Match report from Saturday 26th May 2018. By Chris England. Nearly four hundred and fifty runs were scored in a competitive drawn match at WSL last Saturday. Twyford were asked to bat by Waltham St. Lawrence and opening bowlers Malliff and Zadrozny bowled well without getting the break through. The Twyford openers pushed on steadily. … More Twyford Edge Competitive Derby
Dear Club Member, I would like to take this opportunity to bring to your attention to what is happening at the club this season and alert you to key dates. This will replace the traditional Fixture Card covering such information and fixtures will be available on line via the club’s website. Firstly, here are the … More WSLCC 2018 Newsletter
Review by Andy Malliff. What a season it has been. If I think back to this time last year when I took on the captaincy, I never thought we would have been in the position that we found ourselves in. In fact, I remember too well at nets at the beginning of the season speaking … More 1XI 2017 Season Captain’s Review
Following on from the huge success of the Summer Gig, WSLCC are playing host to a Winter Gig due to popular demand. The event will take place on Saturday 9th December 2017, with doors opening and the bar serving from 7pm. And don’t worry – as the weather is guaranteed to be slightly cooler than … More WSLCC Winter Gig
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
