A quick visit down to Raynes Park Rec today showed no play going on. Initial reports looked like the oppo couldn't get the team together. This is always a bit disappointing especially since it's such short notice where by we can't invite anyone else to come and play at our home ground. Oh well these things happen.

Rain stops play even before play has started with both Saturday teams matches being cancelled. For Vivek's team this is the 2nd consecutive week where rain has intervened!!!

This weeks Saturday game for Vivek's XI is now against Epsom Methodists. Old Ruts were unable to raise a full team. Epsom Methodists play at Gibralta Rec in Ewell. We play them twice more this year and we are hoping to give them a better game than on the last occasion where we lost by 10 wickets.

Andrew Jarret's Saturday XI are edged out by 1 run against BK XI despite a valient effort from Mike Scott who returned after a blow in the face to hit 2 fours before getting bowled.

Vivek's Saturday XI vs Caterham has been cancelled due to the bad weather.

Just posted was last weeks match report for the Sunday game against Horley CC by Tony 'Statto' Hammond.

Vivek's Saturday team got their first win of the 2006 season despite having 10 men, overcoming Woldingham Village CC. It was a great days cricket with some nice weather and we enjoyed the hospitality shown by our hosts who played the game in good spirits. We looked forward to playing them again. Woldingham is in a very picturesque part of Surrey. The win was down to very good all round team performance.

Quote of the day
"If I'm honest, I'm tired out."
Shane Warne after taking 7 for 99 against Middlesex on Friday. While those who back claims that player burnout is a major issue assumed this was more ammunition for them, Sunday newspapers claimed that Warne had spent the previous night otherwise engaged with two 25-year-old models

Well it was a damp squib for Vivek's Saturday team down at Abbey Rec. Morden Corinthians 2nds were bowled out for 84 runs on a very spongy pitch. Some excellent bowling from Brian Clifford and Chirag Patel managed to get MCCC back into the game but it was all a bit too late. MCCC lost by 6 wickets in the end.

Some of photos of the day are available here

Andrew Jarret's Saturday XI faired somewhat better by defeating Albhamorphics at Cheam Park by a comprehensive 9 wickets. Suleman Pervez scoring an unbeaten 28 in his long awaited comeback match for the club.

We have some more mug shots in the rogues gallery, sorry i mean players gallery.

The Saturday team went down again to Nerthene for the second time in two weeks despite runs scored by Roy Capitao and Nick Hughes. The sunday team had better fortunes racking up 348 in their total against Westcott. Next Saturday sees the start of the season for the 2nd Team led by Vivek Sarohia.