A seriously strong Straggler side turned up in Tenterden, so strong indeed, that there was even a 12th man (for which inability to count, Theo, while sunning himself in Greece, is a certainty for the new Straggler Euclid award for basic arithmetic). Losing the toss...
When James Pollington is asked “where were you when Ben Stokes hit the winning runs at Headingley in the 2019 Ashes", he will answer “in the middle at Tenterden about to knock the ball into the leg-side to reach my century”. In this remarkable season of Straggler...
Rain - No Play
Under a clear blue Tenterden sky, George BW was under some pressure to continue the fine form on display the previous Sunday, and opened with George Martin. Sadly, George BW (19) edged through to slip, falling just two runs short of his career 1,000. Jasper joined the...
The Straggler run machine rolled into Tenterden, and, with the benefit of a couple of dropped catches, posted another big score, with a second centurion in a week (with a third falling agonisingly short). Ben Methven (114) and Nick Manser (38), both on Straggler...
The weather has caused no end of disruption to the 2015 fixtures, and, when the rain began once more at 11.30, it seemed that another game would be called off. Fortunately the Chairman lives on a hill and could see the line of sunshine heading towards Tenterden from...
Tenterden made full use of their Saturday first XI opening bowler, Tommy Richards, who ended up with figures of 8 for 19 from 17 overs, to stifle the free flowing Straggler batters. The opening pair of Taylors were undone quickly, and, when George BW was out for 12,...
A wet Saturday had deposited two inches of rain on the wicket at Tenterden, of which much had seeped under the covers, creating an old fashioned ‘sticky dog’, requiring a combination of cautious application and some luck with the bat. Jasper, however, still managed to...
The Straggler batting ‘contenders’ all contributed to a strong start at Tenterden on a good wicket and fast outfield, with Al Smallwood (75), Jasper (43) and Theo (42) to the fore. However, wickets fell regularly enough and a strong middle order contrived to stumble...
The first visit to Tenterden for a number of years produced an excellent tight game, taken to the wire. Talented Straggler batsmen failed to build an innings on a track of occasional bounce, until Charlie Munton showed what was possible. Coming to the wicket at 69 for...