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
Playing at Twyford – but not against Twyford – in fact against St Cross – whose home ground was full of other games. Beautiful sunny day – emerald-green, manicured lawns. G won the toss and invited St Cross to bowl. A bright start against some wayward bowling was cut short when Leo was trapped on the crease and Alex, caught in two minds, chipped a low full toss … Continue reading The Racqueteers v St.Cross Symondians CC, Sunday, 11th August
Scorecard You know those children’s stories that get stuck, somehow, in the back of your mind, and then reappear years later, almost as if they’ve been waiting for the right moment? The story that popped into my head, as we toiled our way through a very trying spell in Chilmark’s innings, when ball after ball seemed to rattle across the boundary rope or, just as often, flew … Continue reading The Racqueteers v Chilmark (away), Sunday, 28th July
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