HK Cricket Match Reports: Saturday 17 October, 2015

Saturday Championship Division 1
This season’s Saturday Championship Division 1 has been hotly contested with two ties and a number of very close finishes already seen in the first six rounds of the competition.

There was yet another nail-biter at HKCC last Saturday as HKCC Witherers claimed a dramatic win in the last over against PACC. PACC batted first after winning the toss and they recovered from 8/75 to score 163 all out, thanks to a bold 65 from Mohammad Saad. Witherers were pegged back in the early stages of their reply but they recovered from 3/11 to reach 4/121 with Toby Raper hitting 49 and Tim Whisker 43. But a flurry of wickets saw the hosts slump to 7/122 and then 8/136 as Mohammad Azam ran through the middle-order, claiming 3/29. The ninth wicket fell at 150 but the last pair held firm and Witherers got home with three balls to spare.
At HKCC: PACC 163 from 32.5 overs lost to HKCC Witherers 9/164 from 34.3 overs by one wicket.

CCC Jing Sun scored a 135-run victory over Centaurs at Mission Road with Kabir Sodhi hitting an unbeaten century. Sodhi scored 105 not out as CCC Jing Sun posted 3/234 from their 35 overs, with Mark Wright also hitting an unbeaten 62. The Sodhi/Wright partnership reaped 127 runs in an unbroken 4th wicket stand. The top was knocked off the Centaurs batting order and from 5/25 they never recovered. Ben Harris hit 53 and he was the last wicket to fall as Centaurs could only muster 7/99 from 34 overs, having been penalised one over by the umpires for slow bowling during their innings.
At Mission Road: CCC Jing Sun 3/234 from 35 overs beat Centaurs 7/99 from 34 overs by 135 runs.

At Kowloon Cricket Club, DLSWCC Sarjan beat KCC Crusaders by 29 runs. DSLWCC Sarjan’s openers got them off to a flyer with a century opening partnership between Hudugur Gururaj (38) and Mohammed Ibraheem (48). Waqas Khan then chipped in with 43 as DLSWCC Sarjan reached 6/190 from their 35 overs. Chirag Kothari was the pick of the Crusaders’ bowlers, grabbing 4/41 from his spell. In reply, Aditya Kanthan scored 39 but his was the best in a faltering effort that saw Crusaders dismissed for 161. Sarfaraz Khan did most of the damage for DLSWCC Sarjan, claiming 4/29 in six overs.
At KCC: DLSWCC Sarjan 6/190 from 35 overs beat KCC Crusaders 161 from 32.4 overs.

Saturday Championship Division 2

In the only Division 2 match of the day, Taipan CC accounted for Kai Tak CC by 103 runs. Taipans were sent into bat and they made merry to the tune of 5/270 from their 35 overs with Gurjinder Singh hitting 84, Romy Singh 36 and Manjinder Singh 55. Manjinder then claimed 3/27 as Kai Tak were restricted to 5/167 in reply, despite half-centuries from Tom Downey (64) and Peter Williams (58*).
At PKVR Park: Taipan CC 5/270 from 35 overs beat Kai Tak CC 5/167 from 35 overs by 103 runs.

HK Cricket Match Reports: Saturday 10 October, 2015

Saturday Championship Division 1
At Hong Kong Cricket Club, there was a tied result (the second this season) with HKCC Nomads and HKCC Gap Ramblers sharing the spoils.

Gap Ramblers found themselves batting first after losing the toss but their openers got them away to a good start with 41 runs for the first wicket. David Varley led the batsmen with 61 while Justin Alexander boosted the score with 34 not out from number 10 as Gap Ramblers finished on 8/178 from their 35 overs.

Nomads got off to a poor start, losing their top three batsmen with only seven runs on the board. They looked dead and buried at 6/80 but some positive lower order batting, especially from Pushpendra Sharma and Luke Rewega, got them on level terms. A run out from a direct hit, as the batsmen tried for a second run to win the game, saw the match finish all square. For Nomads, Toby Brown top scored with 53 while Raag Kapur picked up 3/40 for Gap Ramblers.
At HKCC: HKCC Gap Ramblers 8/178 from 35 overs tied with HKCC Nomads 178 from 34.4 overs.

Over at Kowloon Cricket Club, KCC Saracens enjoyed a three-wicket victory over HKCC Witherers. Witherers batted first after being sent in by Saracens but they could only muster 9/123 from their 35 overs with Charlie Bright’s 36 the only score of any significance.

Ninad Shah led the Saracens reply with a fine 46, while Simandeep Singh finished things off with an unbeaten 31. Ciaran McAssey was the pick of the Witherers’ bowlers, claiming 3/14 from six overs.
At KCC: HKCC Witherers 9/123 from 35 overs lost to KCC Saracens 7/125 from 32.5 overs by three wickets.

Saturday Championship Division 2
In Division two action, SCC Lancers, CCC Hung See and USRC/MCC all secured wins.

At Mission Road, USRC/MCC batted first against Laguna Gully and they amassed 8/208 from their 35 overs with Mohammad Awais hitting a splendid 111 not out. Umar Mohammad also hit 48 for USRC/MCC while Pranav Shah picked up 4/32 for Laguna Gully.

