1st XI vs Weybridge Vandals CC (Away)

Start @ 12:00

1. Adam O’Mahoney +
2. Yasir Ahmed
3. Matt Davies
4. Imran Rashid (c)
5. Fawad Anis
6. Ed Charlton
7. Graeme Tong
8. Nick Browning
9. Moazam Ali Rashid
10. Zammak Tughral
11. Usman Janjua

Umpire: Keith Nicholls

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2nd XI vs Sinjun Grammarians CC (Home)

Start @ 12:00

1. Ian Collier (c)
2. Joe Hirsch
3. Robbie Oliver
4. Matt Rudolph
5. Harry Copeland +
6. Rory Blanchard
7. Angus Berry
8. Dan Kemp
9. Sunny Patel
10. Dhvanil Karia
11. Phil Linter

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3rd XI vs Epsom CC (Home)

Start @ 13:00

1. Zubair Ahmed (c)
2. Peter Culham
3. Graham Smith
4. Jonny Allen
5. Tom Simcock
6. Craig Daniel +
7. Mike Suggitt
8. Altaf Shahpurwala
9. Tom Crowther
10. Abdur Rehman
11. Cameron Bose

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4th XI vs Epsom CC (Away)

Start @ 13:00

1. Nick Dunmore (c)
2. James Adam
3. Alex Kerr
4. James Hardy
5. John Ambrose
6. Ben Chapman
7. Joe Hennessy +
8. Nabeel Shahpurwala
9. Chris Wakefield
10. Charlie Higgins
11. TBA

Note: Teams will get text message for meet time!

Good Luck!

Wick

154*

Match Report – Wick 4s vs. Woking & Horsell June 10th 2017

Close, But No Cigar

For the second week in a row the 4s suffered defeat in a match that could have been won; Woking & Horsell scoring 168 and the 4s replying with 154. The game had been close throughout with both teams feeling confident and in trouble at various points. All 22 players had played a role and all agreed that it had been a super game to be involved with.

The match started late due to issues for the visitors on the M3. It was agreed that the Wick 4s would take the field first. Five 4s bowlers produced an excellent innings of consistent line and length which troubled each of the Woking batters. The bowlers were backed up by a superb team performance in the field; noise, enthusiasm, excellent ground fielding and improved catching. Amongst this team performance were individual highlights worth noting:

· Simon Boughey producing his best bowling for the club to date; his return of 2 wickets does not do him justice for the number of wicket-taking opportunities created

· Ross Cathcart bowling a miserly second spell which increased scoring pressure of the Woking batters at a key point in the innings

· Sam Blank making his first appearance for 2 seasons; very tight bowling up hill and into the wind

· Joe Harrison taking 2 key top order wickets to stop Woking accelerating their run rate; fast, aggressive bowling which was great to watch and field to

· Phil Miles taking a slip catch above head height from the bowling of Harrison, which was travelling like a bullet

· Ben Houghton faultless display behind the stumps; having taken on this important job only 5 matches ago

· Rob Ritchie running out a Woking batter who was trying to take a second run

· Charlie Higgins for the stand-out display. Making only his 2nd appearance in senior league cricket U15 Charlie bowled two 5 over spells, taking 3-32, his first senior wickets. He also held an amazing diving left-handed catch to close the innings. Charlie displayed great control and the ability to move the ball against the breeze. He has earned himself the opening role in his next outing for the 4s.

The Woking innings closed on 168, which represented a fair return for the batting team for their efforts against the 4s bowlers. During tea, it was acknowledged that this was a ‘gettable’ total for the 4s. The King’s Field wicket held some irregular bounce but the outfield was very fast and one boundary a little short.

During the first 30 overs of the 4s reply a victory seemed possible. Despite the loss of 2 wickets to balls that didn’t bounce, Tom Simcock held the innings together with a patient and well-judged 43. He was ably support by Abdur Rehman and Rob Ritchie in stands of 40-odd. After the dismissal of Simcock (again to a ball that shot along the deck) the 4s struggled to keep up with required scoring rate. Woking tightened their fielding and bowled better lines and Ben Houghton was the only batter who managed to get ‘in’. With wickets falling at regular intervals at the other end, Houghton took the attack to Woking before finally being dismissed for 37 in the last over of the match. Quite correctly, the 4s had played to win the match rather than shut-up shop for a losing draw.

