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Writtle CC 1st XI v Woodham Mortimer Cricket Club FIRST XI on Sat 03 May 2025 at 13:00
Woodham Mortimer Cricket Club Lost by 54 runs

Match report 2nd XI Match Report, written by Manu Tripathi 🏏

Woodham Mortimer CC – The Glorious Season Opener (3rd May)
— by someone who still doesn’t know how many points we got

Ah, the UK in May. Normally cold, damp, and wetter than a tea-soaked Rich Tea biscuit. But miraculously, the sun came out — possibly because Lady Luck owed us or someone sacrificed a bat to the cricket gods.

Our beloved captain, fresh off a Malta sunbed (probably holding a mojito), found out on Wednesday he was actually playing — as captain. Nothing like a last-minute reality check to kickstart a season.

The Opposition:
The 1st XI looked strong (at least on paper).
The 2nd XI looked fitter, stronger — except for the usual suspects who still think warm-ups are optional.

Toss Drama:
We won the toss.
We chose to bowl.
Why? No one knows. Probably still waiting for Netflix to make a documentary about it.

Bowling Begins:
Farid and Jack opened with a barrage of dots — the scoreboard looked like a Morse code message for “HELP”.
Jack, in particular, decided to give our young wicketkeeper a masterclass in unpredictable deliveries, ensuring the poor lad would sleep like a rock that night (if not sedated by trauma first).

Then the captain went bold (or bored?) and brought on Attatullah a.k.a. Nasir — by far the best bowler on the pitch. He was practically unplayable… took 4 wickets like he was ordering from Amazon Prime.

Then, like a hero in a comedy, Mark Beams gently reminded Atta that taking a 5-fer meant he’d have to buy a round at the bar.
Atta, being a man of finance and foresight, decided he loved his wallet more than another wicket.

Also making an appearance:
A “random slow bowler” whose name is still under investigation.
George bowled tight (as always), and Jack finally got one straight enough to knock over the last man.

Opposition: 69 all out. A nice number, if you’re 13.

Batting Time (aka Bar Prep):
The top 4 chased it down in under 20 overs like they had a hot date or dinner plans.
The rest? Let’s just say they turned their disappointment into purpose — testing bar stock quality like true professionals.

The Real Challenge:
How many points did we earn?
Website: 21
Clubhouse Experts: “It’s definitely 24… or maybe 25?”
Turns out we can bowl, bat, drink, and debate — but we CANNOT count.

Meanwhile, the 1st XI were so remote, even Bear Grylls would’ve turned back. With no data, no updates, and no hope — they wisely decided to head home early.

Final Verdict:
Sunshine. Smiles. Only mild injuries.
Bar well stocked.
Captain mildly sunburnt.
Atta’s wallet safe.

A weirdly perfect start to the season. Stay tuned — if this is the beginning, the rest might just be legendary.

#UpTheWoodies

Writtle CC 1st XI Batting
Player name RunsMB4s6sSR
extras
TOTAL :
10w 6b 2lb 
for 6 wickets
18
293 (45.0 overs)		     
Samuel Adams ct  N Costin b Z Akbar 74 80 12 92.50
K C Patel run out  (R Mehboob) 26 21 5 123.81
Mohammed Sohab Farooq b  M Umair Nawaz 1 5 20.0
James Patient ct  N Costin b Z Akbar 38 55 7 69.09
Mohammed Bilal Nasir Not Out  62 60 8 1 103.33
Harsha Gopisetty b  M Nasir 19 16 2 118.75
Mohammed Afzaal Nasir b  M Nasir 0 3 0
Jacob Adams Not Out  55 31 4 2 177.42
Matthew Thorpe-Apps  
Narayan Koimuttam  
Dilson Samuel  

Woodham Mortimer Cricket Club FIRST XI Bowling

Player NameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Kev Wright7.014100.005.86
Muhammad Umair Nawaz6.0036136.006.00
Zakee Akbar9.0138219.004.22
Ollie Glasson9.004900.005.44
Muhammad Nasir7.0050225.007.14
Raheel Mehboob7.007100.0010.14

Woodham Mortimer Cricket Club FIRST XI Batting
Player Name RMB4s6sSRCatchesStumpingsRun outs
extras
TOTAL :
1nb 15w 7b 1lb 
for 8 wickets
24
239		        
Salah Din ct  S Adams b M Thorpe-Apps 12 30 2 40.0
Muhammad Nasir ct  N Koimuttam b M Sohab Farooq 0 3 0
Mohammed Bala ct  D Samuel b J Adams 64 63 12 101.59
Damian Abeyratna ct  N Koimuttam b N Koimuttam 0 10 0
Ben Wilkes ct  S Adams b H Gopisetty 60 52 6 3 115.38
Ollie Glasson b  N Koimuttam 24 59 1 1 40.68
Raheel Mehboob ct  J Patient b J Adams 5 10 50.0
Zakee Akbar b  N Koimuttam 18 17 2 105.88
Muhammad Umair Nawaz Not Out  24 16 2 1 150.0
Nigel Costin Not Out  8 11 1 72.73 2
Kev Wright  

Writtle CC 1st XI Bowling

Player nameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Matthew Thorpe-Apps9.0036136.004.00
Mohammed Sohab Farooq6.0022122.003.67
Dilson Samuel9.016800.007.56
Narayan Koimuttam7.0045315.006.43
Jacob Adams9.0227213.503.00
Harsha Gopisetty5.0033133.006.60