Another exciting match. Al Khobar is one of our rivals in the title race, so a victory here was crucial. Also the structure of the two squad is pretty much the opposite of each other, Al Khobar have very good bowlers, while our team is stronger in batting and fielding. We started our innings and Shankar departed early, then Usama Ali and Pediya Androo scored nicely. Ali lost his wicket in the 15th over, but this night was all about Androo's batting performance. He scored a century, while were lucky enough to score decently in all his partnerships. We finished with 281-5. Looked good enough for the win, but the Falcons batsmen was in good form too. Their run rate increased over by over, and our bowler's were struggling. Luckily we managed to keep our lead, and Crni Zmajevi Cricket Club won by 27 runs.
Best performances:
1, Pediya Androo wasn't too confident with the ball, but he batted a lot better and ended up scoring 113 runs from 97 balls.
2. Hala Karim did well for Al Khobar, scoring 73 runs from 65 balls.
3. Usman Ali also proved to be useful for the Falcons: 60 runs from 56 balls is indeed great.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Match Report 26 Juli 11: Team Furry vs Crni Zmajevi Cricket Club (t20 div 3.3)
This was a long awaited game between the Furries and the Dragons. We have a long history of matches, and in the last few games we had scores were pretty close, maybe even in a bit of favor of Team Furry. He also beaten YOUNG GUNNERZ in the previous round, whom devastated us in the 1st round. Conditions were Flat/Windy, and we started our innings. After 5 overs score was 50-0, Ahmed Abolhassan started strong with 30 runs. Unlucky to us, he lost his wicket on the next ball. Holtbacher also departed at 9.6, and then something magical happened with the van Onselen/Rasmajinan partnership, they stayed in all the way, scoring 129 runs combined. 230-2, I felt that's should be enough, yet Team Furry started their innings very strong too, they were at 58-1 after 5 overs. I started to be worried a bit :) Brassington batted very strongly for them, and Amalean only managed to take his wicket at 10.4. They kept on scoring greatly, their run rate was above ours till the 12th over. Then came Haider with his magic tricks, putting up a 2 runs, 2 wickets over. Brilliant. Rogers got one more in the next, Haider again in the 15th. It wasn't hard from there, Haider and Farrell managed to take the remaining 3 wickets by 19.2. Crni Zmajevi Cricket Club won by 53 runs.
Best performers of the match:
1. Sunil Rasmajinan with 91 runs from 47 balls. The Crni Zmajevi keeper also had 3 catches.
2. Imrul Haider with 4 wickets and 4 ER. Another spectacular performance from Haider. He was the hero:)
3. Andries van Onselen 60 runs from 26 balls. In partnership with Rasmajinan, he wasn't any worse.
Man of the match for Team Furry: Livingston Brassington. The experienced batsman picked up 61 runs from just 26 balls.
Best performers of the match:
1. Sunil Rasmajinan with 91 runs from 47 balls. The Crni Zmajevi keeper also had 3 catches.
2. Imrul Haider with 4 wickets and 4 ER. Another spectacular performance from Haider. He was the hero:)
3. Andries van Onselen 60 runs from 26 balls. In partnership with Rasmajinan, he wasn't any worse.
Man of the match for Team Furry: Livingston Brassington. The experienced batsman picked up 61 runs from just 26 balls.
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Quick Catch-up
I had no time for updates in the last week, so now a quick catch up: We won with ease our t20 & youth games, and suffered a heavy loss in One Day. Also lost in 2nd round of Pavilion Cup.
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.
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.