It had been a valiant effort by the 4s batters, but ultimately the team had fallen 15 runs short of their victory target. Close, but no cigar.

Two losses from two close games left a feeling of deflation. However, reflection has led to a far more positive state of mind which all 4s players should feel:

· Our superb displays in the field. The team ethic in any cricket side is born from fielding; we are now developing an excellent team spirit because of our out-cricket

· Bowling resources are many and varied. The 4s attack has been stronger than our opponents in each game we have played

· Colts making an immediate impact. The club development plan for Colts players is being put into action and each Colt who have played 4s cricket this season has made a positive contribution

All we need now is for team to get an extra 20 or 30 runs with the bat ……..

1st XI vs Horsley & Send CC (Home)

Start @ 12:00

1. Adam O’Mahoney +
2. Yasir Ahmed
3. Matt Davies
4. Imran Rashid (c)
5. Fawad Anis
6. Iain Tong
7. Moazam Ali Rashid
8. Graeme Tong
9. Zammak Tughral
10. Will Taylor
11. Usman Janjua

Panel Umpires

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2nd XI vs Cheam CC (Away)

Start @ 12:00

1. Ian Collier (c)
2. Ed Charlton
3. Harry Copeland
4. Nick Browning
5. Phil Linter
6. Sunny Patel
7. Tom Crowther
8. Rory Blanchard
9. Robbie Oliver
10. Keerat Khaira +
11. Dhvanil Karia

Umpire: Stephen Riley

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3rd XI vs Ripley CC (Away)

Start @ 13:00

1. Zubair Ahmed (c)
2. Ben Stephens +
3. Altaf Shahpurwala
4. Will Strange
5. Peter Culham
6. Graham Smith
7. Jonny Allen
8. Craig Daniel
9. Mike Suggitt
10. Ed Barney
11. James Adam

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4th XI vs Woking & Horsell (Home)

Start @ 13:00

1. Ben Houghton +
2. Phil Miles
3. Tom Simcock
4. Abdur Rehman
5. Rob Ritchie
6. Nick Dunmore (c)
7. Sam Blank
8. Joe Harrison
9. Charlie Higgins
10. Simon Boughey
11. Ross Cathcart

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Note: Teams will get text message for meet time!

Good Luck!

Wick 154*

Match Report – Wick 4s vs. Ashford June 3rd 2017

Drama-Filled Defeat

Ultimately, the result went against the 4s; a loss by 1 wicket after Ashford successfully chased 133 to win. Whilst this result was disappointing to those involved, the primary emotions were a mixture of pride and enjoyment. Pride in the performance of the team, particularly in the field. And enjoyment because playing in a cricket match which is full of tension and drama is a great experience and one that never ceases to be enjoyable.

The 4s welcomed 3 players making their Surrey Championship debut – Ben Chapman who played Colts cricket at the club and is returning to the game after a break, U15 Sai Srirangam and U13 Connor Hewitt. The match started with the Ashford captain winning the toss and inviting Wick to bat. The batting order looked strong-ish on paper, with the regular bats joined by the Tiffin U15 openers Sai and Tim Jones, along with Abdur Rahman and Dhvanil Karia. The line-up had some risk within it (don’t 4th XI batting line-ups always?) and so the lower order included the skipper as insurance.

Phil Miles and Ben Houghton opened proceedings against a very accurate Ashford pair. The game was quiet during the early overs, offering no indication of the drama that would follow later. An easy-looking single almost reduced proceedings to a ‘carry-on’ style farce, when a mix-up in calling meant that both batsman sprinted and were injured; Houghton in the calf and Miles in the back. The latter’s injury was more serious and he was unable to bend sufficiently to deal with a delivery which kept low. Over the next few overs the scoring rate dried up and Houghton, Jones, Srirangam, DK and Rob Ritchie were dismissed in quick succession. At 50-odd for 6 thoughts of strong-ish batting line-up had been dismissed and the hope was to get somewhere near 120. Skipper Nick Dunmore joined Rahman and the two Ashford bowlers who had been operating for 20 overs began to tire. Short and wide balls were punished by both batsman; Rahman stylishly, Dunmore rather more belligerently. Having taken 20 runs off one over Dunmore was dismissed for 37, but the score was now 105. Ben Chapman quickly followed along with Rahman, for an important 20. Connor Hewitt was then joined at the wicket by Simon Boughey, and the team quickly realised that no one had never seen Simon bat! Over the next few overs Boughey blocked and left with aplomb, admirably supporting his younger partner who played several confident and powerful straight drives, before falling to a ‘hand-grenade’ for a well-made 14. The last wicket pair had taken the 4s to a total of 132.

