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Thank goodness for the Osmans! (never thought I say that !) Well in the aftermath of the Alderney tour, with Braz, Culmer and Hally testing positive for Covid, we were without a match manager. Hally had build an eleven only for it to start falling apart. No Campbell, no Braziers and only one Hillier ( …
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What a tea ! Cadnam – Always a good one but this was something else, topped with a two tear Platinum Jubilee Cake. … A fine eleven gathered on the final day of the 4 day Jubilee celebrations… The skipper lost the toss and Cadnam decided to have a bat… From the forecast, we all …
A strong turn out on a murky Sunday afternoon. The players met at the Izaak Walton for a loosener, while the match manager with Charlie following in convoy arrived at the ground with at least 5 mins to spare. The toss was lost and E Meon decided to bat in the constant drizzle. With Jim …
It seems a long time since Hambledon. For the two matches that were called off, we had two fantastic teams, different on the whole from the first two games of the season in terms of personnel. So it shows that we do have the numbers out there. Hopefully the season will continue in that form …
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A new fixture … Wickham, just down the road from last week’s Hambledon. Off the main road then down a farm track with the grass growing down the middle we gathered buoyantly at having found the ground. What an idyllic spot overlooking Rookesbury park. Simon arrived with Hugo making our eleven whilst we awaited the …
Our second game of the season had only two survivors from the opening game , Lowden and the skipper . So the squad rotation policy had to come in to effect. With some of the squad away on European duties, others held busy at home or at work, we managed to muster 10 Rioteers strong …