10 League - 7 Won, 3 Lost
5 Friendlies - 2 Won, 3 Lost
Friendly 1
Jags 93-8 (Meldal 35*, Mann 8, Hill 2-9) lost to Cambridge University Press 99-5 (Day 30*, Xavier 29*, Brett 1-25)
MOTM - Meldal
I wasn't at this one, but the chat told me Phillips bowled one of his famous beamers, the pitch was rubbish, Dan held a good catch and we had a debut from Strachan. CASS is the oddest combination of amazing pavilion and awful pitch, it's like the opposite of what you would generally expect. No one got a score other than Meldal, so easy man of the match.
Friendly 2
Jags 154-6 (Murray 46, Kavanagh 27, Meldal 27, Oliver 2-20) beat the Leys School 152-6 (Oliver 31, Shipp 29, Baines 2-17) by 4 wickets.
MOTM - Baines
This one is always fun and we had a debut from our ravaging Scot, Baines. I recall running myself out, Baines taking a ridiculous swan dive catch, Muzzah being generally too good for these type of things, and Kavanagh trying to damage the sightscreens with every shot. Also Oz scored for us and it was cold, so he wore one of those drug dealer type warm puffer jackets, which was hilarious. Tyler played for us and showed he had his anger issues under new management.
"Friendly 3"
Jags 166-7 (Kav 52*, Meldal 26*, Mailies 17, Sahaai 4-18) beat Sharks 121-8 (Smith 26*, Sahai 16*, Holmes 3-7) by 25 runs
MOTM - Kavanagh
We've played the Sharks a lot over the years, this was one of the less good natured affairs for me. I think this was the Holmes debut and he bowled like a demon at the start uprooting the top order (he must have been a close second for man of the match). I was out to a golden duck and got an oddly aggressive send off. Kavanagh was in rumbunctious mood, smashing everything, everywhere. I bowled a funny over, as ever, my only of the season in fact! Sumit of the Sharks got some figures.
League 1
Jags 157-7 (Meldal 51, Sawyer 37, Fardell 18, Duffy 3-24 lost to Cambourne 160-6 (McCalister 56, White 25, Gogia 2-32, O Savage 2-31) by 4 wickets
MOTM - Gogia
This had a nice village setting, we got to play against Tyler again (the last time we saw him this year), Freddie batted well but fielded atrociously, we kept dropping their opener (mainly dropped by Freddie) and we drunk some locally brewed beer. They also had a slow bowler who was so slow he made me look like a medium pacer. We also welcomed back Sawyer and he did an absolute job at the end in the biffing stakes to get us a total which we failed to defend. This was my personal favourite game of the season, close and fun and well natured - could have gone either way.
League 2
Jags 118-8 (Meldal 30, Threadgold 22, Douglas 3-13) lost to Barrington 151-5, Batchelor 57, Douglas 34, Meldal 2-18) by 33 runs.
MOTM - Fraser Christie
This game saw Matt put his worst keeping display in I can recall, Fraser did some fielding and bowling stuff before heading off to France, Meldal got some wickets and runs, and it was one of those weird games that felt an inevitable defeat from long, long before it was an actual defeat. It was also supremely funny, and only really memorable, as Freddie unfurled his amazing chat to troll/gaslight Dan Threadgold.
League 3
Jags 175-7 (Sawyer 76*, Baines 53, Wade-Glehill 2-14) beat the Swaffhams 134-10 (Wilson 50*, Westbrook 18, Baines 4-19) by 41 runs
MOTM - Baines
This was an amazing setting, pub, benches, picnics, locals and a lovely hot evening. Sawyer didn't get MOTM purely as Baines was on one bowling and batting, he even hit a car on the full with a 6 just to make clear he was doing some damage this evening. I got to partner Sawyer for a bit, scoring 7 runs in our 50 run partnership... O Savage dropped one, and Baines was super happy with the wee man. Strachan made a great catch. The total we made was just too big for the opposition, but their number 10 batsman hit 50 in double quick time at the end, just for a laugh. He'd had a beer before going out to bat, maybe that's the secret?!
League 4
Jags 184-3 (Baines 82, Christie 40, Mailies 30*) beat Tamil Sangnam 110-8 (Nagadev 22, Chanrasekhar 20*, Barker 3-20, B Savage 2-25, Purton 2-23) by 74 runs
MOTM - Baines
Another high scoring wallop fest with runs and wickets shared all round. This game saw us bid farewell to Barker, departing for middle earth, and this was the week I managed to get Mr Naseri to join us hailing from the fair shores of Afghanistan. Baines batted in pornographic fashion at times, Mailes too, and then a general sharing of wicket taking duties all round. Barker dropped some sitters as well. Baines was shattered at the end and was within a whisker of the first Jags 100.
League 5
Jags 118-7 (Kavanagh 38, Threadgold 25, Panigrahi 4-26) lost to Waterbeach 138-8 (Kumar 49, Charlton 31, B Savage 3-30) by 20 runs.
MOTM - Kavanagh
Kavanagh hit some big runs, Threadgold too and B Savage did some good bowling. Kavanagh also wicket kept with Matt on his shoulder giving him tips. The opposition were very good at bowling, which made a modestly attainable total not at all attainable. This was the one game this year where I felt I probably hampered the team with my slow scoring, but it was a nice game and the opposition deserved this one really, as they did a lot of very good strategic game management, and excellent tactics.
