| Date | 10/06/2007 |
| Season | 2007 |
| Competition | Friendly |
| Match format | 40 overs |
| Opposition | Orpington |
| Venue | Goddington Lane Orpington |
| Toss | Lost |
| Decision | Crusaders bat first |
| Result | Won |
Crusaders innings
| No | Batsman | Runs | |
| 1 | Nita Singh | c b Knight | 23 |
| 2 | Mike Taylor | c Anwar b Milner | 50 |
| 3 | Wajih Rehman | c b Clarkson | 89 |
| 4 | Chand Channa | b Milner | 14 |
| 5 | Damon White | not out | 5 |
| 6 | Manjit Singh | b Clarkson | 3 |
| 7 | Gordon Schultz | not out | 1 |
| Extras | b 9, lb 3, w 21, nb 3 | 36 | |
| Total | 5 wickets, 40.0 overs | 221 |
Did not bat:
| No | Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Wides | No balls |
| 1 | Clarkson | 8.0 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Ives | 5.0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 3 | Knight | 5.0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | Anwar | 4.0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Mellish | 4.0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Birkett | 3.0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Milner | 7.0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Page | 2.0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Smith | 2.0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Orpington innings
| No | Batsman | Runs | |
| 1 | Clarkson | c Darren Moyse b Mike Taylor | 56 |
| 2 | Mellish | run out | 10 |
| 3 | Smith | b Darren Moyse | 0 |
| 4 | Milner | c Chand Channa b Spud Whale | 18 |
| 5 | Hydon | b Spud Whale | 6 |
| 6 | Birkett | lbw b Spud Whale | 0 |
| 7 | Anwar | b Manjit Singh | 0 |
| 8 | Knight | b Spud Whale | 0 |
| 9 | Constable | not out | 15 |
| 10 | Page | lbw b Manjit Singh | 0 |
| 11 | Ives | b Darren Moyse | 6 |
| Extras | b 9, lb 3, w 10, nb 0 | 22 | |
| Total | 10 wickets, 36.1 overs | 133 |
Did not bat:
| No | Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Wides | No balls |
| 1 | Darren Moyse | 6.1 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Simon Burr | 6.0 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 3 | Mike Taylor | 8.0 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Spud Whale | 8.0 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Gordon Schultz | 4.0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Manjit Singh | 3.0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Chand Channa | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Match Report
Crusaders returned to winning ways at Orpington, racking up 221-5 from 40 overs, before restricting our hosts to just 124. Wajih 89 was in imperious form with the bat and received turgid support from 'tiresome' Mike Taylor, who reached fifty eventually, as they put on 149 for the 2nd wicket. Nita 23 had given the innings a strong base, sharing a stand of 47 with Mike in the first ten overs.
Orpington responded positively, looking to push quick singles and punish any wayward bowling. Danglers provided plenty of the latter, with Clarkson particularly liking the leg-side dross that was on offer. Simon, who had declared at tea that he could bowl what he liked and it wouldn't affect the result, did just that - and he was right. Mike was not out of the action for long, choosing to bore us not only with his batting but also his bowling. Chand broke the opening stand with a well executed run out and although all of the Orpington batsmen looked capable, they began to slip behind the asking rate. Spud whittled out the middle order, taking 4-18 and Manjit chipped in with two wickets. The game began to drift, with the result now a forgone conclusion and it was left to Slightly to deliver the final nail to Orpington's coffin.