Author: Barry Aitken

A Wet End to a Promising Match

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Playing the Gunners at Larkhill can often seem a daunting challenge to new or younger Queries. The Gunners travel from all over for this match, and today was no exception with some of their players travelling from Newcastle!  As they are preparing for their major fixture against the Royal Engineers

An 8th Century for Tom Shaw

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7 years of century-less Query cricket was put right yesterday as Tom Shaw hit 133 in the match against The Frogs CC at the Tidworth Ground. The last time Tom "got the ton" was in 2013 when he scored 138 against The Grannies CC at Devizes. Yesterday's achievement was Tom's 8th

A Nail-Biting Draw with The Frogs

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This match had everything as the chances of getting a result ebbed and flowed - Queries batting first and making a very slow start - 29 after 10, 63 after 20 - but then Tom Shaw powered on to make 133 before getting bowled, having helped the score to 206

Match Result – Rained Off at Hinton Charterhouse

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It was a pity that the rained intervened in this popular annual match however perhaps it saved some Queries bacon! Having won the toss skipper Jack Bramwell elected to bat on a real 'sticky dog' track that misbehaved a lot. After 1-7, 2-8, 3-8 and then 4-8 in just 3

Blown Away by Two Spinners at Farley CC

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In a 35 over game on a hot day, we were set the target of 167 to win, and then set off at a decent pace of 8 an over. When the top order was out - Jack Bramwell 19, Ali Coupe 24 and Will Chapman 36 - there followed

TWO MATCHES PLAYED – AND TWO WINS !

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Today we played The Incogniti CC at the Tidworth ground. A team of experience and youth lead by Tom Shaw who lost the toss and was put in the field. Perhaps the Incogniti regretted that decision when they were 2 down for 11 runs after just 18 minutes Olly Illingworth

2020: One Match Played, and Two New Members!

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We kicked off the Covid-affected 2020 season with a game against Potterne u19s, thanks to the initiative of Ged Montgomery who manages them.  They won the toss, batted, and made it to 165 for 9 in their 30 overs. Well done to Will Pembroke [54] and Josh Kelly [47] and

A Follow Up to our Approach to the Clubs and Schools.

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Freddie Coupe writes: Chilmark, Urchfont, Bishops Cannings & Fonthill. The summary of their responses is :-  “ Keeping up their wickets and grounds: really looking forward to playing any cricket and would be keen to play a rearranged fixture with the Queries: this could be arranged as and when things open up again

FIXTURES FOR 2020

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Fixtures for 2020 PRIVACY POLICY STATEMENT The Wiltshire Queries Cricket Club will keep the personal information that you supplied when you joined the Club on the Club database. This information will be used to contact you and in order for the Club to operate effectively as a club.  We will presume that you

The Queries Croak in front of The Frogs

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It was a wonderful day and the Tidworth ground looked a picture. Frogs won the toss and decided to bat first and it was immediately clear that bowling was not the Queries strongest suit.  Extras mounted up - there were 26 in all - and the Frogs openers capitalised. Sam