Thursday 7 August 2025
East Molesey 74 all out(23 overs)
SCCC 75-4 (19.4 overs)
SCCC won by 6 wickets
40 over match
East Molesey won the toss
Scorecard
Daddy Grinders writes:
A first Cryptics midweek side for many a while turned up to participate in East Molesey’s latest cricket week. A new look team were all on time which was surprising as the start time had been changed regularly.
The BodyLogic left-armed boys opened the bowling on a square that had suffered neglect over the winter and not really recovered from. Captain Gossy bowled numbers 1 and 4 with two jaffers to set us on our way whilst his new recruit Toby Stowe impressed his boss and new Cryptic colleagues with an equally impressive opening stint to claim two also.
Change bowlers young Oscar ‘Duke’ Ingles (sporting a new red head of hair that made him look like a cricket ball) and old man Grinders kept the screws turning. Oscar bowled beautifully to be rewarded with a clean bowled of his own and Grinders benefiting from some Thursday as opposed to Sunday umpiring to claim a pair of LBW decisions. Oscar may fail his GCSE DT we reckon, as his victim was his next year teacher.
When Alec Hudson bowled the first of his victims it begs the question; with the first 8 of the opposition either bowled or lbw, have the Cryptics ever bowled so straight??
It was definitely the first time the Cryptics were able to place a mountain range in the office with our very own ‘Andys’ range. Messrs Rayner and debutant Stokes at slip beside ‘keeper Ingo acting as the foothills.
To try and open one end up the skipper suggested to Grinders that if he kept it tight he was going to be taken off and if he wanted another wicket he would need to shop for it. On the fourth of four consecutive long hops Toby was still on his way back to his position, having retrieved the previous boundary, when the batsmen skied to him in the deep. ‘Ching Ching’.
A catch by Dom off Alec meant East Molesey, current Surrey Championship winners, had been skittled by the mighty Cryptics for 74.
With no tea between, much to Seecktsy’s chagrin, A Stokes (not B Stokes) and Ingo set the chase off. Ingo, who had the choice of who to play for, appeared to have chosen wisely. A brisk 8 set us on the way.
Men mountains Andes Rayner and Stokes put on a careful 10 more, before the latter succumbed. Dom Wood (21 n.o.) joined Andy (obviously) and they almost saw us home. Andy R fell for 25, allowing Keith time to perish to one that kept low and Richard to get another cheeky red-inker.
Jingles Bells, followed by Tea with beers. Pitch condition ruled out the thrilling contest with a tight finish in the twilight we had hoped for, but the hospitality and company after the game was tiptop and plans to return in 2026 when the hose and roller have been resuscitated are already in place.