Scorecard

Holyport CC 1st XI v Crowthorne & Crown Wood Cricket Club League 2nd XI on Sat 17 May 2025 at 12:30
Crowthorne & Crown Wood Cricket Club Lost by 5 wickets

Match report 🏏 Crowthorne Show Backbone as Holyport Hold Firm

Thames Valley Division 6A Holyport CC May 17, 2025
Crowthorne 2nd XI battled hard but fell short against a clinical Holyport 1st XI, who chased down 150 with 12.4 overs to spare. Despite the loss, the visitors showed resilience and character, with standout performances from Prakash Singh and Ravi Godbole.
🧱 Batting Grit
After winning the toss and electing to bat, Crowthorne endured a rocky start:
- The top order crumbled early, with Finucane and Mansfield both falling for ducks.
- Michael Brundish (27) and Prakash Singh (41) steadied the ship, combining patience with power.
- Ravi Godbole (27 off 48) added late resistance, while Mike Storey and John Cartledge held firm to see out the innings.
- Crowthorne posted 150-9 from 45 overs, with extras (18) again proving handy.
🔥 Bowling Highlights
Holyport’s chase was brisk but not without hiccups:
- Pranav Desai (2-29) struck twice early, including a sharp lbw.
- Sam Mansfield (2-24) removed both openers, including a smart catch by Brundish.
- Mike Storey chipped in with a wicket, keeping things interesting.
- Despite the effort, Holyport reached the target at 153-5 in 32.2 overs, led by Saifullah Khalid’s commanding 46 and Saif Abbas’s quickfire 33.
đź’ˇ Positives & Progress
- Crowthorne earned 7 points, including 4 for bowling — a testament to their fight.
- The lower order showed resolve, and the bowling unit kept Holyport honest.

Crowthorne & Crown Wood Cricket Club League 2nd XI Batting
Player Name RunsMB4s6sSRCtStRo
extras
TOTAL :
1nb 5w 7b 5lb 
for 9 wickets
18
150		        
Dan Finucane ct B Patel b A Farooq 0 1 0
Sam Mansfield b M Raza 0 9 0
Mike Brundish lbw O Ur Rehman 27 45 5 60.0 2
Chris Winch b M Raza 8 13 2 61.54
Matt Jones lbw M Obaid Wajid 8 27 2 29.63
Pranav Desai ct A Khan b M Ul Hassan 16 35 3 45.71
Prakash Singh ct S Khalid b M Ul Hassan 41 63 4 2 65.08
Jordan Cartledge b M Ul Hassan 0 3 0
Ravi Godbole b M Obaid Wajid 27 48 5 56.25
Mike Storey Not Out  4 19 21.05
John Cartledge Not Out  1 8 12.50

Holyport CC 1st XI Bowling

Player nameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Arsal Farooq9.0140140.004.44
Mustafa Raza8.041929.502.37
Obaid Ur Rehman9.0220120.002.22
Mohammed Obaid Wajid9.061527.501.67
Saifullah Khalid3.002400.008.00
Mahmood Ul Hassan7.022036.672.86

Holyport CC 1st XI Batting
Player name RMB4s6sSR
extras
TOTAL :
1nb 4w 4b 4lb 
for 5 wickets
13
153 (32.2 overs)		     
Saifullah Khalid ct M Brundish b S Mansfield 46 64 6 2 71.88
Sunilkumar Selvaraj ct Unsure b P Desai 6 12 1 50.0
Mahmood Ul Hassan lbw P Desai 0 3 0
Bhavik Patel b M Storey 31 54 5 57.41
Aysin Khan Not Out  20 30 3 66.67
Saif Abbas ct M Brundish b S Mansfield 33 31 5 1 106.45
Mudassar Ali Not Out  4 1 1 400
Mohammed Obaid Wajid  
Mustafa Raza  
Obaid Ur Rehman  
Arsal Farooq  

Crowthorne & Crown Wood Cricket Club League 2nd XI Bowling

Player NameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Ravi Godbole2.01200.001.00
Pranav Desai7.0229214.504.14
Dan Finucane4.002600.006.50
John Cartledge4.012100.005.25
Sam Mansfield5.2124212.004.50
Mike Storey7.0124124.003.43
Mike Brundish3.001900.006.33