Captain Merry and Vice Captain Barry have just announced the team to face Thornborough tomorrow. Match starts at 2:00pm and is up at Astrop Park.

Following four straight wins in the league, MCCCA find themselves in second place and only a win tomorrow will do to keep them there. An extra incentive to win, should be the fact that close third place side Silverstone are away to Gayton, where a home win is almost 100% going to happen. However, it is not going to easy tomorrow as Thornborough proved tough opposition on the opening day of the season and some of the boys who played in that game, are still scratching their heads as to why they have not won a game all season.

Team selection has been tough again as key players are missing however, key players are available to come back in to the side to cover. Missing tomorrow are openers Springall and Thompson, both are having a well earned rest in a sunny climate far, far away. Collingwood Wylie is also missing due to a prior engagement with the dogs down at Wimbledon and so is Condom who is away at a family wedding.

Into the team becomes noisy skipper Merry who has been away for the last couple of weeks. David Farmer also returns and his batting and bowling will be crucial this weekend. A name on the team sheet which has not been around since way back in the season is Kevin 'the bullet' Coles (pictured). Kevin has waited patiently for a recall and now its happened, I am sure he will take it with open arms and try to hang on to it.

The team for tomorrow is as follows:

Merry, Hook, Ell, Parker, Fisher, Davies, Farmer, S Twynham, J Nadin, Coles, Baseley (fitness permiting).

You will have noticed that a certain Beefy is back in contention following last weeks HORRIFIC incident at work. Beefy has recovered well following 2 broken legs and has got himself back fit and ready to go within the space of 6 days (Doctors these days are brilliant!!!).

Its a massive game for MCCCA, with Gawcott and Silverstone (currently second and third) the next two fixtures for Cheney, it is important nothing less than 20 points are picked up against lowley Thornborough. Turn out in your thousands (or just Pezza) and cheer the boys on to victory.

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MCCA traveled to Northampton yesterday to take on Grange park. With Farmer and Merry already missing, more bad news was to come when Beefy had to pull out at the last minute.

MCCA lost the toss and was put in to bat and this proved to be costly as some 1st teamers who had been drafted in to the Northampton side steamed down and was getting alot of pace and height of the very slippery artifical wicket. However, the opening pairing of Springall and Thompson saw out the opening attack, although scoring slowly. When the first wicket fell (Thompson 13), Cheney found themselves on 47. More excellent batting took the score to 131 off the restricted 39 overs.

With Farmer and Beefy missing (Cheneys 2 opening bowlers), Cheney were dealt a further blow when Springall got injured, meaning he was unable to bowl with his usual run up.

However, excellent bowling and fielding had the home side on 68-8 but yet again Cheney struggled to get the next wicket out and when they finally did, the home side found themselves on 120-9. With 12 runs off the final two overs, the home side got to 130 with only two balls remaining. Enter CD (pictured), Josh bowled a full toss and the batsman hit a low drive which CD somehow managed to get hold of which then set off a mass celebration by the boys.

Basically the Cheney boys had snatched a victory from under the noses of the Northampton team in their own back yard. It is a fantatsic performance and just goes to show how far this team has come.

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MCCC A have just received the terrible news that fans favorite 'Beefy' will not be playing for MCCC A again this season following a freak accident at work yesterday.

It is understood that a large number of roof tiles fell off the roof straight on to Beefs leg which has resulted him being put in cast this morning (see picture). The club doctor said this to the website " Its not good for the poor bloke, not only has he lost a shite loads of stuff this season but now he finds himself sidelined for a long time. We x rayed him this morning however the swelling is that bad we cannot diagnose what the actual problem is, but it does look like a fracture to the leg"

So a blow for players, officials and fans of MCCC A and we all wish him the best in his recovery.

"We are not giving Beefy any crutches though" replied the club doctor " we hardly have enough and he is bound to lose them if we did provide him with some".

Please send your get well wishes to and the webmaster will make sure Beefy gets them.

Get well soon Beefy.

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Our very own Cat Wylie has just visited the ground for tomorrows ground and can confirm that the pitch is currently fit to play on.

The fact that the wicket is artifical (as pictured), does help however, heavy rain is due and the outfield is always bound to cause a problem. The Cat advised that the boundries are very short and that there are alot of rabbit poo's on the wicket.

More worryingly, there appears to be no pavillian which in turn, means there are no changing facilities or showers !!!!. Fingers crossed this is not the case as the boys need to look your best for the town trip.

Fingers crossed the weather holds off. Updates will appear on the website in the morning.

Thank you Cat!

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Its that time of the month again when a player will be presented with the 'MCCC A Player of the Month Bails', this time being for the month of June.

Captain Merry and Vice captain Bardge have a tough choice ahead of them with last months winner Springall, all rounder Farmer and ever reliable Wickey Ell as the front runners.

The 'Bails will be presented after game or at the pub should the game be called off.

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MCCC A won for the third game in a row yesterday with a convincing victory over bottom team Preston Bissett A. With bad weather forecasted, the covers were put on the wicket over night and this helped in getting the game on.

MCCC A were put in to bat for which they were happy with and this showed when two early wickets went. A partnership then put pressure back on MCCC A and when the rain did finally come, preston found themselves on 88 for 4. The rain stayed and delayed the game for just under an hour and with both sides agreeing on 32 overs max per side, it left Preston with 3 overs to hit out however, three excellent overs saw the Preston side bowled out for 91 runs.

With rain looming, MCCC A wanted to get the game finished and they did so within 16 overs for the loss of just 4 wickets.

So another victory which keeps them in third place just 1 point behins Silverstone in second.

Its away to Northampton Grange next week where another victory could see them take second place.

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With Skipper Merry not feeling well, it was left to the vice skipper to name the team for tomorrows game. It was a short conferance so Barry only had this to say.

"After much deliberation and a very hard selection meeting, the team for tomorrow (weather permitting) is as follows"

Hook, Ell, Thompson, Wylie, Farmer, Davies, Stevens, Nadin, Parker, Springall, Baseley. 12th man - Fisher.

Skipper Merry has not included himself in the team.

Players are asked to meet at the playing fields for 1:15pm

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Skipper Merry has just announced the team who will do battle with Chipping Warden in the 1st round of the knockout cup tomorrow night.

Following last weeks rain off, a new look team will be taking on what is bound to be a hostile reception following last weeks fiasco.

Team in no particular order:

Hook, Thompson, Wylie, Ell, Parker, Farmer, Davies, Baseley, Coles, Springall, Jones / Merry

Captain Merry is a doubt, so Richard Jones is added to the squad for cover.

Players are advised to meet at Astrop Park for 5:45pm or direct at the ground for 6.

Again the Barmy Army will be needed so please come and support the boys.

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Todays fixture was like a light switch, on, off, on, off !!!!!. MCCC 'A' got over to Chipping Warden to see a family of ducks swimming down the road and then things got even worse when the team turned up at the groung to see a person water skiing on the wicket - should this game have even been on at this time.............. I will leave it up to you to decide!.

As you can see from the picture above, the boys are very un happy!!!, is this because the game is called off or is it because they have all been dragged over to Chippy for nothing.

So the game has been re arranged for next Thursday evening, lets hope the rain stays away this time.

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MCCC A have just received news that tonights 20/20 match at Chipping Warden has been called off.

Ok we might have had some rain last night but so far today the wet stuff has stayed away, which makes the fact that this game has been called off so early in the day and little bit suspicious.

Captain Merry had this to say to the website " Livid".

Those of you from the Barmy Army who have already got tickets for tonights game are advised to keep hold of them as these will get you entry to the ground for the re arranged match.

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