Date: 12th June, 2010.
Venue: Newlands Lane, Stoke Row.
Toss: Crown Wood won the toss and elected to bat.
Result: Stoke Row (8) lost to Crown Wood (35) by 37 runs.
Pitch: Very good. A touch of grass allowed some seam movement, but generally excellent for batting on.
Weather: Pleasantly warm with the occasional patch of cloud cover mixed with glorious sunshine.
Tea: A fine effort from Dion Sampson and Christopher Young that included a wide variety of rolls, pizza, savouries, fruit and ‘junk food’.
Highlights: Ali Malik’s match-winning performance (92 & 3-45), Timi Malik (3-43) and Rob Crook (3-48) also bowled well for Wood. Will Macdonald (3-49) and Darren Clark (3-64) were leading wicket-takers for Row, though Sam Fletcher was arguably the pick of the attack (11-2-28-2). Paddy Hennessy (51) and Fletcher (42) offered resistance.
Quote of the Match: ‘Is it just me, Will, or have you lost a lot of weight?’ Crown Wood captain John Cartledge to opposite number Will Macdonald in the 1st over of the Maharajas innings!
