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Machen Cricket Club @machencricket.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

🏏🏆Congratulations to our annual award winners for their performances 👏🏽 First XI batter: Raja Saddam Yousaf First XI bowler: Mudassar Rehemy Second XI batter: Delme Smith Second XI bowler: Dan Leonard Third XI batter & bowler: Dean Starling Thanks to all our players, committee & helpers

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Machen Cricket Club @machencricket.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

🏏💯Club Winners 💷 🥇58 Ian Whittingham 🥈65 Stephen Griffiths To support our fundraising for just £1 a month, please email PeterBarker1@aol.com

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Machen Cricket Club @machencricket.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

🏏Putting our cricket square to bed for the winter 😴 🙏🏽Local residents, please help us by keeping off the central part of the field and making sure your youngsters do as well 👍🏼 👏🏽Thanks to Clive, Pete, Dev, Del, Mike and Ray for their hard work🪏 👀Watch out for details of New Year indoor practice

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Machen Cricket Club @machencricket.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

🏏End of season messages from our captains Raja & Jonny now on Machen CC Facebook

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Machen Cricket Club @machencricket.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

🏏Machen 1st XI enjoyed a brilliant second half of the season to rise to 4th place in SE Wales League Division 3️⃣🔥

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Machen Cricket Club @machencricket.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

🏏Machen CC Fundraising Duck Race 🥇150🥈739🥉700 Also won prizes: 254, 694, 300, 298, 745, 50 890 👍🏼Thanks to everyone who organised & helped & those who bought tickets 👏🏽

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Machen Cricket Club @machencricket.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

🏏Bank Holiday fun - Machen CC women & kids match 🥇🥇Both sides won (depending on which scoring system you use) 😉

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Machen Cricket Club @machencricket.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

🏏Division 11 in SE Wales League 🔥👏🏽🆙

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Machen Cricket Club @machencricket.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

🏏Machen 1st XI match away to Creigiau has been called off just after the scheduled start time ☔️ Congratulations to all in the squad for finishing the season with 7️⃣ wins in a row 🔥

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Machen Cricket Club @machencricket.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

🏏Congratulations to all our Machen 2nd XI players under captain Jonny Cross on earning promotion to SEWCLeague Div 10 Our season’s record W11 T1 L2 with 2 abandoned & 2 called off We finish 2nd behind Cardiff Titans Team pic from game 1 !

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Machen Cricket Club @machencricket.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

🏏And finally … if it stops raining long enough, these are the teams for our final matches of the summer on Saturday 29 August 👏🏼Support particuarly welcome for the seconds’ top of the table clash at the Welfare Ground 🚘Thanks to Trade Centre Wales, exclusive kit sponsors

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Machen Cricket Club @machencricket.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

🏏Machen CC under 11s finished 3rd in their league, winning five games and just missing promotion. Best Batter : Grace W Best Bowler : Jasper P Most improved player : Sam S Coaches award : Rhys RT 7 new players- We look forward to seeing them all & more newcomers, next year 👍🏼

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Machen Cricket Club @machencricket.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

🏏Machen 1st XI beat Chepstow by 10 wickets to ensure a top-half finish in SE Wales League Div 3 Machen 2nd XI beat Creigiau by 5 wickets to move within a point of promotion from Div 11 Details Machen CC Facebook

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Machen Cricket Club @machencricket.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

🏏Our teams for Saturday 22 August as both sides look to continue recent impressive form with the second XI in line for promotion. Last home game for the 1st team, all support welcome from 1230 👏🏼Thanks to our kit sponsors TRADE CENTRE WALES 🚗

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Machen Cricket Club @machencricket.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

🏏We host Wales Seniors 🆚 Warwickshire on Monday 17 August from 1300. All welcome 🙏🏽

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Machen Cricket Club @machencricket.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

🏏Machen 1st XI won by 39 runs away to Blaina Machen 2nd XI won by 55 runs at home to Bay Dragons Machen 3rd XI lost at Croesyceiliog by 7 wickets Details on Facebook

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Machen Cricket Club @machencricket.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

🏏Three teams in action again this weekend (15 Aug) Good luck to all as the first team look to continue a winning run at Blaina and the seconds continue a promotion push v Bay Dragons And there’s a third team friendly!

