• Privacy policy
  • T&C’s
  • About Us
    • FAQ
    • Meet the Team
  • Contact us
TLE ONLINE SHOP!
  • TLE
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Opinion
  • Elevenses
  • Entertainment
    • All Entertainment
    • Film
    • Lifestyle
      • Horoscopes
    • Lottery Results
      • Lotto
      • Thunderball
      • Set For Life
      • EuroMillions
  • Food
    • All Food
    • Recipes
  • Property
  • Travel
  • Tech/Auto
No Result
View All Result
The London Economic
SUPPORT THE LONDON ECONOMIC
NEWSLETTER
  • TLE
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Opinion
  • Elevenses
  • Entertainment
    • All Entertainment
    • Film
    • Lifestyle
      • Horoscopes
    • Lottery Results
      • Lotto
      • Thunderball
      • Set For Life
      • EuroMillions
  • Food
    • All Food
    • Recipes
  • Property
  • Travel
  • Tech/Auto
No Result
View All Result
The London Economic
No Result
View All Result
Home Sport Cricket

Watch – Holidaymakers play first ever cricket match on Cornwall sandbar during low tide

The four-hour cricket match was watched by 100 onlookers on Sunday afternoon

Joe Mellor by Joe Mellor
2018-08-20 11:44
in Cricket, Sport
FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmailWhatsapp

Summer holidaymakers played cricket for the first time along a Cornwall Sand Bar following a low tide.

The four hour cricket match was watched by 100 onlookers in the Camel Estuary, Padstow yesterday afternoon.

The idyllic sandbar is overlooked by former Prime Minster David Cameron’s £2million holiday home in Trebetherick, and Gordon Ramsey’s £4million house in Rock.

Organisers said: “For the first time that we are aware of, a game of cricket has been played on the Padstow Town sandbar, at low tide”.

The Padstow event is set to become a staple in the calendar, and sees several cornish teams play two innings, at speed to ensure they were not caught by the tides.

RelatedPosts

This is the nostalgia talking, but I’m relishing the return of the old guard

County Championship Match Report: Middlesex vs Durham

Touch of class: Eintracht Frankfurt take out advert wishing Rangers luck in Scottish Cup final

‘He’s my new hero:’ Britain welcomes openly gay professional footballer

Holidaymaker Rob Taylor from North Wales said: “It was stunning to see bails being set up and actual cricket being played on the sand surrounded by the sea, but the fielding from kayaks and paddleboarders was most entertaining.”

The cornish fishing port is known for it’s bizarre events, with the May Day ‘Obby Oss’ parade seeing strict rules on those born in the town only being allowed to wear white, while following ‘Osses’ around the narrow streets in a colourful parade throughout the day.

The rough ‘6pm’ final innings was based around the predicted tide change, and the shore based scoreboard being manned from the Quayside via radio.

Brambles Bank sandbar in Solent, Southampton, is the only other place in the UK to hold a similar event with keen rivals the Royal Southern Sailing club and the Isle of Wight sailing club playing along the shore.

All profits from the event went to the Fisherman’s Mission charity, with the Padstow Harbour Commissioners, the Cornish Cricket Company, and Padstow Brewing Co also supporting the event.

Watch Video Here

Subscribe to our Newsletter

View our  Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions

Trending on TLE

  • All
  • trending
Abdollah

‘Rescue us’: Afghan teacher begs UK to help him escape Taliban

CHOMSKY: “If Corbyn had been elected, Britain would be pursuing a much more sane course”

What If We Got Rid Of Prisons?

More from TLE

Almost 900 ‘excess deaths’ during 2019 UK heatwaves

Labour Party members cut up cards in solidarity with Corbyn

Is Aubameyang’s arrival simply papering over the cracks at Arsenal?

Ten arrests in Bristol as ‘Kill the Bill’ protestors clash with police

Brexit may take place in 2019 as UK “not ready”

These are the dishes that are most likely to cause food envy

TLE Meets…Jena Friedman

Boris Johnson: New national flagship to promote ‘best of British’ around the world

How To Make: Apple, Coleslaw and Walnut Salad

Migration Advisory Committee report signals ‘small growth’ UK post-Brexit immigration system

About Us

TheLondonEconomic.com – Open, accessible and accountable news, sport, culture and lifestyle.

Read more

© 2019 thelondoneconomic.com - TLE, International House, 24 Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2BN. All Rights Reserved.




No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Entertainment
  • Lifestyle
  • Food
  • Travel
  • More…
    • Elevenses
    • Opinion
    • Property
    • Tech & Auto
  • About Us
    • Meet the Team
    • Privacy policy
  • Contact us

© 2019 thelondoneconomic.com - TLE, International House, 24 Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2BN. All Rights Reserved.