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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 …
It was a beautifully warm and sunny Spring day to open the season at the charming cricket club of St Mary Bourne. The Rioteers team assembled full of anticipation. Firstly, introductions were needed as no less than 5 of the team were making their Rioteer debut. The Match Manager (yours truly) was very grateful that …
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The prospects of a game were not auspicious on Sunday with banks of cumulonimbus clouds overhead and rain falling at the 2pm start time. With this in mind the two captains opted for a 35 overs match and Rioteers were asked to bat. Jim Shea and Martin Hillier opened the batting but, after scoring one …
Sunday’s game faced a few headwinds; COVID grounded many younger Rioteers (meaning Greg didn’t get to revisit the scene of his famous 3 wickets in 4 balls); rain was due around 5pm; and it was competing with the Wimbledon final and a football game in the evening (about which we’re so over, already). However, a …
Continue reading “Bringing It Home – Rioteers v Racqueteers, July 11”
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 …
The Rioteers’ post-Bickers/Stafford era (spoken of quietly as the Revie/ Bremner of the club) has started with 2 close finishes – how would the club, sporting 4 Hilliers (but not the usual ones), 2 debutants and 3 teenagers fare at the Cradle of Cricket against such storied opposition as Hambledon CC ? Founded in 1750, …
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 …
Continue reading “AC11 … White line of duty (Rioteers v. Coombe Bisset, 2 May, 2021)”
There are two nominees for this prestigious award this year, both on account of their attire at the game against Crawley in Winchester on 20 September. First nominee. Dessie sported a hat that suggested he’d lost a bet with the Flowerpot Men, notwithstanding which, and especially when combined with his pads as he waited, like …
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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 …