Harlow Town Cricket Club

This weekends games

1st XI Home vs 🏠

2nd XI Home vs Thorley Cricket Club 🏠

3rd XI Away vs North Weald Cricket Club ✈️

It’s a big weekend for the clubs, potentially all 3 teams can secure promotion.

Looks like the weather is going to be nice again.
Come down & support the lads.

Bar will be open 🍻
Games start at 1pm ⏰
promotion to be had 🤞

⭐️⭐️Weekend Round-Up: Townies close in on promotion⭐️⭐️

*Three sides, three top-two places and a promotion weekend in sight*

Harlow Town Cricket Club produced another strong Saturday across the Herts and Essex Border League, with the 1st XI maintaining their position at the top of Division 2, the 2nd XI strengthening second place in Division 3 and the 3rd XI remaining firmly in the promotion picture despite defeat against the leaders.

The 1st XI produced the performance of the day at Ash Tree Field, beating Bishop’s Stortford CC 4th XI by 75 runs. Tom Garner narrowly missed a century, smashing 93 from just 56 balls with 11 fours and five sixes, while Darryl Pettengell added an excellent 81 from 54 deliveries. Town posted 263-6 before their bowlers completed the job, dismissing Stortford for 188. Sam Wilson, Anil Clarke, Tom Wilcox and Taylor Wood each claimed two wickets.

The 2nd XI were equally emphatic, cruising to a ten-wicket victory at Hockerill after dismissing the hosts for 169. Luke Luckin led the attack with 4-19, supported by three wickets apiece for Aseem Mohammed and Callum Fitzpatrick. James Teale and James Shearman then made the chase look effortless, sharing an unbeaten 170-run partnership, scoring 71 and 77 respectively.

The 3rd XI had the toughest assignment, hosting Division 4 leaders Bishop’s Stortford CC 1825’s. Town were bowled out for 105, but responded impressively with the ball. Hansal Dave took 3-17 and Town reduced the visitors to 55-4 before Eddie Fallan and Arthur Howes guided Stortford home at 106-5.

*Promotion permutations:* The 1st XI can secure promotion this weekend with victory. They are 48 points ahead of third-placed Bishop’s Stortford 4th XI, and a Town win would leave only two matches remaining for Stortford to make up the deficit. The 3rd XI can also guarantee promotion with victory: they lead third-placed North Weald by 33 points, but North Weald have
Played 14 of their 16 fixtures. A Town win would therefore put them beyond North Weald’s reach. The 2nd XI face the closest race, sitting 28 points ahead of Hatfield Heath with both sides having three town sides in touching distance of securing top two finishes.

On Saturday 8th August.
James scored a solid 71 runs, in the 2nd XI win over Hockerill 2nd XI.

James Teale 71 runs was part of a 170 run partnership which helped the 2nd XI win by 10 wickets.

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On Saturday 8th August.
Darryl scored a fantastic 81 runs, in the 1st XI win over Bishops Stortford 4th XI.

Great work mate 🙌🏻
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Match results from Saturday 8th August

1st XI win by 75 runs ✅

2nd XI win by 10 wickets ✅

3rd XI lose by 5 wickets ❌

another good weekend for the club pushing all 3 teams closer to promotion 🙌🏻

Here are the team line ups for today’s games.

1st XI Hone vs Bishop’s Stortford Cricket Club 🏠

2nd XI away vs ✈️

3rd XI Home vs Bishops Stortford 1825’s 🏠

This weekends games.

With only 4 weeks left of the league season, all 3 teams are in position for promotion & league titles.

1st XI home vs Bishop’s Stortford Cricket Club 🏠
This game will be live on YouTube.

2nd XI away vs ✈️

3rd XI home vs Bishop’s Stortford Cricket Club 🏠

Can we make it 3 wins from 3 to keep the push for promotion on.

Last Saturday Anil produced a great performance.
8 overs, 4 wickets for 38 runs plus 45 crucial runs with the bat.
Anil Clarke
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Last Saturday Ash scored 54runs, making it now 5 50+ scores in a row with the bat.

Great work Ash leading from the front with the bat 🏏
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Thank you MR Cricket MR Hockey for the new designer club stumps coming are way.

Once we have them we will use them proudly 🙌🏻