Winning the toss has never seemed more important than in these days of endless, relentless heat – 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
River Park Recreation Ground There are a few special phrases in English that provoke uniquely comforting feelings. When you hear the words “Once upon a time…”, for instance, you can feel yourself settle down, inside. For people of a certain age, the same is true of “Are you sitting comfortably? Then I’ll begin…”, being the introduction to the classic children’s broadcast, Listen with Mother. The words that … Continue reading Sunday 10th August, The Racqueteers v Chilmark
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
The Racqueteers Cricket Club 