Another in Mole's Series of Series – Maiden Over #09
Some time ago (June 2009 through to August 2010) we had put together a series of caches and the theme of those was ‘Series’ – collectively known as Mole’s SOS (Series of Series)
Each cache was, in their own right, part of a group of caches (a series) around the country each following a theme linked to a landmark or object, such as churches, ponds and in this case Cricket Grounds .
Each ‘series’ was devised by an individual cacher who either retained the series and developed it on their own such as the ‘ponds, dewponds and lakes’ series by martletsman or encouraged other cachers to add to the series with the request to advise the originator of a new addition in order to keep tabs of the increasing number and save duplication – such as the church micro series, which is managed by sadexploration (This is now the largest linked series of caches in the world)
There are some series of caches which do not get referred to by a rolling number allocated by the originator (like church micro #176), instead these others are referred to by their location – such as the motorway mayhem series where the motorway and the junction distinguish it from any other.
As a result 22 caches were put together highlighting 20 different series (if you want to find these search ‘Mole’s SOS’ in the cache name box, mainly found around the Tonbridge area)
In 2017 we moved away from Tonbridge and so we adopted out the early part of the SOS series (the first 22) and these are now owned by cachers local to Tonbridge – all still active caches.
We are now adding some more
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So adding to this series further...The Maiden Over series
This small series started by OffTheRails in 2016 is looking to expanding and highlights the game of cricket and the places it is played.
The reason it is called 'Maiden Over' is in the game 6 balls are bowled from each end of the wicket alternately - each set of 6 is called an 'Over' - if no runs are scored during an over it is clled a 'Maiden Over'
If you are interested in expanding this series and placing a cache near to your local cricket ground, please message OffTheRails, via this website to obtain a series number and use the ‘Maiden Over # -’ prefix when naming your cache and the explanation outlined above. If you can add a photo that would be great too. There is also a FB page, so do visit and ask to join.
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About Frittenden Cricket Club
The cricket club in Frittenden was resurrected in 1996 having died out a couple of decades earlier. Over recent years we have expanded into a thriving village club. Set on the outskirts of Frittenden, the pavilion and ground are set in the beautiful Kent countryside.
Frittenden Cricket Club fields a league side which entered the Kent Village Cricket League in 2005 and has many friendly fixtures on non-league Sundays and on weekday evenings.
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On to the Cache
The published co-ords take you alongside the cricket pitch on a public footpath where you will find a theme related cache.
There maybe parking at N51 08.980 E000 35.517 - however this is not guaranteed especially on match days or if the farmer is working in the fields. It is possible to park there if it is quiet however and a brief stroll from there to GZ. However at GZ take your time - please do not rush and treat gently. Please do not untie anything, nothing needs to be untied. Please read the hint for further
Tweezers or similar will be needed
If you cannot find a cache, do not assume it missing and do not put a throwdown as a replacement.
Maintenance is the responsibility of the CO – if any is required, please add a ‘Needs Maintenance’ log to highlight the issue.