TDM Burleigh’s XI

TDM Burleigh’s XI

Toby Snape provided the cutting edge for the Straggler attack, having inserted a TDMB XI replete with batting talent on a glorious day at Wellesley. He removed both Paul and Lewis Bedford in a ferocious opening spell, and with Eliot Forster operating with fine economy... Read more

TDM Burleigh’s XI

No rain since February and a track like a road greeted the combatants at Wellesley House. Nigel was disappointed to lose the toss and field, but it proved the perfect toss to lose, as TDMB’s XI ultimately failed to take advantage of the conditions. The rain arrived,... Read more

TDM Burleigh’s XI

A career resurgent is the only way to describe Jonathan Neame’s contribution against TDMB’s XI at Wellesley House. He had bombarded the Match Manager with electronic reminders of his extensive range of abilities in the week before the game, and then, extraordinarily,... Read more

TDM Burleigh’s XI

Stragglers are known for their ability to ‘go large’ when offered a sumptuous tea. At Wellesley House for the game against TDM Burleigh’s XI, the school offered not just a sumptuous tea, but a substantial lunch as well, and that may have been our undoing. Straggler... Read more