Author: Barry Aitken

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 - 

A Draw – but NOT a Boring Draw !

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The Frogs President Graham Prain recalls playing against the Queries over 50 years ago, and this fixture has always excited the cricketing juices and created lots of interest. Today at Tidworth - a chilly Tidworth it has to be said - was no exception as the Queries had The Frogs

A Big Win at Potterne CC in a High-Scoring Match

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Jack Bramwell was skippering a powerhouse of batsmen today at Potterne, and they did him proud. Batting first there were 85 runs on the board before opener George Elliott was out caught for 44, followed by a stand of 166 before Ollie Whitely was out bowled by Elliott Gaiger for

A 56 RUN WIN AT HINTON CHARTERHOUSE CC

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Thanks to 6 good batting performances, Queries were able to post a challenging target of 256 in 40 overs at Hinton. Josh Kelly opened with 25, George Edwards helped out with 26, Ollie Illingworth boosted the score with 43, Jack Butler carried his bat for 42, Simon Campbell brought up

A GOOD WIN OVER THE INCOGNITI CC

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AN 82 RUN WIN OVER THE INCOGNITI Today [3rd Aug 2021] was a successful day at Tidworth for the Queries. Put in to bat when there was a lot of dew about, we lost the two openers Josh Kelly [12] and Jeff Haywood [4] with just 29 on the board when

Yorkshire Tour Score Card: Queries vs Ilkley CC

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Wiltshire Queries CC v Ilkley CC Played on:   29th July 2021 At:   Ilkley Toss won by Queries who elected to bat first Result:  Queries won by 5 runs 1st Innings:  Queries  2nd Innings:   Ilkley 1 Tom Shaw ct Patterson, b Brink 7 1 Watson ct Campbell, b Illingworth 20 2 David Bromley * b Barley 30 2 Dover b Wade 4 3 George Elliott + ct v Berkel, b Barley 54 3 Luffman b Illingworth 6 4 Finn Baqai ct v

Yorkshire Tour Score Card: Queries vs Adel CC

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Wiltshire Queries CC v Adel CC Played on:   28th July 2021 At:   Adel, York Toss won by [uncontested]. Queries to bat first Result:  Queries lost by 7 wickets 1st Innings:    Queries 2nd Innings:   Adel CC 1 Tom Shaw ct ?, b Harrison G 10 1 Harrison Retired not out 51 2 Ollie Illingworth Run out 11 2 E Audsley b Wade 1 3 Simon Campbell ct Harrison J, b Ridgeway 5 3 A Ramkimar b Flack 21 4 Ed Olley ct HarrisonJ,