Sultans of Swing (203 for 9) beat The Village (200 all out) by 1 wicket
10 July 2010
After losing the toss (again) we were put in to bat on a pretty decent pitch. The opening bowlers were bowling slow/medium and openers Bowman and Harty did their best to bat in an orthodox manner. Bowman however got out bowled in the 3rd over attempting to launch a ball over the mid-wicket boundary, followed by Harty a few overs later, out bowled playing a pull shot (again).
Ahmed Iiyas and Umar Butt came together for an entertaining partnership, which included plenty of lusty hitting from Butt and a four off the back of the bat from Ahmed. Ahmed ended up getting caught on 27, closely followed by Umar for 36.
About Us
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 who decided
that they wanted to continue their summer pastime beyond the end of their university days.
One bizarre meeting in Stamford Hill's Birdcage later, the Village CC was formed and enrolled
in the North East London Cricket League which sustained it for its first few seasons.
Since then, much has changed, the club has grown and left the league behind, perferring to follow
its instincts in the world of friendly London cricket.
We play most of our matches in central London but we also make yearly trips to Cambridge, Oxford and the West Country.
We are always on the lookout for new members of any ability - enthusiasm for the game is our only selection
criteria. You can contact us via the "Join" link up above, or a few of us hang out in the "chat" section
when work isn't keeping us too busy.
