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Less fingers than a Kit-Kat – Week 6 Hooton Pagnell (h)

Friday Night- After having put the latest addition to the Garrick family to bed I decided to have a quick look on Facebook to see how the Nostell lads were preparing for the next days relegation match with Hooton Pagnell (who will now be referred to as Hoots). I noted two things: Uncle Ken was [...]

2nd coming of the lord, the end is nigh – Week 5 Streethouse (a)

21st May 2011 Arrival at Streethouse reaped two rewards for all Nostellians with squad Nostell finally disposed off and team Nostell finally pushed to the front of the agenda. What did full strength feel like? Lovely as we all sat down, no swapping chairs, as Kiwi 1 and Kiwi 2 (or that South African as [...]

Arctic winds, Stumpings, skanked and 15.1/2 fingers – Week 4 Ackworth (h)

14th May 2011 Ah! I thought as I arrived at Garmil Lane, the rain has held off, the sun is peeping thorough a gap in the clouds…might be a decent day. Cue a freezing force 10 gale blowing straight down the wicket to the “Rowett and Atky” end. I was seriously beginning to think that me and [...]

Call for the ducks – week 3 Old Sharlston (a)

7th May 2011 The times circa 12.15 and i’m roughly 4 miles from the ground at Rowett HQ in Hemsworth when a text comes in from the Nostell brain trust, ‘its wet through here Jimbob and non stop rain’ went Mally, ‘me and dale have got wellies on’. The revelation quickly put to one side I put the kettle [...]

Curry, Crowds and Custard Doughnuts – Week 2 Featherstone (h)

30th April 2011 Nostell welcomed Featherstone for our first home fixture of the season; and with the wicket looking hard and flat, we eagerly anticipated winning the toss and batting. Well at least I did, as I was certain that had we fielded first and I had made any sudden movements, then last nights Sheekh [...]