From The Pavilion

C. Stokes (rfs) 4-0-40-1, E. Kalonzo 5 (4b), C. Cabraal 11 (5b)
End of over 20 (12 runs) - Oxhey Players(121-7) RR 6.05

That's much more than I would like to have been chasing on a sticky pitch. My batting is stronger than my bowling today but it could be a tricky chase.

S. Subramanium (rfs) 4-0-31-1, D. Katich 6 (6b), L. Lawrence 11 (5b)
End of over 20 (9 runs) - wolfberries(173-4) RR 8.65

Happy with that total altough we only have two spinners!

S. Holland (rws) 1-0-10-0, O. Kothari 16 (15b), R. Ojha 23 (15b)
End of over 5 (10 runs) - Gully Boys CC(40-0). 134 runs required from 15 overs. RR 8.00 RRR 8.93

Ten runs from misfields in 5 overs

C. Cabraal (rm) 3-1-24-0, I. Santos 60 (42b), W. Mills 22 (20b)
End of over 12 (12 runs) - Ruff Royals(92-1). 30 runs required from 8 overs. RR 7.67 RRR 3.75

We're looking good for the win. Santos has been excellent.

D. Bonnor (rws) 4-0-33-0, O. Kothari 41 (37b), R. Mahankali 18 (11b)
End of over 12 (16 runs) - Gully Boys CC(94-2). 80 runs required from 8 overs. RR 7.83 RRR 10.00

Not got a good feeling about this when our best spinner gets hammered like this is these conditions!

Oxhey Players Ruff Royals
Batting - Top Order 4,428 7,350
Batting - Middle Order 4,383 4,142
Batting - Tail 2,686 3,049
Bowling - Seam 4,499 (16) 5,051 (12)
Bowling - Spin 3,636 (4) 5,905 (8)
Fielding/Keeping 3,631 8,095
Overall 75,830 106,368

Ruff Royals won by 8 wickets.

That's promotion secured although I think we were practically there anyway.

Gully Boys CC wolfberries
Batting - Top Order 6,979 6,785
Batting - Middle Order 4,784 4,878
Batting - Tail 3,554 3,763
Bowling - Seam 5,303 (8) 7,695 (12)
Bowling - Spin 7,373 (12) 5,530 (8)
Fielding/Keeping 4,461 8,804
Overall 103,825 118,500

wolfberries won by 6 runs

Well that was closer than expected!

Home Ruff Royals
Away C.C.DeVille CCC
Ground Ruff Royals CG
League Twenty20 2.2
Date 30 Jun 20 10:00
Crowd 19,986
Weather Sunny
Pitch Uneven

We were made to bat first.

It was going really well here and we were on course for maybe 160+.

B. Eriksson (rfm) 3-0-24-1, J. Bass 0 (0b), F. Best 42 (31b)
End of over 14 (9 runs) - Ruff Royals(112-3) RR 8.00

An over and a hattrick later and we are now struggling to get 140+.

E. Riley (rm) 4-0-29-4, J. Bass 5 (3b), A. McCutchin 0 (0b)
End of over 15 (5 runs) - Ruff Royals(117-6) RR 7.80

F. Wise (rfm) 4-0-32-2, J. Bass 37 (25b), A. Ten Dam 0 (0b)
End of over 20 (5 runs) - Ruff Royals(152-9) RR 7.60

It was a bit of a rollercoaster but I think that's a decent total. We'll need to bowl well though as it's certainly chaseable.

Avila hit one of his best scores of the season with 43 from 33 balls, Best hit 42 from 32 balls, and Bass' 37 not out from 25 balls was also very handy.

P. Callaway (rfs) 2-0-9-0, T. Poels 17 (21b), H. Hana 42 (32b)
End of over 12 (6 runs) - C.C.DeVille CCC(91-2). 62 runs required from 8 overs. RR 7.58 RRR 7.75

We're not doing very well here. We could do with at least one hattrick to give us a chance.

Failure to get enough early wickets has cost us the points.

C.C.DeVille CCC won by 4 wickets.

Ruff Royals C.C.DeVille CCC
Batting - Top Order 13,542 13,824
Batting - Middle Order 9,673 9,699
Batting - Tail 4,315 5,225
Bowling - Seam 12,523 (16) 12,365 (16)
Bowling - Spin 12,852 (4) 12,170 (4)
Fielding/Keeping 16,093 15,320
Overall 217,029 217,361

Generally it was my higher powered bowlers that were the most expensive.

The good news is that we're still 4 points clear of 2nd place as they lost too.

wolfberries South London's Number One CC
Batting - Top Order 12,113 11,688
Batting - Middle Order 11,390 9,914
Batting - Tail 4,832 4,380
Bowling - Seam 11,442 (8) 10,603 (12)
Bowling - Spin 11,740 (12) 14,264 (8)
Fielding/Keeping 14,718 14,851
Overall 210,770 204,437

Crumbling wicket and looking good

End of over 18 (6 runs) - South London's Number One CC(101-8). 22 runs required from 2 overs. RR 5.61 RRR 11.00
R. Christaens 0 (0b), J. McArthur 29 (28b), S. Payne (lfs) 3-0-15-4

Then

South London's Number One CC won by 2 wickets

Last ball loss relegated now!

Home Castle Rock CC
Away wolfberries
Ground Castle Rock CC CG
League Youth 2.1
Date 02 Jul 20 10:00
Crowd 7,175
Weather Sunny
Pitch Hard

Toss: wolfberries won the toss and elected to bat.

A. Madyarchyk (rm) 4-0-21-0, M. Scholes 58 (53b), S. Vawser 58 (65b)
End of over 20 (4 runs) - wolfberries(121-1) RR 6.05

Happy with this so far, thinking got to be at least 280 in these conditions.

T. Ball (lws) 3-1-10-1, C. Richards 0 (3b), E. Murdoch 43 (57b)
End of over 22 (2 runs) - Sledgingshire(118-3) RR 5.36

Slow pitch and I've picked what is probably my weakest youth team this season. Just the five 16-year-olds playing!