CRICKET
Saturday 1st XI, lost by 103 runs against Wokingham II
Saturday 2nd XI, won by 43 runs against Thatcham Town III
Sunday 1st XI, ??? against Taplow
Sunday 2nd XI, won by 84 runs against Flackwell Heath

SOFTBALL
Phoenix, won 23-1 against BA Flyers
Phoenix, won 19-3 against Scorpions
Flames, lost 14-19 against TV Outlaws

CRICKET
Saturday 1st XI, Home against Amersham, 1.30pm
Saturday 2nd XI, Away against Burnham III, 1.30pm
Sunday 1st XI, Away against Aston Rowant, 1.30pm
Sunday 2nd XI, Home, Chipperfield, 2.00pm

SOFTBALL
Wed 13th July, Phoenix, away against BA Flyers, 7.00pm
Thu 7th July, Flames, home against Scratchers, 7.00pm

HAPPENING AT THE CLUBHOUSE

Listed below is what is happening at the club house this week:

Friday 8th July
External event (7pm - 11pm) Hall

Tuesday 12th July
External event (9am - 4pm) Nationwide

Tuesday 12th July
CPSA Board Meeting (7.30pm - 11pm)

INDIAN BBQ AND CASINO NIGHT

Saturday 16th July. Tickets £10 including all food and gambling chips. Try your hand at Blackjack, Roulette and Texas Hold 'em Poker. Prizes for the luckiest gamblers on the night.

For more information and to buy tickets please contact Andy Parsons, Saqib Ahmed, Rahul Punj or Dan Webb.

CSP 288-6 dec (33 overs)
Hales 101 (made to retire)
Thomas 50 (made to retire)
Andersen 58 (made to retire)
Webb 41 (should have retired at the end of the over, but charged down the wicket instead)
Kassan 11

Flackwell 204-6 (40 overs)
Kassan 3-27

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This day is called the feast at Flackwell.
He that bats this day, and comes safe home not out,
Will stand a tip-toe when this day is named,
And rouse him at the name of the Sunday Twos.
He that shall bat this day, and see high scores,
Will, yearly on the vigil, feast his neighbours,
And say "To-morrow is Flackwell day."
Then will he strip his sleeve and show his scars,
And say "These wounds I had on Flackwell day."
Old men forget; yet all shall be forgot,
But he'll remember, with advantages,
What stats he got that day. Then shall our names,
Familiar in his mouth as household words -
Alex the Hales, Andersen and Thomas,
Webb and Nolder, Neave and Kassan -
Be in their flowing cups freshly remembered.
This story shall the good man teach his son;
From this day to the ending of the world,
But we in it shall be rememberéd -
We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
For he today that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile,
This day shall gentle his condition;
And gentlemen in Chalfont now a-bed
Shall think themselves accursed they were not here,
And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks
That fought with us upon Flackwell day.

A trip to Wokingham to mark the halfway point of the season awaited an in-form Chalfont team, nicely placed in 2nd position of Division 2B prior to the game. There was certainly cause for optimism with Wokingham II's struggling so far this season languishing near the bottom. However.....supporters of a nervous disposition may need to turn away right now.

This is definitely a 'runs' ground with a flat, evenly paced wicket, fast outfield, short boundary on one side, not to mention a pretty steep slope to the short side as well. If that's not a recipe for a high scoring game I don't know what is.

Yours truly arriving at the ground short of runs, and unavailable last week was subjected to a ridiculous wind up by his so-called team mates that is just simply too juvenile to explain. But just remember this you amateur fun boys - revenge is a dish best served cold.

Wokingham won the toss and elected to bat first with honours being shared for the first 20 overs (65 for 2). Saqib Ahmed and Zed Khan the pick of the bowlers keeping the top order in check. Chalfont gained the ascendancy through the middle of innings, taking wickets steadily and after 35 overs Wokingham were starting to struggle (135 for 6). Shahid Din bowling with his usual excellent control (9 overs 1 for 19). Enter the Wokingham number 8 to create carnage for 15 overs. The bloke played well for his 90 (ninety), hitting some big straight sixes (some not so straight) and riding his luck at times. A swift turn around in fortunes saw Wokingham in for tea at 240 for 8. Saqib stuck to his task well (17 overs 2 for 80), along with Zed (16 overs 1 for 67).

Tea - decentish - quantity excellent, quality fair to middle.

Chasing 240 at Wokingham is not an unreasonable ask... except when you are 18 for 6 (eighteen for six). The remaining 223 seemed a long way off with two thirds of the team in the hutch. The Wokingham opening bowler certainly had his day in the sun finishing with 8 wickets. He did bowl some really good balls, all of which seemed to take wickets, with a couple of wickets donated for good measure. David Banner restored respectability to the innings with an excellent 50, ably supported by Satish Sharma (23) and Fariq Ahmed (25). A mid innings comment from Dave lightened the mood when he stated that the last time he and Satish had batted together in the first 10 overs was 1985. Chalfont finally succumbing to a heavy defeat (143 all out from 33 overs).

Chalfont 5 points. Wokingham 2XI 25 points.