League 6
Jags 127-5 (Sawyer 56, Baines 35, Fardell 14*, Achira 2-24) beat Madingley Mulch 126-10 (Soysa 28, Waduge 30, Naseri 15-2, Baines 20-2) by 5 wickets
MOTM - Baines and Sawyer
These are a nice group to play, league or friendly. Threadgold took skipper duty, we lost the toss and Naseri and Cabbage made scoring impossible for the opposition. Sawyer kept again, and as ever just looked like he loves absolutely everything that is happening at all times. Cabbage had the second most eventful over I can recall this season (his first over was absolutely tragic). I batted with a runner having tweaked my pride (cheers, Dan), and oddly scored quite well given I didn't have to worry about running around. Sawyer batted like a prince amongst men as is his wont.
League 7
Jags 154-7 (Baines 65, Sawyer 52, Parrish 10*, Keeble 2-15) beat Kingston Dons 113-8 (Humphrey 26, Sillis 20, Baines 2-7) by 41 runs
MOTM - Baines
We played Kingston Dons in this one, a new team of people we already know well. My favourite bits were the last minute organisation shenanigans, Sawyer loving batting against Ben Leach and laughing the entire time, Baines being a boss with bat and ball, us running out their handy opener with a rare bowler deflection hit by Mr Leach, and honestly the Sawyer and Baines partnership was amazeballs. They both were brutal and looked like they were just having too much fun. Too many runs for this pitch to be chased down was how we won this one.
League 8
Jags 155-3 (Parrish 86*, Baines 40, Hamid 2-27) beat Stapleford Phoenix 117-8 (Everson 33, Wadekar 21, Baker 32-3, Savage 19-2) by 38 runs
MOTM - Parrish
This game saw an absolutely joyously welcome return to form for Mr Parrish with the bat, he tired himself out so much he had to have a little lay down when we were fielding. Baines got out by falling over, Baker bowled like the ghost of Jimmy Anderson, the opposition are very nice chaps and as we watched Matt bat we all just projected good vibes in his general direction. Strachan took wicket keeping duties and was absolutely ace, we've literally got a team full of competent wicket keepers, it's bizarro. Amardin gave some good chat about being a better bowler than Freddie.
League 9
Jags 96-3 (Meldal 43*, Christie 13, Keating 1-11) beat TTP 93-7 (Gregson 15, Penson 15, Naseri 2-12) by 7 wickets
MOTM - Naseri
This was another game where people came to watch. A slightly one side affair as we bowled and fielded really well, no one more so than Naseri. B Savage famously didn't bother to take an easy catch and then made more effort when he was bowling himself. I got to open the batting with Threadgold which was rather good fun. Muzzah got an unlucky run out, they were nice fellas and the pub was well attended. Bit of a non event in some cricketing ways, but still fun.
League 10
Jags 167-5 (Parrish, 65, Meldal 44, Mailes 32, Keshwala 2-35) beat Milton 115-5 (Jones 42, Salgaonkar 32, Naseri 2-11) by 52 runs
MOTM - Parrish
Parrish hit some runs, Naseri did some bowling and we put on yet another big total. Meldal and Parrish opened in great fashion, but did not get the crowd encouragement their batting deserved. However, this game will forever be know for the family affair of Nate/Alex/Paul combining to get Alex a senior wicket, ably assisted by Mr Strachan behind the stumps again. It had all the feels.
Friendly 4
Jags 108-10 (Mailes 28*, Purton 25*, Cooper 20) lost to IPH 124-10 (Baker 3-15, Holmes 2-14) by 16 runs.
MOTM - Purton
I was away, Purton kept, captained, organised and scored runs - so he gets a winning thumbs up from me here. Baker bowled, again, like the ghost of Jimmy Anderson, Mailes hit some runs, and we unexpectedly faced a lot of old monks players in a "friendly".
Friendly 5
Jags 161-3 (Baines 66*, Parrish 34, Threadgold 27*, Chauhan 1-10) lost to Histon 163-4 (O'Sullivan 101*, Leach 18*, Naseri 3-21) by 6 wickets
MOTM - Naseri/Baines
A fitting season ender, playing against some old friends. Baines signed off in style with a bit of a madness with the bat, hitting his, and the last Jags shot of the season for 6. Matt almost walked for an LBW it was so plumb. Naseri almost got a hat trick. We fielded like a bunch of idiots and Sabin bowled the most interesting over of the season by some margin. We dropped the overseas opener twice to let him get a hundred - so it was either him or us we can blame for a one-sided chase. Red Lion attendance was excellent and we reminisced on many joyous things of the season just gone. And we also told an Aussie that Ham Egg and Chips is grown up Human Food.
Man of the Match
Baines - 6
Parrish - 2
Kavanagh - 2
Naseri - 2
Meldal - 1
Purton - 1
Fraser Christie - 1
Sawyer - 1
Gogia - 1
When I did the count back, I felt like both Sawyer and Meldal had more MOTM's, but they didn't. Mostly, as I read the reports back, because Baines took exception to someone else muscling in mid innings, and decided to up his game each time!
New Players for 2025
Matthew Baines
Nate Clark
Alex Cooper
Andy Strachan
Armaan Gogia
Amardin Naseri
Mohammed (Naseri's mate)
Jake Holmes
Ollie Savage
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