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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Match Drawn Another wonderful track at Belmont, the skipper ensconced in the folly tower, and a positively Mediterranean heat; it could have been the defence of Malta from the Turks in 1565. Leading from the front, James Stabb, removed an opener with a careless edge,...
The track at Belmont is particularly fine this year, and the toss needed to be won in this first fixture against The Grannies. Won it was and The Grannies were inserted. Opening bowlers Theo Allport and Toby Russell-Vick kept it tight, but were not as well supported...
Standard Athletic Club arrived at Belmont somewhat bruised after an encounter with the BB, and were looking for some easy runs. On a track offering little to the bowlers, and inserted by Matt Smallwood, the SAC batting certainly seemed to have recovered some of their...