Monday, July 18, 2011

League Round Up Week One

Twenty20 3.3:

YOUNG GUNNERZ vs Crni Zmajevi Cricket Club [Windy/Hard, 8715 spectators]: YOUNG GUNNERZ won by 7 wickets.

 An easy victory for the GUNNERZ. Key players were Decard Caine (68 runs, 37 balls) and the trio of Rimmington, Parkinson and Hill (3 wickets each) for YOUNG GUNNERZ. Crni Zmajevi's best performers were Collie Bernard (27 runs, 16 balls) and Pediya Aamir (2 wickets).

Karachi Dolphins vs Beiram's 11 [Windy/Sticky, 4420 spectators]: Beiram's 11 won by 8 wickets.

 Beiram's achieved an easy victory over the Dolphins. Key performers were Harrity (57 runs,35 balls), spinners Jones and Yusuf took 3 wickets each, with a very low ER.

Team Furry vs Mogambo Cricket Club [Windy/Flat, 6780 spectators]: Team Furry won by 8 runs.

 Match of the day. Team Furry successfully defended their 218 runs. Key men was Kamal (52 runs, 30 balls), Towers (88 runs, 49 balls) and Wallace (54 runs, 27 balls) for Team Furry. Yalamanchil (100 runs,56 balls) and Morgan (48 runs, 26 balls) did excellent for Mogambo's. Bowler's didn't have a chance this time.

Swing Kings CC vs Aviemore [Windy/Green, 7800 spectators]: Swing Kings CC won by 257 runs

The Kings scored a brilliant 273 runs to demolish Aviemore. Butterworth did 159 runs from only 66 balls, clearly he was the star of the round. Fraites also added a century (110 runs, 53 balls). No one to mention from Aviemore, sadly.

Best batting performances:

 1. William Butterworth: 156 runs from 66 balls [Swing Kings CC]
 2. Berkeley Fraites: 110 runs from 53 balls [Swing Kings CC]
 3. Amoghadarsin Yalamanchili: 100 runs from 56 balls [Mogambo Cricket Club]

Best bowling performances:

 1. Dino Bitwott: 4 wickets taken with 2.00 ER [Swing Kings CC]
 2. Suresh Yusuf: 3 wickets taken with 2.57 ER [Beiram's 11]
 3. Keith Parkinson: 3 wickets taken with 1.5 ER [YOUNG GUNNERZ]

Keeper of the day: Eliah Jackson made 2 catches, a runout and 1 stumping. [Team Furry]

 Youth 2.2:

Goldy's Eagles vs Crni Zmajevi Cricket Club [Windy/Crumbling, 5652 spectators]: Goldy's Eagles won by 4 wickets.

 Match of the day. A very exciting game of the two title contenders. Goldy's Eagles won the game with its excellent batting in the late overs. Best performers were for Goldy's: Mahoob (51 runs, 67 balls) and the late partnership of Sohail (32 runs, 39 balls) and F. Ali (38 runs, 32 balls). For the Dragons, Shankar (60 runs, 99 balls) Androo (59 runs, 65 balls) and Decker (40 runs, 44 balls) did the most.

Woodchester XI vs North Star [Windy/Slow, 4830 spectators]: Woodchester XI won by 147 runs. 

 Woodchester XI destroyed the North Stars with a stunning victory. Title contenders Woodchester's did not give a chance for the opposition, openers Annetts and Gilmore scored 138 runs combined. Fast bowler Francis took no less than 4 wickets, and Annetts took another 3. Best performer for the North Star was Nazir with his 44 runs.

Kobras vs NEW PAK 11 [Windy/Uneven, 5617 spectators]: Kobras won by 3 wickets.

  Another close and exciting game. Kobras managed to win the game at 39.2. Performers of the day were Khan and Hussein for NEW PAK 11, Hussein excelled both at ball and bat. Korbas' Jan scored 91 runs, wk Schaefer joined him with 94 runs, while Lewis hit no less than 44 runs.

The Sjiekke Bennies vs Al Khobar Falcons [Windy/Uneven, 6100 spectators]: Al Khobar Falcons won by 9 wickets 

 The Bennies failed to stop the excellent Falcons, as the title contender rushed to victory. Anwar took 4 important wickets, while Aamer and Umar's partnership did 113 runs for the Falcons.

Best batting performances:

 1. Kamran Khan: 116 runs from just 89 balls [NEW PAK 11]
 2. Gerhardus Schaefer: 94 runs from 83 balls [Kobras]
 3. Qaisar Jan: 91 runs from 91 balls [Kobras]

Best bowling performances:

 1. Austin Francis: 4 wickets with 4.12 ER [Woodchester XI]
 2. Naved Anwar: 4 wickets with 2.38 ER [Al Khobar Falcons]
 3. Leonard Annetts: 3 wickets with 1.86 ER [Woodchester XI]

Keeper of the day: Ansar Kamal [North Star] and Sardar Ahsan [Goldy's Eagles] both with 3 keeper catches.

One Day 3.1


Boo Kroo - Mujahedine CC [Windy/Dry, 10890 spectators] Mujahidine CC won by 32 runs.

 Two very evenly matched teams fought today, Mujahedine's bowling proved to be the key on this day. Their top batters were Zahid (95 runs, 115 balls) and Biemans (61 runs, 74 balls) while Boo Kroo's Millar answered with 77. Rasheed and Kanetkar were close to a half-century as well. Dickson and McFarlanne took 6 wickets together, which sealed the deal for Mujahedine.

Crni Zmajevi Cricket Club vs Surray [Windy/Dry, 6830 spectators]: Crni Zmajevi Cricket Club won by 6 runs.

 The surprise of the day. Surray outrated Crni Zmajevi in most aspects of the game, and they still suffered a 6 runs loss. Rasmajinan collected 53 runs for the Dragons, Hodge fought back with 69 runs. There was some awesome bowling this time too, Adcock from Surray took 4 wickets, while Haider (3 wickets) and Rogers (4 wickets) lead Crni Zmajevi to victory.

 KHAN WARRIORS vs Ujpest Devils [Windy/Flat, 7200 spectators]: Ujpest Devils won by 3 wickets.

A very high scoring game, where Ujpest's experience proved to be key factor. KHAN WARRIOR's put on a decent batting, and yet, Ujpest managed to overcome that. Rock and Wa Menza both scored a century for KHAN's. Shridar did 120 for Ujpest. All his other batsmen scored nicely and evenly. We saw a stunning bowling performance too, this time from the away side: Moyes took a terrific 7 wickets.

Farmers Union Iced Coffee CC vs Lahore Kings 11 [Windy/Dry. 10845 spectators]: Farmers Union Iced Coffee CC won by 87 runs.

Freshly demoted Farmers Union proved to be too tough for the Kings this time. Openers Lillie and Oliver rushed to a 191 runs partnership, while from the Kings only Fitzgerald batted good enough. Daniel also took 4 wickets for the Farmers.

Best  batting performances:

 1. Berihun Wa Menza: 139 runs from 93 balls [KHAN WARRIORS]
 2. Ronald Oliver: 135 runs from 140 balls [Farmers Union Iced Coffee CC]
 3. John Rock: 124 runs from 71 balls [KHAN WARRIORS]

Best bowling performances:

 1. Elwyn Moyes: 7 wickets with 8.32 ER [Ujpest Devils]
 2. Pediya Daniel: 4 wickets with 4.25 ER [Farmers Union Iced Coffee CC]
 3. Ralph Rogers: 4 wickets with 3.6 ER [Crni Zmajevi Cricket Club]

Keeper of the day: Dirk Butterworth with 4 keeper catches.

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