Month: May 2023

Sunningwell (A) Cherwell 5C WL

Match Report: Sunningwell vs. Wantage & GroveLeague: Cherwell Cricket League - Division 5C 2023Venue: SunningwellDate: Saturday, 20th May 2023Start Time: 13:00Toss: Wantage & Grove won the toss and elected to field. Hold onto your hats, ladies and gentlemen, because the clash between Sunningwell and Wantage & Grove in the Cherwell Cricket League - Division 5C was a rollercoaster of hilarity and excitement. Picture a sunny afternoon at Sunningwell, where the stage was set for an epic battle between these two teams. Sunningwell Innings: Right from the get-go, Wantage & Grove showed off their…continue reading →

Didcot 4s (Away) Cherwell 8D

So the big day was finally here – the inaugural match for Wantage & Grove 2nd XI. After being rained off last week, anticipation levels were high. So much so that our opening batsman Wonga arrived late and got demoted to 8, leaving Simon and Jayesh to open the batting against an athletic-looking Didcot 4th team who won the toss and smartly elected to field. The forecast had been looking good all week, a welcome relief considering the amount of rain which had fallen in the past fortnight. However, the sun was not…continue reading →

Dorchester (H) Cherwell 5C WL

Here we are again, welcome to the 2023 season, and with the introduction of our 2nd XI, twice the match report reading to be done! You’d think that’d mean I’d keep this brief, we’ll see… Abysmal weather over the last few weeks, including washing out 86 of 87 games across the Cherwell league meant that today’s visit of Dorchester was the 1’s first action of the season. Dorch, a team we’ve become pretty familiar with over the last few seasons, turned up with only 10 (which it subsequently turns out means they’ve been…continue reading →