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Crowthorne & Crown Wood Cricket Club League 2nd XI v Wokingham CC 4th XI on Sat 21 Jun 2025 at 12:30
Crowthorne & Crown Wood Cricket Club Lost by 5 wickets

Match report 🏏 Crook & Winch Fire, But Wokingham Pip Crowthorne by a Whisker

Thames Valley Division 6A St Sebastian's Playing Field June 21, 2025
Crowthorne 2nd XI posted a competitive 204, with middle-order fireworks from Robert Crook and Chris Winch, but Wokingham 4th XI chased it down with just three balls to spare in a nail-biting finish.
đź’Ą Batting Highlights
Crowthorne’s innings was a tale of steady building and late acceleration:
- Robert Crook top-scored with a punchy 46, anchoring the innings in the latter stages.
- Chris Winch (37 off 48) and Michael Brundish (36 off 40) provided crucial momentum through the middle.
- Nick Outram (23) and Shiv Sivapalan (18) laid the early platform.
- Extras (23) helped push the total to 204-7 from 45 overs.
🎯 Bowling & Fielding Effort
Defending 204, Crowthorne’s bowlers kept the pressure on:
- Robert Crook (2 wickets) and Shiv Sivapalan (2 wickets) led the attack, with Sam Mansfield chipping in with a wicket.
- Jordan Cartledge, Dan Finucane, and John Cartledge kept things tight, while Katie Finucane made her league debut with a brave spell.
- Wokingham’s chase was anchored by Arnav Kulkarni (48) and Glyn Clements (39), reaching 205-5 in 39.3 overs.
🧮 Points & Positives
- Crowthorne earned 9 points, including 5 for batting and 4 for bowling.
- Crook’s all-round performance and Winch’s middle-order stability were key positives.
- A one-run defeat, but a full-hearted team effort.

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Crowthorne & Crown Wood Cricket Club League 2nd XI Batting
Player Name RunsMB4s6sSRCtStRo
extras
TOTAL :
14w 9b  
for 7 wickets
23
204		        
Siv Sivapalan b S Muniyappa 18 63 3 28.57 1
Nick Outram ct C Kulkarni b M Bhandary 23 36 5 63.89
Patrick Hennessy ct A Kulkarni b S Muniyappa 12 34 2 35.29
Mike Brundish b D Atkins 36 40 6 90.0 1 1
Chris Winch ct A McGrenaghan b D Atkins 37 48 4 1 77.08
Robert Crook ct D Atkins b A McGrenaghan 46
Sam Mansfield run out  (T Barker) 5
Jordan Cartledge Not Out  0 1
Dan Finucane Not Out  4
Katie Finucane  
John Cartledge  

Wokingham CC 4th XI Bowling

Player nameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Andrew McGrenaghan8.0420120.002.50
Mahesh Bhandary7.0125125.003.57
Shiv Muniyappa8.0126213.003.25
Deandre Gumbs5.002300.004.60
Toby Barker5.012600.005.20
Duncan Atkins7.0049224.507.00
Jake Staples5.002600.005.20

Wokingham CC 4th XI Batting
Player name RMB4s6sSR
extras
TOTAL :
3w 5b 3lb 
for 5 wickets
11
205 (39.3 overs)		     
Chinmay Kulkarni st M Brundish b R Crook 36
Arnav Kulkarni ct S Sivapalan b S Mansfield 48
Max Dunmow ct J Cartledge b S Sivapalan 34
Glyn Clements b R Crook 39
Toby Barker ct M Brundish b S Sivapalan 0
Shiv Muniyappa Not Out  14
Andrew McGrenaghan Not Out  23
Mahesh Bhandary  
Duncan Atkins  
Deandre Gumbs  
Jake Staples  

Crowthorne & Crown Wood Cricket Club League 2nd XI Bowling

Player NameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Katie Finucane5.003900.007.80
Jordan Cartledge2.002300.0011.50
Dan Finucane4.001400.003.50
Robert Crook9.0040220.004.44
Sam Mansfield5.3222122.004.00
John Cartledge5.001900.003.80
Siv Sivapalan9.0040220.004.44