There was a moment against Coombe Bisset when it all came together.. after numerous phone calls, weather checks, and wet shoes, we were twenty from the target, with plenty of overs left, enough rabbits still in the hutch, two third-generation Rioteers at the crease batting nicely and then for the first time this year the …
Author archives: Campbell Williams
Rioteers v. Chute, 27th August, 2023
The cow will never get through that door Eddie… Dum dee dum dee dum dee dee… And now we leave the Archers and move across to join the team on longwave for Test Valley Match Special, sponsored by Win Viz, over to you Aggers, cue Booker T. Thank you and welcome to the cauldron of …
Alderney tour, 17-19 June, 2022
There are few phrases more certain to bring an element, a frisson, if you will, of interest to a relationship than the ‘so what happened on tour? ‘ interrogation upon re-arrival at the familial abode. The traditional response of ‘what goes on tour stays on tour’ rarely suffices to calm the interrogator, so for the …
Rioteers v. Cadnam, 6th June, 2021
Joy at Last Joy was unconfined on Sunday evening after the Rioteers 1st win of the season under seasoned campaigner and new captain Williams lifted them off the bottom of the table. With talk of new investment and an ambition for the IPL, things are looking up. Brazier, for it was he, had done a …
AC11 … White line of duty (Rioteers v. Coombe Bisset, 2 May, 2021)
A Cricketing 11In line with others I waited for the thrilling denouement on Sunday evening, when it came down to the very final scene. Who is h. Would he come good eventually? Would there be a massive shoot out at the end. Would h be hall, hillier or hill. What was the role of dc trickett, arriving …
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Rioteers CC v. Crawley CC, 16 June 2019
In cricket, few things are more important than timing. The caress of a cover drive is nothing without it, otherwise you’re watching Williams flay another over cow. Sometimes it works for you, as it did for most of Sunday….. Horrific weather is the only thing that will distract a Rioteer from a sunday fixture, but …
Rioteers CC v. Wield CC, 16 September, 2018
The third man The route from Sheffield to Lower Wield is not regularly travelled, however our number three batsman left at 7am, and after a hearty northern breakfast of roast whippet and two slices of gravy, arrived at the Yew Tree at midday in the aforementioned suburb of Alresford, and in singular glory ordered the …
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Rioteers CC v. Chute CC, 9 September, 2018
The quintessential Rioteers match report traditionally carries an excess of metaphor, simile, allegory, and symbolism, exemplified below. ‘Brazier’s left arm carried the threat of a cold sponge pudding.’ ‘nestled within the idyllic surroundings, the pedigree Herefords stood warily at long leg as Williams approached the crease’ ‘We may define liberty, then, in Leonard Read’s felicitous …
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