Scorecard

Eversley CC 3rd XI (Saturday) v Crowthorne & Crown Wood Cricket Club League 2nd XI on Sat 09 Aug 2025 at 12:30
Crowthorne & Crown Wood Cricket Club Won by 104 runs

Match report 🏏 Jones Anchors, Sivapalan Strikes as Crowthorne Cruise Past Eversley

Thames Valley Division 6A Fox Lane, Eversley August 9, 2025
Crowthorne 2nd XI delivered a commanding all-round display to defeat Eversley 3rd XI by 104 runs, with Matt Jones leading the charge with the bat and Shiv Sivapalan dismantling the middle order.
đź’Ą Batting Brilliance
After being put in to bat, Crowthorne built steadily before accelerating through the middle overs:
- Matt Jones anchored the innings with a composed 61 off 98 balls*, holding things together after early wickets.
- Chris Winch (32) and Michael Brundisht (28) added vital middle-order runs.
- The late surge came from Rohan Malpani, who smashed an unbeaten 42 off 38, lifting the total to 229-5 from 45 overs.
- Extras (32) also played a helpful role, with Eversley conceding 15 wides.
🎯 Bowling Blitz
Eversley’s chase never got going:
- Shiv Sivapalan (3-27 from 9) was the standout, removing three of the top five.
- Robert Crook (2-27) and Rohan Malpani (2-13) kept the pressure on, while Bhavik Kalra and Katie Finucane bowled tight opening spells.
- A sharp run-out from Brundisht and a catch by Katie Finucane added to the fielding highlights.
- Eversley were bowled out for 125 in 35.5 overs, with only Will Tucker (31) and James Heywood (23) offering resistance.
🧮 Points & Positives
- Crowthorne claimed the full 22 points, Eversley just 5.
- A complete team performance — anchored by Jones, finished by Sivapalan.

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Crowthorne & Crown Wood Cricket Club League 2nd XI Batting
Player Name RunsMB4s6sSRCtStRo
extras
TOTAL :
1nb 15w 14b 2lb 
for 5 wickets
32
229		        
Dan Finucane b F Heywood 13 12 3 108.33 1
Prakash Singh b F Heywood 15 22 3 68.18
Bhavik Kalra run out  (J Heywood) 6 17 1 35.29
Mike Brundish b J Howorth 28 39 5 71.79 1
Matt Jones Not Out  61 98 5 62.24
Chris Winch lbw W Tucker 32 45 3 71.11
Rohan Malpani Not Out  42 38 3 110.53
Robert Crook  
Pranav Desai   1
Siv Sivapalan  
Katie Finucane   1

Eversley CC 3rd XI (Saturday) Bowling

Player nameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Kevin Manning9.014100.004.56
Finlay Heywood5.011929.503.80
Joe Howorth6.0037137.006.17
Robert Saunders9.023200.003.56
Colin Webb9.013700.004.11
Will Tucker7.0047147.006.71

Eversley CC 3rd XI (Saturday) Batting
Player name RMB4s6sSR
extras
TOTAL :
1nb 9w 2b 8lb 
for 9 wickets
20
125 (35.5 overs)		     
Will Tucker ct M Brundish b B Kalra 31 44 4 70.45
James Heywood lbw S Sivapalan 23 49 2 46.94
Lucas Neville ct D Finucane b S Sivapalan 6 9 66.67
Bill Burnett run out  (M Brundish) 16 39 1 41.03
Andrew De Lange b S Sivapalan 3 10 30.0
Alex Duffin ct P Desai b R Crook 14 18 2 77.78
Finlay Heywood b R Crook 0 12 0
Kevin Manning ct K Finucane b R Malpani 1 11 9.09
Colin Webb b R Malpani 6 16 1 37.50
Robert Saunders Not Out  5 9 1 55.56
Joe Howorth  

Crowthorne & Crown Wood Cricket Club League 2nd XI Bowling

Player NameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Pranav Desai5.002200.004.40
Katie Finucane5.001300.002.60
Bhavik Kalra5.0113113.002.60
Siv Sivapalan9.012739.003.00
Robert Crook8.0127213.503.38
Rohan Malpani3.501326.503.39