Scorecard

Leverstock Green Cricket Club T20 Midweek XI v Northchurch on Wed 14 May 2025 at 6.00pm
Leverstock Green Cricket Club Won by 6 wickets

Match report A CHANCELESS and wonderfully-paced 70 not out from opener Braydon Fernandes ensured Leverstock Green always looked favourites to surpass Northchurch's competitive 148/5 and, in doing so, book a Heath Park Cup semi-final spot.

The Australian's first-wicket stand of 71 with Nahim Iqbal - who posted a useful 36 from 28 balls - ensured Green were always up with a testing asking rate, before a 20-run 14th over of the chase effectively ended the tie as a contest.

Fernandes' mighty sweep for six as the game neared its end, sending the ball over the tree-line and into Iqbal's luxury vehicle, was a shot to behold on a night when patience proved key.

Earlier in the evening, visitors Church won the toss and, to no surprise, opted to bat first on an evening which started in warm sunshine and ended with a fresh northerly breeze forcing supporters to unexpectedly reach for extra layers.

After a brisk 33 from opener Jack Randall, a stand of 76 for the fourth wicket between George Liveing (32) and Jack Blackburn (46) ensured Northchurch would have a decent total to bowl at. The pair batted sensibly, realising it wasn't necessarily a night made for boundary-hitting.

LGCC skipper Charlie Mahanama bowled with great control to return the team's best figures of 1-26 from his five overs, before Fernandes stole the show with bat in hand.

The winners of Tring Park v Kings Langley will travel to The Green for the last-four contest at a date to be confirmed in due course.

Thanks to all LGCC members who braved the changeable conditions to support the club.

RW

Northchurch Batting
Player name RunsMB4s6sSR
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TOTAL :
2nb 1w 5b 3lb 
for 5 wickets
11
148 (20.0 overs)		     
J Randall ct  Pickard b Downes 33
T Garraway ct  Mahanama b Littlejohn 17
J Butcher ct  Littlejohn b Mahanama 7
G Liveing run out  (Littlejohn) 32
J Blackburn ct  Pickard b Fernandes 46
H Lee Not Out  1
J Smart Not Out  1
H Chapman  
D Elliott  
T Vila  
C Sweeten  

Leverstock Green Cricket Club T20 Midweek XI Bowling

Player NameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
James Downes3.0027127.009.00
Buddhi Attanayake5.003600.007.20
Dayle Littlejohn5.0036136.007.20
Charlie Mahanama5.0026126.005.20
Braydon Fernandes2.0015115.007.50

Leverstock Green Cricket Club T20 Midweek XI Batting
Player Name RMB4s6sSRCatchesStumpingsRun outs
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TOTAL :
2nb 7w 3b  
for 4 wickets
12
149		        
Nahim Iqbal lbw  b Vila 36
Braydon Fernandes Not Out  70
Kamario Grant ct  Lee b Vila 6
Charlie Mahanama ct  Randall b Sweeten 9 1
Buddhi Attanayake b  Garraway 12
Tom Callingham Not Out  4
James Pickard   2
Jordan Parkes  
Dayle Littlejohn   1 1
Jamie Wallis  
James Downes  

Northchurch Bowling

Player nameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
D Elliott2.001300.006.50
H Chapman5.004400.008.80
T Vila5.0034217.006.80
T Garraway3.5030130.007.83
C Sweeten2.0025125.0012.50

  • Umpire :
    Jason Hawkridge
  • Scorer :
    Rich Walker