Tea was taken, and the 4s felt that the batting recovery had produced a total that was defendable. We would need to bowl and field well, back ourselves and support each other; a focused effort in the second half of the game was required.

Upon taking the field it was immediately obvious that the team had the necessary intensity to produce the required performance. The noise level was high and the ground fielding aggressive and clean. Boughey and left-armer Chapman opened the attack, despite Chapman informing the skipper that he didn’t want to bowl up hill. Chapman’s first over began with two caught and bowled chances, the second of which Chapman snaffled. Boughey had found his line and length immediately and the Ashford batsman were under pressure. DK replaced Chapman up the hill and produced impeccable deliveries which worried both bats; removing the opening bat LBW. However, the Ashford number 3 looked like a good player and we knew that it would only take one sizable contribution to take Ashford to the required total.

After an excellent and unlucky 7 over spell Boughey was replaced by U13 Hewitt, full of confidence from his batting display. Hewitt took a wicket in his first of three good overs which included a

difficult dropped catch. The intensity on the field had been maintained at this point and over the remaining overs it was to increase as the pressure built upon the Ashford batsman. As a team the 4s ground-fielding held up well, despite 3 or 4 chances or half-chances being spilt.

Chapman was re-introduced coming down hill and the change was obvious from the start; increased pace, hostility, accuracy and rhythm showed the skipper that he had been wrong at the start of the innings. Wickets began to fall to Chapman as he and DK kept up the attack. But the Ashford number 3 was still at the crease and was scoring fast enough to take the score past 100. Resistance was broken when Chapman re-arranged the number 3’s timbers, leaving Ashford needing less than 30 with 5 wickets left. The intensity in the match that had slowly been building now came to a crescendo during a drama-filled hour of cricket. Chapman, DK and Hewitt bowled with great control, the fielders backed their bowlers and the Ashford batman felt the full force of a Wick squeeze. With runs at a premium, the Ashford middle and lower order were dismissed in a procession, including a remarkable run-out by Hewitt after the batsman wandered around and never make his ground. As the final pair came together the tension in the air was palpable and the winning runs were greeted with a roar of relief by the Ashford players.

Hands were shaken and both sides agreed that the game had been a good one to play in.

As a performance by a Wick 4s XI, this had been by far the best fielding effort that the writer has enjoyed with the club. All 11 players were outstanding in the field, with intensity and concentration that we could all feel and be proud to have been part of. The bar is now set for future performance levels.

Ben Chapman finished with 43-5 from 10 overs, a super return from a very good first outing in league cricket. Connor Hewitt’s performance was excellent for an U13; with bat, ball and in the field, he was always in the game and showed confidence and cricketing maturity way beyond his age.

The drama was over and the game was lost, but by goodness it had been a good game to be part of.

1st XI vs Byfleet CC (Home)

Start at 12:00

1. Adam O’Mahoney +
2. Yasir Ahmed
3. Fawad Anis
4. Imran Rashid (c)
5. Rory Blanchard
6. Iain Tong
7. Ed Charlton
8. Will Taylor
9. Graeme Tong
10. Zammak Tughral
11. Usman Janjua

Umpire: Keith Nicholls

2nd XI vs Ripley CC (Away)

Start at 12:00

1. Tom Crowther (c)
2. Sunny Patel
3. Dhvanil Karia
4. Harry Copeland +
5. Phil Linter
6. Nick Browning
7. Ed Barney
8. Will Strange
9. Moazam Ali Rashid
10. Tom Simcock
11. Mike Suggitt

3rd XI vs Purley CC (Home)

Start at 13:00

1. Zubair Ahmed (c)
2. Adam Selves
3. Craig Daniel
4. Alex Bilton +
5. Graham Smith
6. Joe Harrison
7. Altaf Shahpurwala
8. Zarun Ghori
9. Jonny Allen
10. Alex Dare
11. Phil Miles

4’s Game Cancelled

Note: players will get text message from captains for the meet time.