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Machen Cricket Club @machencricket.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

🏏Next up on Sat 15 August 1st XI 🆚 Blaina A 2nd XI 🆚 Bay Dragons H All support welcome 👏🏽

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Machen Cricket Club @machencricket.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

🏏Machen CC 💯 Club winners 💷 🥇 6- Mike Griffiths £25 🥈 25- Gregory Williams £10 The cheapest way to support grassroots sport with the chance to win, at only £1 a month 📧peterbarker1@aol.com to join 👍🏼

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Machen Cricket Club @machencricket.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

🏏3️⃣ wins for Machen CC🔥 💥Machen 1st XI 236-8 (Raja Saddam Yousaf 110*) beat Brecon 235-7 by 2 wickets 💥Machen 2nd XI 413-5 *club record* (Devinder Singh 131, Dean Starling 83, Delme Smith 61) beat Hopkinstown 120 (Clive Fussell 4-28) by 293 runs 💥Machen 3rd XI 185-7 beat Blaina 184-9 by 1 run

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Machen Cricket Club @machencricket.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

🏏Good luck to our 3️⃣ teams this Sat 8 Aug 1st XI 🆚 Brecon H 2nd XI @ Hopkinstown 3rd XI 🆚 Blaina @ Pontnewynydd (Friendly) 😎Great effort to field 3 teams in August, good luck to all, please support us 📸Mac Morgan 70 - Insta

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Machen Cricket Club @machencricket.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

🏏Machen 1st XI beat Miskin Manor by 6 wickets in SEWCLeague Div 3 MM 129 a/o (37.3) Mudassar Rehemy 4-34, Rajan Kumar 2-25 Machen 133-4 (29) Raja Saddam Yousaf 51*, Rajan K 26, Muhammad Ahmed 17, Muhammad Bilal 17*

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Machen Cricket Club @machencricket.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

🏏Machen 2nd XI beat Cefn Fforest by 🔟 wickets in SEWCL Div 11 CF 49 a/o (18.1) Clive Fussell 4-14, Devinder Singh 3-5, Dewi Thomas 2-6 Machen 50-0 (13) Will Owen 34*, Mike Fussell 10*

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Machen Cricket Club @machencricket.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

🏏Machen teams 🆚 Miskin Manor away & Cefn Fforest home in SE Wales league 🔜 Sat 1 Aug 1230 🚗Kit sponsor Trade Centre Wales

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Machen Cricket Club @machencricket.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

🏏Congratulations to Machen under 11s who finished the season in third place out of nine teams in their league🥉 💥Machen beat Newbridge by 14 runs in the last match for a fifth win out of seven completed games ✅ 👍🏼Thanks to all our coaches and the parents/families who have helped out & supported 👏🏽

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Machen Cricket Club @machencricket.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

🏏Machen beat Blackwood by 5 wickets💥 🆙 to 6th in Div 3 Blackwood 304-3 (45) Mudassar Rehemy 2-51 Machen 307-5 (44) Raja Saddam Yousaf 91, Ranpreet Singh Grover 64, Muhammad Ahmed 53 📸Mac Morgan 70 on Insta

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Machen Cricket Club @machencricket.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

🏏Machen selections 🆚 Blackwood (Home)& Friends Union at Pontcanna, Cardiff Kit Sponsor 🚗Trade Centre Wales

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Machen Cricket Club @machencricket.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

🏏Women’s and girls’ softball session Friday 24 at 6pm at the Welfare Ground - all welcome with a view to playing matches soon

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Machen Cricket Club @machencricket.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

🏏Machen 2nd XI beat Cardiff Kits by 9 wickets after bowling them out for just 100. Hayat Sahak (3-11) and Mike Fussell (49*) the leading performances. Details on Machen CC Facebook 📸Mac Morgan 70 - more on his Instagram

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Machen Cricket Club @machencricket.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

🏏Machen 1st XI beat Vale CC (a) by ONE wicket ⚡️ Vale 222-7 (45) Mudassar Rehemy 3-47, Rajan Kumar 2-31 Machen 223-9 (44.5) Kumar Sadagopan 50, Raja Saddam Yousaf 43, Muhammad Hassan 42*, Rajan K 29

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Machen Cricket Club @machencricket.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

🏏Presentation night for our AllStars and Dynamos 🌟⚡️ Thanks to all our coaches, organisers, parents & families 👌🏽Hope to see as many as possible of the children again next summer- and for years to come in adult cricket 😎 📸Hannah Harding/ Jonny Cross

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Machen Cricket Club @machencricket.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

🏏Machen 1st XI travel to face Vale CC while the seconds host Cardiff Kits 👏🏼All support welcome Kit sponsor Trade Centre Wales 👍🏼

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Machen Cricket Club @machencricket.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

🏏Machen 1st XI beat Penarth by 38 runs while the 2nd XI defeated Pontypridd away by 112 runs. We also fielded a 3rd XI who lost a friendly at Croesyceiliog by 5 wickets. Well done to everyone who represented the club. 👍🏼 Full reports on the main Machen CC page with Mac Morgan pics from the Welfare👍🏼😎

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Machen Cricket Club @machencricket.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

🏏Machen selections 🆚 Penarth h, Pontypridd at Ystrad Rhondda and a friendly at Croesyceiliog (school ground) 😎Support welcome at all games 👏🏼

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Machen Cricket Club @machencricket.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

🏏Women’s softball session this Friday (10th) 6 pm at Welfare Ground. All welcome with or without previous experience. Bring a friend/relative 😎Let’s get this going again! Please share 🙋🏼‍♀️🙋🏾‍♀️🙋🏻‍♀️

