Report by Chris England. Waltham St. Lawrence CC became BCL Division 2 champions when a late afternoon thunderstorm brought an early conclusion to the game eight overs into the home teams reply. The eagerly awaited delayed final game of the season against Earley CC looked like being intriguing one when thunder, lightning and rain arrived. … More THUNDERSTORM SEALS WSL AS CHAMPIONS
Report by Chris England Full scorecard here. Given that the highest score a batsman made on either side was 28, it was evident that this was a game dominated by the bowlers. Skipper Malliff, opted to field on winning the toss, putting the priority on chasing down a total and securing the win. After a … More WSL CONTINUE UNBEATEN RUN
Report by Chris England The much anticipated top of the table clash between Waltham St. Lawrence CC and Shinfield CC lived up to all expectation and beyond, with WSL winning by one wicket off the very last ball of a rain affected game. An often ill-tempered match swung one way and then the opposite as … More HIGH DRAMA AS WSL REGAIN TO SPOT
By Chris England With nine wickets down and fifteen overs remaining, another WSLCC victory seemed a formality. However, such are the vagaries of cricket that Embrook’s final pair survived everything the home side bowled at them and hung on for the draw. Despite having conceded over three hundred runs the previous week, Embrook won the … More WSL THWARTED BY LAST WICKET STAND
In the hottest weather of the year so far (and some of the hottest most player have had to play in – the English guys anyway!) WSL set about maintaining their unbeaten season away to Warfield Cricket Club. After the low-scoring tense encounter of the previous weekend against Earley on a horrendous pitch, the team … More Saints Maintain Unbeaten Run
After spending over half an hour discovering the local attractions of the Earley area, WSL 1st XI finally arrived at the ground they had been searching for and they were in for a shock. Not only was the playing area the size of a postage stamp and the school pitch looking unfavourable with weeds growing … More WSL 1st Triumph in the Undergrowth
Waltham St Lawrence 1st XI winning streak came to an end at Shinfield in a run fest in the sun on Saturday. On a featherbed of a pitch WSL lost the toss and were asked to field and opened up with an experimental option of Waghorn and England. Shinfield’s batters were unusually cautious in their … More 1st XI salvage draw in run fest
Saturday 3rd of June will be the litmus test for Waltham St Lawrence 1st XI as they take on Division two hopefuls Shinfield at the Rec. Both sides occupy the top two positions in the league and will have their eye on taking points off each as they lock horns for the first time. … More Top of the table clash
Matt is entering into his 10th season at WSLCC. Pure aggression with the ball and pure aggression with the bat, Matt only knows how to play one way – and how affective that has proved to be over the years! … More Matt Andrews
