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Northwood Town Cricket Club Saturday 1st XI v Hatfield and Crusaders CC 1st XI on Sat 23 Aug 2025 at 12:00
Northwood Town Cricket Club Won by 61 runs

Match report Northwood Town Bat First – Featuring Cameos, Chaos & Casual Collapse

Northwood Town CC began their innings with the confidence of a team that either knew something we didn’t, or had collectively forgotten how dangerous S Edge can be. Jesant Halai opened the batting and was dismissed for 8, in what we can only assume was a warm-up for his real performance: fielding.

Rohit Bahl arrived with a mission — smash and dash. With 7 boundaries and a six in just 30 balls, he looked like he was auditioning for IPL… until he was stumped so far down the wicket that he needed a taxi back to the crease. Rumours say he’s still out there looking for his bat.

Nischay Madhavan decided to be the adult in the room, anchoring the innings with a classy 63. Others batted around him, by which we mean: Deepak Raj forgot to move his bat (out for 5), Sangeet Patel was caught practicing his ballroom dancing mid-shot (out for 16), and Jay Patel took 48 balls to score 22, which might be a record for Most Patient Man in Middlesex.

Then came Iqbal Anjum, who played like he had a train to catch — smashing 40 off 34, including 2 sixes that nearly entered orbit. We don’t know what he had for breakfast, but it clearly wasn’t Weetabix. Keeran Sudagaran (21*) and Jack Daly (9*) then finished things off calmly, presumably because they didn’t trust the rest of the team with the bat anymore.

Extras, always the unsung hero, quietly added 16 runs — more than 3 actual players managed. Cheers, mate.

📝 Total: 250 for 9 (50 overs)
S Edge did most of the damage with 4 wickets, proving once again that naming your child “S. Edge” ensures they’ll grow up to torment batsmen and autocorrect systems alike.

Hatfield and Crusaders Reply – A Shakespearean Tragedy in 46.2 Overs

With 251 needed to win, Hatfield’s innings began… decently. P Singh came out swinging and smashed 65 runs, looking like he was about to chase this down single-handedly. Unfortunately, his teammates had other plans — specifically, the plan of “let’s just fall over like dominoes.”

B Golder and B Phillips both chipped in with 11s — symbolic? Perhaps. Effective? Not really.

Then came the collapse. M Jenning was bowled for a golden duck, which is also the name of the pub he ended up in later that evening. A Singh tried, scoring 11, but was caught trying to invent a new kind of reverse scoop… into the hands of the fielder.

M Collins added 28 before being stumped by Sangeet Patel, who was doing his best MS Dhoni impression behind the stumps. Z Sajid hit two nice shots and then hit the showers. S Edge looked threatening with 27 but forgot he wasn’t batting against his own team this time.

Then came the Madhavan Massacre: Nischay took 4 wickets in 9 overs like he was speed-running a “How to Bowl Out a Team” tutorial on YouTube. The tail folded faster than a lawn chair at a garden party, and Hatfield were all out for 189.

📝 Total: 189 all out (46.2 overs)
Four ducks, several dropped jaws, and one man (P Singh) wondering what more he had to do.

⭐️ Player of the Match: Nischay Madhavan – for scoring 63 runs and taking 4 wickets. Basically did everything except make the tea.

🧁 Final Thought:

Hatfield and Crusaders showed flashes of brilliance, but Northwood brought the full bakery: a solid top order, a tasty middle, and a bowling attack that iced the game. Plus, with at least five players now eligible to put "all-rounder" in their bios, this was a team performance that truly said: “We might not be perfect… but we’re definitely better than you today.”

Northwood Town win by 61 runs. Hatfield go home with bruised pride and probably half the tea.

Northwood Town Cricket Club Saturday 1st XI Batting
Player Name RunsMB4s6sSRCtStRo
extras
TOTAL :
1nb 10w 1b 4lb 
for 9 wickets
16
250		        
Jesant Halai b S Edge 8 13 2 61.54
Rohit Bahl st b Z Sajid 40 30 7 1 133.33
Deepak Raj b S Edge 5 8 62.50 1
Nischay Madhavan lbw Z Sajid 63 79 8 79.75
Sangeet Patel ct b A Singh 16 31 3 51.61 1 1
Jay Patel st c A Singh 22 48 2 45.83
Iqbal Anjum b S Edge 40 34 3 2 117.65
Keeran Sudagaran Not Out  21 20 3 105.00 1
Krunal Patel ct S Edge 0 1 0 1
Keval Shah Run out  0 1 0
Jack Daly Not Out  9 8 112.50 2

Hatfield and Crusaders CC 1st XI Bowling

Player nameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
S Edge10.0053413.255.30
I Golder10.014500.004.50
R Golder10.007100.007.10
Z Sajid10.0138219.003.80
A Singh10.0128214.002.80

Hatfield and Crusaders CC 1st XI Batting
Player name RMB4s6sSR
extras
TOTAL :
2nb 8b 13lb 
for 10 wickets
23
189 (46.2 overs)		     
P Singh ct D Raj b N Madhavan 65 7
B Golder ct S Patel b K Shah 11 2
B Phillips ct J Daly b K Patel 11 1
M Jenning b K Patel 0
A Singh ct K Sudagaran b I Anjum 11 1 1
M Collins st S Patel b N Madhavan 28 1
Z Sajid b J Daly 9 2
S Edge ct K Patel b I Anjum 27 4
J Bigley ct J Daly b N Madhavan 6
R Golder b N Madhavan 0
I Golder  

Northwood Town Cricket Club Saturday 1st XI Bowling

Player NameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Jack Daly10.0139139.003.90
Keval Shah7.0029129.004.14
Iqbal Anjum9.2035217.503.75
Krunal Patel10.0044222.004.40
Nischay Madhavan9.003248.003.56

  • Umpire :
    Colin Lynch
  • Scorer :