Tieing up a draw

After a quiet June, we play Oriental Club CC at St Dunstan's later today. Max Arthur takes charge for his first outing of the season. #jazzy #road

XI as follows: M. Arthur D. Don C. Stuckey J. Croft H. Snell J. Bowler A. Cadzow G. St. Quinton A. Thomson C. Crowson F. Tilford #batdeep

Cadzow' parents decided to throw a megalash on the eve of his southern debut. He's currently cleaning up half-finished fosters cans from the garden. He'll be batting 11 and running deep cow to deep cow #punished

We've eventually got the game underway. We've got 8 here. Only 2 more are coming. Thomson and Bowler are opening the batting on a belter of a pitch at St Dunstan's

72-0 off 11 Thomson 41 Bowler 20&1

20 overs gone 154-2 Thomson stumped after a classy 89 #batted

100! Debutant James Croft hits the first Errantes ton as we pass 300 vs Oriental Club #rons

Oriental Club finished 188-7 giving us a 126 run win Lovely day all round. Many thanks to all involved. #propercricket

Digby Don took 3-28 off his 7 F Tilford with 2-20 Ably backed up by Stuckey, Cadzow & Snell's wobblers Spin twins Thomson & Croft could not recreate their batting heroics with the ball. They were dreadful #yips #buffet

Our 314-3 off 35 was constructed by: Croft 104 ret Thomson 89 St Quinton 58* #battedlads

Our CheltCollCricket contingent at today's game L-R M Arthur: DNBorB, 1 dropped catch H Snell: DNB, 0-17 off 5. 1 catch C Stuckey: 7*, 1-21 off 7, 1 dropped catch J Croft: 104 retired, 0-26 off 3. #cheerslads #pedigree

Errantes taking a well earned break. Thunderers 35-4.

Hoppo waiting for his next victim #whisperingdeath

Today we take on Old Seagullians CC at @Chiswick_House Max Arthur captains an Errantes XI full of debutants 1pm start XI as follows: M Arthur P Eaton D Maunder O Morton A Bidie C Crowson F Tilford T Zeal T Blackburn J Harber W McKegney Go well #runs

Having elected to bat, we are 184-8 off 33. Tilford and Bidie adding some useful lower-order runs

Tilford brings up his fifty with another boundary #batted #lusty

After setting the Old Seagullians 245 to win off 40 overs, they reached their target with 2 balls to spare and 2 wickets in hand. A cracking game of cricket for the spectators and hopefully the first of many games against the Old Seagullians. Well played all

Special mention must go to our lower order and Fin T in particular. They carried us from 98-7 to 224 all out. Fin with 70* #wag

Thanks to @Chiswick_House for another splendid batting track with also plenty in it for the bowlers #spit