Windsor Cricket Club

Windsor 3s march into the valley of death

Windsor 3s 134 all out
Maidenhead & Bray 135/4

Half a league, half a Thames Valley league, half a league onward, All in the valley of Death Rode the 11 fine cricketers. "Forward the Light Brigade! . Charge for opening bowler!" Bradbury said. Into the valley of Death Rode the 11.

"Forward, the Light Brigade!" Was there a man dismayed? Not though the soldier knew Someone had blundered. Theirs set to make a total, Theirs not to reason why the total was sooo low, Theirs but to do and die. Into the valley of Death Rode the 11 to a score of 134.

Impudent Berkshire colt to right of them, Hard hitting batsman to left of them, cultural left hander behind them Volleyed and thundered; Stormed at with shot and shell, While bowler after bowler fell, They that had fielded soooo well Came through the jaws of Death, Back from the mouth of hell, All that was left of them, Left of 11.

When can their glory fade? the wild charge they made! All the world wondered. Honour the charge they made! Honour the Light Brigade, Richie Noble and the other 10!

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Genshians find track is clear.

Caversham & Redingensians 190/9
Windsor 3s 152 all out.

Ricky Saunders 62Windsor 3s slide continued on Saturday with a 38 run defeat against a strong Caversham and Redingensians side on Saturday.

The circus was certainly in town, with Windsor bowlers tending to throw custard pies rather than cricket balls, as Caversham laughed their way to 192. Resistance came from Mark Lines and Umar Malik, both of whom appeared to have the ball on a string, to rein in the Caversham Inninigs. A good trick if you can do it, but the Windsor performance had already fallen off the wire once too often. Windsor proving they had hands like a digital watch, as chance after chance went begging.

The Windsor reply was less French, but more Saunders as Ricky Saunders on his 3rd XI debut, carved an outstanding 62 from a rather comical Windsor Innings. Unfortunately Ricky found himself up against the great Soprendo, as batsmen continued their great disappearing act, soon after arriving at the crease. The Windsor team certainly resembled something from Monty Python, dismissed for 150 odd in consecutive weeks, but they will look to add a bit more bite for next weeks encounter at Chenies & Latymer.

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Battling Windsor take Wokingham to the brink

Windsor 154 (S. Eggenhuizen 57)
Wokingham 155/9

Wokingham won by 1 wicket

Windsor's herculean efforts eventually fell in vain as Wokingham scraped to a one wicket victory, with an over to spare at the Home Park last Saturday.

An overcast day, looked like heavy storm clouds to the Windsor batsmen as lightning struck more than once, Wokingham making light work of snowballing the Windsor innings. The glimmer of light was Steve Eggenhuizens fine 57 and debutant 15 year old Tom Hartridge (32), whose scores shone through the scorebook, like a sunbeam.

Windsor's response rained down like a hailstorm, as Endacott and Mohammed thundered in. The skipper in particular caused clouds to gather over the Wokingham batsman, claiming 3 wickets and also 3 catches to leave the game poised. Another 15 year old new boy Mark Lines, bowled with maturity and incisiveness, claiming 3 wickets as Wokingham teetered on the brink. However a monsoon soon engulfed the Windsor team, as the visiting tailenders struck out confidently to win the game.

Maximum points for whirlwind entertainment, but sadly for Windsor not for league points. The future looks bright, but this team desperately needs to start winning games regularly, to avoid being blown away.

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