The Straggler season drew to a close on a wonderful early autumn day at Elham, the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness very much to the fore, the day before the autumn equinox.  For the second game on the bounce, the Chairman was invited to open (the middle order...

In late September sunshine, with buzzards circling the ground, the Straggler season drew to a close with a comfortable win at Elham. Arriving to find a damp, soft and slow wicket, it was something of a surprise that, on losing the toss, the Stragglers were invited to...

Stragglers gathered at Elham for a season finale, on the day after the autumn equinox, the nights drawing in and with rain threatening the game in the west of the county on the day before and sweeping down the Channel during the game.  The batting award for 2022...

Elham Valley produced a young and keen side, who just could not stay with the Stragglers brimming with confidence in spite of the cold and gloomy conditions. The highlight of the Straggler batting was a wonderfully crafted maiden Straggler century by Ralph Taylor. His...

Rain - No play

The Master Brewer assembled a side to play Elham with selection based on age – anyone younger than Jonathan was unlikely to get the nod. The result was an average age of 48, with more creaking bones than in a medieval ossuary, and the alternative brewer (Eliot...

In the half light just before 8pm, from the last ball of the 52nd and penultimate over, and with 9 wickets down Elham struck the winning runs to reach the huge target of 156! With the honourable exception of Theo Allport, fresh from four sleepless nights in Edinburgh,...