| Date | 08/07/2007 |
| Season | 2007 |
| Competition | Friendly |
| Match format | 40 overs |
| Opposition | Downham & Bellingham |
| Venue | Rangefield Road Downham |
| Toss | Lost |
| Decision | Crusaders bowl first |
| Result | Lost |
Downham & Bellingham innings
| No | Batsman | Runs | |
| 1 | Crouch. D | b Spud Whale | 16 |
| 2 | Bagnall | b Pommie Uppal | 16 |
| 3 | Mendham. C | b Darren Moyse | 0 |
| 4 | Powell. C | b Simon Burr | 4 |
| 5 | Mendham. S | b Simon Burr | 34 |
| 6 | Crouch. F | b Pommie Uppal | 12 |
| 7 | Bumstead | b Jabir Sarwar | 32 |
| 8 | Bruguier | b Chand Channa | 20 |
| 9 | Powell. D | b Wajih Rehman | 18 |
| 10 | Hopper | not out | 2 |
| 11 | Roche | not out | 1 |
| Extras | b 10, lb 5, w 8, nb 0 | 23 | |
| Total | 9 wickets, 40.0 overs | 178 |
Did not bat:
| No | Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Wides | No balls |
| 1 | Darren Moyse | 8.0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Pommie Uppal | 8.0 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Spud Whale | 8.0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Simon Burr | 6.0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Jabir Sarwar | 7.0 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | Chand Channa | 1.0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Wajih Rehman | 2.0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Crusaders innings
| No | Batsman | Runs | |
| 1 | Nita Singh | c b Bumstead | 20 |
| 2 | Jagdesh Singh | b Roche | 10 |
| 3 | Wajih Rehman | c b Powell | 1 |
| 4 | Pommie Uppal | b Mendham | 32 |
| 5 | Jabir Sarwar | c b Bumstead | 5 |
| 6 | John Greggains | b Hopper | 8 |
| 7 | Chand Channa | c b Powell | 5 |
| 8 | Damon White | c b Hopper | 6 |
| 9 | Spud Whale | not out | 13 |
| 10 | Simon Burr | c Powell b Powell | 2 |
| 11 | Darren Moyse | c b Crouch | 7 |
| Extras | b 0, lb 0, w 0, nb 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 10 wickets, 35.3 overs | 109 |
Did not bat:
| No | Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Wides | No balls |
| 1 | Powell. D | 6.0 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Roche | 7.0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Mendham | 6.0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Bumstead | 5.0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Hopper | 6.0 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Powell. C | 3.0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Crouch | 2.3 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Match Report
Once again Crusaders did the 'spade work' with the ball only to let themselves down with the fragility of their batting. Fine bowling from Danglers and The Englishman put Downham on the backfoot and only their depth in batting allowed them to recover to 178-9 at the end of 40 overs. Slightly (1-21) and Pommie (2-21) ensured, with the help of some fine fielding, particularly from Slapdash, that Downham did not get the flying start they sought. Good spells from Spud and Goulash maintained the pressure, with Simon fully deserving his two victims, including the wickets of their best two bats.
Tea was the usual fine array, making this probably Simon's favourite game, with the prospect of packed lunches galore from the leftovers.
It was vital that we got off to a sound start, keeping wickets intact. Unfortunately wickets tumbled too regularly and although we maintained the required rate over the first fifteen overs, pressure was mounting on the remaining batsmen. Downham bowled intelligently to a well placed field, gradually turning the screw and we fell into the trap, attempting big shots rather than knocking the ball about and gathering runs in ones and twos. Pommie completed a good all round display making a fluent 32, while 'Suicide Watch' continued his solid form with the bat, hoisting two sixes in his 20. Resistance crumbled when Darren clipped the ball to mid-wicket, cursing the fact that the bat he was using had a middle. Our innings curtailed at 126, falling 52 runs short.