07/06/2026
🎟️ Mr Waffles 🎟️
After a week off, with an extremely poor excuse, he’s back.
The raffle man is multi talented, not only does he sell tickets for the weekly raffle at the club, but, he is now selling raffle tickets for Glistenbury.
He is trying to beat last years fantastic effort of £805.
So if you see him about, make sure you have some change on you.
All in aid of Manorlands.
Good morning ladies and gentleman and welcome to todays waffle. Many apologies for last weeks lack of publication this was due to technical issues or the fact that I didn't make any notes because I had to dash off to Chloe Hawkins' bbq. We cast our minds back to last week for a short while and we have to thank firstly last weeks tea ladies who were Jane Walker and Linda Smith aka Josh Walkers mum and grandma, so well done ladies for an excellent tea. Then on the bar we had two of our young guns doing an excellent job, so well done Eva Kitching and Clare Edwards. Still with last week and on the playing front it was cup day and the 1st team lost. The 2nd team also lost but were playing Gargrave who are a league above us and we produced the best performance of the season thus far. Gargrave popped us into bat and were hoping for an early finish. But after the first over of the day a comment from one of their fielders fired Captain Shedders up who got his mad up and gritted determination on and produced an excellent innings of 80, they'll learn. We amassed 162-9 not a bad return considering their bowling attack. We then had dick of the day moment as our innings closed and we walked off Josh Walker was walking out to bat. Not been at the club long but he sure as featured in the waffle on a regular basis, credit to the young man who actually reminded me of the incident last night, think he just likes the limelight. In Gargrave's innings they knocked them off with 4 wickets down, things to note from our performance in the field were Oliver Pennell with yet another excellent spell of bowling taking two wickets and fielding wise yours truly dived full length to stop a rocket, life in the old dog yet. Onto this week and half 11 I was reliable informed by Alistair Wallace that the 2nd team game was off. I went to drop the raffle prize off just before 2 and by the time I'd come out of the clubhouse it was cracking the flags, maybe a premature cancellation but these things happen. The first team though did play and it was against Eldwick and Gilstead and I was reliably informed that their pitch was like a meadow full of magic mushrooms, thankfully the team didn't try any, although sometimes you wouldn't know the difference with some of the guys. Oh and apparently wading through goose muck didn't help their cause either. Eldwick got 216-6 and wickets for us were had by Gilly 2, Sachin 1 and Noman with 2, obviously a run out was had too according to my calculations and I'm not going back on play cricket to check. Sutton then batted and at last Snoddy was framing himself getting himself 76 off 76 balls so about bloody time Snodster. Captain Ollie Gledhill was the only other batter of note helping himself to 34, sadly only 4 other batters made double figures as we fell short on189 all out. Well back at sunny Sutton and the drinks were flowing and on the bar we had Anya and Diane although the latter didn't stay too long because she was out on the razzle. In the evening we had Ben Middleton on the bar with his new apprentice Oliver Beck who pulled them well, pints that is. Then about 6 bells we had a grudge match at dominoes as the Thorntons were taking on Rob Tedder and Dave Holdsworth.... Reggie to most folk. Well what a nail biter it was 4 all they'd gone to Wembley you could cut the tension with a knife. Captain Shedders was doing a lot of chirping bit over confident I thought to myself. Yes I was right as that wily old fox Reggie pulled it out of the bag rolling back the years, some folk never lose it. After 10 years out and never partnering Rob before they finally shut Shedders up, wouldn't be for too long knowing him. Then we had the entrance of the better Kitching Eva who was all dolled up ready to rampage in Skipton. Oh and before you ask young Stanley it was Eva's words not mine on the best Kitching bit the vain bu**er that she is. Well it was late in the day now but not before information was leaked to me that Caleb had been dancing Friday night away with a young lady. Now not my words but he was strutting his stuff like John Travolta was young twinkle toes. He did actually slope off early last night maybe just maybe off for a repeat performance, all I can say is I shall keep you all informed of further developments. Well lastly folks I will be round with the Glistenbury raffle tickets so if you haven't bought any a word of warning I have them for 2 months so you will be getting nagged all for a good cause as all money raised goes to Manorlands Hospice. Well until next time happy Sunday folks loads of love Mr. Waffles.
