Island Life Magazine Ltd August/September 2012 | Page 64

SOCIAL SCENE

Weather halts Hants
Almost inevitably this summer, the weather put a
dampener on what would have been Hampshire
Cricket’s Club’s first match on the Island in some 50
years.
Hampshire were due to face a team of international
stars of yesteryear, who may be a bit beyond their best,
but would have provided stern opposition in two T20
games at the Newclose County Ground, Newport.
Alas, it rained all day, and not a ball was bowled. But
it did not prevent players from both sides enjoying
the fine hospitality Newclose had to offer, both in the
impressive pavilion and in marquees situated on the
side of the ground.

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