The Eight Who Tend The Oval
14.04.26, 08:00 Updated 09.04.26, 18:25 3 Minute Read
Mark Bailey
If you’d wandered down to the Ouseburn Oval over the past few weeks, you’d have seen eight figures scattered across the ground.
Mowing, marking and occasionally arguing about who should ride the roller.
I’m one of them. More specifically, I’m the one responsible for the outfield lines. The stripe obsessed one. The man on the old Mastiff.
And as we get ready for the first fixture of the 2026 Nidderdale League Division 2 season — Ouseburn 1st XI versus Pannal — the excitement about what might be this season is palbale!
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