The wheels came off the Straggler bus in pretty formidable fashion at Benenden. Batting first once again, this time with a junior tail, the top order got set, looked dangerous, and then failed to fire. Matthew Roberts (29) looked increasingly fluent, Al Smallwood (18)...

A week of rain had kept the local authority groundsmen under cover in the week leading up to the Benenden game, and we were met with a outfield ablaze with dandelions and buttercups; aerial options were required, and Matt opted for a Forster opening pair, Eliot...

Benenden, with the Church chiming the hour at the top of the meadow, has seen a number of record breaking batting performances over the years. 2013 did not produce any records, but top order batsmen coped well with some variable bounce to set a challenging target....

The square at Bendenden had taken a fair downpour in the previous week, providing a challenging batting track, not made easier by a couple of showers and some intermittent drizzle, although the double rainbow produced a picture postcard aspect. In spite of a rare...

Benenden has been the setting for a number of large and memorable innings, and the Stragglers have set three partnership records at the ground, as batsmen cash in on the short straight boundaries. All was very different in 2010, after heavy rain in the week, which...

A young Straggler side again found form with the bat at Benenden, with Bertie Berger, riding his luck, dropped in the teens, and making full use of the top edge, carrying his bat for an undefeated 130. A number of roof tiles were damaged at long off, when he found the...