After being absent last season, CPCC will once again feature on grand final weekend after 4th Grade’s commanding victory over Harbord. Plateau won the toss and elected to bat at Terrey Hills. 4ths openers Toby Horstead (66) and James Humberstone (50) executed the perfect by putting on a stand of …
Read More »Toby Passes 6000
Congratulations to CPCC treasurer and life member Toby Horstead who passed 6000 runs for the Plateau on Saturday. The milestone was reached during he critical 66 in 4th Grade’s semi-final match vs Hardbord on Saturday. Toby sits in 3rd on the all time CPCC run scorers list.
Read More »Conde Equals Record with 4th Ton
Blake Conde’s unbelievable form continued on Saturday as he hit his 4th century for season 2018/19. Blake’s effort at Beverley Job saw him equal Toby Horstead’s record for 4 hundreds in a season, set in 2012/13. 4th’s results in the current and final round match will determine whether they claim …
Read More »Round 7 Wrap Up: Col Takes 500th and Steel Continues Batting Charge for Blue
1st Grade A much stronger performance from Plateau 1st Grade saw them fall to Long Reef by a narrow 21 runs on Saturday. Long Reef won the toss at Plateau Park and elected to bat first. A strong bowling performance from Plateau had Long Reef all out for 149 in …
Read More »Round 6 Wrap Up: 2nds Chase 195 at Plateau and Gold Reach the Top
1st Grade 1sts had a tough day in their Round 6 clash with Wakehurst at Melwood. Captain Tom Carden sent the opposition in to bat after winning the toss and was given headaches by a strong opening partnership of 133 which set the platform for a big 1st innings total …
Read More »Round 5 Wrap: Johnson rattles Mona Vale and Bourcier Guides Gold Home
Opening Batsman Toby Horstead (44) and opening bowler Nick Johnson (4/11) celebrate their match winning performances against Mona Vale in Round 5. 1st Grade 1st Grade had the bye this week. 2nd Grade In an important match with 2nds record at 1-3 for the first four rounds, the boys took …
Read More »Round 2 Wrap: Outrights Avoided
1st Grade 1st Grade had a shocker in the field as Long Reef looked to set CPCC a target for us to avoid an outright. Despite 6 dropped catches, the Plateau bowlers were able to stem the quick flow of runs for a while. Long Reef eventually declared at tea …
Read More »CPCC Play at Galle International Cricket Stadium (SL Tour Game 5)
by John Jackson Galle International Cricket Stadium is one of the most distinctive and famous international cricket venues. Sandwiched between the 17th century Dutch Fort area, the city centre and the Indian Ocean it is a historic and picturesque venue. It was a special place for CPCC to make our …
Read More »Sri Lanka Tour: Games 3 and 4 in Kandy
by John Jackson Kandy is 115 KM from Colombo by road and 500 m higher in elevation. After a 5 hour road journey in a maze of tuk tuks and government buses ‘screaming down the non-existent third lane’ we arrived in Kandy at the height of Buddhist New Year’s celebrations. …
Read More »CPCC in Colombo: Games 1, 2 and 6
By John Jackson All three of the Colombo games were played against young teams from the Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC) School of cricket. The teams turned out to be pretty evenly matched with CPCC winning the series 2-1. The oppressive heat was the ever present factor in all our games …
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