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Match Report 17 Jul 11: Pretoria Parrots vs Crni Zmajevi Cricket Club [Pavilion Cup Round One]
5000 supporters came to see Pretoria's battle against Crni Zmajevi. The groundsmen prepared a flat pitch, while the weather was nice and sunny on this afternoon. Samar Ali called correctly, and the Dragons started their innings. Despite the conditions favored the batsmen, Anwar lost his wicket early, the umpire called lbw at 0.3. Another batsman departed, as Harden made a catch, Salih was quickly off pitch. What happened after that, wasn't exactly pleasing for the home side.Lostwalleti and van der Bilt's partnership quickly hit the 150 runs mark, and the score was 176/2 by the break. Crni Zmajevi continued where they left off, the 2 made 264 runs combined, as Indrasiri finally managed to take van der Bilt's wicket at 37.4. Wickets started to fall a lot quicker at this point, Lostwalleti departed at 39.4, Hodgetts followed quickly at 40.6. Next one out was Javed, then Samar Ali, who were the only one with a decent batting figure from the late order. Rebbeck took his 5th wicket at 49.5, Crni Zmajevi's innings finished with 383/8. A quite good score even on this pitch, i must add. As Pretoria started their innings, Amalean started his show. The openers were out by 2.3, and Zia took another wicket at 3.3, Amalean added 2 more, after the 10th over Pretoria was at 53/5. Amalean continued to bowl amazingly, and finished the game with a marvelous 6 wickets. Lostwalleti added the next 2, the Parrot's batting line up was up for a real test, which they failed to pass. Haider finished them off with an excellent spin at 33.6.Crni Zmajevi Cricket Club won by 239 runs.
Playing mostly their substitutes, Crni Zmajevi's manager expected a harder game. There was some quality batting from Lostwalleti and van der Bilt, the latter got 3 keeper catches too. On the bowling side, Lostwalleti excelled again, along with the man of the match, Amalean. From the Pretoria side we can't point out too many great performers this time. Rebbeck put on an excellent bowling display, and Indrasiri had some great moments too.
Playing mostly their substitutes, Crni Zmajevi's manager expected a harder game. There was some quality batting from Lostwalleti and van der Bilt, the latter got 3 keeper catches too. On the bowling side, Lostwalleti excelled again, along with the man of the match, Amalean. From the Pretoria side we can't point out too many great performers this time. Rebbeck put on an excellent bowling display, and Indrasiri had some great moments too.
Friday, July 15, 2011
Match Report 15 Jul 11: Crni Zmajevi Cricket Club vs Surray [One Day Div 3.1]
First match of our one day season, and already gone crazy. Surray visited us, conditions were dry/windy. We've played with 4 spinners, and 1 medium pacer. We called the toss correctly, and our innings was on its way, the lads didn't started as well as i have hoped for, the scoreboard showed 24/2 after the 5th over. It wasn't a good sign, Adcock departed our 2 best batter, Ahmad Abolhassan and Holtbacher. The partnership of Rasmajinan and van Onselen lasted longer, the latter lost his wicket at 18.4, Lydamore bowled and finished the over with a wicket maiden. Nothing interesting happened, at half time we were at 94/3, not too good, i must admit. Rasmajinan left the pitch too at 28.4, Anwar followed him not long after by a great ball from Adcock again, at 30.6. Things didn't look too good for the home side.... and continued to be worse, Ismail Abolhassan bowled out by Lydamore at 33.3, and by this all of our decent batsmen were out. Farrell and Mazin did a decent partnership after though, Mazin got out at 38.2 ( Adcock again), Farrell followed him at 41.5 Score was 181/8 at this time, not good, not good at all. Ramparasad failed to score on a slow ball as van der Graaf bowled him out. By the end of over 44 we were down to only 1 wicket, managed to score a miserable 189.. Come on lads! Our last partnership last night was Haider and Rogers, a couple seemed incapable to bat, yet they have put up a solid 27 runs. At the end, we managed to finish with 214/9. That did not look bad at all.
Farrell and Ramparasad started to bowl, and Surray's batters was on rampage. Scoreboad showed 36/0 by the 5th, and 82/1 by the 10th run. Seemed like we will have serious problems, Ramparasad bowled awfully at this period. Things didn't get much better, however Rogers managed to bowl out Buckstein at 13.4, and he was bowling when Rasmajinan finally stumped Hodge at 19.4. Finally Surray slowed down a bit, still they have looked comfortable at the break with a neat 137/3. They needed 81 runs from 26 overs. After the break our 2 most experienced bowler came, and they made sure Verdi will get some more grey hairs. Surray's Hill started to hit boundaries from almost every ball, until Farrell finally caught him at 28.2. Surray still looked comfortable to win, Haider gave a bit of hope to the home side in the 34th over, when he took 2 wickets at 33.5 and 33.6. Rogers started to bowl strongly, with low ER and 2 wickets in the 37th over. Match could still go to either side, Surray was at 196/8, needed only 19 runs from 13 overs. Ramparasad corrected some of his earlier mistakes by bowling out Adcock at 40.1, and Haider put up a tricky ball when Rasmajinan managed to stump Lydamore at 41.4. What a game! Crni Zmajevi won by 6 runs.
