The Twickenham CC senior sides managed two wins, two defeats and an honourable draw in their five outings on 27 June. The 5ths were the undoubted stars, registering a 240 (!) run win against Chiswick. The fours also came impressively to the party; a domineering performance from Mehran Iqbal saw them beat Kay Plus 3s. The threes drew with Chiswick 3s, the 1s and 2s came away with silver medals from tough days at the office.

5s on the march
Say it quietly, but the Fifth Dimension are on a decent run. The win on 27 June was their third on the bounce, meaning they currently sit second in the Division 6A table (see here).

Chiswick came to King George's Field in Ham without a point on the board. But, fair play, they've cancelled a number of games of late, so even getting a side out was a decent achievement - and that even though one player did arrive an impressive two hours and fifteen minutes late.

Despite the fact that Will Clarke put in an impressive 13 over stint with the new ball - a solid effort given the warm conditions - the Ts were soon going through the gears (see here for the card). Cam Allen oozed decorum and was excellent value for his maiden century; his undefeated 126 came off exactly 100 balls. That knock included five sixes, one of which went right over the hedge and into the shooting range next door. Oddly, no takers to go and look for that one....

Allen put on an impressive 176 with skipper Jon Bosier (58 off 49), and all that done in little more than 20 overs....and with precious few singles involved. Both Allen and Bosier were much happier peppering the ropes.

Twickenham subsequently decked after 39 overs with an imposing 311 on the board. Chiswick had 53 overs to chase that down.

Any thoughts of that actually happening were nonetheless soon put to bed. Essam Ali had Michael Redfern caught at first slip by Zafar Ali for 1, before then trapping Rudy Price leg before without scoring. The mercurial Essam was causing no small amount of chaos.

Lloyd Townsend, reliable as ever, also joined the wicket-taking fray; skipper Michael Parkyn went leg before for four, 'keeper Peter Nathan then got a shooter and departed for 2.

The dangerous Terone Alexander plundered a couple of boundaries, but the talismanic Bosier came on and removed him. Respect due to Zafar Ali there, he raced back from first slip and took a running catch with no small amount of aplomb.

Chiswick were on the slide, and the introduction of Sacith Wanigabaduge did little to help their cause. He tweaked and twirled merrily away and was excellent value for his 3-22. It was nonetheless Essam Ali who returned to finish proceedings off. A smart catch at third slip saw him claim his third scalp (and end with figures off 3-5) as Chiswick closed on 71.

Mehran Iqbal; officially an all-rounder now?
The 4s were also in winning mood, claiming 12 points in a relatively low-scoring affair against Kay Plus 3s. Kay Plus were second going into Saturday's game, but the defeat sees them slip to fifth with the Dassani Army leapfrogging them and moving into third place (see here). It's close up there....

It wasn't all plain sailing for the 4s, though. Jarryd Knott hit 24 but when number nine Mehran Iqbal strode to the crease the Ts were most definitely in a spot of bother. Iqbal, better known for his bowling skills of course, rose to the challenge admirably, hitting seven fours and two sixes in an undefeated 53. 16 from number eleven Alex Penwill helped the Ts up to a defendable 175 (see here for the card).

Iqbal promptly took off the pads, took on some liquid and then returned to the day job. Hinay Dassani set the one with his 36th (!) five wicket haul for the Ts as he claimed 5-29, Iqbal then matched that with 5-42 as Kay Plus were swept away for 72. Decent effort.

George leads from the front
The threes didn't win, but they also didn't lose. In the great scheme of things, a textbook example of taking the strain and taking what you can (see here for the card).

With skipper Robbie Bosier away, Ollie George took over the captaincy reins. He led from the front, too, scoring 54 in Twickenham's 221-7. Daskarin Naidu then chipped in with 55 and Jonty Hunt added 44, Ben Hurting-Isaac (3-43) was the pick of the Chiswick 3rd XI's bowlers.

Chiswick had 42 overs to chase the total down. And, they gave it a decent go. James Gilmour hit 65 before being run out by Tom Hopkins, and even though Max Hunt (2-40) bowled nicely it was Chiswick who were always in the ascendancy.

Even then, they couldn't quite get the 222 they needed to win, closing on 212. Four points to Chiswick, one to the Ts.

Ones struggle at Crouch End
Neither the ones nor the twos were able to add any points to their respective points tallies. They both came out second best in their encounters against Crouch End and Teddington IIs.

Carlos Nunes's side put 159 on the board over at the Calthorpe Ground (see here for the card). Eight players reached double-figures, but Ollie White's 32 (off 57 balls) was the top-score. The ever-tricky Aps Khurana (5-62) led the way for Crouch End.

The Ts did manage to make early inroads in reply, both Blake van der Linde and Carlos Nunes picking up wickets as Crouch End slipped to 19-2. An undefeated 94 from Natim Hassan nonetheless saw the hosts home. The Ts move on.

Twos come off second best
The twos locked horns with top of the table Teddington. They battled gamely at times, but ultimately came off second best (see here for the card).

Teddington batted first and helped themselves to 258 before decking (at 50 overs). Skipper Matt Winter (69 off 79) led the way. Eugene Berger was the star turn for the ball with the Ts (4-78).

Ethan Wright (73 off 93) stood tall at the top of the Twickenham order, but once he departed the Ts began sliding towards defeat. Varad Rampal (39no off 57) did his best to stem the flow, but ultimately Teddington ground their way through to a 12 point win.