Some great cricket was on show last weekend at Baileys Court Cricket Ground, as the Bradley Stoke CC Second XI took on local rivals Hambrook Seconds in a game which saw an excellent batting display. They chased 193 off of 28 overs in the second innings to win the game over their arch rivals. In the first innings, when Hambrook
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BSCC First XI lose out to top of the league YMCA
Saturday afternoon at the Baileys Court cricket ground saw Bradley Stoke CC First XI lose out to Bristol YMCA, who currently sit at the top of the Senior Division. Bradley Stoke could not reach the total of 219 set by YMCA in the first innings. The big total was helped by the opening pair of Keith Milsom and Wayne Butler
Continue readingAll Stars come out top in BSTFC charity match
Saturday (18th May) saw the Jubilee field host a Bradley Stoke Town FC (BSTFC) charity game, in which players from all four teams at BSTFC faced Ben Walker’s All Stars team – including many semi-professionals and a couple of ex-professionals, such as Steve White, who used to play for Bristol Rovers. The headline match was preceded by a Bradley Stoke
Continue readingBSCC First XI in convincing win over Bitton
Bradley Stoke Cricket Club’s (BSCC’s) First XI recorded their first win of the season away to Bitton whilst the Seconds romped home to a comfortable victory against Bristol Pakistanis, beating them by eight wickets. The Thirds and Fourth Teams’ matches were lost to the weather. BSCC were put into bat first on a two-paced wicket but got off a solid
Continue readingBSTFC to face ‘All Stars Pro XI’ in end of season charity match
Players from Bradley Stoke Town FC (BSTFC) will face a team of celebrities and ex-professionals in a charity match at the Jubilee Centre next Saturday (18th May). Hosted by BSTFC and Ben Walker, the main event gets under way at 2.30pm and monies raised will benefit the local scout group. There will be an ice cream van and a fast
Continue readingBSTFC A Team defeated by Stanton Drew in last game of season
Bradley Stoke Town Football Club’s (BSTFC’s) season is nearly over now and Saturday afternoon was the last game for the A Team. The team faced Stanton Drew in manager Chris Laslett’s last game in charge but things didn’t go their way as they stepped off the gas, losing 4-0. The first goal, only a couple of minutes into the game,
Continue readingEuropean Cup success for Bradley Stoke Judo Club pair
Bradley Stoke Judo Club have had some recent success as a couple of their players have recently travelled to Portugal to compete in the European Cup. This was a very successful competition for them, as both of the players that went to the event came back with medals. Five times British champion Pete Miles came home with a silver medal;
Continue readingChilly weather fails to deter Easter Bunny cyclists
Sunday morning saw the third consecutive Easter Bunny Treasure Hunt staged by the Stokes Cycling Club. The weather might not have been as good as last year, and the numbers might not have been setting records, but a good day was had by all. Many people from the local community joined in, looking for answers to the Easter quiz on
Continue readingNetballers lose out to top of the league Romans
Saturday afternoon saw some fantastic netball on show between the Bradley Stoke Netball Club First Team and Roman Glass in a hard fought game where Bradley Stoke only had seven players. The Romans showed why they were top and took control in a game that ended 39-50 to the favourites. In the first quarter, it was Bradley Stoke who started
Continue readingBSTFC Veterans go down fighting against St George
Sunday morning saw a tense game between reigning champions St George Veterans and Bradley Stoke Town Veterans, a hard fought game that ended up with the favourites winning 4-1. Bradley Stoke, who travelled to St George for the game, were missing the pace of Adam Sykes as he is out with a back injury. Early on in the game a
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