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Crowthorne & Crown Wood Cricket Club League 1st XI v Marlow CC 2nd XI on Sat 09 Aug 2025 at 12:30
Crowthorne & Crown Wood Cricket Club Lost by 2 wickets

Match report 🗞️ “Krüger’s Five-for in Vain as Marlow Squeeze Past Crowthorne”

Thames Valley Cricket League – Division 5B
📍 St Sebastian's Playing Field | 🗓️ Saturday 9th August 2025
🏏 Toss: Crowthorne won and chose to field
🏆 Result: Marlow won by 7 runs

💥 First Innings: Krüger’s Fifer Restricts Marlow
David Krüger was on fire, claiming 5-38 in a devastating spell that tore through Marlow’s middle order. Sinith Chandran and Kabir Parhar chipped in with a wicket each, while Jeff Cluett bowled a miserly 9-over spell for just 30 runs.
Despite the pressure, Marlow posted 183-8, thanks to gritty knocks from Shaz Aslam (40), Adam Garisch (37), and Jim Roden (26). Their late-order resistance proved crucial.

🧱 Second Innings: Childs and Krüger Rally, But Fall Short
Crowthorne’s chase was anchored by Matthew Childs (43) and David Krüger (30), with Ant Avrili (21) and Gerhard Krüger (25) providing early momentum. But regular wickets and a tight finish saw them fall just 7 runs short, bowled out for 176 in 43.4 overs.
Ishtiaq Khan (3-18) and Toby Pettit (3-36) were the pick of Marlow’s bowlers, with Shaz Aslam sealing the win with the final two wickets.

🎯 Key Performers
- David Krüger: 5-38 & 30 runs (standout all-round effort)
- Matthew Childs: 43 (kept the chase alive)
- Ishtiaq Khan: 3-18 (key breakthroughs)
- Adam Garisch: 37 (vital lower-order knock)
- Toby Pettit: 3-36 (early damage with the ball)

📊 Points Summary
- Crowthorne: 12 points
- Marlow: 23 points

Marlow CC 2nd XI Batting
Player name RunsMB4s6sSR
extras
TOTAL :
2nb 5w 2lb 
for 8 wickets
9
183 (45.0 overs)		     
Shaz Aslam lbw  D Krüger 40 70 7 57.14
Will Peacock b  K Parhar 15 42 3 35.71
Graeme Paskins ct  Unsure b O Taylor 12 17 2 70.59
Ben Paskins b  D Krüger 17 18 3 94.44
Ishtiaq Khan ct  Unsure b D Krüger 2 10 20.0
Jim Roden lbw  D Krüger 26 47 3 55.32
Ross Van Eeden b  D Krüger 0 4 0
adam garisch ct  Unsure b S Chandran 37 33 3 2 112.12
Toby Pettit Not Out  16 23 3 69.57
Felix Johnston Not Out  9 8 1 112.50
Vinothkumar Arumugam  

Crowthorne & Crown Wood Cricket Club League 1st XI Bowling

Player NameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Jeff Cluett9.023000.003.33
Sinith Chandran8.0125125.003.12
Kabir Parhar5.4211111.001.94
Ollie Taylor9.0040140.004.44
David Krüger8.203857.604.56
Matthew Childs4.002500.006.25
Dan Cartledge1.001200.0012.00

Crowthorne & Crown Wood Cricket Club League 1st XI Batting
Player Name RMB4s6sSRCatchesStumpingsRun outs
extras
TOTAL :
2nb 1w 1b 2lb 
for 10 wickets
6
176		        
Gerhard Krüger ct  J Roden b T Pettit 25 19 5 131.58
Will Avrili ct  T Pettit b T Pettit 12 31 2 38.71
Nick Outram b  V Arumugam 5 21 1 23.81
Dan Cartledge ct  J Roden b I Khan 17 32 53.12
Matthew Childs lbw  I Khan 43 41 6 104.88
Ant Avrili lbw  I Khan 21 40 2 52.50
David Krüger st  J Roden b W Peacock 30 46 3 65.22
Ollie Taylor ct  R Van Eeden b T Pettit 4 9 44.44
Jeff Cluett Not Out  9 13 69.23
Kabir Parhar b  S Aslam 4 11 36.36
Sinith Chandran b  S Aslam 0 1 0

Marlow CC 2nd XI Bowling

Player nameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Vinothkumar Arumugam8.0126126.003.25
Toby Pettit9.0036312.004.00
Ishtiaq Khan9.011836.002.00
Shaz Aslam4.4029214.506.21
Felix Johnston4.002300.005.75
Will Peacock9.0041141.004.56