Windsor Cricket Club

SLOUGH 3RDXI

VS

WINDSOR 3RDXI

SATURDAY JUNE 21ST

SLOUGH 3RD XI 272 - 5 DECLARED

WINDSOR 3RDXI 155 ALL OUT

SLOUGH WON BY 117 RUNS


MATCH REPORT

Windsor travelled the short distance to close neighbours Slough on
Saturday and were put to the sword by a swashbuckling display of batting.
Opting to bat first, Slough accumulated a colossal 272 off only 48 overs as
Windsor's bowlers suffered a severe case of meltdown in the summer heat.
Windsor made a couple of initial breakthroughs as young debutant Ollie
Smith took a fine low catch behind the stumps and Kevin Clifford pulled off
a stunning one handed slip catch. Things were looking promising for the
Royalists as Slough were 15-2. Thereafter, the runs flowed like champagne
at Royal Ascot. Despite numerous attempts to cork the flow, it soon turned
into a torrent and Windsor made their weary way to tea facing a formidable
272 - 5.
Despite a positive response, Windsor lost wickets on a regular basis
and were never in the race. Rob Dawson (30), Damian Bradbury (42) and Andy
Wigley (29) all attempted to push Windsor to a respectable total, but they
were ultimately soundly beaten by a superior Slough team.
The performances of the youngsters, Ollie Smith & Umer Malik, were huge
bonuses on a day when Windsor's shortcomings were cruelly exposed by a
ruthless Slough XI.

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WINDSOR CC 3RDXL 204 - 6
ZEESHAN AKBAR 104

HURST 2NDXL 152 - 8
ANDY WIGLEY 5 - 35

MATCH DRAWN

'Akbar the main attraction'

The Queen recently visited Legoland to promote tourism, however
she missed another attraction right on her doorstep - Windsor Cricket Club.
If she had taken a stroll to the Home Park on Saturday, she would have seen
tourists being regally entertained by a local 17 year old - Zeeshan Akbar.
Batting first on a day made for stokeplay, Zeeshan made the most of a Baize
batting strip, coupled with a Ferrari outfield.
He has an impressive all round game which he exhibited on Saturday. His
gallery of strokes included a towering straight six ; a beguiling back foot
cover drive ; a cheeky sweep and several mid wicket flicks. Zeeshan
stroked a masterpiece of an innings in accumulating 104 out of a total of
206 - 6.
Hurst 2's were stifled in their quest to overhaul Windsor's
total, as the wiggle ball was launched with devastating accuracy by Andy
Wigley. Wigley picked up a wicket with his first delivery and captured
five victims, all clean bowled. Hurst were indebted to the durability of
opener Terry Hall who hit a responsible 52 whilst the wickets tumbled at
the other end. Long after the tourists had departed, the game reached an
unsatisfactory conclusion as Hurst finished on 152 - 8.
The game finished at 8.35 pm, 7 hours after it commenced. This is
something that the league needs to consider as the lifeblood of the game -
the youngsters - are going to turn their back on playing a game that lasts
7 hours without a winner.

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I'll keep this brief !!!

SATURDAY JUNE 7TH

ICI PAINTS 2NDXI

VS

WINDSOR CC 3RDXI

THAMES VALLEY LEAGUE


WINDSOR CC 3RDXI 78 ALL OUT

TOM BULLOCK 38

ICI 2NDXI 79 - 2

ICI WON BY 8 WICKETS

MATCH REPORT

We were licked.

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WINDSOR CC 3RDXI

VS

HILLINGDON 2NDXI

THAMES VALLEY LEAGUE

DIVISION 5A



HILLINGDON 2NDXI 272 - 4

WINDSOR 3RD XL 144 ALL OUT

T BULLOCK 2
K CLIFFORD 39
K CONDON 0
R EVANS 34
Z AKBAR 25
D BROWN 11
A WIGLEY 11
W LLOYD 4
T HOUGHTON 3 NOT OUT
R HUGHES 3
K LAWRENCE 0

MATCH RESULT - HILLINGDON WON BY 128 RUNS

Windsor 3rdXl suffered a 'Jemini experience' on Saturday as
they were seriously outpointed by Hillingdon, in a Thames Valley League at
a sun kissed Home Park. Thankfully, given the physique of the Hillingdon
players, they did not expose their midriffs during their dance of delight
as they enjoyed their comprehensive victory.
Batting first, Burger smashed a sizzling 44 off the first 8 overs of the
innings. The pattern was well and truly set for the next 3 hours.
Hillingdon adopted a policy of pure aggression as they sought to build a
substantial total. As the runs continued to flow, two of Windsor's
experienced bowlers tried to stem the tide. Ken Lawrence bowled his
special brew of cunning away swing and picked up a couple of well deserved
wickets and skipper Andy Wigley returned admirable figures of 10 overs, 24
runs, 1 wicket. Considering the flood of runs emanating from the river
end, this was an immense achievement.
Hillingdon used up all of their allocated overs and finished on a colossal
272 - 4.
Windsor's response was weary as they slumped to 8-2. On such a
gorgeous day, it was rather ironic that a huge black raincloud hovered over
Windsor 3rdxI's reply. Kevin Clifford & Roger Evans decided that the best
form of defence was attack and they initiated a vigorous riposte. A
rainbow was suddenly visible amidst the gloom of the Windsor performance.
The score rattled along to 78 - 2 at the drinks break and Windsor were
looking well placed to post a respectable reply. However, immediately
after drinks, Evans fell for 34 & Clifford went for 39, the black cloud
returned and Windsor folded limply for 144.
After an encouraging start to the season, this was a set-back to the
aspirations of Windsor CC 3rdXI and they will be looking to bounce back
against local rivals ICI 2ndXI.

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