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The Racqueteers v Chilmark (away), Sunday, 28th July

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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The Racqueteers v Vagabonds, Bentworth, Sunday 21 July 2024

Match stats The parable of the labourers in the vineyard is often said to be ‘problematic’. You know the one – it’s about the workers who are paid one denarius for their day’s labour, and get annoyed when the vineyard’s owner gives the same money to the layabouts who turn up an hour before sunset. The ‘problem’ is that most people who hear it think it … Continue reading The Racqueteers v Vagabonds, Bentworth, Sunday 21 July 2024

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The Racqueteers v Vikings, Wednesday 22 May, 2024. King Edward VI School, Southampton.

Rain everywhere. Rain down the M3 Southbound, where it follows the Itchen through the water meadows; rain up the M3, where it heads back north from the docks past the pollutions of a not-so-great (and dirty) city – and yes I’m talking about Eastleigh. Rain on the Rec, rain on the downs. Rain creeping down the necks of runners … Continue reading The Racqueteers v Vikings, Wednesday 22 May, 2024. King Edward VI School, Southampton.