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Sissinghurst

After the run-fest and convincing victory at Tonbridge, the game at Sissinghurst reminded us why we play cricket.  A nail-biting contest, which swung in favour of both sides, in which the crucial moment was a hattrick taken by a Straggler debutant, and which went to...

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Sissinghurst

Rather disappointingly, the early summer weather, which had just touched 30o on the Chairman’s garage three days earlier, had given way to a cold wind from the north-east to meet the Stragglers with the temperature heading towards 11o. The Stragglers openers, Angus...

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Sissinghurst

The Straggler season burst into action on a May Day in Sissinghurst, when even the Inuit would have been wearing two fur-lined parkas in the outfield. And the cold wind teased the players with slow moving showers, which held off just long enough to see a result....

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Sissinghurst

The longest day just past, and summer finally put in an appearance at Sissinghurst.  The Stragglers continue the successful 2019 format of batting first, posting a large total and defending it, although doing so this time in a rather careless fashion in the field....

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