Early start!

[Solitaire]

Look out for the test team aground on the Brambles Bank tomorrow morning. It's just not cricket.

 

[rafiki_]

What are they testing?

 

[sarabande]

it is a hallowed national tradition

 

[volvopaul]

Look out for the test team aground on the Brambles Bank tomorrow morning. It's just not cricket.

What time David, might just feel a sea trial coming on.

 

[andy59]

Low tide is 6.38 bst .

 

[Firefly625]

anyone get there? any pics?


..........I really must make the effort to go one year..

 

[STEVEDUNSTABLE]

anyone get there? any pics?


..........I really must make the effort to go one year..

so must I ............ think im free on sept 8th 2023 !!!!!

 

[paul salliss]

Can you shed more light on this please, I am genuinely interested in what this is all about

 

[Pinnacle]

Can you shed more light on this please, I am genuinely interested in what this is all about

Cricket match played on the Bramble Bank at low water Springs.

 

[paul salliss]

Is that organised by a club or just a bunch of mates?

 

[lisilou]

Paul it's a Yacht club tradition. Linky:
http://www.royal-southern.co.uk/Med...ank-cricket-match-in-the-middle-of-the-Solent
L

 

[boatone]

http://www.cowes.co.uk/Annual-Brambles-cricket-match-in-Cowes.aspx

 

[paul salliss]

Had beards bits about this but that picture is fantastic

 

[Firefly625]

Had beards bits about this but that picture is fantastic

although that camera lens right up the umpires backside's a bit much....

 

[paul salliss]

Apologies for my earlier typo, I was walking over London Bridge and typing at the same time,

Re the Cricket match

I love the bizarre British eccentricity of it,it's like cheese Rolling, or Plum Pudding Races at Mallory

 

[rafiki_]

Cricket match played on the Bramble Bank at low water Springs.

If Alastair Cook is batting, he is going to get wet before he gets into double figures!