Thank you to the friendly cricketers of Leverstock Green for their warm welcome to the Northchurch CC team on a scenic, sunny but cloudy afternoon at The Green. Despite having minimal training prior to the match, the boys made an optimistic start to the new season, finishing only 14 runs behind the opposition. A key highlight of the day was the intent displayed by our players; it was especially rewarding to hear the opposition remark that our bowlers and batsmen displayed real intent throughout the innings. Playing with intent is a specific season objective at NCC, and it was encouraging to see this objective embraced so effectively in our first fixture.

Individual Batting Achievements
The team showed great promise with the bat, featuring several notable individual contributions:
Max Galvin: 26 runs, including an impressive sequence of three solid boundaries in a row.
Jacob Saunders: 22 runs, an excellent performance after stepping up from the U13s.
Jack McDonnell: 18 runs.
Daniel Lerpeniere (Captain): 15 runs.
Jack McGill and Edward Harrison also made a good start to the season with the bat.

Bowling and Fielding Highlights
In the field, Northchurch CC remained sharp and disciplined. Henry Buckwell delivered an exceptional over in which he took 2 wickets, and he was also instrumental in a third wicket through a runout. Marley Knowles deserves credit for his vital role in assisting Henry Buckwell with that runout. Furthermore, Edward Harrison made a significant contribution to the defensive effort, executing a superb athletic play to take a wicket through both his bowling and fielding.

Points Breakdown

10 Batting Points
4 Bowling Points
14 Total Points

Match details

Match date

Sun 19 Apr 2026

Start time

16:15

Competition

U15B Group 4

League position

Leverstock Green CC - Under 15 B

Northchurch CC - Under 15 B

Team overview