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10 July 2025
Victoria Park Community Cricket League
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We are an amateur cricket team based in Hackney, London
We play mid-week evening league cricket in Victoria Park (see
map)
We play friendly weekend games in and around London
New players always welcome!
Contact us here...
All 2025 fixtures
here ...
2024 midweek and weekend results
here...
2022 weekend averages
and averages since 1999 here...
| We beat Regents by
6 runs (8 July 2025) |
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Winners once more: (Standing L-R)
Hamza Jamshaid, Sal Mahmood, Ziggy Gilani (51*), Afghan Khan (47); (kneeling
L-R) Matt Wake, Philip Barrass, Jack Wright (keeper), Faisel
Mahboob (captain)
Photo by Tim Castle
Scorecard available on Play cricket
We batted first, they chased and lost, seven runs short.
OF 160-4 (16 overs); Regents 154-5 (16 overs) |
| We lose to Stokey
Saints by 3 wickets (27 June 2025) |
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Almost winners: (Standing L-R) Sal
Mahmood, Philip Barrass (captain), Hamza Jamshaid (52*), Pete
Walsh,
Matt Wake; (not shown) Ziggy Gilani, Afghan Khan
(3-23), Anikeet Sorowane
Scorecard available on Play cricket
We batted first, they chased and won on the last ball.
Phillip wrote: "A ripper (grim) of a game. OFs set 155 target
despite early departures of superbeings Ziggy and Afghan, and a
chase that saw 2 to win off the final ball. There were tears, dust
and stumps flying, confusion as if The Donald had scripted it, and
there were 2 runs scored. Lovely team effort."
Pete Walsh
wrote: "A very diplomatic assessment there." |
| We lose to Unity in
Cup 2nd round by 17 runs (19 June 2025) |
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United in defeat: (Standing L-R)
Waseem Furqan, Afghan Khan (2 wickets, 52*), Ziggy Gilani, Hamza
Jamshaid, Tim Castle (scorer/umpire); (kneeling L-R)
Faisel Mahboob (captain), Sal Mahmood, Jacob Wolf, Philip Barrass;
(not shown): Steve Hamilton (refreshments and support)
Photo by John Shaw
Scorecard available on Play cricket
Faisel wrote: "Well played today, Old Fallopians — so close, yet
so far! We’ve done really well to get this far, and we’ve learned
a lot together as a team. Well done to everyone for your efforts
today. A special thank you to Steve for your support, and also for
providing the refreshments — bless you, mate!" |
| We beat Rettendon by
62 runs (15 June 2025) |
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Scorecard
available on Play-cricket
DP wrote: "Good win guys!
Team well lead by skipper Waseem as usual. Missed Steve's
motivation on and off the field today." |
| We beat Islanders
by 12 runs (9 June 2025) |
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WWWW - four wins in a row!: (Standing L-R) Haider
Ilyas, Ziggy Gilani (70), Afghan Khan, Faisel Mahboob (captain); (kneeling L-R)
Tim Castle, Matt Wake, Philip Barrass, Ahsan Faraz.
Photo by John
Shaw
Scorecard available on Play cricket
Faisel wrote:
"Splendid performance today, gentlemen.
From a precarious
position at 10 for 3 to reaching a respectable total of 121—and
then proceeding to defend it with composure and discipline—this
was, without doubt, a superb collective effort.
A particular
word of praise for Ziggy, whose innings was nothing short of
exemplary—a true display of class and temperament.
Equally
commendable was the opening spell from Afghan and Ahsan, who
applied sustained pressure through to the eighth over, setting the
foundation for our eventual success.
That makes it four
victories from four—a most commendable run of form.
Onward
and upward, lads." |
| We beat Global by 8
wickets (1 June 2025) |
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| We beat Tobs
by 5 wickets (29 May 2025) |
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On a roll: (Standing L-R) Haider
Ilyas, Mohsin Mahmood, Afghan Khan (41, 18-2), Ziggy Gilani (44); (kneeling L-R)
Tim Castle (scorer/umpire), Ollie Gold (29), Sal Mahmood, Faisel
Mahboob (captain); (Aniket Sorowane not shown)
Our third victory in a row at Victoria Park: Afghan hit 22 in one
over - 4-4-4-4-6 !
