After a few games falling foul of the weather the WTSC arrived at the Honourable Artillery Company grounds in central London relieved to see a hint of blue sky, a dabble of sunshine and fluffy white clouds. The ground was looking lush and green and the pitch firm and flat, and what a ground it is! For those unaware the HAC is steeped in history being the ground where the middle stump was invented, and the ground where the oldest scorecard anywhere in the world was recorded.

On one of the hottest days of the year (woohoo) the Trade played their inaugural game against the V&A Cricket Club at Stonor Park. I think Stonor Park is one of the most beautiful grounds we have played on and let’s hope we have many more matches here in the coming years. We were wonderfully looked after by the V&A with a delicious lunch and tea provided. What is quite interesting is that they have a few wine merchants playing in the V&A. Anyone considering playing for WTC, this fixture is highly recommend!

The opening match of the season for the wine trade was also our first against The Straggler’s of Asia who can trace their heritage to the army in India in the 1920’s (I was a member of The Straggler’s in the 1990’s!).

On 4th May, 13 golfers represented the wine trade in their annual match vs The Seniors Golfing Society at Denham Golf Club. Fresh from our victory (the first in many years) in the 2020 edition, which was moved to late summer due to the pandemic, hope were high.

The Wine Trade Sports Club finally got their season up and running on Friday 8th June with a fantastic game of criket at Hartfield. Following two early season cancellations the team were eager and were all in good time for the traditional warm-up in the Anchor.

We are delighted to announce that the Wine Trade Sports Club Quiz is back and this year will take place on Tuesday 7th November 2017. Chris Porter returns as our Quiz Master extraordinaire who will once again challenge and entertain us all with his ferocious questioning. Now is the time to brush up on your top trivia!