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Keeping up with modern sporting trends, we've grown the OCC Brand and re-located the franchise from our Enfield heartland to the salubrious surrounds of the St Aloysius' Sports Ground.
Multiple league teams and a thriving youth development set up have been ignored in favour of 11 (approx) blokes with varying levels of ability/hangover turning up on a Sunday afternoon for a friendly game of Cricket.
New players always welcome. Ability, sobriety, availability, reliability, sanity, consciousness, white clothing, a high level of personal hygiene and the ability to respond to pointing are NOT pre requisites for getting involved. But a couple might be nice. Contact Stu Ogilvie
A disappointing result for us against Chalfont. We let them off the hook a bit, letting them get 201 and of our top 5 only miles got into double figures (49). With their openers soaking up our share of luck with edges flying here, there and everywhere (mostly to the very short boundary). In the end we came up about 39 short. On the upside all but 3 got a bowl and everyone got a bat, getting to the 40 over conclusion 9 down.
A second wicket partnership of 137 from Miles (66) and Gopi (80) put us well on the way to our highest score of the season. A half century from Harsh (53) and Stu's 22no meant the Highgate batsmen needed 247 to win.
This wasn't going to be made easier for them with Sam steaming in to removed their openers leg stump with the first ball of the innings and Avery opening the bowling at the other end taking 3 wickets early on. A good partnership from Dekeller (55) and Maby (31) kept the scoreboard ticking over until Pete struck to remove Dekeller and 3 more batmen in a four over spell. The match ended in 32nd over with Stu leaping high at silly point to take a one handed catch. This left enough time for a quick trip to the pub to see England beat India by 3 runs much to the captains disappointment.
match pics (rollover) Miles | Gopi gets his 50 |
Gopi (80) | Pete (4o 11r 4w). 1st wicket |
Best game of the season so far with the Aloysius All Stars winning it in the final over with a superb running take on the boundary from Knowles. We set Hoopers a total of 200 to chase on a fairly flat, dry wicket. top 7 all played their part with Hayward (39) top scoring and anchoring the middle order when the collapsed could of befallen us. After tea a couple of quick wickets from Ogilvie was the only early highlight as No. 4 Nabarro smashed a century before Hodge removed the danger man lbw. Needing 32 runs off 48 balls with 6 wickets in hand Hodge and Knowles produced some great bowling and wickets finally started to tumble until the last one was taken leaving Hoopers 8 short of victory with 5 balls to spare.
match pics (rollover) Not Out!? | Knowles | Ogilvie |
Hayward | Victory! |
It was hot and the sun was shining, summer had arrived as we took to the field at the Calthorpe ground. Fielding first tight bowling from Butler and especially Ogilvie (8o, 13r) kept the run rate nicely in check. The Marsh spin sent 4 batmen back to the pavilion, but the Crouch End batsmen weren’t going to throw their wickets away cheaply and after 40 hot overs in the field the target was set at 189. Andy and Miles (scoring 58 on debut) got the score into the 50’s before Andy lost his wicket, bringing Rocky to the crease in his final innings before his move to Brum. 28 balls later he retired on 51, signing off with a 6 into the sightscreen, leaving Harsh (38) and Simon K (26) to finish the job.
match pics (rollover) Rocky I | Miles | Rocky II |
Captain Rocky’s decision on whether to bat or bowl wasn’t required as we lost the toss and 9 octopi took to the field. The Hornsey openers we’re soon sending the ball to boundary with regularity. Thankfully late arrivals Gopi and Julian completed the 11 and Julian (4-46) soon made inroads into the top order. However a solid middle order made sure Hornsey finished on 268 – 7 from 40 overs.
In reply Rocky got off to his usual brisk start smashing one beautiful six over the rope until falling to an inswinger on 39. Gopi in his first match of the season held the innings together with a crafted 35 and a gritty 18 from Andy made sure Octopus survived 36.3 overs.
match pics (rollover) Gopi | Out! for the count | Rocky |
Keeping up with modern sporting trends, we've grown the OCC Brand and re-located the franchise from our Enfield heartland to the salubrious surrounds of the St Aloysius' Sports Ground.
Multiple league teams and a thriving youth development set up have been ignored in favour of 11 (approx) blokes with varying levels of ability/hangover turning up on a Sunday afternoon for a friendly game of Cricket.
New players always welcome. Ability, sobriety, availability, reliability, sanity, consciousness, white clothing, a high level of personal hygiene and the ability to respond to pointing are NOT pre requisites for getting involved. But a couple might be nice. Contact Stu Ogilvie
season results | P8 | W4 | L4 |
| Chalfont St. Peter CC (Away) - 21st June.
Octopus lost by 38 runs |
| Highgate CC (Home) - 14th June.
Octopus won by 107 runs |
match pics (rollover) Miles | Gopi gets his 50 |
Gopi (80) | Pete (4o 11r 4w). 1st wicket |
| Holtwhites CC (Away) - 7th June.
Cancelled due to waterlogged pitch. |
| Hoopers CC (Home) - 31st May.
Octopus won by 7 runs. |
match pics (rollover) Not Out!? | Knowles | Ogilvie |
Hayward | Victory! |
| Crouch End CC (Away at Calthorpe) - 24th May.
Octopus won by 8 wickets. |
match pics (rollover) Rocky I | Miles | Rocky II |
| Hornsey (@ Hornsey) - 17th May.
Hornsey CC won by 137 runs. |
In reply Rocky got off to his usual brisk start smashing one beautiful six over the rope until falling to an inswinger on 39. Gopi in his first match of the season held the innings together with a crafted 35 and a gritty 18 from Andy made sure Octopus survived 36.3 overs.
match pics (rollover) Gopi | Out! for the count | Rocky |
| Warners End v Octopus CC - 10th May.
Octopus won by 6 wickets. |
| Octopus CC v Holtwhites 1st - 3rd May.
Holtwhites won by 7 wickets. |
| Enfield CC v Octopus CC - 25th April.
Enfield CC won by 73 runs. |
