The Racqueteers v Chilmark, Sunday, August 9th

Winning the toss has never seemed more important than in these days of endless, relentless heat â€“ winning the toss means you can choose to bat and (mostly) watch from the shade of the pavilion until the sun has at least started to decline, even if the temperature hasn’t dropped much. On the Sunday we welcomed Chilmark it had been almost two months since it last … Continue reading The Racqueteers v Chilmark, Sunday, August 9th

The Racqueteers v The Arbour XI, Thursday, 16th July

It was another hot, hot Thursday evening and River Park was so dusty and tawny and dry that you might almost have thought yourself in the Sahel. Hippos wallowing in Nuns Stream. Gazelles grazing on Devil’s Island. Fish eagles lurking in the branches of the weeping willows.    Or alternatively you could have been concentrating … Continue reading The Racqueteers v The Arbour XI, Thursday, 16th July