The scorecard There’s a humble sheet of paper on the wall in the clubhouse at Goodwood. Not so much yellow with age as tea-brown, it lists the oldest rules of cricket in known existence, as they were drawn up for two matches in July and August 1727between the 2nd Duke of Richmond and a Mr Brodrick – one of them being at Goodwood. A close inspection reveals some … Continue reading Thursday, June 19th, The Racqueteers v Goodwood Staff XI
Scorecard West Meon in May is a wonderful thing. ‘The unresting castles’, as Philip Larkin put it – talking about the trees, you understand – ‘thresh / In fullgrown thickness’. They’re full of birds, too. Rooks cawing and scuffling, greenfinches wheezing, and chiffchaffs chiffing and chaffing away with near-maddening persistence. As the Racqueteers took to the field, a trio of red kites were riding the thermals overhead; later, a lone egret drifted by like a small ghost. (I am able to … Continue reading Sunday, May 18th, The Racqueteers v West Meon
The Racqueteers Cricket Club 
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