The Racqueteers Cricket Club

August 6, 2022August 26, 2022

The Racqueteers v The Vagabonds, Bentworth, Sunday, July 24th

Racqueteers’ hopes dashed by boy assassin. The Racqueteer’s game against the Vagabonds represents everything good about English village cricket and is a high-spot on our fixture list – so brilliantly compiled by our President. Their crimson and pink stripy blazers and caps, their chocolate-box pavilion with its bat and stumps rampant in the thatch and … Continue reading The Racqueteers v The Vagabonds, Bentworth, Sunday, July 24th

July 30, 2022July 31, 2022

The Racqueteers v RHCH, Thursday, 14th July, 2022

It was another roasting hot July day for our evening match v The Hospital on a baked River Park wicket. We were additionally blessed with an all-Racqueteers umpiring team – our esteemed President and the ever-laconic Sepia! Losing the toss (again!) we unsurprisingly found ourselves in the field against one of our regular, friendly and … Continue reading The Racqueteers v RHCH, Thursday, 14th July, 2022

July 30, 2022August 1, 2022

The Racqueteers v The Rioteers, Sunday, 10th July, 2022

Resilient Racqueteers Some curse adversity and shrink from its challenge, others, with stout hearts, laugh at it, and take it as an opportunity to show of what they are made. This game against our old friends The Rioteers presented The Racqueteers with the opportunity to show its metal – and they didn’t disappoint. First, it … Continue reading The Racqueteers v The Rioteers, Sunday, 10th July, 2022