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The Village Cricket Club is a small club based loosely around its roots in North East London. We were formed in 2004 by a bunch of singularly talentless but enthusiastic cricketers...

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Let's be honest, it's the only reason most of us play the game. The chance to slice, dice and disect every inch of your game then talk about it at the pub. That's real cricket.

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The Village (194 for 7) beat South Bank Cricket Club (75 all out) by 119 runs, 10 June 2017

On the back of a harrowing run of losses, the Village turned in a top all round performance to dispatch Southbank CC by 119 runs on the hot hot heat of Wandsworth Common. After winning the toss and choosing to bat on a slow, low pitch, the Village were kept under control by some tight early bowling from Southbank openers Porter and MacIntyre. It was the arm of a fielder however that brought misfo...

The Village (158 for 8) lost to Teesras (190 for 9) by 32 runs, 28 May 2017

Due to the bank holiday, half-term break and Naz captaining the opposition, a depleted Village CC turned up at Chiswick House to take on the Teesras. Village bowled first with Bilal and Ramesh taking the new ball. Both proceeded to keep it very tidy as the self-proclaimed 20/20 style batsmen of the Teesras seemed more concerned with not getting out to Bilal than pushing the scoreboard along. With...

The Village (141 for 5) beat Pecos XI (140 all out) by 5 wickets, 13 May 2017

Scanning... scanning… Victory acquired With robotic, machine-like efficiency, Village CC glided past Pecos with a five wicket win. Thanks to a good team performance from the bowlers, with tight lines and wickets at regular intervals, the home side restricted Santa and his elves to 140 all out. Naz (2-24) and TdM (2-11) particularly impressive. In reply, VCC set about their task with a mix ...