The scorecard It is not often, in early May, in England, that the outfield is so dry that even a delicate leg glance can skip away for four. But then the sun had poured down on us for a good month and the Holt is perched on a patch of Hampshire chalk downland fully 120 feet above the Preshaw valley. The drainage must be second to … Continue reading Thursday, May 8th, The Racqueteers v The Milburys
Finally, after what felt like months of rain, the clouds cleared, the sun emerged from hiding, the temperature soared by about ten degrees and the Racqueteers’ delayed first fixture of the season was on. And the Millbury’s bucolic ground, The Holt, was the perfect place to play it. Ringed by mature trees in the first flush of their spring green, it is home to a … Continue reading The Racqueteers away v The Milburys at The Holt, Thursday, 9th May
Racqueteers v Milburys – 10th August 2023 (North Walls) Our return fixture against the travelling Milbury’s was played under a sparkling scudding sky on lush deep green sward – proof of the amount of rain August had brought. We batted first, having lost the toss but with confidence founded on the collective batting firepower assembled. As … Continue reading The Racqueteers at home v the Milburys
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