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MILDENHALL CRICKET CLUB 2nd XI - Sat v Braintree CC 1st X1 on Sat 06 Sep 2025 at 11.30
MILDENHALL CRICKET CLUB Won by 8 wickets

Match report Mildenhall 2nd XI v Braintree CC
We didn’t really need to win this match and cement Braintree’s descent to the 2nd division but, in the spirit of the game, one does one’s best every time. And so it was that we overwhelmed Braintree CC in every department and won comfortably. We bowled them out for 169 and Peter Worthington and Connor Cobbold knocked off the total without offering a single chance, at least, not from where I was viewing. And it was also appropriate that Worthy, rather than score his umpteenth century for the club, attempted to allow Connor to score his half- century. But that didn’t quite happen, and in a way, that was the right result. So well done both of them.
Now that just leaves the matter of who shall we nominate as MOTM.
Before I give you my decision, let me ask you the following question. Supposing you were only 15 and playing with lads much older than you for a prestigious cricket club, and after the first over, the captain threw the ball at you and said “Let’s see what you can do”. You would be feeling pretty nervous wouldn’t you. Your first over goes for 8 plus a wide. Not too bad. Your second over is a disaster. You bowl 8, yes 8, wides and concede a boundary with one of the good balls. The captain has to take you off but gives a consoling chat along the lines of “ have a break and I’ll bring you on again later”.
By the 17th over, Braintree are 67 for 2 , batting quite nicely, and the captain says “Ok Ben, have another go, and relax!” So you nervously take the ball and fondly look forward to the fast approaching football season! Fortunately, you bowl an excellent over composing of one wide, 2 runs and 5 dot balls. Wow! That was better wasn’t it! Your next over you claim 2 wickets, both catches taken by Heskey and JKM and no runs or extras, and almost got a hattrick!
Now that’s what I call good captaincy so my MOTM award goes to Jamie Allen, the skipper, for having faith in his players.

Braintree CC 1st X1 Batting
Player name RunsMB4s6sSR
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TOTAL :
22w 3b 7lb 
for 10 wickets
32
169 (45.4 overs)		     
Christopher Hinks ct  J Kippax Maton b B Cross 25 51 3 49.02
Matt Renvoize st  C Cobbold b J Allen 10 27 2 37.04
Joe Osborne ct  C Cobbold b J Kippax Maton 0 2 0
Bryn Powell ct  C Cobbold b J Bowman 42 82 3 51.22
Mitchel Atkins ct  T Heywood b B Cross 0 1 0
Rory Ciccarelli-Ainsley b  T Heywood 16 19 3 84.21
Himesh Patel b  J Bowman 19 30 3 63.33
Chris Walker b  B Cross 11 34 1 32.35
Toby Adcock lbw  T Heywood 7 18 38.89
Karl Parker b  M Hussain 7 7 1 100
Joel Ainsley Not Out  0 3 0

MILDENHALL CRICKET CLUB 2nd XI - Sat Bowling

Player NameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Jacob Kippax-Maton7.0033133.004.71
Ben Cross10.0240313.334.00
Jamie Allen6.0115115.002.50
Murtaza Hussain6.0016116.002.67
Jack Bowman10.0042221.004.20
Tom Heywood6.401326.501.95

MILDENHALL CRICKET CLUB 2nd XI - Sat Batting
Player Name RMB4s6sSRCatchesStumpingsRun outs
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TOTAL :
4nb 18w  
for 0 wickets
22
170		        
Connor Cobbold Not Out  49 86 4 56.98 2 1
Peter Worthington Not Out  99 76 11 2 130.26
Ben Cross  
Jamie Allen  
Adam Horrex  
Tom Heywood   1
Murtaza Hussain  
Jacob Kippax-Maton   1
Jack Bowman  
Rhys Daltrey  
Abhay Shetty  

Braintree CC 1st X1 Bowling

Player nameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Mitchel Atkins6.203300.005.21
Christopher Hinks3.003400.0011.33
Toby Adcock5.002800.005.60
Joel Ainsley3.002400.008.00
Himesh Patel4.002500.006.25
Chris Walker3.001600.005.33
Joe Osborne2.001000.005.00