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, [...]
Seduced by the glorious weather, and influenced by the fact that not all of the opposition team arrived at the ground on time, the Refreshers decided to field first with the aim of limiting [...]
On the Sunday of the May Bank Holiday weekend the Refreshers played Castle Rising in Norfolk. The day did not get off to an auspicious start given that seven of our players had stayed at the Rose [...]
A strong looking Refreshers side on paper was slightly weakened by a few late drop outs. Morale was still high nonetheless for the final game of the season against Richard Warlow’s Turks [...]
A beautiful Saturday, feeling like the start of summer at Greys this year. The pitch was perfect (with grateful thanks as ever to Dennis and Mick at GGCC) We went into bat slightly conscious that [...]
The Refreshers went to the enchanting island of Corfu this year for their annual summer outing. A UNESCO World Heritage site, cricket has been played in Corfu Town since 1820 when the British [...]
With the absence of the usual match Captain (Richard Saunders) through “Age Concern” commitments, the team was run by Chris Bell who scrambled an 11 together on Friday after a couple of late [...]
Sunday 2 July 2017 The game against Checkendon had the best pre-match practice one could wish for. Samantha Alexander prepared a wonderful lunch comprising coronation chicken and a leg of ham, [...]
