Crowthorne Cricket Club

The hunt is on for shirt nicknames for some of our newer members.  Please have a look on the forum, where you'll also find details of Fantasy Football, Predictathon, 6-a-side, 2011 TOUR! (yes you read that correctly), Golf day, etc etc.  Get involved!

Calling all Crows! DCI Hester has kindly set up a Fantasy League for us. Several high profile Cub members have already registered their team! Don't Delay - register today. It's free to enter and will create a bit of banter/interest over the winter.

All details are on the forum, so get yourself on there and sign up!

New photos added to the old crows gallery

I have scanned in some pages from the 2000 Div 6 title winning booklet, take a look at a young, Adam, Marky, Sidders nad not so young looking Monty.

Crows' Sunday team put on a fine team display to beat a spirited Bedfont team at New Ground.



After the winning the toss and electing to field, Monty and Red Barron opened the bowling with tight spells, each bowling their permitted 8 overs and picking up a wicket apiece. Fluffer and Jukey then picked up the baton and, despite bowling slightly more erratically, also picked up a wicket (although Fluffer didn't actually realise he'd taken one, stifling his appeal for caught behind and turning round to agree with the umpire, only to see the batsman walking - top marks to the batsman for playing in the correct spirit).



Kahuhna, Sean and Kiwi (who sustained a nasty injury when Red Barron opened fire with a vicious throw at the stumps, only to find Pete's wrist) kept the run rate down, despite Bedfont's best efforts to hit out towards the end, before skipper Shaw came on to bowl the last over - and was promptly carted into the picturesque boundaries for fifteen!



Replying to Bedfont's total of 158-5, the Red Barron continued his blistering form, hitting a sublime half-century before retiring hurt. He was ably supported by Howard, who almost saw Crows home, before being caught one agonising run short of a deserved fifty. Brendywendy made a plucky 19 not out, but it was Dave who came in to steal the glory, dispatching the ball over the ropes for six to see his side to a nine wicket victory.



Many thanks to Bedfont for providing the best sportsmanship and culinary-related banter (referring to Howard's batting - "He's hardly a Michelin starred restaurant...more of a Little Chef") we've seen and heard all season. 

A fine team effort saw Crows defeat Waltham St. Lawrence by a whopping 101 runs at their picturesque ground.

The victory was all the more remarkable as, having won the toss and elected to bat, Crows slumped to 65 for 6. But a fine partnership of 101 between the Red Barron (building on his record breaking knock last Sunday to post a terrific 82) and Danny Boy (35) saw Crows get up to a very respectable total of 180 on a slightly two-paced pitch.

Waltham got off to a good start in their run chase, until Fluffer made good ground to take a sharp catch, giving Jon Cole a deserved wicket. At the other end, Azza rolled back the years with a vintage display of miserly bowling. After taking four wickets each, John and Azza stepped back to allow Dan to wrap the match up with a sensational double wicket maiden.

Full match report to follow.

Richard Barron made Crowthorne history as he hammered a splendid 179 to set a new batting record, surpassing the 167 made by Gary Attree some 10 years ago.

Crows made 264-6 off 40 Overs with Monty Miller unbeaten on 29.

Miller then mage immediate impace removing Yateley's opener first ball of their innings.

Nick McDonagh chipped in with 3 wickets and Dan with 2.  There were also wickets for Kahuna and Pete Clarke.

Yateley were i nall sorts of problems chasing the total and with 9 wickets down and almost 100 runs still required, they lookek out of the game, but the last wicket pair made a very close affair of it.

However star of the show Barron, ensured that stand-in skipper James Carson would taste victory in his first taste of captaincy by bowling the last batsman with ony 4 runs required for victory.

Well done Rich. a joy to witness batting like that.

Crows Saturday team got back to winning ways with a tense, narrow victory over Mortimer West End.



Crows triumphed by 20 runs after being after being dismissed for 124 before restricting the hosts to 104.



Dean Timms starred with the bat with a well-crafted 50 and Dan Partridge did the damage with the ball, taking 5-35. Fluffer, Barron and Monty all contributed with the ball with Fluffer a coat of varnish away from taking a hattrick.



A vital win for the Crows after a few indifferent results in recent weeks.



Full report to follow...

Crowthorne Sunday team got back to winning ways after a string of indifferent results and performances in recent weeks with a 3 wicket win over TVR at a sun-scorched New Ground

Robin Stent, making a rare appearance on a Sunday, led the charge with a knock of 80 not out.

He was ably supported by Rich Barron, Soapy and Fluffer who came in to hit the winning runs.

With the ball, Dan Partridge and Sean Clarke did the damage taking 2 wickets apiece, whilst there were also wickets for the Red Barron and Todders.

Butterfingered Skipper, Dave Shaw belied his recent run af dropped catches taking two smart chances to silence his critics.

Shaw also almost decapitated himself after over-running the boundary and getting acquainted with a couple of tree branches in the under-growth.

Dave "Butter-fingers" Shaw has started to ease through the field in the race for the coveted Duck Prize. His 3rd blob in 4 knocks on Sunday meant he has joined perrenial contendor Monty in the leading pack on 3. There's even talk of dropping himself down the order to avoid another one.......



In addition to this, a few more spilled chances in the field means that Dave is also in contention for the soon to be unvieled Dropped Catches award, although Junior is keen to give him competition with this, it is reported.