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Northwood CC v Northwood Town Cricket Club Sunday XI on Sun 21 Apr 2024 at 1:00pm
Northwood Town Cricket Club Won Northwood Town Cricket Club

Match report Match Report: A Gripping Encounter Amidst Challenging Conditions

Yesterday, after losing the toss, we were put in to bat first on a challenging green pitch under overcast skies, with the outfield slower than molasses—likely untouched since last year. Deepak, feeling the chill, quickly retreated to the pavilion's warmth. In contrast, Rahul displayed some elegant strokes, though the sluggish outfield robbed him of a deserved extra 20 runs. Bijendra showed his power, battling his way to 47. Nischay, too, looked in fine form with a breezy 47, but his innings was cut short when Keeran, intent on keeping the scores below 47, unfortunately ran him out. Not to be left behind, Keeran then hammered his way to an unbeaten 41, lifting us to the strategic target of 200 set by our captain, Ibbad—a target that would later prove decisive. The highlight of the first innings was Jays 25 off 15. Real display of power there.

On the bowling front Ibbad, pairing with Saj, started our defense strongly, with Saj containing the openers well and Ibbad snagging a wicket. Ben rattled the batsmen with sharp, short deliveries, snagging a vital wicket with one of his bouncers. However, the day belonged to Saad, our enigmatic spinner, who bamboozled the opposition with his mysterious deliveries to claim four wickets. "I don't know what he's bowling," lamented the baffled batsmen.

It was a thrilling game that not only tested our skills but also our strategy and resilience, ultimately leading to a well-earned victory.

Northwood Town Cricket Club Sunday XI Batting
Player Name RunsMB4s6sSRCtStRo
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TOTAL :
8nb 3b 1lb 
for 8 wickets
12
208		        
Deepak Gairola ct  (Gully) 1 7 14.29
Rahul Aggarwal Caught  17 24 2 70.83 1
Bijendra Vaghela Lbw  47 60 6 1 78.33
Nischay Madhavan Run out  47 65 4 1 72.31
Keeran Sudagaran Not Out  41 36 4 113.89
Jay Patel Caught  25 15 2 1 166.67 1
Ibbad Kayani Caught  3 2 150.0 2
Sajid Shafique Malik Run out  3 7 42.86
Karan Rajani Not Out  0
Saad Kayani  
Ben Gomersall  

Northwood CC Bowling

Player nameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Zak5.0017117.003.40
Arav5.0043314.338.60
Rana8.003700.004.62
Keiron8.0030130.003.75
Bailey5.003400.006.80
Houston5.002000.004.00
Aman3.003000.0010.00

Northwood CC Batting
Player name RMB4s6sSR
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TOTAL :
7nb 20w 8b 3lb 
for 9 wickets
38
136 (4.0 overs)		     
SG ct Saad 35
DS b Ibbad 0
AU ct Kaz 11
HJ ct Ben 14
JB lbw Saad 5
AS ct Saad 0
AAS b saad 4
ZAK lbw Nischay 6
AR Not Out  17
CH ct Kaz 6
RK Not Out  0

Northwood Town Cricket Club Sunday XI Bowling

Player NameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Ibbad Kayani5.0016116.003.20
Sajid Shafique Malik5.001400.002.80
Karan Rajani7.001728.502.43
Ben Gomersall8.0036136.004.50
Saad Kayani8.001543.751.88
Nischay Madhavan5.00515.001.00
Jay Patel2.00700.003.50