A slightly overcast sky and an annoying crosswind greeted us at Oakfield for Game One of the new season. SO many questions ahead of the start of Stone’s 2022 campaign. Will we get a full and proper season in this year post-Covid? Will Rossington depart to fill Joe Root’s shoes after relinquishing the club captaincy?[…]
A very late addition to the fixture list and definitely the last one of the 2021 season saw a second trip of ’21 down to Bredgar, scene of a ridiculous knock of 150 from their captain way back in the summer. A glorious sunny day greeted us, as did a very short square boundary on[…]
The penultimate fixture of 2021 saw Stone venturing down to Bromley Common for a bash at their 4th XI, at their second ground which we would give many limbs to have as our own. In decent weather for a change, and on probably the best track we’ve had all season, Rossington defied convention and flung[…]
Suddenly we’re into September, and a late summer fixture against old foes Tonbridge Foresters at an Oakfield Park that looked more like the Western Front during World War One in some parts, due to some bunch of goons armed with metal detectors digging a ton of dinner-plate-sized holes (albeit small dinner plates, according to some)[…]
Another overcast afternoon greeted us as we welcomed Gravesend V’s down to Oakfield Park for this week’s battle, albeit half an hour behind schedule. Well, ten of us did, as Sashi couldn’t navigate the Sashbus through the poxy Dartford traffic in time for the first half hour of play. With our leaders back in town and lining up with a[…]
With the leadership deciding to spend their Saturday’s on the razz elsewhere, it fell to Scrappy to lead the team down to Eltham to take on Old Colfeians on a murky and drizzly August afternoon. A 35-over affair was agreed in light of the weather and, toss lost, we were asked to bat first on[…]
Teston kindly stepped into the breach this week after scheduled opponents Borden pulled out due to a player shortage, which happily meant I wouldn’t have to face their terrifying 12-year-old girl spinner. Our own lack of numbers meant a gallant ten-man Stone team headed down to Teston’s lovely ground in some decent sunshine AT LAST.[…]
Rossington’s absence left the leadership reins in Vice’s hands this week, with an ominous sky hanging overhead as we made our way up to Brasted. An actual tea was on offer this week from the hosts, who won the toss and stuck us into bat. Dino and I opened here to good effect last year[…]
With the usual threat of summer rain hanging overhead we welcomed Bredgar to Oakfield Park this week for their return fixture against us. Upon thorough examination of the oppo, it was noted that the bloke who tonked us for 150 at their place a few weeks ago [their regular skipper Tim – ed.] wasn’t in[…]
A late addition to the fixture list as a result of the Stone Summer Shindig Spectacular being two days on the wrong side of the revised Covid relaxation date (bugger), Dartford CC kindly sent down their 6th XI to Oakfield Park which was mainly their Under 15’s. Rossington announced we’d have a timed affair and[…]
On the eve of the most important day in English sport since Ben Stokes fell over and ‘fluked’ those extra four runs in 2019, we made the short journey down to Chislehurst to face old foes Foxbury Exiles. Rain threatened to spoil proceedings but we got underway on time, with a fresh face in the[…]
And so for the 3rd time in a month, we head off down the A2 for a trip to Detling this week. I have drawn the short straw this week and have volunteered to be Walkie’s taxi for the day, so am thoroughly exhausted by the time I get to Detling’s picturesque (if somewhat hilly) ground. We[…]
The day after Scotland won 0-0 against England at the Euros, it was about time we had some proper entertainment at Oakfield Park. We turned up on a damp afternoon and were greeted by some numpties playing on the wicket for the day and churning up an already damp pitch. They didn’t seem that bothered[…]
Another trip down the A2/M2 again for most of us this week, despite the Sat Nav seemingly trying to take us down some farm tracks as we got nearer, we all arrived at the very nice and somewhat compact ground in Bredgar in good time. Skip arrives and on a baking hot day (at last)[…]
On a warm humid day, we got the all clear from the oppo after Friday night rain and the game is on, and we make our way down to Borden for our regular fixture with our old foes. Vice loses the toss and we are put into bat, both captains clearly know what both sides[…]
The May Monsoon season finally relented this week after three consecutive washouts to leave us with a gloriously sunny day at Oakfield Park as we took on Old Colfeians in our first home game of the season. Prior to play our magnificent new kits were handed out and obligatory team photos snapped – thanks to[…]
Game two of the glorious British cricketing summer saw us away to Ide Hill. An absent Stumpy and Rossington’s dodgy arm injury resulted in an appeal for a wicket keeper. Step forward Gracie who had prepared for this eventuality by buying a ton of WK gear during the winter. However a lack of inner gloves[…]
New season, same old Covid restrictions, meaning a distinct lack of pre-season nets to tune up those glorious cover drives and toe-crushing yorkers. After a bit of a faff with the original oppo pulling out or something (scared probably) at short notice, our fixture sec pulled it out of the bag and got us an[…]