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Cup Game V ORP...

This will now take place on Wednesday 9th @ Heaton, NOT Tuesday 8th as planned.

Run Feast @ Percy Main

Needing 141 to win (yes 141!), CCC duly won their fourth consecutive game of the season with two overs to spare, against a very capable SAGE team.

On a lovely sunny evening, SAGE took first use of a perfect batting strip, and quickly set about the CCC attack which seemed hung over from last week's win.
The opening pair put on 80 runs for the first wicket, and some powerful driving and quick running gave CCC plenty of fielding practice, and some problems for the deputising skipper Simon Woodman.

The dressing room mood was however buoyant at the interval, and if there was any thought of defeat no one had told the mighty Rian, who belted the first ball over extra cover to set the tone for a magnificent display of power hitting to reach a match winning 59.

We all knew that Rian had the ability to play this innings, but the ferocity of his shots panicked the SAGE skipper, so that by the third over every fielder was dispatched to guard the distant boundary.

Thanks however to the excellent Kumar(4-21), CCC wickets tumbled at regular intervals, until Mr Woodman stepped to the crease and played a fine Captain's innings of 29 (no), to steer CCC to a record breaking double: a fourth consecutive win, and the highest ever second innings league total.
Well done to all, and congrats to Rian, and to Simon W on his debut as skipper.

Thanks also to SAGE who are a very sporting side.

Win Card Shortage Crisis Looms for Victorious CCC

As Welsh demi-god Matt Planchant swept the winning runs through square leg at Chollerford on Thursday, one could be forgiven for thinking that unconstrained celebration would be the order of the day. But behind the scenes at Computing Cricket Club there were some worried faces, for the club's winning start to the season (three league wins and a place in the last 16 of the cup) has led to a shortage of 'win cards'. The 4" by 3" blue cards are completed by the winning captain and sent by first class post to the league secretary so that results can be officially compiled. "Usually CCC order around six cards for a season and they remain unused at the bottom of the skipper's bag, underneath that forgotten sock," says club secretary Cliff Spencer. "This year we've had a run on them and it's still May!"

The solution seems obvious: photocopy some more cards. However, at a tightly run club like CCC things are never that simple. "The skipper says he has a couple of cards left," says club accountant Roger French. "By my calculations that means we could need up to ten photocopies if we were to win all our league games and the cup too. At two of the queen's new pence per copy that could mean a financial outlay of 20 of the queen's new pence. It's something the club just cannot afford."

So could the success of the club on the pitch lead to financial turmoil off it? Professional Yorkshireman French says not, but action must be taken: "there are two options," he says. "One, we look for a win card sponsor. Two, I could raise the match fee and put a cut of that towards card reproduction. It would be a kind of win bonus and I'm sure the lads wouldn't mind."

CCC Win Thriller

CCC clinched a nailbiting win at Chollerford last night against highly rated Humshaugh. The home side won the toss and elected to bat, and despite three early wickets (two to Tim, one to Rian) progressed to 102-3 off 14 overs with Baker (37*) and Whittaker (33*) holding the innings together. CCC's reply was in similar vein, with three early wickets causing some problems, but a steadily paced response from Simon E (24*) and a frankly breathtaking innings from Matt (61*) saw victory achieved with just two balls left.

CCC: Rian, Ratti, Simon E, Tom, Matt, Simon W, Andy, Alan, Derek, Tim, Cliff

TWO GAMES, TWO WINS

CCC recorded a second successive Division 3 victory in lovely conditions at Heaton last night. Travellers won the toss and chose to bat. They proceeded steadily against tight bowling and fielding, with CCC protecting one short boundary very well. 80-4 wasn't really enough on this ground, though it was more than had looked likely with a couple of overs remaining. CCC knew that if they batted through their overs and didn't do anything rash they would win. This they did with an over and a half to spare, with Simon E. scoring a painstaking 33, and debutant Steve Campbell batting very steadily and correctly for 17 not out. Though CCC would have liked at least one more bonus point, the fact remains that they have won their first two fixtures in a higher division, which could be all important come the end of the season.