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Primary Club of Australia

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... Read more

Band of Brothers

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... Read more

Standard Athletic Club

After a four-year covid interruption, Stragglers re-joined the contest with Standard Athletic Club from Paris at a beautifully sunny Belmont, but with a stiff, cold north wind blowing in from the Thames estuary. It was a particular pleasure to welcome Praneeth Kumar... Read more

Fixture Secretary’s XI

XXII Stragglers gathered to play the Inter-Straggs game to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Shepway Stragglers at a warm, muggy, overcast and, unusually, completely still Belmont. Following more than a month without rain, the outfield was brown and hard, offering... Read more

Band of Brothers

It seemed fitting that, in the 75th season of Straggler cricket, the Stragglers should record a first win against the Band of Brothers in what proved to be an excellent game of cricket with a nerve jangling final few overs. Played on a lovely summer day at Belmont,... Read more