After an amazingly laid-back start, it was decided that we should play time as opposed to limited overs, the toss being won by our captain, J Cannon. Batting was the obvious choice on a hot, dry [...]
The Australian Women’s XI, preparing for their Women’s Ashes campaign, had asked us to give up our usual venue for this fixture, namely the Marlborough College first XI pitch, so we took the 2nd [...]
Refreshers v CIPA CITMA A new fixture against the Patent Attorneys and Trade Mark Attorneys of London – all of whom looked worryingly young and worryingly ready when the Refreshers ambled up to [...]
Refreshers v Checkendon – 30 June 2019 The annual fixture between Checkendon in Oxfordshire and the Refreshers took place at Checkendon on Sunday 30 June 2019. Rather surprisingly for a [...]
On Sunday 5 May the Refreshers’ season was supposed to get off to an 11.30 start with the annual game against Castle Rising. However the day before Castle Rising asked if we could delay the start [...]
After the travails of England losing their second world cup ODI match against Sri-Lanka earlier in the week, it was time for the Refreshers to put a smile on cricket fans’ faces on a humid and [...]
Another scorching hot day for the President’s match, once again between the Refreshers and Joe Cannon’s Arcadian Casuals at Marlborough College. The Marlborough groundsman had prepared a [...]
On a beautiful summer’s afternoon that saw the England football team beat Panama 6-1 to qualify for the knockout stages of the World Cup and the England one day cricket team complete their [...]
One of the few things that T20 has going for it is that it is a version of the game that rewards the brave, dispatches the tame and delights those in search of instant gratification. It is then, [...]
A new fixture is always good news, but to play the Hampshire Hogs on their beautiful ground at Warnford was very special. Arranged between the Club’s respective Presidents over the winter, [...]