Good Luck!

Wick 154*

1st XI vs Woking & Horsell CC (Away)
Start @ 12:00

1. Adam O’Mahoney +
2. Yasir Ahmed
3. James Caldwell
4. Imran Rashid *
5. Matt Davies
6. Iain Tong
7. Fawad Anis
8. Graeme Tong
9. Zammak Tughral
10. Usman Janjua
11. Will Taylor

Umpire: Keith Nicholls

2nd XI vs Kingstonian CC (Home)
Start @ 12:00

1. Ian Collier *
2. Joe Jirsch
3. Rory Blanchard
4. Tom Crowther
5. Harry Copeland +
6. Dhvanil Karia
7. Sunny Patel
8. Ed Charlton
9. Nick Browning
10. Phil Linter
11. Ed Barney

Umpire: Stephen Riley

3rd XI vs Battersea Ironside CC (Home)
Start @ 13:00

1. Zubair Ahmed *
2. Ben Stephens +
3. Graham Smith
4. Mike Suggitt
5. Schalk Van Vuuren
6. Dan Kemp
7. Altaf Shahpurwala
8. Moazam Ali Rashid
9. Robbie Oliver
10. Craig Daniel
11. Jonny Allen

4th XI vs Kempton CC (Away)
Start @ 13:00

1. Ben Houghton +
2. Phil Miles
3. Tom Simcock
4. Hayoush Arora
5. Rob Ritchie
6. Haseeb Abbassi
7. Nick Dunmore *
8. Joe Harrison
9. Charlie Higgins
10. Adil Khan
11. TBA

For more details visit: https://www.hwrcc.co.uk

Good Luck!
Wick
154*

Match Report – Wick 4s vs. Egham May 13th 2017

A Match Full of Firsts

As the sun set over Bushey Park, Wick men and plus 1s enjoyed the FIRST social of the 2017 season. For those members of the 4s who were in attendance, this marked the final FIRST of a day that had been filled with many FIRSTS during a very enjoyable fixture away to Egham.

Upon arrival at Royal Holloway Sports Ground the 10 players of the 4s were met with two FIRSTS; sight screen and pitch cover not being part of 4th XI cricket at others venues. The team sheet contained three players making their FIRST appearance of the season; Ben Stephens, Tom Dunmore and Zarun. The latter is a Kingston University recruit (many thanks to GT for finding him). Nick Dunmore, in his FIRST game as skipper, won the toss and Egham were duly invited to bat given the rain that had fallen all morning.

The opening salvos were controlled by a new opening pair Simon Boughey and Tom Simcock, having his FIRST bowl for a while. The bowlers were supported by excellent ground fielding, with Rob Ritchie to the fore in his specialist position at backward point. The Egham batters showed limited appetite for risk, but possessed a good deal of luck, with Boughey finding the edge of the bat on 4 occasions. The initial breakthrough was achieved with a run out by Dunmore senior which had been preceded by an inelegant dive. The next 25 overs saw a steady fall of wickets which included a FIRST wicket in senior cricket for Tom Dunmore and FIRST Wick wickets for Chris Wakefield. At 70 odd for 5 after 30 overs confidence was high amongst the 4s. The next 10 overs saw a change in the weather as the sun come out and in nature of the contest as the home side responded. Egham’s #3 returned to the fray with a runner to protect his damaged heel and decided upon counter-attack. Ben Stephens and Nick Dunmore bowled a variety of medium, slow and very slow deliveries to try to stem the flow; Dunmore took his FIRST Wick wicket. However, the pressure started to tell on the 4s and catches were spilled. The assault was finally broken by Phil Miles who trapped the aggressive #3 LBW. This was a FIRST wicket for Miles in League cricket for the Wick, his previous 3 victims coming in friendly matches. The returning Boughey and Simcock finished off the Egham innings at a total of 166.

Tea was taken inside the Sports Centre, in a concrete changing room. The venue was odd and perhaps a bit off-putting, but surely a FIRST for the Wick players. 165 appeared to be a target that a strong-looking batting line-up could achieve, especially as the pitch was true and lateral movement has stopped some 2 hours previous.

