Year: 2024

Back in the Day

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Now that umpiring tasks for the 2024 season have come to an end, Barry A was looking for something for his idle hands to do, in addition to hitting golf balls. Whilst all of the Queries 'modern' results and score cards can be seen on the play-cricket.com website, all the

All in All, a Good Season

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2024 was noted for the amount of bad weather experienced across the cricket season, however contrary to preconceptions, the Queries only had 2fixtures cancelled. You can see the detail of all the results on the Fixtures and Results table on this website or you can check them out on

The Final Result is a Win

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While we are waiting for the match report to materialise, here are a few photos from the Frogs match which we won by 66 runs, thanks mainly to a fine 70 runs scored by George Elliott and a super 86 runs scored by Edd Sutthery. We declared on 247 for

Happy Anniversary !

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The 28th August will mark the 91st anniversary of the first Queries cricket match, played against Winterbourne Gunner. Queries declared at 284 for 6. Here are a few photos from 1933 The 1933 accounts Our first Captain, James Wort Captain Page was the first Secretary The team for the first match at

Queries Lose to Hogs

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We came up short against the Hampshire Hogs, but it was great days cricket and the weather of course was sensational. The Hogs scored 266 for 8 declared and we were 201 all out. In truth we were short of one more specialist bat. Moses as ever bowled a faultless

Pipped at the post by HCCC

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At the start of the 39th over we were 264 all, but a huge 6 sealed the deal for HCCC and we were in the also-ran compound. In our innings, Nick Jephson had scored a lovely 100 before being trapped lbw by Scyld Berry and for our bowlers, Elliott

Too Strong for The Incogniti

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We started off quickly, with Max Bradley and Pete Dobson having an opening stand of over 100, Max particularly motoring before falling on 86. The middle order all contributed, good knocks from Sean Montgomery and Jack Bramwell in particular, leading us to declare on 266. Simon Campbell wasn't a fan

We lost! These youngsters are getting too old !

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Fantastic day at Marlborough College yesterday. Wilts U21s, packed with Wiltshire Queries folk also, made 293 for 7 in their 40 overs and the Queries fell 45 runs short. Skippers Ben Higton and Jack Bramwell contrived to make it a fabulous and enjoyable cricketing experience on a belter of a

Another Win, this time at Shrewton CC

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A great day out for the Queries against Shrewton CC at their impressive new ground on the hill. The Queries won the toss and took to the field. A positive opening spell from Moses Onyuro and Toby Jones restricted Shrewton with some sustained pressure. It then took a spell from

A Win against the Tiffin Tercels

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Queries scored 263 for 5 in 40 overs and restricted the Tiffin Tercels to 199 all out in 37.5. George Elliott scored 122 not out, albeit not totally chancelessly (he was dropped 8 times !). Adam Batisson scored 79. Alex Farquhar bowled a fine opening spell and took one