{"id":2557,"date":"2025-12-18T12:40:31","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T10:40:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/?p=2557"},"modified":"2026-01-19T13:24:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T11:24:27","slug":"australia-tour-2025-iii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/?p=2557","title":{"rendered":"Australia Tour 2025 (III)"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/?p=2557#anchor\">Read the English version below.<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>M\u00f6ge die Vier mit dir sein<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2655\" src=\"http:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251216_105039-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251216_105039-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251216_105039-300x123.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251216_105039-1024x419.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251216_105039-768x315.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251216_105039-1536x629.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251216_105039-2048x839.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>Es ist keine \u00dcbertreibung, da\u00df Bipin, Kapit\u00e4n des ersten Spiels der Pilgrims auf Rasen w\u00e4hrend der Australien-Tour, offenbar von zus\u00e4tzlichen Kr\u00e4ften unterst\u00fctzt wurde. F\u00fcr ihn, einen absoluten Star mit Ball und Schl\u00e4ger in der Hand, war es vielleicht nur ein Tag wie jeder andere.<span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"><span class=\"s4\"><!--more--><\/span><\/span><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2656\" src=\"http:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_1727-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_1727-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_1727-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_1727-1024x631.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_1727-768x473.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_1727-1536x946.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_1727-2048x1262.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>Um fair zu sein, es war ein herrlicher Dienstag. Nach einem Ausflug am Vortag nach Rottnest Island, wo die Temperaturen knapp unter 40 Grad lagen, war das Wetter nun etwas angenehmer. Im UWA Sports Park, in den westlichen Vororten von Perth, f\u00fchlten sich 31 Grad mit einer leichten Meeresbrise wie eine Erleichterung an. Die Pilgrims, heute in warmen goldenen Tour-Shirts gekleidet, trafen am sp\u00e4ten Vormittag auf ihre Gegner, eine University CC XI, die aus jungen und talentierten Spielern bestand, sowie aus etwas \u00e4lteren und talentierten.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2660\" src=\"http:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251216_152622-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251216_152622-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251216_152622-300x131.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251216_152622-1024x449.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251216_152622-768x336.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251216_152622-1536x673.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251216_152622-2048x897.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>Das 30-Over-Spiel begann mit den Pilgrims im Feld. Sie wirkten alle etwas tr\u00e4ge, da sie sich noch von dem epischen Sieg am Sonntag gegen Swanbourne erholten, der von einer epischen Hitze und einem epischen Gewitter gekr\u00f6nt war. Aber Bipin war voller Elan und hatte Klebstoff an der Hand. Er hielt gl\u00e4nzend vier B\u00e4lle an verschiedenen Stellen des riesigen Feldes. Und damit setzte er den Ma\u00dfstab f\u00fcr eine gemeinschaftliche Feldleistung, die nahe an der besten Form der Pilgrims lag. Su fing souver\u00e4n einen Ball im Au\u00dfenfeld, Stewart fing einen mit seiner riesigen linken Hand auf Short Cover, Cam jonglierte einen hei\u00dfen Ball hinter den Stumps und Jasveer schaffte ein direkt passendes Runout von Damien, der drohte, jeden zweiten Ball in den n\u00e4chsten Vorort zu schlagen.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2661\" src=\"http:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_20251216_124310617-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_20251216_124310617-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_20251216_124310617-300x145.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_20251216_124310617-1024x494.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_20251216_124310617-768x371.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_20251216_124310617-1536x741.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_20251216_124310617-2048x989.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>Doch als ob Bipins Fangkraft noch nicht genug w\u00e4re, kam er f\u00fcr einen magischen zweiten Anlauf zur\u00fcck und holte vier Wickets. Diese beeindruckende Leistung trug dazu bei, da\u00df das University CC XI nach 27,2 Overs mit 143 Runs aus dem Spiel ging. Die jungen Talente Vivaan (36) und Harry (35) hatten die meisten Runs erzielt, w\u00e4hrend Damien 26 Runs erreichte, ohne dabei ins Schwitzen zu geraten. Mit etwas weniger als f\u00fcnf Runs pro Over schien das Ziel erreichbar. Abhik startete gut, darunter ein sch\u00f6ner Clip \u00fcber Deep Square f\u00fcr sechs Runs, wurde aber am Short Fine Leg gefangen. David l\u00f6ffelte einen Ball zum Slip. Su wurde sauber gefangen und gebowlt.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2662\" src=\"http:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_20251216_144636308-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"899\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_20251216_144636308-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_20251216_144636308-300x105.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_20251216_144636308-1024x360.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_20251216_144636308-768x270.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_20251216_144636308-1536x540.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_20251216_144636308-2048x720.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>Auf dem klebrigen Wicket waren Runs schwer zu erzielen, und alle Spinner erwiesen sich auf dem kniffligen Pitch als eine Herausforderung. Eine Zeitlang stabilisierten Jasveer und Cam das Spiel, indem sie hart rannten und begannen, die Boundary zu finden. Das wurde durch einen un\u00fcberlegten Schlag von Cam (24) zunichte gemacht, der einen Ball zum Cover schlug. Jasveer (28) k\u00e4mpfte weiter, aber es fielen immer mehr Wickets, darunter auch seines, w\u00e4hrend die erforderliche Run-Rate stieg. Ein unterhaltsamer Auftritt von Mithun (23*) steigerte die Punktzahl, und die Pilgrims beendeten das Spiel mit 25 Runs R\u00fcckstand und neun Wickets weniger. Moritz (0*) blieb zum dritten Mal in Folge ungeschlagen. Will, Soham und Damien holten jeweils zwei Wickets.