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Hatfield Hyde CC 1st XI v Northwood Town Cricket Club Saturday 1st XI on Sat 18 Jul 2026 at 12:00
Northwood Town Cricket Club Won by 27 runs

Match report Northwood Town's 1st XI produced an impressive batting display, combining positive stroke play with sensible partnerships to post a strong total.

The innings got off to an encouraging start, with Nischay Madhavan setting the tone. His fluent 30 from 52 balls was packed with attractive stroke play, finding the boundary four times and giving the innings early momentum before being trapped lbw.

At the heart of the innings was a superb knock from Deepak Raj, who was in sensational touch. His blistering 74 from just 56 deliveries featured 14 boundaries as he creamed the ball all over the park, punishing anything loose and keeping the scoreboard moving at a rapid rate. It was an innings full of confidence and attacking intent that put the opposition under sustained pressure.

After a couple of quick wickets, Jesant Halai played the perfect supporting role with a composed 36 from 64 balls. His sensible innings helped steady the ship, rotating the strike well and ensuring Northwood maintained a solid platform through the middle overs while allowing the more aggressive batters to play around him.

The innings was rounded off in excellent fashion by Jack Daly, whose unbeaten 50 from 63 balls provided the ideal finish. Batting with maturity and composure, Jack accelerated when required, finding the boundary four times and ensuring Northwood finished strongly to cap off an excellent all-round batting performance.

Overall, it was a well-constructed innings featuring aggressive stroke play, sensible batting through the middle, and a strong finish—giving Northwood Town's bowlers an excellent total to defend.

Defending a competitive total, Northwood Town made the perfect start with Sajid Shafique Malik and Jack Daly producing disciplined opening spells. Both bowlers kept things exceptionally tight, gave the batters very little to work with and struck early to put the opposition firmly on the back foot.

The pressure created by the seamers allowed Iqbal Anjum to make the most of a surface offering assistance to the spinners. Bowling with excellent control and variation, he ripped through the middle order, claiming three quick wickets as the visitors slumped to 70 for 7. At that stage, Town looked to have one hand on the game.

However, cricket had one more twist in store. Adhil Jiffry and Hakeem Siddique produced a magnificent counter-attacking partnership of more than 100 runs, transforming the chase. Both batters played a superb range of shots all around the ground, steadily taking control of the match and reducing the target to just 42 runs from the final 12 overs with three wickets still in hand. Momentum had swung firmly in the home team's favour, and Town suddenly found themselves under real pressure.

With the game slipping away, captain Iqbal Anjum brought himself back into the attack in search of a breakthrough. The move paid immediate dividends as he dismissed the dangerous Hakeem with the fourth ball of his spell, ending the outstanding partnership and reigniting Town's belief. In his very next over, Iqbal struck again to remove another batter, leaving the opposition nine down and still requiring around 20 runs for victory.

With Iqbal's spell complete, Nischay Madhavan was handed the ball to finish the job. He needed little time, claiming the final wicket to seal a dramatic victory for Northwood Town. The dismissal was completed by a good running catch from Deepak Raj at mid-off, sparking jubilant celebrations.

It was a match that looked won, then looked lost, before Town showed tremendous character to fight back. After watching a commanding position slip away, the players held their nerve when it mattered most to complete a memorable victory and breathe a huge sigh of relief.

Northwood Town Cricket Club Saturday 1st XI Batting
Player Name RunsMB4s6sSRCtStRo
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TOTAL :
17w 4b 7lb 
for 10 wickets
28
237		        
Nischay Madhavan lbw M Miflan Mujreen 30 52 4 57.69 1
Rohit Bahl lbw M Izmee 5 11 1 45.45 1
Deepak Raj b N Ashraf 74 56 14 132.14 2
Suvin Mekwan b N Ashraf 2 3 66.67 1
Jesant Halai ct S Davies b M Miflan Mujreen 36 64 5 56.25
Iqbal Anjum ct S Davies b N Ashraf 7 11 1 63.64 1
Nishant Maniya ct S Davies b N Ashraf 0 8 0
Jack Daly b M Izmee 50 63 4 79.37 1
Aashir Rifat ct N Ashraf b M Miflan Mujreen 1 8 12.50 1
Sajid Shafique Malik ct S Davies b H Siddique 1 5 20.0
Keval Shah Not Out  3 11 27.27

Hatfield Hyde CC 1st XI Bowling

Player nameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Adhil Jiffry7.013300.004.71
Mohamed Izmee6.4035217.505.25
Mohamed Miflan Mujreen10.0142314.004.20
Nadeem Ashraf10.0046411.504.60
Hashmatullah Khiyal9.004700.005.22
Mohammed Ashrif2.001200.006.00
Hakeem Siddique4.0011111.002.75

Hatfield Hyde CC 1st XI Batting
Player name RMB4s6sSR
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TOTAL :
5nb 19w 5b 6lb 
for 10 wickets
35
210 (41.3 overs)		     
Shashita Lakshan Fernando ct A Rifat b S Malik 13 22 2 59.09
Anthony Rajaratnam ct S Mekwan b J Daly 0 1 0
Laksikan Sentilnathan b S Malik 0 11 0
Hashmatullah Khiyal ct S Mekwan I Anjum 26 25 5 104.00
Scott Davies ct I Anjum b S Malik 9 16 1 56.25
Adhil Jiffry Not Out  62 86 10 72.09
Nadeem Ashraf ct J Daly b I Anjum 0 1 0
Mohamed Miflan Mujreen ct D Raj b I Anjum 8 20 2 40.0
Hakeem Siddique lbw I Anjum 51 50 7 102.00
Mohammed Ashrif ct R Bahl b I Anjum 1 10 10.0
Mohamed Izmee ct D Raj b N Madhavan 5 12 1 41.67

Northwood Town Cricket Club Saturday 1st XI Bowling

Player NameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Jack Daly7.0031131.004.43
Sajid Shafique Malik7.012839.334.00
Iqbal Anjum10.022345.752.30
Keval Shah4.0036136.009.00
Deepak Raj2.001300.006.50
Nischay Madhavan4.3025125.005.56
Rohit Bahl2.001900.009.50
Jesant Halai5.002400.004.80