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Taplow CC 1st XI v Crowthorne & Crown Wood Cricket Club League 1st XI on Sat 16 Aug 2025 at 12:30
Crowthorne & Crown Wood Cricket Club Won by 8

Match report 🗞️ “Gerhard Goes Big as Crowthorne Edge Taplow in Run-Fest!”

Thames Valley Cricket League – Division 5B
📍 Ten Acres | 🗓️ Saturday 16th August 2025
🏏 Toss: Taplow won and chose to field
🏆 Result: Crowthorne won by 8 runs

💥 First Innings: Gerhard’s 85 Sets the Tone
Crowthorne piled on 228-7 in their 45 overs, led by a blistering 85 from Gerhard Krüger (15 fours, 1 six). Will Avrili (41) and Daniel Cartledge (41* off 62) anchored the innings, while extras (33) gave a generous boost.
Fahim Khan Neamat Ullah was Taplow’s standout bowler with 4-34, but the rest of the attack struggled to contain the flow.

🔥 Second Innings: Taplow Fall Short Despite Hussain’s 52
Taplow’s chase was spirited, with Abu Bakr Hussain (52) and Khawaja Ahmed (45) leading the charge. But regular wickets and a late squeeze from Crowthorne’s bowlers saw them bowled out for 220 in 44.3 overs.
Sinith Chandran (3-37) and Bhavik Kalra (3-29) were the heroes with the ball, while Jeff Cluett, Rohan Malpani, and Oliver Taylor chipped in with one apiece.

🎯 Key Performers
- Gerhard Krüger: 85 (match-defining innings)
- Daniel Cartledge: 41* (anchored the finish)
- Sinith Chandran: 3-37 (crucial middle-order strikes)
- Bhavik Kalra: 3-29 (sealed the win)
- Abu Bakr Hussain: 52 (Taplow’s top scorer)

📊 Points Summary
- Crowthorne: 22 points
- Taplow: 13 points

Crowthorne & Crown Wood Cricket Club League 1st XI Batting
Player Name RunsMB4s6sSRCtStRo
extras
TOTAL :
2nb 21w 8b 2lb 
for 7 wickets
33
228		        
Gerhard Krüger b A Bakr Hussain 85 67 15 1 126.87
Will Avrili ct R Court b A Butt 41 81 3 1 50.62
Dan Cartledge Not Out  41 62 5 66.13
Patrick Hennessy lbw F Khan Neamat Ullah 6 17 35.29
Nick Outram b F Khan Neamat Ullah 0 3 0
David Krüger ct Z Sarfraz Butt b B Khan 9 22 1 40.91
Bhavik Kalra b F Khan Neamat Ullah 7 12 58.33
Ollie Taylor b F Khan Neamat Ullah 2 4 50.0
Jeff Cluett Not Out  4 4 100
Rohan Malpani  
Sinith Chandran  

Taplow CC 1st XI Bowling

Player nameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Bakht Khan9.0237137.004.11
Naveed Akram9.014300.004.78
Arslan Butt9.0037137.004.11
Fahim Khan Neamat Ullah9.003448.503.78
Bilal Tariq7.005900.008.43
Abu Bakr Hussain2.00818.004.00

Taplow CC 1st XI Batting
Player name RMB4s6sSR
extras
TOTAL :
5nb 18w 7b 2lb 
for 10 wickets
32
220 (44.3 overs)		     
Bilal Tariq ct Unsure b S Chandran 5 6 1 83.33
Khawaja Ahmed ct Unsure b B Kalra 45 65 8 69.23
Abu Bakr Hussain run out  (Unsure) 52 88 7 59.09
Zeeshan Sarfraz Butt b R Malpani 20 23 3 86.96
Mohammed Kamran Asghar ct Unsure b O Taylor 14 24 2 58.33
Arslan Butt ct Unsure b S Chandran 12 11 1 109.09
Rob Court ct Unsure b S Chandran 0 2 0
Rizwan khalil Butt b B Kalra 4 5 80.0
Naveed Akram ct Unsure b J Cluett 16 23 1 69.57
Bakht Khan b B Kalra 19 21 3 90.48
Fahim Khan Neamat Ullah Not Out  1 4 25.00

Crowthorne & Crown Wood Cricket Club League 1st XI Bowling

Player NameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Jeff Cluett6.3035135.005.38
Sinith Chandran9.0237312.334.11
Ollie Taylor7.1044144.006.14
Bhavik Kalra9.012939.673.22
Rohan Malpani9.0041141.004.56
David Krüger3.002000.006.67
Dan Cartledge1.00500.005.00