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Newenden Cricket Club Sunday 1st XI v Headcorn on Sun 04 Jun 2023 at 1.30pm
Newenden Cricket Club Won by 215 runs

Match report Newenden won by 215 runs ( Newenden 305, Edwards 101*, Morris 51*, F Piper 40*, Headcorn 90 All Out, Greig 2-0, F Piper 2-9, Rouse, 2-4, Bradney 2-27)

Man of the Match - Dan Edwards



We have become accustomed to receiving complaints when we play cricket, and yesterday was no exception. We received a charming tirade from Dave Wheeler after the ball had landed on his balcony, we received a chorus of disapproval when it was considered that Blake Rouse was bowling too fast at one of their youngsters, we even were told that we should be bowling off two paces to give their batsmen a chance.

These are all pretty standard grievances at the NCG, but yesterday I received one that caught me completely off-guard. Their captain approached me after the game and said that one of the Newenden dogs had just urinated on his child. I am pretty well drilled in dealing with most issues raised but this one left me well and truly stumped.

I can only think that the dog in question was making his own statement on the standard of cricket on show.

The cricket may not have been up to much but the day was a triumph. There is nothing better than a day in the sunshine at the NCG.

We had expected a competitive friendly with Headcorn, as they are a team on the rise in the league, but they were unable to get several of their regulars out, so credit to them for honouring the fixture and being a thoroughly decent bunch.

Having lost the toss, we were asked to bat and we got off to a flyer, with Morris and Edwards racing through to 100 from the first ten overs, before Morris retired to protect his average. This brought new wunderkind, Jack Greig to the crease, hot on the back of his debut century in the midweek game. Unfortunately he was unable to emulate his earlier form and was sent back two balls later, having been clean bowled by Headcorn's promising youngster.

Edwards continued to make hay as the scored rattled along. He was ably supported by the other batsmen, with notable cameos from Jasper Piper, Barney Hall, Giles Thorbek and Chris Thomson-Frost. Edwards himself retired once he had reached his century. This left Finn Piper to smash 40 off the final four overs, leaving us on an imposing 305 from our 35 overs.

Now for the tea, well this one will live long in the memory, not only for the quality of the fayre on offer, but for the concept and execution. Jasper and Patch (and their flatmate Ellen) had really pulled out all the stops to lay on a proper tea experience. The gastronomic journey began outside at the BBQ, where we picked up two skewers, one marinated chicken and one grilled halloumi with peppers. We then ventured back into the pavilion to pile our plates high with an array of wonderful salads, including two superb couscous creations, a gigantic bowl of dressed leaves and the most delicately cut and presented tomato platter you have ever seen. There were some delicious honey and mustard sausages, which were sublime. We then moved onto the cakes, incredible soft brownies, chocolate covered flapjacks and the most decadent of salted caramel shortcake bites. Rachel Piper had also made an absolutely exquisite lemon and peppercorn cake, which was melt in the mouth.

To top it off, housewives favourite Jasper, served the tea in little more than an apron, which certainly appeared to please a few of the visitors, but as you can see it will take more than that to get Garry's attention. Tough crowd.



The teas are getting so good, it is making it harder and harder to go out and field after the break, but we dragged our bloated carcasses out onto the pitch for the start of the Headcorn innings.

The peppercorn cake certainly seemed to have spiced up Finn Piper, who was bowling with real venom, twice extracting middle stump out of the ground in the first two overs. Smith was unlucky to not get in the act and would have been if Thomson-Frost had been able to actually lay a hand on what looked like a regulation catch, he had been fielding like a good up to that point. Bradney then joind the party, picking up a couple, before Rouse began is spell.

Bowling beautifully, he picked up two quick wickets, which brought the Headcorn youngster to the crease. Rouse's Aussie grit came to the fore, as he decided the best way for the young lad to learn was to give him a little chin music, it probably didn't help that he was only about 5 ft high. After the first delivery bounced up off his gloves into his grill, it had to be explained to Blake that this was not the first day of The Ashes. The opposition were not impressed with him, and I dashed off to make a quick call to Holly Willoughby to ask for some advice as to how to best disassociate yourself with someone.

There was still time for Jack Greig and Giles Thorbek to join in the fun, picking up the final three wickets for not very many.

It may not have been a classic match, but it was a truly memorable day and that is why we play.

Next week we return to league action against Mersham Le Hatch needing a win to stay in touch with the leaders.

Newenden Cricket Club Sunday 1st XI Batting
Player Name RunsMB4s6sSRCtStRo
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TOTAL :
6w 19b  
for 5 wickets
25
305		        
Philip Morris Retired Not Out  51 36 11 141.67
Dan Edwards Retired Not Out  101 74 20 1 136.49
Jack Greig b N Calverley 0 3 0 1
Jasper Piper b H Gilks 24 31 4 77.42 2
Barney Hall ct Unsure b C Tresnan 23 15 5 153.33 1
Giles Thorbek ct Unsure b C Tresnan 20 16 4 125.00 1
Chris Thomson-Frost ct Unsure b D Savage 14 10 3 140.0
Finn Piper Not Out  40 19 9 210.53
Harry Bradney Not Out  8 9 1 88.89
Garry Smith  
Blake Rouse  

Headcorn Bowling

Player nameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Josh Williams5.004400.008.80
David Savage6.0050150.008.33
Jack Lloyd4.004500.0011.25
Owen Morris1.00600.006.00
Charlie Tresnan5.0041220.508.20
Trevor Scrivens2.001100.005.50
Marcus Gilks2.002300.0011.50
Harley Gilks4.0027127.006.75

Headcorn Batting
Player name RMB4s6sSR
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TOTAL :
1w 4b  
for 10 wickets
5
90 (24.5 overs)		     
Paul Millen b F Piper 4 4 1 100
Charlie Tresnan b B Rouse 25 35 5 71.43
Harley Gilks b F Piper 9 28 1 32.14
Josh Williams ct J Piper b H Bradney 20 11 2 181.82
Nathan Calverley ct J Piper b H Bradney 2
Trevor Scrivens ct J Greig b B Rouse 0
Marcus Gilks ct G Thorbek b J Greig 6
David Savage b G Thorbek 13
Jack Lloyd run out  (J Piper) 0
Owen Morris Not Out  0
X Morris st B Hall b J Greig 0

Newenden Cricket Club Sunday 1st XI Bowling

Player NameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Finn Piper5.01924.501.80
Garry Smith6.022300.003.83
Harry Bradney5.0027213.505.40
Blake Rouse4.01422.001.00
Jack Greig2.51020.000.00
Giles Thorbek2.0010110.005.00

  • Umpire :
  • Scorer :
    Sophie James