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2658\" src=\"http:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251216_152827-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251216_152827-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251216_152827-300x136.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251216_152827-1024x465.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251216_152827-768x349.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251216_152827-1536x698.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251216_152827-2048x931.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>F\u00fcr seine Allround-Leistung erhielt Damien ein Exemplar von Quintus Huntley: Botany (das neueste Buch Ihres Schreibers). Harry verdiente sich eine Pilgrims-Baggy-Cap. Nachdem die harte Arbeit erledigt war, sa\u00dfen die Spieler im Schatten und genossen verschiedene Erfrischungen von ERDINGER. Die Pilgrims verbrachten wenig Zeit damit, verpa\u00dfte Chancen zu bedauern, sondern stie\u00dfen stattdessen an auf die wunderbare \u201eVier-und-Vier\u201c-Leistung ihres Kapit\u00e4ns Bipin mit den klebenden Fingern.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2657\" src=\"http:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_1720-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_1720-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_1720-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_1720-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_1720-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_1720-1536x769.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_1720-2048x1025.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>Die Pilgrims bedanken sich beim University CC f\u00fcr die Ausrichtung dieses Spiels an einem so weitl\u00e4ufigen Ort, der zuf\u00e4llig \u00fcber vier (!) Spielfelder verf\u00fcgt, darunter eines, auf dem die lokale Profi-Rugbymannschaft trainierte (diese Jungs sahen selbst aus hundert Metern Entfernung wie Giganten aus). Vielen Dank auch an Scorer Paul und an alle Schiedsrichter und anderen Scorer. Die Pilgrims w\u00fcnschen dem University CC (dem amtierenden WA Cricket 1st Grade Meister) alles Gute f\u00fcr den Rest der Saison.<strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2659\" src=\"http:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251216_151801.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2541\" height=\"1841\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251216_151801.jpg 2541w, https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251216_151801-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251216_151801-1024x742.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251216_151801-768x556.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251216_151801-1536x1113.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251216_151801-2048x1484.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2541px) 100vw, 2541px\" \/>Heligoland Pilgrims<\/strong>: Bipin (c), Abhik (vc), Ankit, Cam (wk II), David, Devadas, Jasveer, Mithun (wk I), Moritz, Stewart, Su, Johann (12th)<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>University CC XI<\/strong>: Damien (c), Eamonn, Harry, Hennie, Mitchell, Nico, Oli, Prabhjot, Rhys, Soham, Vivaan, Will<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Scorer<\/strong>: Paul<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Bericht<\/strong>: <em>Royce Leville\u00a0<\/em>(\u00dcbersetzung <em>Max Minor,<\/em> mit DeepL)<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Photographie<\/strong>: <em>Bipin Chougule<\/em><\/p>\r\n<p><a name=\"anchor\"><\/a><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>May the four be with you<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2655\" src=\"http:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251216_105039-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251216_105039-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251216_105039-300x123.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251216_105039-1024x419.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251216_105039-768x315.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251216_105039-1536x629.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251216_105039-2048x839.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>It\u2019s no exaggeration that Bipin, captaining the Pilgrims\u2019 first game on turf on the Australia tour, seemed to be getting the help of extra powers. Maybe for him, an absolute gun with ball and bat in hand, it was just another day of the week.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2656\" src=\"http:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_1727-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_1727-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_1727-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_1727-1024x631.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_1727-768x473.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_1727-1536x946.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_1727-2048x1262.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>To be fair, it was a glorious Tuesday. After a trip the day before to Rottnest Island, with temperatures in the high 30s, the weather was a tad kinder. At the UWA Sports Park, in Perth\u2019s western suburbs, 31 degrees with a light sea breeze felt like a relief. The Pilgrims, clad today in warm gold tour shirts, met in the late morning with their opponents, a University CC XI, who ranged from young and talented to slightly older and talented.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2660\" src=\"http:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251216_152622-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251216_152622-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251216_152622-300x131.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251216_152622-1024x449.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251216_152622-768x336.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251216_152622-1536x673.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251216_152622-2048x897.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>The 30-over match began with the Pilgrims fielding. They all looked a bit sluggish, still recovering from Sunday\u2019s epic win in epic heat against Swanbourne, capped by an epic thunderstorm. But Bipin had a spring in his step and glue on his hands. He held four sparkling catches at different points of the massive field. And this set the standard for a collective fielding effort that was close to the Pilgrims\u2019 best. Su took a good catch in the outfield, Stewart clutched one in his massive left mitt at short cover, Cam juggled a hot one behind the stumps and Jasveer had a timely direct hit runout of Damien, who was threatening to hit every second ball into the next suburb.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2661\" src=\"http:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_20251216_124310617-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_20251216_124310617-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_20251216_124310617-300x145.