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Jul 21, 2013
Graham Smith, our host at Provender, responded to a first defeat to the Stragglers in 2012, by further strengthening a side, which would have given the Australians a fair run for their money! As was amply demonstrated when the opening pair of pace men tore through the... Read more
Jul 22, 2012
Three days later at Provender, Hugo was determined to reverse the sequence of close defeats, which have been a feature of the Provender fixture. This time, batting first, the line up lived up to its billing. Al Smallwood tucked in first, reaching a half century in... Read more
Jul 24, 2011
Provender provides the most lovely venue and, in three years the most challenging of opponents, and so it proved once more as the unbeaten season came to a tense end with a last ball decision. Opening the innings, James Grant, set off as if he had a ferry to catch... Read more
Jul 18, 2010
It is a real privilege to play cricket at Provender, although our host, Graham Smith, tends to select his invitation side to win. On the strength of the 2009 Straggler showing he drafted in Martin Saggers, recently of Kent and England, to give his attack a bit of zip.... Read more
Jul 19, 2009
Provender is a new fixture for 2009, on wonderful ground created by Graham Smith, a very generous host indeed. Provender elected to bat, their opening pair untroubled by some hostile bowling from Harry Thompson and Charlie Munton, and cruised to 100 in the 17th over.... Read more
