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19/06/2026

🏏 FIRST XI LINEUP VS WEST HERTS 🏏

Our 1s visit West Herts for a top of the table clash in week 7!

3 changes this week, Ed, Jake, and Sam come in for Olly, Andrew, and Matthew.

📸 - Freddie Clark

17/06/2026

🏏 WEEK 7 FIXTURES 🏏

8 games this weekend, with 7 games on Saturday and Women's friendly on Sunday.

🏡 2nd XI are on the Common with our 4s, 5s and 7s also playing at home
🛣 Top of the table clash for our 1st XI, away at West Herts, and our 3s and 6s also on the road

Good luck to all the teams this weekend!

15/06/2026

🚀 WEEK 6 MATCH RESULTS 🏏
3 wins from 7 games on Saturday, here are the headlines from the weekend:

🔥 1st XI Resounding Win: The 1s recorded a comprehensive 7-wicket victory over Flitwick on The Common. Usman Malik (3-52) and Alex Gosling (2-17) restricted the visitors before Andrew Neal made a sparkling return, smashing a brilliant 81*. He was ably supported by Scott Galloway (42) and James Latham (41) to cruise home.

💪 2nd XI Dominate: The 2s dispatched Potters Bar 2s by 51 runs. Jake Pankhurst led the charge with a fantastic 61, backed by B Luffman (49) and Tulett (37*), to post 244-8. Jack Doyle then ripped through the opposition with a superb 3-13.

🌟 3rd XI Masterclass: The 3s kept their end of the bargain with a clinical 9-wicket win over Kings Langley. A lethal bowling attack led by youngsters Benji Smith (3-9) and Jamie Karunaratne (3-18) dismantled the opposition for just 45, before the batters chased it down in 12.2 overs.

💔 Down to the Wire: It was heartbreak for the 4s and 6s in absolute nail-biters. The 4th XI fell just 16 runs short against Markyate despite 3 wickets each from Mo Umar and Belal Hussain and a fighting 50 from Anuj Behl. Meanwhile, the 6th XI nearly defended a low total against Wheathampstead 4s, losing by just 2 wickets as Om Dam starred with 3-15.

Top Performers of the Week:
⭐️ Andrew Neal (81*)
⭐️ Jake Pankhurst (61)
⭐️ Anuj Behl (50)
⭐️ Jack Doyle (3-13)
⭐️ Benji Smith (3-9) & Jamie Karunaratne (3-18)
⭐️ Mo Umar (3-15) & Om Dam (3-15)

11/06/2026

🏏 FIRST XI LINEUP VS FLITWICK 🏏

The first XI are back at the Common this week as we host Flitwick for the 6th game of the league campaign, which also marks a return to the red ball.

4 changes from last week, Andrew, Ben, Matthew and Will are back in the side, with Chris, Joe, Sam and Jack dropping out.

Go well, lads.

📸 - Freddie Clark

09/06/2026

🏏 WEEK 6 FIXTURES 🏏

Another round of fixtures this week, and hopefully the weather plays its part after last week's washout!

9 games this week, 7 men's on Saturday and 2 women's T20 Cup and Plate games on Sunday.

Good luck to all our teams this weekend!

08/06/2026

🏏 WEEK 5 MATCH RESULTS 🌧️

Unfortunately, the weather had other ideas this weekend, with all seven men’s fixtures either cancelled or abandoned due to rain.

🌦️ 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 7th XIs – Cancelled
A frustrating weekend for the top three sides and the 7s, with rain preventing a ball from being bowled.

⛈️ 4th XI – Abandoned
The 4s looked set for an interesting chase against Radlett 3s before the rain arrived. Earlier, Mike Hughes (3-28) and James Taylor (2-33) had helped restrict the visitors to 169-7 from their 40 overs. Harpenden had reached 1-0 before the weather closed in.

🌦️ 5th XI – Abandoned
Another fixture cut short by the conditions, with Rickmansworth reaching 92-3 from 19 overs. Matthew Dugmore (2-14) and Emelia Murray (1-26) were the wicket-takers before play was abandoned.

🌦️ 6th XI – Abandoned
The 6s battled hard to post 101 all out against Aldenham. Kapil Singhal top-scored with an unbeaten 22*, while Ben F**g contributed 17. Unfortunately, the rain arrived before a result could be achieved.

⭐️ Top Performers of the Week
⭐️ Mike Hughes (3-28)
⭐️ James Taylor (2-33)
⭐️ Matthew Dugmore (2-14)
⭐️ Kapil Singhal (22*)
⭐️ Ben F**g (17)

🌧️ Not the cricket-filled weekend we hoped for, but hopefully sunnier skies await as we head into Week 6!

05/06/2026

🏏 FIRST XI LINEUP VS TOTTERIDGE MILLHILLIANS 🏏

The lads are on the road this week, taking on Totteridge Millhillians for the 5th game of the league season.

3 changes for this week, with Ben and both Wills dropping out, with Chad, Sam and Jack in.

📸 -

02/06/2026

🏏 WEEK 5 FIXTURES 🏏

We have 10 matches this weekend, with all 7 Men's XIs in action on Saturday, and all 3 Women's XIs playing at home on Sunday.

Good luck to all squads playing this weekend.

01/06/2026

🚀 WEEK 4 MATCH RESULTS 🏏
Centuries, nail-biters, and massive shifts across the board, here are the headlines from the weekend:

🥶 1st XI win a THRILLER: In a nail-biting chase against Broxbourne, the 1s got over the line by just 1 wicket with only 2 balls remaining! Jesse Tashkoff (3-40) and Chris Swanson (3-47) starred with the ball, before Olly Batchelor racked up his third century in as many games with a majestic unbeaten century of 118*, brilliantly supported by Swanny's 45.

🔥 2nd XI Win: The 2s took down West Herts 2s by 4 wickets. Jack Doyle (3-23) and Kavin Vidhya (3-39) did the damage with the ball, before half-centuries from Sam Calladine (55*) and Mike Howard (53*) saw us home!

💪 Local Derby Win: The 4s posted a massive 244-6 against Redbourn 3s, thanks to a spectacular 121 from Michael Voigt and a classy 70 from Ollie Jones (putting on a huge 156-run partnership!). Mike Hughes and skipper Belal Hussain grabbed two wickets each to secure a 36-run victory.

💔 So close, yet so far: The 3rd XI fought to the end, missing out by just 2 wickets, despite all-round shifts from Gareth Taylor (44 & 4-16) and Tom Harvey (31 & 2-47), while the 5th XI fell just short against Leverstock Green in their 3-wicket loss, with Nick Abbott taking 3-40.

Top Performers of the Week:
⭐️ Olly Batchelor (118*)
⭐️ Sam Calladine (55*) & Mike Howard (53*)
⭐️ Gareth Taylor (4-16)
⭐️ Michael Voigt (121) & Ollie Jones (70)
⭐️ Finley Sellers (70 & 2-13)
⭐️ Dipen Patel (60)

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