Anyone in your family ever play Stoolball ?

[Gwylan]

There are always a couple of stoolball games on Priory fields in Lewes on Thursday evenings in summer. Never played it myself as Bevendean primary school did cricket, rounders and athletics in the summer.

But we did play shinty in the winter so Lush's memory may not be hazy after all.

 

[scamander]

I went to the Vale in Worthing, we played it there a fair bit.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Pub stoolball is alive and well and living in Lewes

 

[smudge]

My Mum played for Plumpton Green & Sussex.

 

[Albion_Dave]

Played against Chelsea College years ago in the Hellingly hospital grounds. I opened the batting & the lady bowler bounded in to bowl the first ball. It was that fast I didn't even see it. Ended up with a broken nose & left the field with my face covered in blood .

 

[Dick Swiveller]

Played against Chelsea College years ago in the Hellingly hospital grounds. I opened the batting & the lady bowler bounded in to bowl the first ball. It was that fast I didn't even see it. Ended up with a broken nose & left the field with my face covered in blood .

Seen that a few times. As for fast lady bowlers, have a look at this.

 

[Guinness Boy]

I played at West Hove school.

 

[ALBION28]

Yes. Mother played for Handcross for about 40 years and I played as kid. It tended to be a Sussex sport but is now played in Yorkshire. Many years ago I dated a Yorkshire lass who saw the game liked it and took it back up north she was a sports teacher and taught it to youngsters and it has spread.

 

[Prince Monolulu]

Played a bit up at Corals, one particular team we played against took it rather seriously and it got a bit heated quite regularly.

 

[chairman]

Played mixed football for brighton tigers in the brighton league in the 70,s mixed stoolball was popular then with two divisions, and league s in Eastbourne and around Sussex. Great game to play and harder to play than it looks. Men could bowl the ball very fast. Also played tournaments every Sunday throughout the summer. Great days

 

[ozzygull]

Yep Elm Grove Juniors 1979 ish. Used to love it, great game.

 

[Munkfish]

Played it at both Cottesmore and Newman. Great game at the time.

 

[sydney]

played for worthing hospital in the early 80's ....another excuse to run out of petrol on the downs with a car full of half cut nurses....

 

[sydney]

Seen that a few times. As for fast lady bowlers, have a look at this.

****ing smart arse cow , that is a hand grenade throw...!!

 

[vegster]

Elm Grove juniors. Blimey, just gone back 35 years in an instant..

Elm Grove Primary... I've just gone back 48 years WHOOOSH !

 

[Lush]

Close your eyes and you can almost hear the 'thunk' of the ball hitting the board behind you....