On the most glorious day of the summer, with a windless Torry Hill looking an absolute picture, and the occasional Spitfire over-flying the ground, the Straggs managed an exceptional team effort to produce a second victory on the bounce over I Zingari. On electing to...

On what proved to be the hottest day of the year so far, Torry Hill, alive with butterflies in the outfield, was witness to an extraordinary game, in which the Stragglers, having bowled well enough, collapsed in startling disarray only for the Evans brothers to put on...

The Stragglers hosted London New Zealand at Torry Hill for an inaugural fixture on one of the very few hot, sunny days on offer in this gloomy summer.  Once more the strip was fast and true, and an electric outfield was going to reward good shots.  Swallows skimmed...

The Stragglers returned to winning ways at Torry Hill, with an all-round performance of such strength that even dropped catches could be considered as minor misdemeanours.  Tarbarrow arrived from Gloucestershire a couple of men short, and, as the Straggs now regularly...

With overnight storms and an inch of rain across the county, it was no surprise to find the teams gathered at Torry Hill wondering about a damp track and deciding to postpone the start until noon.  With a strong breeze and the sun finally emerging, managing the pitch...

On yet another day of high drama in the Ashes, this time from Old Trafford, the Stragglers fell to a fourth consecutive defeat, the first such run of failure since high summer in 1985. Torry Hill had suffered an unexpected midnight thunderstorm, which left the wicket...

Stragglers secured a first draw of the season, having lost the toss to spend a long spell in the field, and then flirting with the possibility of an exceptional chase.  The Straggler bowling unit worked to great effect to keep the IZ batsmen honest, and was well...

It was a somewhat disparate group of Stragglers who gathered at Torry Hill, with four debutants, a 64-year-old keeper, who had played once previously for the Straggs in the mid-80s, and some making their first appearance of the season. We were delighted to have two...

Senior Stragglers might imagine founder Wyndham Fletcher watching his Club from the celestial pavilion with a fond smile, as the Stragglers took the field at Torry Hill for a first fixture against I Zingari.  Founded in 1845 by a group of Old Harrovians after a very...