Ufford Park and AK11 are the two teams tied at the top after week 2 of the Hunts Indoor League, but it is AK11 who are top after they have taken more opposition wickets from their first two matches of the season.The current champions AK and the 2023/2024 champions Ufford Park have had a great start to the season and continued that again with convincing wins in the latest round of matches.
AK stay top with a convincing 85 run win over Wansford with strong batting from their top order. Openers Sudheer Jafeer (42) and Abrar Ahmed (40) led the way, and they received good support from indoor debutant Zeeshan Ul Haq Makhdoom (unbeaten with 27) and Sufyan Mazhar (26). Nick Bradbury (2-15) was the pick of the Wansford bowlers who also gave an indoor debut to Rudra Valambhia who is the first youngster from the Lords Taverners funded Peterborough Wicketz project to play in the Hunts Indoor League.
Ufford Park’s 100% record continued after a 41-run win over 10 times Hunts indoor League Champions Bretton. Opening batsman Waheed Javed yet again led from the front and for the second week running he raised his bat this time with 51 not out. He received good support from Saj Ali (32), Usman Sadiq (28) and Jonathan Bigham (19) as Ufford scored 151-3. All-rounder Neil Buckingham took a wicket and two excellent catches, while seamer Chris Sanderson played his first match for a decade returning good figures and taking a wicket.
In reply, Bretton closed out on 110-5 due to some tight excellent bowling and catching with all players getting in on the act. Buckingham was in the thick of the action again and the opener top scored unbeaten with 36.
Burghley Park have entered the Hunts Indoor League for the first time in their history and after a defeat in their first match they are off the mark at the second attempt with a 4 wicket win against Hampton. Jawad Ali (27), Javad Ghani (25) and Ali Ghazanfar (23) were the men in form for Hampton in making 122-2, but two quickfire scores of 25 from James Biggs and Pete Hewitt saw Burghley home by 4 wickets with 7 balls remaining.
Chaotic running and brilliant fielding was in action in the Werrington v Pak Azad, with Werrington seeing 5 of their team run out. Shehzad Akhter (28) and Saad Ashraf (18) had started well for Werrington but some brilliant fielding from square leg fielder Ali Zeb (who was involved in two of the dismissals) and some confusion from the Werrington batters saw their innings falter and collapse to 79 all out with 14 balls remaining. Pak Azad started well with opener Abdul Waris hitting 19, but wickets tumbled quickly, and a cool composed Haroon Bashir saw Pak Azad home with an unbeaten 39.
Week 2 Results – Sunday 16th November 2025
1st match – Burghley Park beat Hampton by 4 wickets
Hampton 122-2 from 10 overs. Jawad Ali 27 – Retired, Javad Ghani 25 – Retired (2x6), Ali Ghazanfar 23 (4x4)
Burghley Park 125-2 from 8.5 overs. James Biggs 25 – Retired (1x6 and 1x4), Pete Hewitt 25 – Retired (3x6), Gareth Hook 15 not out (1x4)
2nd match – Pak Azad beat Werrington by 2 wickets
Werrington 79 all out from 7.4 overs. Shaz Akhter 28, Saad Ashraf 18 (1x6 and 1x4)
Pak Azad 82-4 from 8 overs. Haroon Bashir 39 not out (2x6 and 2x4), Abdul Waris 19 (1x4)
3rd match – AK11 beat Wansford by 85 runs
AK11 160-3 from 10 overs. Sudheer Jafeer 42 not out (1x6 and 2x4), Abrar Ahmed 40 (1x6 and 6x4), Zeeshan Ul-Haq Makhdoom 27 not out (3x6 and 1x4), Sufyan Mazhar 26 – Retired (2x6 and 1x4). Nick Bradbury 2-15
Wansford 75 all out from 6.5 overs. Saiprasad Jammulapati 23 (2x6 and 1x4), Kester Sainsbury 22 (2x4)
4th match – Ufford Park beat Bretton by 41 runs
Ufford Park 151-3 from 10 overs. Waheed Javed 51 – Retired (5x6 and 3x4), Saj Ali 32 not out (1x6 and 4x4), Usman Sadiq 28 not out (1x4), Jonathan Bigham 19 (1x4)
Bretton 110-5 from 10 overs. Neil Buckingham 36 not out (2x6), Tom Sanderson 15 (1x6), Luke Marriott 15.
Fixtures Week 2 – Sunday 30th November:
- 2.30pm – Wansford v Pak Azad
- 3.30pm – Hampton v Bretton
- 4.30pm – Burghley Park v Ufford Park
- 5.30pm – Werrington v AK11
The league table can be found on Play Cricket here
NOTE:
- 3 points for a win.
- If positions are level, then positions are decided in head-to-head wins.
- If positions are still level, then positions are decided on the amount of opposition wickets taken.
- AK 11 ahead of Ufford Park on the amount of opposition wickets taken. They still must play each other.
- Pak Azad ahead of Wansford in alphabetical order as they have an identical record but have not yet played each other.
- Wansford ahead of Burghley Park on head-to-head win earlier in the season.
- Bretton ahead of Hampton in alphabetical order as they have an identical record but have not yet played each other.
