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Athenian League, banstead athletic, Combined Counties League, isthmian league, Merland Rise, Southern Amateur League, Surrey Premier Cup
Tuesday 29th November 2016 ko 19.45
Surrey Premier Cup, 2nd Round
BANSTEAD ATHLETIC 5 (Smith 43 90 Maddock 54 Hill 67 Frost 90)
OLD WILSONIANS 2 (Gravesande 12 Steadford 16)
Att 25
Entry £6
Programme £2
Just every groundhopper has been in this position, stood by the pay gate while the referee paws nervously at a hardening, frosty pitch. You know that it’s too late to head elsewhere, even my other possible fixture at Sittingbourne was to fall foul of the weather. You try and dig a heel into the turf to see if the cold ground will take that mythical stud. You fret, and thinking selfishly I really wanted to see this game, as it was one of the more interesting ties in a County Cup this season. Continue reading