Belmont
Fixture Secretary’s XI
On a day which had seen a number of events, including the first day of the Cowes regatta cancelled due to gales, Stragglers gathered at a very windy Belmont (small branches in the outfield) for the annual Club fixture, sides captained in 2019 by a brace of Attwoods....
Standard Athletic Club
The Stragglers of 2019 seem unable to chase a target, but given the chance to pile on runs, the attack is up to the task or running through the opposition. For the third time in the season, a big Straggler score proved very defendable, with a substantial margin of...
Fixture Secretary’s XI
For the first time in five years the annual Inter-Straggler game (against the Fixture Secretary’s XI) was not to be a gripping, last ball, nail-biter, as the Stragglers, led by Patch Mitchell, cruised to a comfortable 5 wicket victory with plenty of time to spare....
Fixture Secretary’s XI
Cricket is such an extraordinary game, that what looked one sided for much of the day (Carl Brown skying a catch to Nick Healy at mid-wicket and Jonathan Neame running out the in form batsman, all in the first over) then swung back in the last few overs to produce a...
Standard Athletic Club
Shepway Stragglers 283 for 9 (dec) & 175 for 7 (dec) Standard Athletic Club 256 for 7 (dec) & 141 for 9 Cricket is a wonderful game - two days of intense competition, 168.2 overs, 855 runs and still the sides could not be separated!! I believe this to be the...
Fixture Secretary’s XI
Such is demand for places in the annual Straggler game against the Fixture Secretary’s XI at Belmont, that even the striking down of Eliot with less than an hour before the first ball, was accommodated with the late call up of Billy Selmon. The handicapper looked to...
Fixture Secretary’s XI
Match Drawn The rain arrived at Belmont to dampen the last few overs of the Fixture Secretary’s XI game. Until the soggy end, the match had been one of high quality cricket, with some exceptional stroke play on a good track, bowling good enough to keep most batsmen...
Fixture Secretary’s XI
The rain arrived at Belmont to dampen the last few overs of the Fixture Secretary’s XI game. Until the soggy end, the match had been one of high quality cricket, with some exceptional stroke play on a good track, bowling good enough to keep most batsmen watchful, and...
Fixture Secretary’s XI
The loss of the toss and being inserted was enough responsibility for one day, and Nigel handed over captaincy of the Fixture Secretary’s XI to Hugo, who sent out some young guns to get the innings off to a flier. However, George Baker White was undone by the pace and...