In the round, week 11 of the 2026 MCCL season was a positive one for the Ts. The 5s continued their magnificent run to claim 12 points against third place Kensington & Chelsea, the 2s and 3s both had the better of their drawn encounters. The 4s earned one of the more bizarre losing draws that you're ever likely to see while the poor old ones pushed Teddington hard, but ultimately came out second best.

Twickenham push Teddington to the end
The ones knew what they faced when they travelled to Bushy Park. Teddington may have lost last week, but they are still the bookies' favourites for the title. Those bookies wouldn't have been too surprised to see that Teddington came away from the encounter with 10 points, but the Ts didn't go down quietly (see here for the card).

Ultimately, the Ts didn't quite put enough runs on the board. Seven Twickenham batters made a double figure contribution, but Faf Fourie's 25 (41 balls) was ultimately the top score. Sam Davis (4-30) led the way for Teddington.

In reply, Teddington were in truth always just a little ahead of the game. Ed Pollock (25 off 28) got things moving, Ed Fluck (46 off 83) offered the backbone.

Even then, Blake Cullen (2-38) caused the Teddington batters problems, Ollie White (2-19) picked up a couple of wickets and Akash Multani (2-43) span some decent webs. It wasn't quite enough to see Twickenham pull off a shock, but it also wasn't quite the walk in (Bushy) park that many might have predicted.

Twos impress on the Green
The twos had an altogether different experience when they locked horns with high-flying Ealing. They put runs on the board and then continually chipped away at the Ealing batting. It wasn't enough to secure 12 points, but they did at least end up with five (see here for the card).

Club chairman, Eugene Berger (32 off 45), and Ethan Wright (52 off 94) put on 59 for the first wicket and by the time Wright departed the Ts were on 119. A sound basis on which to build.

For a time it looked as if Twickenham weren't going to do that, but skipper Blake van der Linde knuckled down (45 off 57) before being last man out, while Nishan Singh wrought untold violence on an unsuspecting Ealing attack. His 43 off 18 balls changed the tone completely, helping the Ts to 261.

In reply Thomas Kottler's 59 (85 balls) ensured that Ealing kept moving forward, but three wickets for Syed Mehdi (3-44) and two for Blake van der Linde (2-47) took the Ts to the cusp of a 12 point win. Would the final two wickets come? Nope. So, both sides were forced to settle for a draw (with Twickenham getting more of the points).

Threes have to settle for winning draw
The threes had an incident-packed encounter with Willow Leather 3s. Much as with the 2nd XI, the 3s got a winning draw although their path to that was quite different (see here for the card).

First up, shout out to poor old Rogan Pietersen. The Ts' keeper-batsman was batting nicely (36 off 46) when he broke his collar bone running his bat in. Pietersen had to depart for hospital and indeed surgery. Everyone wishes him a speedy recovery.

Sean Daly (43 off 106) and Imran Niazai (36 off 56) picked up the batting baton, whilst Sourav Salgotra scored some quickfire runs at the end. Willow Leather needed 226 to win off 42

Pietersen's absence, of course, meant the Ts were down to ten men in the field. Skipper Robbie Bosier's troops deal with that challenge admirably.

Bosier himself struck early, removing one of the WL openers with just four on the board. Dom Thamby (3-39) waded in impressively, whilst Imran Niazai and Aashish Chokker also grabbed wickets.

It wasn't, however, quite enough. Willow Leather dug in, took the strain, and ended on 153-7.

4s dig deep to (somehow) grab a point
On paper, the 4s' game looks pretty run of the mill (see here for the card). Harrow Town put 220 on the board, the Ts hung on at 118-9 for a point.

That, however, disguises the weirdness of the game. For starters, Harrow Town started slowly, but then went through the gears. Still, declaring having only lost two wickets doesn't happen every day.

At the start of their reply, Twickenham will have fancied their chances of getting 221. Steve Cowley certainly batted as if chasing that down was possible. He posted an impressive 81 (off 114 balls).

The problem, however, was that no one else seemed able to get the ball off the square. The rest of the Twickenham batters managed just 16 runs between them. Even extras (21) got more than that.

But, part of that can be explained by the fact that 221 quickly drifted out of the window in terms of being a gettable total. So, it was 'thou shalt not pass' as the Ts dug right in.

Manas Shah and Mehran Iqbal (one run each, but 32 balls chewed up) set the tone, Martin Fairn and Harry Tebb followed their line (12 runs between them, 47 balls kept out). That ultimately left Shah Bozdar (0no off 15) and Hinay Dassani to block out and get the job done. And, who knows, that one point could be very useful indeed. If nothing else, it deprives Harrow Town of seven and keeps them below the 4s in the table (see here).

Fives make it five wins from five
The fifths, meanwhile, had a relatively straightforward day at the office. They got runs on the board and they ground Kensington & Chelsea down (see here for the card).

With Jon Bosier out injured, the Mighty Mariner, Lloyd Townsend, stepped up to lead the side. He'll have been pleased with the 206 that Twickenham put on the board.

Zafar Ali was at the centre of that. He hit a quickfire 62 (off 52) to get the Ts up and running. Ben Hawkins chipped in with 32 (52 balls), whilst Pete Burke (24 off 32) and Rishabh Gulati (22no off 33) added an invaluable 42 at the end.

The Ts had a mountain of overs at their disposal (54) in the field. The aim? Bowl their hosts out. Ultimately they got the job done with over 15 overs to spare. Townsend (4-54) was very much at the centre of things there, although the ever-reliable Gulati (2-37) also chipped in. Ryan Oakes, making a welcome return, will also have been pleased with his 2-35. Job done, 12 points in the bag.

So, a mixture of results for the Ts, but three of the five results were at least positive. On to next week.....