24/08/2026
Last weekend’s results
Away from the home, the 1s won the toss and elected to bowl first. Despite taking a couple of early wickets through Blair, NCCC found themselves on the back foot after an onslaught from Malik who smashed a 100 in a little over 40 balls. With Thaxted well set at 180-2 after 23 overs, NCCC fought back strongly as a team after drinks with Quinn (3-39) and Barker (1-38) taking quick wickets. Tight bowling at the end from Taylor and Stevens Ja saw Thaxted finish on 249-9 off their 45 overs. With the bat, Mackie and Blair started solidly before both fell with the score on 42. Stevens Ja continued his excellent batting form with a brilliant century as he and Quinn combined to put on 145 for the 3rd wicket. Useful contributions from Shukla Ar and Rivers J saw NCCC home to win by 3 wickets with just under 4 overs to spare. Going into the final weekend, a win for the 1s will secure the Premier Division title.
At home, the 2s also fielded first though struggled to take regular wickets as Sawbridgeworth finished on 301-2 off their 40 overs. In response, NCCC batted bravely and positively to keep up with rate throughout. Podapati (75) and Kadwill (57) scored brilliant half-centuries and were supported well by Shaik (48) and Cheemarla (32). However, NCCC fell just 5 runs short of what would’ve been an incredible chase. Going into next weekend, 8 points would secure Division 2 status for the 2s next year, otherwise we’ll be reliant on other results going our way.
You can check out the full scorecards by following the link below👇
https://nazeingcommon.play-cricket.com/Matches?tab=Result
