Scorecard

Harold Wood CC v Oakfield Parkonians Cricket Club 1st XI on Sat 21 Jun 2025 at 12.30pm
Oakfield Parkonians Cricket Club Lost by 7 wickets.

Match report Oakfield Parkonians won the toss and elected to bat first, aiming to set a challenging target on what seemed a good batting surface. Parks started their innings cautiously but lost early wickets, and before you know it Harold Wood were on top with the score at 13 for 4 off just 6 overs. The middle order then took charge, led by Faisal Bhatti’s composed innings of 58 from 93 balls, which featured 13 boundaries. Bhatti played a pivotal role in stabilizing the innings after a shaky start. Bilaal Anwar supported Bhatti with a steady 52, while Paran Kalley’s unbeaten 40 runs helped keep the hopes of getting 200 and maximum batting points alive. But it wasn't to be an Parks fell 3 short of the total. A score that the boys were happy with after the start they had and it was something for the bowlers to defend.

The innings began with early wickets falling, as opener U Shafi was caught and bowled by V Khagram for just 4 runs. The top order struggled initially, with wickets falling regularly, including T Abbas (24 runs) and C Perrin (8 runs), who provided some resistance but could not build a substantial partnership.

The innings was anchored by a standout performance from M Ali, who scored a brilliant 88 off 63 balls, laced with 13 fours and 2 sixes. His aggressive approach helped Harold Wood to keep up with the run rate. Supporting Ali was S Khan, who remained unbeaten on 65, striking at over a run a ball and contributing nine fours. These two batted with ease and allowed Harold Wood to chase the target down with 18 overs to spare. Parks didn't bowl great and lost a player due to injury which only made matters worse.

Harold Wood’s win was built on a solid middle-order batting performance and an economical bowling attack that kept Oakfield’s scoring in check. Harold Wood’s clinical chase, saw them reach 201 for 3 in just 26.2 overs, comfortably overhauling the target with seven wickets in hand.

Oakfield Parkonians Cricket Club 1st XI Batting
Player Name RunsMB4s6sSRCtStRo
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TOTAL :
 
for 9 wickets
0
197		        
Faisal Bhatti Bowled  58
Viraj Khagram Caught  6
Eknath Kerkar Caught  0
Umar Choudhry Lbw  1
Eshun Kalley Caught  0
Bilaal Anwar Lbw  52
Paran Kalley Not Out  40
Paresh Kalley Caught  4
Klain Fernando Caught  16
Navine Sureshen Lbw  1
Prajen Kavinkumar Not Out  5

Harold Wood CC Bowling

Player nameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
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Harold Wood CC Batting
Player name RMB4s6sSR
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TOTAL :
 
for 3 wickets
0
201 (26.2 overs)		     
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

Oakfield Parkonians Cricket Club 1st XI Bowling

Player NameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Viraj Khagram6.0034217.005.67
Eshun Kalley4.2041141.009.46
Paran Kalley3.402700.007.36
Navine Sureshen5.003400.006.80
Prajen Kavinkumar3.203000.009.00
Paresh Kalley4.003000.007.50