The Junior BB

The Junior BB

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... Read more

I Zingari

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... Read more

Junior BB

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... Read more

I Zingari

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... Read more