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_20251216_124310617-1024x494.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_20251216_124310617-768x371.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_20251216_124310617-1536x741.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_20251216_124310617-2048x989.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>But if Bipin\u2019s catching force wasn\u2019t enough, he came back for a magical second spell and nabbed four wickets. This impressive return helped to restrict the University CC XI to 143 all out, off 27.2 overs. Young talents Vivaan (36) and Harry (35) lead the batting, while Damien tonked 26, barely breaking a sweat. It seemed a gettable target, at a little under five-an-over. Abhik started well, including a lovely clip over deep-square for six, but was caught at short fine leg. David nicked one to slip. Su was tidily caught and bowled.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2662\" src=\"http:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_20251216_144636308-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"899\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_20251216_144636308-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_20251216_144636308-300x105.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_20251216_144636308-1024x360.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_20251216_144636308-768x270.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_20251216_144636308-1536x540.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_20251216_144636308-2048x720.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>Runs were hard to score on the sticky wicket, and all the spinners were proving a handful on the tricky pitch. For a while, Jasveer and Cam steadied to the ship, as they ran hard and started to find the boundary. This was undone by a rash shot from Cam (24), spooning a ball to cover. Jasveer (28) soldiered on, but wickets continued to fall, including his, while the required-run-rate rose. An entertaining cameo from Mithun (23*) boosted the score, with the Pilgrims ending 25 runs short, nine wickets down. Moritz (0*) was undefeated again, for the third time in a row. Will, Soham and Damien all took two wickets.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2658\" src=\"http:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251216_152827-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251216_152827-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251216_152827-300x136.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251216_152827-1024x465.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251216_152827-768x349.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251216_152827-1536x698.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251216_152827-2048x931.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>For his all-round performance, Damien received a copy of Quintus Huntley: Botany (the latest book from your scribe). Harry earned himself a Pilgrims baggy cap. The hard stuff done, the players sat in the shade and enjoyed various ERDINGER refreshments. The Pilgrims spent little time rueing missed opportunities and instead toasted the wonderful \u201cfour and four\u201d performance from their sticky-fingers captain, Bipin.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2657\" src=\"http:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_1720-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_1720-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_1720-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_1720-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_1720-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_1720-1536x769.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_1720-2048x1025.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>The Pilgrims extend their gratitude to University CC for hosting this match in such an expansive location, which happens to have four (!) playing fields, including one where the local professional rugby team was training (those guys looked like behemoths, even from a hundred metres away). Thanks also to scorer Paul, and to all the umpires and other scorers. The Pilgrims wish University CC (the reigning WA Cricket 1st grade champions) all the best for the rest of the season.<strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2659\" src=\"http:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251216_151801.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2541\" height=\"1841\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251216_151801.jpg 2541w, https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251216_151801-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251216_151801-1024x742.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251216_151801-768x556.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251216_151801-1536x1113.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251216_151801-2048x1484.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2541px) 100vw, 2541px\" \/>Heligoland Pilgrims<\/strong>: Bipin (c), Abhik (vc), Ankit, Cam (wk II), David, Devadas, Jasveer, Mithun (wk I), Moritz, Stewart, Su, Johann (12th)<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>University CC XI<\/strong>: Damien (c), Eamonn, Harry, Hennie, Mitchell, Nico, Oli, Prabhjot, Rhys, Soham, Vivaan, Will<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Scorer<\/strong>: Paul<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Report<\/strong>: <em>Royce Leville<\/em><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Photography<\/strong>: <em>Bipin Chougule<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Read the English version below. M\u00f6ge die Vier mit dir sein Es ist keine \u00dcbertreibung, da\u00df Bipin, Kapit\u00e4n des ersten Spiels der Pilgrims auf Rasen w\u00e4hrend der Australien-Tour, offenbar von zus\u00e4tzlichen Kr\u00e4ften unterst\u00fctzt wurde. F\u00fcr ihn, einen absoluten Star mit Ball und Schl\u00e4ger in der Hand, war es vielleicht nur ein Tag wie jeder andere.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,4,28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2557","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-allgemein","category-spielbericht","category-tour"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2557","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2557"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2557\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2670,"href":"https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2557\/revisions\/2670"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2557"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2557"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.heligolandpilgrimscc.de\/cms\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2557"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}