By Martin Neville
Monday, August 16, 2010
The cricket match between Island Sailing Club and Royal Southern Yacht Club on Brambles Bank. Picture by Jon Millwood.
THE world’s wackiest cricket match took place in the middle of The Solent at the weekend.
Once a year the Island Sailing Club (ISC) and the Royal Southern Yacht Club play cricket on the Brambles sandbank, which appears at unusually low tide between Southampton and the Island.
At around 7.30am on Saturday, dozens of boats sailed to wait for the sandbank to emerge from the sea.
The cricketers managed seven overs each before the sea swallowed up the pitch for another year. The match was won by ISC.
The Bramble Bank fixture was first started in the 1950s by the late Uffa Fox.
Reporter: martinn@iwcpmail.co.uk
More News
Monday, February 6, 2012
1 - 2 - 3 - 4
Most Read
Sunday, February 5, 2012