Nepotists made 228 for 7 in their 35 overs. In reply Whitchurch managed 195 for 8, with Paul Struthers making a century and keeping wicket brilliantly.

Whitchurch batted first and made what we thought was a defendable total of 145. Ronnie top-scored with an entertaining XX and Cormac batted through with the tail.
Early wickets from Mark Pearson and Cormac made a promising start for Whitchurch, but Grey's Green recovered and then took the game away from us with a century partnership for the third wicket.

Highlights of the game included Dave Hill's first half-century for the club and a pair of catches for new man Dominic Attard.

Despite restricting Letcombe to an achievable target of 186 for 7 with a lively performance in the field, Whitchurch struggled with the bat against Letcombe's opening bowlers. Dave Hill was left stranded on 49* at the end with Whitchurch finishing on 102 all out..

Whitchurch batted first, making 153. Pangbourne's reply totalled 120 (tbc). Harry Williams named man of the match by skipper Cormac for his 25* and bowling as tight as a very tight thing taking 3 for 14.

Whitchurch put up a decent total of 176, with Tim Close getting his first 50 of the season. Unfortunately, Hetairol's batting proved too strong, making the target with 7 wickets to spare.

Whitchurch made 184 for 8 in our 35 overs with good runs down the order from Grogie and Travis in his first game of the season. Goring struggled until a last wicket partnership of 50-odd had us worried. Whitchurch eventually broke the partnership to limit Goring to 141 all out.

Despite Lyn Williams taking his first 5-fer (5 for 51), Aldermaston made 174 for 9 off 40 overs. Whitchurch's batting then struggled to 92 all out in 35.2 overs... with Raja taking 8 Whitchurch wickets for 16.

Whitchurch made 125, and then limited Ardington to 115 despite man-of-the-match Pete Shufflebotham's 50 not-out.

Whitchurch won by 4 runs against Waxlow, with Duncan Seward making 49, to return the Saturday team to winning ways.

Whitchurch made 109 against Verizon's challenging bowling. Andy Arthur led the bowling attack to dismiss Verizon for ~60 runs.

On British Grand Prix day the Red Arrows flying over nearby Silverstone should have been a good omen for Whitchurch�s midlands tour game. Whitchurch won the toss and chose to bat first on a good hard wicket. We had a good start against the quick but erratic openers, with Harry and Musab providing a solid base before we lost a series of quick wickets. East Haddon's impressive Loughborough University spinner caused the most trouble and slowed our scoring rate to a crawl. Then Jimbo's 58* and Grogie pushed on with an 8th wicket stand of around 90. Whitchurch finished on 178 for 8.

East Haddon's reply started steadily and provided a good base. Their no.3 was dropped on 48, before going on to make 123* to see East Haddon home by 4 wickets with overs to spare. Fantastic food followed and the brave in the party stayed that night and got wasted before Golf at Mentmore on Monday.

Whitchurch again beat Pangbourne in the return 20/20 fixture at Eastfield Lane. Whitchurch made 117 for 9, with Duncan Reeve making 31* after retiring first time round on 26. Pangbourne got off to a flying start but the Whitchurch bowling attack and some improved fielding kept their total down to 99 all out. Duncan Reeve completed a fine evening's cricket with 4 wickets.

In a rain-reduced game of 24 overs a side, Whitchurch made 156 for 1 with Harry Williams making 76* and Dave Hill 62. Chris Grogan took 3 for 14 but Ardington made the required runs with 5 wickets remaining.

Unlike last year, we had a glorious day for cricket in France. Just like last year, however, half the team were still on the road when the openers walked out. Whitchurch made 233 for 4, thanks to Rusty's 100* supported by G's 40 and Duncs' 33*. Mike Scanlon made 114 to get Les Ormes close, but Whitchurch won it in the last over, keeping them to 214 for 6. More here

Conditions resembled a rainy April day in Whitchurch, with the rain ranging from just heavy to torrential. Whitchurch batted first with several long interruptions, reducing the game to 30 overs, to struggle to 96 all out, somewhat short of the Grogan 10-an-over benchmark. In (slightly) improving conditions, Les Ormes then chased down the runs, losing just 2 wickets to win the Scanners Cup. More here

In a rain-shortened 30 over game, Whitchurch made 144 for 7, with Duncs making 49 and Lyn 31. Waxlow fell just short in their chase, with Chris Russell returning the best bowling figures at 3 for 26 off 6 overs.

Whitchurch made 164 all out in 34.4 overs, with Travis making a 50. Blewbury were then 163 all out with Travis taking a catch off the last ball to secure the win.

Grey's Green batted first, scoring slowly at first thanks to good bowling from Harry and Robbie C in particular. We didn't take enough wickets, however, so with 8 wickets in hand Grey's Green accelerated to make a competitive 178 for 2. After a shaky start, Whitchurch's reply improved (largely thanks to Robbie C's 42) to give us real hope of the win. A late fall of wickets meant that Craig Hampton and Robbie Lowden hung on in the last overs to secure the draw. Man of the Match was Robbie C for his batting and bowling.

Batting first, Whitchurch put on 230 for 5 in 35 overs, with opener Cormac hitting 53 and Tim Close hitting 72, largely over the fence and into the nettles.

Excellent bowling and fielding, starting with Robbie C and Lyn Williams' fierce opening spell put Whitchurch in control early on.

The President's XI beat Whitchurch in the last over of a tight and exciting game. Whitchurch batted first and made 207, with Ronnie Khan's 50 and some fine late order hitting by Lyn Williams.

The President's XI started well but Whitchurch clawed their way back into it with some excellent bowling by Chris Russell in particular. The President's XI were guided home in the last over by Tom Whitelock in a nail-biting finish. The evening was rounded off with a Barbie and drinks at the ground and then the pub.

Whitchurch made an excellent start, bowling and fielding consistently well to limit Britwell Salome to 165 all out in 34 overs. Harry Williams took 3 for 42.

Unfortunately there wasn't much excellence with the bat demonstrated by Whitchurch, with 5 ducks in the scorebook. Harry Williams was an honourable exception, making 35 of Whitchurch's total 72 all out in 17 overs.