after the victory at Hurlingham, the wheels came spectacularly off the Straggler juggernaut on a glorious sunny day at Belmont. The fixture, played in memory of Toby Cox, member of both clubs,...

With swallows swooping over the lush green outfield and some signs of a brief return to summer (between the showers), Stragglers gathered at Belmont for a rearranged Inter-Straggs game, with some new faces (6 debutants), a trio of Pullens and two Stragglers returning...

Three days after the waterlogged Australian retention of the Ashes at Old Trafford, the Stragglers welcomed the Primary Club of Australia to Belmont (with a fair bit of kit envy) on a glorious July day with the air full of dragonflies. The Primary Club, on tour in...

On a day of high cricketing drama at Lords, when the dismissal of Johnny Bairstow (the casual gardener) caused furore in the Long Room, the Stragglers managed to bring an explosive BB innings under control and then appear to be cruising to victory, only for the wheels...