Great Missendens Pelicans 2024

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Sunday 29th September vs Kensington CC

Kensington 217-5   Great Missenden Pelicans 218-4 (Yusuf Khan 79, Asad Rehman 65*, Amit Talhan 40)

WON by 6 wickets

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Sunday 15th September vs Hyde Heath

Great Missenden Pelicans 204-8 (Josh Bailey 71, Asad Rehman 65)   Hyde Heath 153 (Nic Vanderpeet 3-6, Adam Fairweather 3-25)

WON by 51 runs

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Sunday 8th September vs Ley Hill

Ley Hill 140   Great Missenden Pelicans 145-0 (Yusuf Khan 84*, Asad Rehman 51*)

WON by 10 wickets

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Sunday 1st September vs Middlesex Strickers

Great Missenden Pelicans 189-8 (Amit Singh 88)   Middlesex Strickers 191-6

LOST by 6 wickets

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Sunday 25th August vs Widmer End

Great Missenden Pelicans 256-2 (Amit Talhan 126*, Amit Singh 74)   Widmer End 242-7 (Richard Frank 3-43)

Match DRAWN

In a thrilling encounter between Widmer End St Margarets and Great Missenden Pelicans, cricket fans were treated to a display of batting prowess and competitive spirit that epitomizes the gentleman’s game.

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Sunday 18th August vs Ballinger

Ballinger Waggoners 285-5 (Richard Frank 2-52 and 3 catches)   Great Missenden Pelicans 247-8 (Amit Singh 62, Amit Talhan 57, Simon Steele 59)

Match DRAWN

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Sunday 11th August vs Middleton Stoney

Great Missenden Pelicans 159 (Amit Singh 54, Josh Bailey 34, Alex Hill 34)    Middleton Stoney 163-5 (Alex Hill 3-25)

LOST by 5 wickets

There was some debate over whether we had won or lost the toss. Skipper-for-the-day JG confused his team mates with his sophistry: “no, I didn’t win the toss – the oppos lost”. I think he meant that the opposition skipper called, but wrongly.

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Sunday 4th August vs Holmer Green

Great Missenden Pelicans 286-4 (Amit Talhan 86, James Bailey 85*, Ali Bilgrami 65)   Holmer Green 178 (Vrishab Khanna 3-38)

WON by 108 runs

As Hasan’s first match as match manager he did a cracking job… one false cancellation and two loan players later the game was on.

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Sunday 28th July vs Winchmore Hill

Great Missenden Pelicans 217-5 (Asad Rehman 70, Yusuf Khan 39, Ajmal Arif 35*)   Winchmore Hill 220-1

LOST by 9 wickets

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Sunday 21st July vs Hounslow Jamia Mosque

Hounslow Jamia Mosque 156 all out   Great Missenden Pelicans 158-7 (Asad Rehman 42, Amit Talhan 38*)

WON by 3 wickets

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Monday 15th July vs Northwood

Great Missenden Pelicans 179-8 (Yusuf Khan 64)   Northwood 155-9 (Kunaal Kankate 3-24, Yusuf Khan 5 dismissals (4ct, 1st))

WON by 24 runs

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Sunday 14th July vs Chesham Bois

Chesham Bois 212-9 (Ali Bilgrami 3-36)   Great Missenden Pelicans 213-1 (Yusuf Khan 120*, Asad Rehman 67)

WON by 9 wickets

Man of the Match: Yusuf

A familiar tale of good Pelicans cricket this week with a few tweaks to the fine details.

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Wednesday 10th July vs Stowe Templars

Stowe Templars 223 all out    Great Missenden Pelicans 202-8 (Amit Singh 48)

Match DRAWN

The Pelicans arrived at Stowe on a murky drizzly Wednesday morning. The first thing to notice was the verdant outfield. It was emerald green and glistened with dew-like rain. Rather like a green Persian rug strewn with gems. The cricket pitch was huge with no fewer than 22 lanes of nets arrayed like a fan on one side. On the other side, despite the distance, the facade of the school loomed large. It was hard not to be in awe of the place.

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Sunday 30th June vs Roving Reporters

Roving Reporters 194-7 (Richard Frank 3-30)   Great Missenden Pelicans 108 (Asad Rehman 59)

LOST by 86 runs

It was a warm day with light cloud cover. Perfect weather for cricket. Thoughts of visiting the local art exhibition and wandering around the abbey gardens had to be put aside. The charming Nags Meadow ground looked as pretty as a picture and was a worthy replacement.

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Sunday 23rd June vs Penn & Tylers Green

Penn & Tylers Green 252-9 (40 overs)   Great Missenden Pelicans 252 all out (Josh Bailey 63, Sharafat 60)

MATCH TIED

A tie. Who can believe it. Second time I’ve been part of a tie in 20 years of Pelicans cricket and the man whose hairline plays off the back foot got bowled both times.

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Sunday 16th June vs Fiddlers

Great Missenden Pelicans 126-6   Fiddlers 129-2 (Josh Bailey 2-30)

LOST by 8 wickets

As a still to be determined number of Pelicans descended on the meadow, at various stages in the week we had anywhere from 9 to 12 players, those arriving early were met by unusual weather for the summer we are having… sunshine.

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Sunday 9th June vs Misfits

Great Missenden Pelicans 186-8 (Asad Rehman 68, Josh Bailey 51*)   Misfits 120-9 (Josh Bailey 4-19)

WON by 66 runs

Man of the Match: Josh Bailey

It was a chilly day when the Pelicans gathered at the Misfits ground (after the usual confusion created by following the stated post code to a line of garage lock-ups in a back alley that made one wonder whether the phrase “the strip was like a road” was invented in Little Missenden).

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Sunday 2nd June vs Lord Gnomes

Lord Gnomes 194 all out (Hasan Arif 4-25)   Great Missenden Pelicans 91 all out (Yusuf Khan 48)

LOST by 103 runs

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Sunday 19th May vs Hyde Heath

Great Missenden Pelicans 201/6 (Yusuf Khan 125)   Hyde Heath 205-2

LOST by 8 wickets

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Sunday 12th May vs Ibstone

Ibstone 179-4 (Amit Talhan 2-15)   Great Missenden Pelicans 180-4 (Alex Hill 73*, Josh Bailey 50*)

WON by 6 wickets

As the Pelis descended upon Ibstone CC to usher in the reign of a new supremo, it was in fact a younger face that took the reins. Step forward Josh Bailey aka god-daddy.

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