Great Missendens Pelicans 2018
| Year | Played | Won | Drawn | Tied | Lost | Cancelled |
| 2018 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
Sunday 7th October vs Chiltern Crusaders
Match DRAWN
No Match ReportSunday September 30th vs Kensington
Kensington 199 for 8 (Asad Rehman 3-32) Great Missenden Pelicans 200 for 6 (Asad Rehman 73, Clive Nicholls 47, Kunaal Kankate 41*)
WON by 4 wickets
Man of the Match: Asad
If you were to ask me what are the better odds, find a Dark Photon, or the Pelicans beating Kensington in a 40 over game, if I’m honest the photon would get it, well hold the front page because that pesky photon is still missing but a Pelly victory isn’t.
Sunday September 23rd vs Bovingdon
Match CANCELLED - waterlogged pitch
No Match ReportSunday September 16th vs Golden Age
Great Missenden Pelicans 248 for 3 dec (Simon Tickler 116*, Clive Nicholls 68*
WON by 76 runs
Man of the Match: Tickles
“What a day for cricket, we cant lose today”. Famous last words from Skip
Sunday September 9th vs Ley Hill
Great Missenden Pelicans 260 for 4 (Clive Nicholls 97*, Kunaal Kanate 93) Ley Hill 143 for 7 (James Walters 4-37)
Match DRAWN
Man of the Match: James Walters
As Alastair Cook will confirm a boundary off overthrows is added to the batsman.
Sunday September 2nd vs Bledlow Village
Bledlow Village 231-6 (James Walters 3-41) Great Missenden Pelicans 235-3 (Asad Rehman 98, Hasan Arif 49*)
WON by 7 wickets
Man of the Match: Asad
‘Dont fight a battle if you don’t gain anything by winning’ E Rommel
Sunday August 26th vs Widmer End
Match CANCELLED - rained off
No Match ReportSunday August 19th vs Old Elizabethans
Great Missenden Pelicans 217 for 4 (Asad Rehman 96, Hasan Arif 36*, Raghu Kankate 35) Old Elizabethans 144 all out
WON by 73 runs
Man of the Match: Tooby (nominated by Greg for 2 world-class catches)
The worst words a Skipper can hear when talking to the opposition: “we are a bit of a weak side”. “Bo**ocks we’re going to lose” was my immediate thought.
Sunday August 12th vs Middleton Stoney
Match CANCELLED - waterlogged pitch
No Match ReportSunday August 5th vs Rickmansworth
Rickmansworth 138 all out (Raghu Kankate 3-5) Great Middenden Pelicans 139-5 (Raghu Kankate 79*
WON by 5 wickets
Man of the Match: Rags
‘Robert’ said Skip, ‘today we bat first’.
Sunday July 29th vs Winchmore Hill
Match cancelled - rained off during the longest heatwave in 42 years
No Match ReportSunday 22nd July vs Iffley Village
Iffley Village 129 all out (Richard Frank 5-19, Asad Rehman 4-20) Great Missenden Pelicans 110 all out
LOST by 19 runs
Man of the Match: Toobey
Hotty Hotterson and Boily Boilerson were not available this Sunday but their cousin Roasty Roasterson was and it was in those rather warm conditions that the Pelicans gathered on the Meadow and welcomed Iffley Village to this green and pleasant land.
Monday 16th July vs Northwood
Northwood 269-5 Great Missenden Pelicans 271-3 (Julian Swain 140*, Abbas Ilyas 62, Jamie Litherland 40*
WON by 7 wickets
Man of the Match: Julian Swain
With the sky the sunniest of blues and Northwood hosting the Pelicans nothing could go wrong.
Sunday 15th July vs Wendover
Match cancelled
No Match ReportSunday 8th July vs The Lee
The Lee 215 for 9 (Asad Rehman 4 for 25, Josh Bailey 3 for 44) Great Missenden Pelicans 162 for 7 (Josh Bailey 32, Jalil Rehman 25*)
Match DRAWN
Man of the Match: Josh
“We bowled only because our leader [Adam] lost the toss not because he hates us” opined Nico after another afternoon on the sun-baked Paradise that is Nags Head Meadow.
Wednesday 4th July vs Stowe Templars
Stowe Templars 282 for 6 Great Missenden Pelicans 221 all out (Asad Rehman 87, Simon Tickler 41)
LOST by 61 runs
Man of the Match: Asad
No Match ReportSunday 1st July vs Kensington
Kensington 260 for 4 Great Missenden Pelicans 140 for 5
Match DRAWN
Man of the Match: Ali
On a day that was hotter than Hotty Hotterson’s lava filled pants the Pelicans welcomed our old friends Kensington to the Meadow for a cricket extravaganza of the highest calibre….. kind of.