Opening batters Ben Houghton and Phil Miles strode to the middle; by the conclusion of the first over Miles had been dismissed by an in-swinging yorker that rearranged the timbers. Zuran looked elegant and wristy whilst making 20 before he too was dismissed by a Yorker; though one that didn’t swing. Ben Stephens, coming in at #4, took a while to find his timing and sensibly opted to play himself in. Egham’s young leg-spinner bowled a good spell which included one over where he ripped 3 deliveries past the Stephens’ outside edge. At the other end Ben Houghton was showing the temperament and technique of an opener; playing watchfully to the good balls, leaving well and hitting anything short. Having spent the week watching YouTube tutorials, Houghton had kept tidily and with minimum fuss during the Egham innings, apart from one unnecessary demolition of all three stumps when attempting a run out. As the partnership between the two Bens’ developed the wicket-keeper batsman looked very secure. The innings reached drinks and the 100 was brought up. Stephens had now found his timing and the scoreboard was ticking over at a good rate. Houghton succumbed to tiredness and was trapped LBW, which brought Tom Simcock to the crease fresh from

8.3 overs and 3 wickets. Egham’s skipper continued to rotate his bowlers but Stephens was now dominating proceedings. Well struct boundaries took him to his FIRST 50 since July 2014 and a big 6 over mid-on concluded the match.

The Wick 4s had won their FIRST game of the season!

And so, to the FIRST social of 2017 including Thai green curry and beer. Later in the evening as the dancing began Ritchie, Houghton and Dunmore shared an ale or two and reflections were drawn at the bar. A team performance where everyone made telling contributions. A match played in a good spirit by two teams who whilst playing to win were playing to enjoy an afternoon of cricket. Having Ben Stephens in the side had been valuable to the whole team and his runs had secured our innings. One can only hope that the 4s see Ben again this season. Tom Simcock’s bowling was a welcome revelation. With bowling resources in the 4s looking thin on the ground until our University team-mates return, Simcock will undoubtedly be asked to bowl on a regular basis.

And a win, a FIRST win……

1st XI vs Stoke D’Abernon CC (Home)

1. Adam O’Mahoney +
2. Yasir Ahmed
3. Iain Tong
4. Imran Rashid *
5. Matt Davies
6. Angus Berry
7. Fawad Anis
8. Graeme Tong
9. Zammak Tughral
10. Usman Janjua
11. Will Taylor

Panel Umpires
Start @ 12:00

2nd XI vs Stoke D’Abernon CC (Away)

1. Ian Collier *
2. Joe Hirsch
3. Phil Linter
4. Tom Crowther
5. Sunny Patel
6. Dhvanil Karia
7. Robbie Oliver
8. Rory Blanchard
9. Harry Copeland +
10. Nick Browning
11. Ed Charlton

Umpire: Stephen Riley
Start @ 12:00

3rd XI vs Sanderstead CC (Home)

1. Zubair Ahmed *
2. Will Strange
3. Alex Bilton
4. Mike Suggitt
5. Graham Smith
6. Altaf Shahpurwala
7. Mo Basit
8. Schalk Van Vuuren
9. Bill Dixon
10. Neil Pickford
11. Moazam Ali Rashid

Start @ 13:00

4th XI vs Egham CC (Away)

1. Nick Dunmore *
2. Ben Houghton
3. Phil Miles
4. Tom Simcock
5. Craig Daniel
6. Rob Ritchie
7. Chris Wakefield
8. Simon Boughey
9. Tom Miler
10. TBA
11. TBA

Start @ 13:00

For updates please visit: https://www.hwrcc.co.uk

Good Luck!
Wick
154*

Hi All,

As you may be aware we were unable to host our usual end of season awards night in October. We will therefore hold a slightly abridged version after our second round of league fixtures on the 13th May.

Please stick around to celebrate the avchievements of 2016 and get 2017 started in the right way off the pitch.

There will be buffet and some drinks provided and please do bring partners and plus 1’s so we can get everyone together at an early point of the season.

Menu for the evening:

For £10 you will get:

Chicken Satay
Prawn Crackers
Thai Green Curry
Pad Thai
Rice
Sorbet

Plus one free drink at the bar!

Wick 154*