Author: Barry Aitken

QUERIES LOSE AT MARLBOROUGH

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Jack Bramwell gallantly stepped in to skipper this team after the match manager fell out. There had been all sorts of problems raising an XI. We eventually got there with the help of a cricketer from the school, and Ninian MacGregor stepping up to the plate. On paper the

Queries Enjoy a Comfortable Win at Dauntsey’s School

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Playing a 40 over game on a track that was sometimes difficult to ‘read’, Queries were inserted and found the going quite hard. Early wickets fell, we were 3 down after 11 and it took till the 24th over to break 100. Thanks to a 50 from Nick Jephson, 26

QUERIES WIN INAUGURAL MILLFIELD FIXTURE

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We enjoyed a wonderful day's cricket at Millfield yesterday and came out on the winning side. Batting first in a 50 over game, we posted 333 for 8 with the top 4 - David Bromley, Ollie Whiteley, Tom Grant and Will Pembroke - all making half centuries and Ben Higton

Queries vs Free Foresters CC

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It was nip and tuck at the Tidworth ground this afternoon. The Queries were reduced to 10 before the start by a Covid case, and the FFs were reduced to 10 during the game. Queries batted first, FFs did not have a very hostile bowling attack, and we made good

Match Cancellation

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Sadly today's match vs Chilmark CC has been cancelled by them, in anticipation of a terrible weather forecast. Hopefully the weather will not get in the way of our next fixture which is against the Free Foresters CC at the Tidworth ground on the 10th June.

Queries Win their Second Match

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The T/20 at the walled garden ground of Erlestoke CCC delivered a win for the Queries by 6 wickets. Good bowling restricted the home side to 102 and the Queries were able to reach their target with 6 wickets in hand. Three of our wickets were a trifle unlucky as

Queries Lose their first Match of 2022

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Match manager Rupert Bagnall thanked his players and said that their match last Thursday was a thoroughly enjoyable game of cricket – it’s always good when a match goes down to the last over and whilst we were on the losing side the boys’ chase was very gritty and they

The 2021 Season’s Record

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24 fixtures were scheduled for this season as the Club regrouped under its new leadership. Overall it was a successful season : we played 17 fixtures, won 13, drew 2 and lost 2. Disappointingly there were 7 fixtures cancelled, 2 by rain (Monkton Combe School and King's School Bruton), 3

The Last Match for a Queries Stalwart

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Such is the character of the man, when Brian Thompson heard that we were short of a player for the South Wilts CC game, he immediately offered to play - with provisos it has to be said, but at 80 years of age you can be permitted to stand at

A Win to Finish The Season

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The final match of the season was against South Wilts CC. What with some schools having started term, teachers at Inset weekends, and end of holiday family weekends, we struggled to raise an XI. In historic Queries style one expected player failed to show, and one - James Roue -