Sunday June 24th vs LCR Harrow
Great Missenden Pelicans 192 for 6 (Asad Rehman 135* LCR Harrow 164 for 9 (Hasan Arif 12-1-34-5 Richard Frank 7-4-20-3)
Match DRAWN
Man of the Match: Asad
With the England football team option being more tempting for West Wycombe the cricket exchange threw up the surprise package of LCR Harrow, and what a thoroughly delightful package it was.
Sunday June 10th vs Long Marston
Long Marston 229-6 Great Missenden Pelicans 233-2 (Asad Rehman 116 Hasan Arif 67*
WON by 8 wickets
Man of the Match: Asad and Hasan
“Well that was fun” opined nobody, but I am sure they soon will.
Sunday June 3rd vs Lord Gnomes
Lord Gnomes 173 all out (Asad Rehman 4.3-0-9-3) Great Missenden Pelicans 175 for 8 (Kunaal Kankate 54, Asad Rehman 36
DRAWN (scores tied)
Man of the Match: Greg
‘I cant really remember when that last happened’ opined PG.
Sunday May 27th vs Prince of Wales Marsh
Prince of Wales Marsh 71 all out (Raghu Kankate 8-5-8-3, Adam Fairweather 4.7-1-40-3) Great Missenden Pelicans 74 for 1 (Asad Rehman 40*
WON by 9 wickets
Man of the Match: The weather
Fielding a team that combined youth and pensioners the Pelicans touched down on planet WIN, and a lovely planet it is.
Sunday May 20th vs Hyde Heath
Great Missenden Pelicans 176 for 8 (Chris Bechervaise 46, Ali Haider 35, Hasan Arif 25* Hyde Heath 177 for 5
LOST by 5 wickets
Man of the Match: Bech
Well a run is still a run even if it consists of 2 Ls.
Sunday May 13th vs Ibstone
Ibstone 113 all out Great Missenden Pelicans fewer all out
LOST
Every run of form must come to an end and so it was at the Meadow when after 3 victories in a row, Ibstone popped that victory bubble.
Sunday May 6th vs Holmer Green
Holmer Green 89 all out (Adam Fairweather 4-27) Great Missenden Pelicans 90 for 4 (Jalil Rehman 23*)
WON by 6 wickets
Man of the Match: Adam
“Sorry losers and haters, my IQ is one of the highest-and you all know it” Donald Trump
WWW first three games for the Pelicans I think you will find is not fake news. Skip
Sunday April 29th vs Little Marlow
Little Marlow 69 all out (Haime 2 for 3, Adam Fairweather 2 for 11, Josh Bailey 2 for 9) Great Missenden Pelicans 70 for 8 (Josh Bailey 32*)
WON by 2 wickets
Man of the Match: Josh
On a day that was so cold even Niron looked human the Pelicans chalked up their second win of the season.
Sunday April 22nd vs Fleet Street Strollers
Great Missenden Pelicans 205-9 (Pasi Fernando 67, Patrick Timmis 27*, Hasan Arif 24) Fleet Street Strollers 177 (Hasan Arif 4-15)
WON by 28 runs
Man of the Match: Hasan
Woke up this morning, I had a dream about sunshine days, perfect teas, Pelicans victorious…
Sunday April 15th vs Nomads
Match cancelled
No Match Report
End-of-Season Awards
Batting
Asad Rehman
Bowling
Hasan Arif
Fielding
Hasan Arif
Most Improved Player
Ali Haider
Champagne Moment
Hasan Arif, for match-winning over vs Golden Age: 444WWW
Martin Eckersley Award, for outstanding contribution to the Club
Robert Gibson
Centuries
Julian Swain
140* vs Northwood, July 16th
Simon Tickler
116* vs Golden Age, September 23rd
Asad Rehman
135* vs LCR Harrow, June 24th
116 vs Long Marston, June 10th
Fifties
Asad Rehman
98 vs Bledlow Village, September 2nd
87 vs Stowe Templars, July 4th
73 vs Kensington, September 30th
Clive Nicholls
97* vs Ley Hill, September 9th
68* vs Golden Age, September 23rd
Kunaal Kankate
93 vs Ley Hill, September 9th
54 vs Lord Gnomes, June 3rd
Raghu Kankate
79* vs Rickmansworth, August 5th
Pasi Fernando
67 vs Fleet Street Strollers, April 22nd
Abbas Ilyas
62 vs Northwood, July 16th
Five-fors
Richard Frank
5 for 19 vs Iffley Village, July 22nd
Hasan Arif
5 for 34 vs LCR Harrow, June 24th
Hat-tricks
Hasan Arif
vs Golden Age, September 23rd
