{"id":6431,"date":"2013-06-23T17:25:00","date_gmt":"2013-06-23T16:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tonsleyevents.co.uk\/wp\/?p=6431"},"modified":"2026-08-16T15:24:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T14:24:13","slug":"tonsley-tornados-vs-cuddington-kites-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tonsleyevents.co.uk\/wp\/past\/sports\/tornados\/2013\/tonsley-tornados-vs-cuddington-kites-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Tonsley Tornados vs Cuddington Kites 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A long off-season and with plenty of boardroom speculation. The fans could put up with the incumbent and long serving captain no more. Results had not been forthcoming and the fans barracked for a change of leadership, new captain and a new selection process!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Having been 8 years since the Tonsley Events Challenge Shield resided in the Tonsley trophy cabinet, the Cuddington Kites were rightly confident. After all, why should this game be any different from any of the others. Home advantage, a regular side, track record, in charge of the teas&#8230;etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-451a3752 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-ast-global-color-0-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-08b703e6870cdcfaff6c9a41616d373e wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:16px\"><strong>Tonsley Tornados XI<\/strong><br>S. Grigg, S. Cunningham, P. Flood, G. Ekerold, <br>A. Moxon, R. Duncan, G. Tebbitts, S. Woolf, <br>D. Speer, B, Bruce, J. Bruce (capt)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/tonsleyevents.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tornados.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3777\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:14px;border-top-right-radius:14px;border-bottom-left-radius:14px;border-bottom-right-radius:14px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonsleyevents.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tornados.png 600w, https:\/\/tonsleyevents.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tornados-300x84.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a821ad31eedd&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a821ad31eedd\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border tonsley-wide-image tonsley-lightbox-image wp-lightbox-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/tonsleyevents.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cuddington0613-05-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"has-border-color wp-image-8161\" style=\"border-color:var(--ast-global-color-8);border-width:1px;border-top-left-radius:14px;border-top-right-radius:14px;border-bottom-left-radius:14px;border-bottom-right-radius:14px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tonsleyevents.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cuddington0613-05-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/tonsleyevents.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cuddington0613-05-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/tonsleyevents.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cuddington0613-05-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/tonsleyevents.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cuddington0613-05-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/tonsleyevents.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cuddington0613-05.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, on this day in this quiet best kept Buckinghamshire village, the winds were about to change, a Tornado was brewing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A dull but dry day set the tone at the Cuddington Oval. The Kites put into bat first, ground out on a traditional Cuddington pudding, a respectable total of 150 for 9 off their allotted overs. Chantry and Brown lead the scoring with 44 and 22 respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Tornados played a containment game with wickets evenly spread throughout but mentions must go to Sandy Cunningham and Gary Ekerold who bowled tightly and both grabbed a brace and Benny Bruce who kept the lid on things superbly. Fielding was tight and well crafted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Too much tea for the home side perhaps or perhaps they were a little short on the board. No room for complacency in this game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Enter the mistral&#8230; After 25.2 overs the game was over and the BBQ had been fired up! 151 for 5. Shared batting success throughout: Cunningham (35), Paul Flood (33), Ekerold (29), Richie Duncan (22).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And now for the double&#8230; the Tonsley Events &#8220;Just Bowl Off&#8221; Trophy. Nip and tuck as usual with endless wides but for the first time, Tonsley took the prize.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8981f70b wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moaning is still heard to this day around the best kept village in Buckinghamshire. &#8220;They stole our players&#8221;, &#8220;Wait till next year&#8221;, &#8220;We didn&#8217;t have our strongest team out&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gents, the scorebook tells the truth. Tonsley Tornados: W, in fact WW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>JB<\/em><\/strong> <em>(Skips)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video tonsley-video\"><video height=\"464\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 832 \/ 464;\" width=\"832\" controls src=\"https:\/\/tonsleyevents.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cuddington0613video.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Victorious!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#foogallery-gallery-8163.fg-masonry { --fg-gutter: 10px; }<\/style>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"foogallery foogallery-container foogallery-masonry foogallery-lightbox-foobox fg-center fg-masonry fg-ready fg-light fg-border-medium fg-round-small fg-shadow-outline fg-loading-default fg-loaded-fade-in fg-hover-semi-zoomed fg-captions-bottom fg-hover-fade fg-hover-zoom4 fg-col3\" id=\"foogallery-gallery-8163\" data-foogallery=\"{&quot;item&quot;:{&quot;showCaptionTitle&quot;:true,&quot;showCaptionDescription&quot;:true},&quot;lazy&quot;:true,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;src&quot;,&quot;srcset&quot;:&quot;srcset&quot;}\" style=\"--fg-title-line-clamp: 1; 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