| Date | 14/06/2009 |
| Season | 2009 |
| Competition | Friendly |
| Match format | 35 overs |
| Opposition | Caythorpe |
| Venue | Fulbeck Lincs |
| Toss | Won |
| Decision | Crusaders bat first |
| Result | Won |
Crusaders innings
| No | Batsman | Runs | |
| 1 | Chand Channa | c b Swales | 64 |
| 2 | Nita Singh | c b Pollard. B | 30 |
| 3 | Wajih Rehman | not out | 69 |
| 4 | Grant Reynolds | lbw b Johnson | 0 |
| 5 | Pommie Uppal | lbw b Swales | 0 |
| 6 | John Greggains | c Crosby b Crosby | 4 |
| 7 | Harry Fielder Civil (Guest) | b Crosby | 5 |
| 8 | Damon White | c Parlett b Parlett | 0 |
| 9 | Jabir Sarwar | not out | 17 |
| Extras | b 6, lb 1, w 12, nb 1 | 20 | |
| Total | 7 wickets, 35.0 overs | 209 |
Did not bat:
| No | Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Wides | No balls |
| 1 | Asbrey | 4.0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Brant | 4.0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Bates | 4.0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Pollard. B | 4.0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | Swales | 4.0 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | Johnson. M | 4.0 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Parlett | 4.0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Crosby | 4.0 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Haywood | 2.0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Barter | 1.0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Caythorpe innings
| No | Batsman | Runs | |
| 1 | Johnson. M | b Pommie Uppal | 6 |
| 2 | Cross | run out | 70 |
| 3 | Hayward | c Nita Singh b Harry Fielder Civil (Guest) | 0 |
| 4 | Barter | c John Greggains b Nita Singh | 65 |
| 5 | Swales | not out | 36 |
| 6 | Parlett | lbw b Spud Whale | 3 |
| 7 | Pollard | c Jabir Sarwar b Gordon Schultz | 8 |
| Extras | b 2, lb 1, w 2, nb 2 | 7 | |
| Total | 6 wickets, 35.0 overs | 195 |
Did not bat:
| No | Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Wides | No balls |
| 1 | Pommie Uppal | 4.0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Jabir Sarwar | 4.0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Harry Fielder Civil (Guest) | 4.0 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Grant Reynolds | 4.0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Spud Whale | 4.0 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Nita Singh | 4.0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Wajih Rehman | 4.0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Damon White | 2.0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Chand Channa | 4.0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Gordon Schultz | 1.0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Match Report
Sunday 14 June –v- Caythorpe at Fulbeck
With Grant joining us and the addition of Harry Fielder-Civil (brother of Blake) our numbers were bolstered to eleven. Caythorpe were not as strong as last year and the game was reduced to 35 overs with a maximum 4 overs per bowler. Johnny G was looking particularly concerned at the prospect of turning his arm over.
Chand and Nita (30) gave us the perfect start, blasting balls to all parts of the ground in a partnership of 93 that occupied only 14 overs. Wajih returned to form with the bat, remaining unbeaten on 69, while Chand finally fell for an entertaining 64. Damon's sparkling display with the bat was confined to history as he failed to register a run for the 5th time in six innings. Despite the middle order evaporating we were still able to post an impressive 209-7 from our completed allocation.
Caythorpe were always in the hunt, with Cross and Barter each registering fifty's and Crusaders having to call on some little used bowlers. Pommie and Jabs ensured that Caythorpe began slowly with economical spells, before Caythorpe discovered some rich pickings from the change bowlers. Nita made the vital breakthrough as Barter drove to 'The Rock' who swallowed the catch at mid-on. Chand and Wajih produced good spells, which drove up the run rate and induced some desperate running between the wickets, culminating in Cross failing to beat the throw of Reynolds from Long Leg. Caythorpe eventually finished 14 runs short on 195-6.