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St Albans Cricket Club 5XI v Holtwhites-Trinibis CC 3rd XI Saturday on Sat 08 Aug 2026 at 13:00
St Albans Cricket Club Lost by 8 wickets

Match report St Albans Cricket Club 5XI welcomed league leaders Holtwhites-Trinibis CC 3rd XI on Saturday knowing they faced one of the strongest sides in the division. Despite a spirited effort with both bat and ball, St Albans were ultimately beaten by eight wickets after being bowled out for 138.

St Albans won the toss and were put into bat, and the home side found scoring difficult against an excellent Holtwhites bowling attack.

Opener Toby Crisp made a positive start, scoring 10 from 17 balls, before falling to Aishik Chatterji. Daiwik Khedekar then settled in and played a patient innings, top-scoring with 34 from 77 deliveries, including four boundaries. He provided valuable resistance while wickets fell at the other end.

St Albans struggled to build a substantial partnership, with Najib Khan making 7 and Mostufa Fazle Alahi dismissed without scoring. However, Md Altaf Husain produced another impressive contribution, scoring a quickfire 41 from just 36 balls. Altaf struck five fours and a six and briefly gave St Albans momentum, but his dismissal left the innings once again under pressure.There were useful contributions further down the order from Uvanesh Paramesh, who scored 15 from just 13 balls, while Nadeem Arif added 11. James Hallam, making a debut for the 5XI after stepping up from the U15s, scored 6. The St Albans innings eventually ended on 138 all out, with James Witty unbeaten on 0.

With 139 required for victory, Holtwhites began their chase confidently. St Albans made an early breakthrough when James Witty removed Tom Prime for 5, giving the home side some hope. The bowlers continued to work hard, with Vivek Deswal particularly economical, finishing with 1 maiden, 14 runs and no wicket from his five overs. Md Altaf Husain also bowled an excellent spell, conceding only 17 runs from his five overs.Captain Imran Ahmed bowled six overs for 29 runs, including a maiden, while Uvanesh Paramesh and Daiwik Khedekar also contributed with the ball. However, Holtwhites’ batting depth and quality eventually proved decisive.

Jack Hughes played a steady innings of 36 from 72 balls before being run out, while Arjun Popatanchored the chase with an unbeaten 59 from 87 deliveries, hitting 11 boundaries. Tyrone Reis then finished the game in emphatic fashion, smashing an unbeaten 32 from just 19 balls, including three fours and two sixes. Holtwhites-Trinibis reached 141-2 in 30.1 overs, completing an eight-wicket victory.

For St Albans, there were plenty of positives despite the result. The bowling unit kept the league leaders to a relatively controlled scoring rate for much of the chase, with Altaf and Deswal particularly economical. The team also gave another opportunity to James Hallam, continuing the club’s commitment to giving young players experience in men’s league cricket.
Holtwhites-Trinibis showed why they sit at the top of the league, combining a disciplined bowling performance with a composed run chase. St Albans will now look to take the positives from the performance and finish the season strongly.



Holtwhites-Trinibis CC 3rd XI Saturday Batting
Player name RunsMB4s6sSR
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TOTAL :
1nb 6w 1b 1lb 
for 2 wickets
9
141 (30.1 overs)		     
Tom Prime b  J Witty 5 4 1 125.00
Jack Hughes run out  A Husain 36 72 6 50.0
Arjun Popat Not Out  59 87 11 67.82
Tyrone Reis Not Out  32 19 3 2 168.42
Vijay Kansara  
Jacob Olsen  
Jonathan Yelland  
Aishik Chatterji  
Luke Yelland  
Lewis Castle  
Darren Wilkes-Green  

St Albans Cricket Club 5XI Bowling

Player NameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
James Witty6.0028128.004.67
Md Altaf Husain5.001700.003.40
Vivek Deswal5.011400.002.80
Imran Ahmed6.012900.004.83
Uvanesh Paramesh4.002100.005.25
Daiwik Khedekar3.112300.007.26
James Hallam1.00700.007.00

St Albans Cricket Club 5XI Batting
Player Name RMB4s6sSRCatchesStumpingsRun outs
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TOTAL :
1nb 6w 4b  
for 10 wickets
11
138		        
Toby Crisp ct  Unsure b A Chatterji 10 17 1 58.82
Daiwik Khedekar ct  A Popat b D Wilkes-Green 34 77 4 44.16
Najib Khan lbw  J Yelland 7 22 1 31.82
Mostufa Fazle Alahi ct  Unsure b J Yelland 0 1 0
Md Altaf Husain ct  V Kansara b J Yelland 41 36 5 1 113.89 1
James Hallam b  T Reis 6 18 1 33.33
Nadeem Arif ct  Unsure b T Reis 11 19 2 57.89
Uvanesh Paramesh lbw  A Chatterji 15 13 2 115.38
Imran Ahmed ct  A Chatterji b T Reis 0 1 0
Vivek Deswal ct  Unsure b T Reis 3 12 25.00
James Witty Not Out  0 3 0

Holtwhites-Trinibis CC 3rd XI Saturday Bowling

Player nameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Aishik Chatterji7.001125.501.57
Luke Yelland6.012900.004.83
Jonathan Yelland8.0037312.334.62
Darren Wilkes-Green8.0228128.003.50
Tyrone Reis4.20942.252.08
Arjun Popat3.002000.006.67