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, [...]
Friday 30 June 2017 Having lost no less than four players within a week of the start of this game, the Refreshers still managed to turn out an eleven (albeit with a few ringers) for an inaugural [...]
A new venue this year, as the excellent Sandroyd School pitch was being relaid. As usual, our President pulled a rabbit out of the hat – the Marlborough College 1st X1 pitch, as marvellous a [...]
Following a very pleasant (if somewhat late and over-indulgent) evening at the Rose and Crown in Snettisham, the Refreshers (Anu Mohindru, Richard Saunders, Sam Burrett, Martin Pascoe, David [...]