I can only hope for games like that, these moments what makes cricket the best sport in the world. There was at least 4 turning points in this game, when Adcock took those early wickets, when Haider/Rogers batted greatly, when the openers of Surray humiliated the home side's bowlers. But at the end, Rogers and Haider saved the day for the locals. Both team deserved to win, Crni Zmajevi got the upper hand with luck, and thanks to its excellend spin attack in the late overs.
Players of the game for the home side are Rogers and Haider without doubt. They had an excellent partnership and managed the home side to survive till the end of their innings. Then they did an excellent job in the bowling department, the two combined took 7 wickets of the opposition. Can't really point out anyone else from the home squad, Rasmajinan did some decent keeping and managed to score 53 runs.
For the visitors, Hodge had an awesome stroll of runs, 69 runs out of 70 balls is admirable with this conditions. There was some great bowling display too, Adcock and van der Graaf had 7 wickets combined.
Farrell and Ramparasad started to bowl, and Surray's batters was on rampage. Scoreboad showed 36/0 by the 5th, and 82/1 by the 10th run. Seemed like we will have serious problems, Ramparasad bowled awfully at this period. Things didn't get much better, however Rogers managed to bowl out Buckstein at 13.4, and he was bowling when Rasmajinan finally stumped Hodge at 19.4. Finally Surray slowed down a bit, still they have looked comfortable at the break with a neat 137/3. They needed 81 runs from 26 overs. After the break our 2 most experienced bowler came, and they made sure Verdi will get some more grey hairs. Surray's Hill started to hit boundaries from almost every ball, until Farrell finally caught him at 28.2. Surray still looked comfortable to win, Haider gave a bit of hope to the home side in the 34th over, when he took 2 wickets at 33.5 and 33.6. Rogers started to bowl strongly, with low ER and 2 wickets in the 37th over. Match could still go to either side, Surray was at 196/8, needed only 19 runs from 13 overs. Ramparasad corrected some of his earlier mistakes by bowling out Adcock at 40.1, and Haider put up a tricky ball when Rasmajinan managed to stump Lydamore at 41.4. What a game! Crni Zmajevi won by 6 runs.
I can only hope for games like that, these moments what makes cricket the best sport in the world. There was at least 4 turning points in this game, when Adcock took those early wickets, when Haider/Rogers batted greatly, when the openers of Surray humiliated the home side's bowlers. But at the end, Rogers and Haider saved the day for the locals. Both team deserved to win, Crni Zmajevi got the upper hand with luck, and thanks to its excellend spin attack in the late overs.
Players of the game for the home side are Rogers and Haider without doubt. They had an excellent partnership and managed the home side to survive till the end of their innings. Then they did an excellent job in the bowling department, the two combined took 7 wickets of the opposition. Can't really point out anyone else from the home squad, Rasmajinan did some decent keeping and managed to score 53 runs.
For the visitors, Hodge had an awesome stroll of runs, 69 runs out of 70 balls is admirable with this conditions. There was some great bowling display too, Adcock and van der Graaf had 7 wickets combined.
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Latest aquisitions & departures
As expected, Edward Dulling, Dogo Uouko and Pediya Aamir left our team, generating a nice $127,000. They wasn't in our long term plans, although Aamir's departure can be a loss for the team in short term. 2 players joined the club today, Ismail Abolhassan will definitely strengthen our batting line up. Manager Verdi hopes to use him especially in t20 games, in the lower/middle order. The UAE player is 21 year old, having accomplished technique and batting. I'd say he is a good purchase for the future. The other aquistion is Danny Steyn, a south african 16 year old player. It's yet to be seen how he can be used, he has poor batting and bowling.
Manager Verdi confirmed that there might be one or two youth players added to the squad, while senior team seems to be complete.
Manager Verdi confirmed that there might be one or two youth players added to the squad, while senior team seems to be complete.
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