Photo by John
Shaw
Scorecard available on Play-cricket |
| We beat Rose and
Crown in Cup match
by 45 runs (21 May 2025) |
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Giant-killers: (Standing L-R) Sal
Mahmood, Afghan Khan (50*), Philip Barrass, Ziggy Gilani (38,
3-25); (kneeling L-R)
Faisel Mahboob (captain, 41), Jack Wright (keeper), Aniket
Sonawane (3-29), Tim Castle
We knock 2nd Division Rose & Crown out of the cup in the first
round -
scorecard available on Play-cricket |
| A fifer for Ahsan
against Kenton Super Yams (14 May 2025) |
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Man of the match: Ahsan Faraz with
his fifer ball after taking 5 wickets against Kenton Super Yams.
Earlier he retired not out on 51 and also took a catch off his own
bowling. Ahsan's fifer is believed to be the first on record for
the Old Fallopians in the Victoria Park Community Cricket League.
Gary Boyd took 4 against Chats Palace back in 2001, along with 2
for a young Jonathan Stebbins -
See report of that historic match here
Photo: Tim Castle |
| We beat Kenton
Super Yams
by 44 runs (14 May 2025) |
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Back to winning ways: (Standing
L-R) Sal Mahmood, Hamza Jamshaid, Ahsan Faraz (5-15, 51*), Ziggy
Gilani (50*)
(kneeling L-R)
Mark Dublin, Mohsin Mahmood (keeper), Jack Wright, Faisel Mahboob (captain);
(at front) Steve Hamilton (mascot and refreshments). Photo by Tim Castle (umpire/scorer)
Scorecard available on Play-cricket |
| We beat Lions by
163
runs (11 May 2025) |
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| We lose to Camel
Lights
by 2 wickets (6 May 2025) |
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Cool cucumbers
(it was cold): (Standing L-R) Jack Wright, Hamza Jamshaid, Ahsan
Faras, Kabeer Hadi (debut);
(kneeling L-R)
Faisel Mahboob (captain), Aniket Sonowane (debut), Sal Mahmood,
Ziggy Galani (50*)
Photo by Tim Castle (umpire/scorer)
Scorecard available on Play-cricket |
| We lose to Regents
by 48 runs (28 April 2025) |
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Season opener:
(Standing L-R) Tim Castle (umpire/scorer, Mohsin Mahmood, Philip
Barrass, Ziggy Galani (43),
Haider Ilyas; (kneeling L-R)
Faisel Mahboob (captain), Ahsan Faraz, Hamza Jamshaid, Matt Wake.
Photo by Ziggy Junior
Scorecard available on Play-cricket |
| Ziggy top League
batsman in 2024 season! |
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Top of the table:
Ziggy collects his trophy for scoring the most runs in the
League last year |
| We lose to
Redbridge (13 April 2025) |
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| We lose to Mad Marrocas by 61 runs (27 August 2024) |
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Grand finale:
(Standing L-R) Tim Castle, Afghan Khan (43), Hamza Jamshaid, Steve
Hamiltion
(kneeling L-R)
Mohsin Mahmood, Faisel Mahboob, Jacob Wolff, Sal Mahmood
Scorecard and
post-match reaction here ... |
| We beat Stoke Newington by 114 runs (28 August 2024) |
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We drew with Chigwell (18 August 2024) |
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We lose to Wednesday Night by 29 runs (16 August 2024) |
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Keeping it together:
(Standing L-R) Steve Hamilton, Hamza Jamshaid, Jacob Wolff, Ziggy
Gilani (50*);
(kneeling L-R)
Tim Castle, Faisel Mahboob, Sal Mahmood, Pete Walsh (debut) |
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We lose to Gousey by 26 runs (7 August 2024) |
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Still smiling:
(Standing L-R) Sal Mahmood, Mohsin Mahmood, Afghan Khan (53*),
Ziggy Gilani (50*, 2 wickets)
(kneeling L-R)
Faisel Mahboob, Jacob Wolff, Matt Wake, Jack Wright |
For more team pictures from last season see
2024 home page here ...
See some historic match pictures
here...
(opens in Smugmug website)
Who were we? Old mugshots
here...
Video
highlights here...
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We play mid-week evening cricket in Victoria Park (see map), in Tower
Hamlets (next to Hackney)
We also play weekend games at a number of locations in and around London
Players always needed!
See some Old Fallopians on the stage with
The
Victoria Park Players Who were we? See the
mugshots
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and more pix...
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