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Machen Cricket Club @machencricket.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

🏏Busy weekend 😎 1st XI lost to Ponthir by 5 wickets (pic of Raja) 2nd XI won away to Serendib Lions by 32 runs 3rd team lost a friendly at St Fagans by 9 wickets Under 9s went to Blackwood Festival, beating the hosts but losing to Newbridge Thanks to all players (and parents of the children)

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Machen Cricket Club @machencricket.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

🏏Machen CC 💯 Club Monthly Draw 💷 🥇2️⃣2️⃣Mike Watkins £25 🥈1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣Wendy Preece £10 Congratulations- thanks to all our supporters and if you’d like to be in for only £1 per month and back grassroots sport, please 📧peterbarker1@aol.com

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Machen Cricket Club @machencricket.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

🏏Good luck to all wearing the Buzzards badge this weekend as we field 3️⃣ sides due to great demand 💥 1st XI host Ponthir in SE Wales League Div 3 2nd XI face Serendib Lions at Pontcanna, Cardiff, in Div 11 3rd XI travel to St Fagans 5th XI for a social friendly - thanks to them for hosting 👍🏼

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Machen Cricket Club @machencricket.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

🏏Machen 1st XI 136-7 beat Creigiau 133-9 by 7 wickets 💥 Machen 2nd XI 186 a/o lost to Cardiff Titans 206 a/o by 20 runs Machen 3rd XI 104 a/o lost to Croesyceiliog 287-7 by 183 runs (friendly) Pic Muhammad Hassan, 65* for the 2s

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Machen Cricket Club @machencricket.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

🏏Machen CC selections for Sat 27 June 🆚 Creigiau H, Cardiff Titans A and Croesyceiliog A Good luck all 💥👍🏼

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Machen Cricket Club @machencricket.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

🏏SEWCLeague Div 3 Chepstow 2nd XI 235-8 (45) Raja Saddam Yousaf 3-50, Hayat Sahak 2-34 Machen 1st XI 157 (36) Javed Junaid 55*, Rajan Kumar 34 Pictured: Javed & Rajan Sponsored by Trade Centre Wales 🚗🚙

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Machen Cricket Club @machencricket.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

🏏Machen 2nd XI beat Creigiau by 6 wickets in SEWCLeague Div 11 Creigiau 55 a/o (19.4) Jon Toghill 2-0, Dewi Thomas 2-4, Muhammad Chorahi 2-10, Dan Leonard 2-13 Machen 56-4 (16) Dewi Thomas 27* 📸Copyright Mac Morgan Photography @AllWalesSport

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Machen Cricket Club @machencricket.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

🏏Machen 3rd XI won a social friendly at MonmouthCC by 4 wickets off the last ball chasing 194 in 40 Dean Starling 51 ret, Mike Hinchley 41*, Meirion Pugh 25* and 3-33, Robin Jones 2-17, Rhys RT 2-22, Emily S 1-29, Owen RT 1-39 Thanks to Monmouth for hosting a great game👏🏽

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Machen Cricket Club @machencricket.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

🏏Machen coaches delighted with under 9s performance and effort 🆚 @NewbridgeCC who won by 25 runs 💥👍🏼 Thanks to parents and relatives for their support and assistance 👏🏽 Next game Sun 5 July, see you at Dynamos Friday

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Machen Cricket Club @machencricket.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

🏏Machen 1st XI take 7️⃣ points from a 78 run loss at Chepstow 💥Machen 2nd XI race to a six wicket win over Creigiau after bowling them out for 55 ✅Machen 3rd XI win a friendly at Monmouth off the last ball

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Machen Cricket Club @machencricket.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

🏏Machen teams for Chepstow away, Creigiau home, and a friendly at Monmouth on Sat 20 June 😎

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Machen Cricket Club @machencricket.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

🏏Machen 💯 Club draw 💷 🥇9 Ray Thomas £25 🥈51 Greg Williams £10 Thanks to all members, if you’d like to join and support our grassroots club for just £1 per month, pls 📧peterbarker1@aol.com

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Machen Cricket Club @machencricket.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

🏏Machen 1st XI lost to Blaina by 7 wickets in SEWCL Div 3 Machen 2nd XI lost to Bay Dragons by 3 wickets in Div 11 Machen 3rd XI lost to Cynon Valley Wanderers by 55 runs in a friendly Details on Machen CC Facebook- thanks to all who turned out 👏🏼

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Machen Cricket Club @machencricket.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

🏏Sat 13 June: Machen CC 1st XI host Blaina while the seconds play Bay Dragons in Cardiff and a 3rd XI face Cynon Valleys Wanderers in a friendly in Aberdare 💥Good luck to all 🍕Social evening back at the Welfare Ground afterwards

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Machen Cricket Club @machencricket.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

🏏Machen CC social evening after 1st XI home game Sat 13/6 🍕🍟

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