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TMWCC Magazine Report
December 2023
A wet year, when all warm-up
matches and the 昀椀rst Surrey
Championship Saturday were washed
out, gave no indica}on of what was to
follow. The Commi琀琀ee con}nued its
bold approach to recruitment and
were rewarded for their foresight and
endeavour, playing a key role in
improving player strength throughout.
The singular objec}ve for the 1st XI
was to gain promo}on, a goal that
was decisively secured by winning
their division with a game to spare. 5
consecu}ve and de昀椀ning victories in
May and June set the tone, and
despite a couple of 8slip-ups9 – poor
ba琀�ng in games despite being in
commanding posi}ons – another 4
back-to-back wins to 昀椀nish cemented
deserved 8champions9 status. There is
no reason to doubt why another
promo}on challenge cannot be
mounted in 2024. Club Captain
Anthony Brady deserves great credit
for marshalling such a successful
campaign.
harness the momentum to make
another strong push for consecu}ve
promo}ons.
Overall results clearly demonstrate
that the 3rd XI has the capability to get
promoted. A commendable 3rd place
昀椀nish was higher than in 2022, but
unfortunately just shy of the required
top two places. To achieve this a
be琀琀er start to the season is necessary,
requiring good availability in May and
June and key players remaining 昀椀t. It
is pleasing to see a number of
talented juniors coming through and
the 3rd XI remains an important
plavorm for them to play compe}}ve
senior cricket, with an opportunity to
develop.
The 4th XI ended on a high note
winning 3 of the last 4 games.
Generally, matches were hard fought
and played in a good spirit,
enthusiasm never wavering despite
facing some strong opposi}on. The
ba琀�ng was inconsistent and needs to
improve, but several young bowlers
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The 2 XI made an immediate return impressed with their consistency
oven threatening senior batsmen.
to Division 4 in Stephen Self9s 昀椀rst
Everyone gave their utmost with the
season in charge. Lying 8th aver an
ball, oven toiling hard with li琀琀le or no
unimpressive start, nine }med
reward. Persistence and commitment
matches, a weakness in previous
years, loomed large. However, it was are vital for the challenges the new
in these games that the team thrived, season will bring.
remaining undefeated from the
The postponed Tier 3 昀椀nal against
beginning of June un}l mid-August. It Sunbury from the 2022 season was
is hoped that the excellent team spirit never played as a mutually agreeable
and more consistent ba琀�ng can help date could not be found. Both the Tier
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