The Mud Crabs are back into the win column after a two loss skid... Prevailing against the Milperra Viking Marauders by one run!!! 99-98!!! The batting was very scrappy but nevertheless just enough runs were on the scoreboard for us to get the W... Jimmy Gardner the only batter to retire with 21*!!! Defending a smallish total was always going to be hard work and it wasn't until David Thode's over that the wheel finally turned the Mud Crabs way... Dave's over of 0-7 with 5 dot balls was simply outstanding!!! Thus it proved to be the critical turning point of the game nevertheless the Marauders were still in with a chance needing 14 off the last over... Grant Holden once again took the death over bowling duties and aptly returned the figures of 1-12 and secured the win and the Mud Crabs now have the second top spot on the ladder!!! Next week is the top of the table clash against the Milperra Viking Berserkers... Lets start a winning streak Mud Crabs!!! 

The council have closed the grounds for the weekend so unfortunately there will be no games played today... Today marks an unprecedented 5th washout for this season!!! With a better weather forecast for the upcoming week hopefully we can all get onto the park next weekend but before then I hope everyone enjoys their weekend and stay dry!!! 

With the rain we had last night the grounds are currently closed... Pitch inspection photos show quite a few puddles of water mainly in the 3rd man and fine leg fielding areas!!! A few small patches of water also exist next to the cricket pitch... With inclement weather forecast for both Thursday and Friday we may find ourselves with an unprecedented 5th washout for the season!!! Let's hope not and keep an eye out for any updates to this Saturday's game against the Berserkers on this platform... Cheers!!! 

Absolute carnage... It's the only way to describe the massacre that was our Round 4 game against Revesby Workers!!! 138 to 99... Lost by 39 runs!!! From the get go nothing went the Mud Crabs way... The batsmen from the Workers side had a field day...Their first 5 batters smashed us all over the park!!! Will have to dig deep into the record books but the first 5 batters all retired... Hitting 4's and 6's at will!!! Not that the bowlers bowled bad it was just the batters were on a different planet... The Mud Crabs just couldn't keep up!!! The only bright spot is that we sort of kept it close... Sort of!!! Lol!!! Paul Collins and Jimmy Gardner did retire on 21 and 22 respectively and apart from that there is nothing to report... Onto next week against the Berserkers gentleman!!!

Pictures from the ground inspection on Saturday... Remarkably the grounds were still open but they were no way near fit to play!!! 7 weeks into this season and only 3 weeks of play possible... By far the wettest season in memory!!! Weather forecast is at this stage looking good so hopefully we can get amongst it this Saturday and get back into it!!!

As per usual the Masters Cup holds no games over the long weekend so with the long weekend upon us rest those bodies everyone... Enjoy your weekend and stay safe!!!

Fellas all games have been called off for the day... The hopes of the forecasted rain skipping around us have been dashed!!! The rain we've had in the last hour and whats to come I wouldn't be surprised if the ground will be closed from Monday onwards for a few days but before that gentleman enjoy your weekends and stay dry!!! 

Round 3 has been and gone with not the result the Mud Crabs wanted by being beaten on the very last ball but the Most Wickets ever taken saga taking another turn... Craig Holden is back on top and this time its guaranteed for at least a week and not for 5 minutes like last time !!! He did it by taking just the one wicket against the Berserkers and not in the fashion that it is usually seized... Hit Wicket was the mode of dismissal !!! It was not a blood curling big toe crusher yorker to uproot middle stump or a perfectly flighted outswinger that cut outside the line of off stump with it collecting a neatly feathered edge of the bat and sailed seamlessly to the ever waiting perfect pouch of gloves of the wicketkeeper... No it was done by the batsmen falling backwards off balance and hitting the stumps!!! Nevertheless a wicket has been snared and Craig Holden is now officially the player with the most wickets ever taken for the Picnic Point Mud Crabs... For a least a week thou!!! We'll see what happens in next weeks Round 4 clash... Stay Tuned!!! 

Our winning start to the season has unfortunately come to an end and what a way it transpired... Off the very last ball !!! The Berserkers needing a four off the very last ball managed to hit a six and as a result end our unbeaten winning streak... Definitely a game that we let get away from us!!! 112 to 109 the final margin... Batting first getting 109 with retirements from both Craig Holden and skipper Paul Collins and a few tidy contributions from a couple of other players wasn't enough in the end with the Berserkers posting 112 with the aforementioned 6 off the last ball... Next weeks game against Revesby Workers will b the last game played before we break for the long weekend so hopefully we can get the W!!! 

At the beginning of this year the club had a log jam at the top of its wicket taking list... Grant Holden, David Thode, Craig Holden and Gus Aguilera all had taken the most wickets for the Mud Crabs!!! The 2024 season was a chance for one of these guys to break away from the field and claim the record for themselves... Craig Holden did just that!!! Craig got a wicket in last weekends Round 2 match, a regulation keeper catch, and then Craig sat alone on top of the Most Wickets List... But not for long!!! David Thode came on the very next over and bowled a batter out with his third delivery... So much for Craig sitting on top of the list as he sat there for all of 5 minutes!!! Not a day, not a week or a couple of weeks... But just 5 minutes!!! Now both Craig Holden and David Thode are tied for the most wickets all time for the Picnic Point Mud Crabs... That all can change in tomorrows Round 3 clash against the Berserkers!!! Match report for Round 3 will come out on Sunday... Let's find out what happens!!!