Laguna Gully’s reply never quite got going and they were eventually dismissed for 148 from 30.3 overs, with sundries the top score. Shan Sawar was the best of the nine USRC/MCC bowlers used, with 4/27 from 5 overs.
At Mission Road: USRC/MCC 8/208 from 35 overs beat Laguna Gully 148 from 30.3 overs by 60 runs.

At PKVR Park, DLSW Spartans opted to field first after winning the toss and they had early success as they reduced SCC Lancers to 3/16 and then 5/39 with Niaz Ali picking four wickets. But the Lancers’ lower order batsmen prospered and they finished on 208 all out off their 35 overs with skipper Prakash Chakravarti hitting 49 and Uday Shetty getting 57. Niaz finished with 4/18 from his seven over spell. Spartans’ lost both their opener’s cheaply but they progressed their score to 3/117 before Suresh Pandey fell for a team-high 40. After that, wickets fell regularly and Spartans were eventually all out for 180 in the 32nd over. Nitesh Talwar was the best of the Lancers bowlers with 4/22 while Uday Shetty completed a good all-round performance with 3/36.
At PKVR Park: SCC Lancers 207 from 35 overs beat DLSW Spartans 180 from 31.5 overs by 27 runs.

Shin-high long grass greeted the CCC Hung See and Pioneers teams at the Police Training College when they met to do battle in the ‘Chinese derby’. The teams did their best in the conditions with CCC Hung See maintaining their winning streak over Pioneers.

CCC Hung See won the toss and put Pioneers into bat. Skipper Damien Yee led the way with 41 at the top of the order as Pioneers reached 9/111 from their 35 overs. Ady Lee was the pick of the Hung See bowlers with 3/20 from his seven over spell. Adrian ‘Jet’ Lee got the Hung See innings off to a solid start and he and Adam Marrin posted 67 for the first wicket. Solid batting saw the Hung See innings pass 100 with no further loss but with two runs to win, ‘Jet’ was run out for 43. CCC Hung See cruised to victory in 24 overs to earn a bonus point.
At Police Training College: Pioneers CC 9/111 from 35 overs lost to CCC Hung See 3/112 from 24 overs by seven wickets.

HK Cricket Match Reports: Saturday, 26 September 2015

A heavy downpour in the mid-afternoon affected all Saturday Championship matches but it was a credit that teams achieved results in a couple of matches after waiting out the rain break.

Saturday Championship Division 1
At Hong Kong Cricket Club, Nomads suffered a rare defeat at the hands of fellow HKCC team Witherers in a match reduced to 21 overs per innings.

Batting first after winning the toss, the Nomads innings was interrupted after 16.2 overs for rain, after the resumption of play, the score progressed to 6/161 from 21 overs. Top scorers were Stephen Hawinkels with 48 and Paul Watkins with 31. In reply, Witherers’ Andrew Jacobs hit 74 as they raced to victory in 18 overs for the loss of four wickets.

The match was one of a number of games played at HKCC over the long weekend to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of the HKCC’s move to the Wong Nai Chung Gap venue.
At HKCC: HKCC Nomads 6/161 from 21 overs lost to HKCC Witherers 4/165 from 18 overs by six wickets (match reduced to 21 overs per innings).

There was a derby match at Kowloon Cricket Club where Crusaders faced Saracens. Unfortunately, the heavy rain curtailed proceedings after 17 overs with Saracens in a spot of bother at 6/60, and no further play was possible. Damian Kelleher claimed 4/16 for Crusaders.
At KCC: KCC Saracens 6/60 from 17 overs drew with KCC Crusaders.

There was a similar outcome in the match at Mission Road between DLSWCC Sarjan and CCC Jing Sun. Rain forced play to stop in the ninth over and no further play was possible after the bowlers’ run-ups and outfield were soaked. The match was abandoned with CCC Jing Sun’s score on 1/37.
At Mission Road: CCC Jing Sun 1/37 from 8.5 overs drew with DLSWCC Sarjan.

Saturday Championship Division 2
A result was achieved at PKVR Park where Lamma defeated Kai Tak five wickets. Kai Tak batted first and had totalled 5/87 from 17.4 overs when the rain stopped play. Upon a resumption of play, Lamma were given 17 overs to chase down a revised score of 84, which they achieved with five balls to spare.
At PKVR Park: Kai Tak CC 5/87 from 17.4 overs lost to Lamma CC 4/84 from 16.1 overs by five wickets (target 18 from 17 overs).

The Great American Texas Barbecue @ Kowloon Cricket Club – 18 November, 2014

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Sponsored by the US Meat Export Federation and the Texas Beef Council over 800 meat lovers attended The Great American Texas Barbecue 2014 to enjoy the great taste of American beef. Artisan butcher Ryan Farr of San Francisco’s 4505 Meats and Tim Broderick Head Chef at Great supermarket in Pacific Place were lead barbecuers working for days to prepare a range of smoked beef cuts and sausages. They also BBQ’d a whole hog Southern style – more close ups of that can be found here.
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Ryan Farr: Artisan Butcher @ KCC – 17 November, 2014

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Ryan Farr the famed chef and butcher behind 4505 Meats introduced 40+ chefs, butchers and restauranteurs to American style butchery and BBQ at the Kowloon Cricket Club on the 17th November, 2014. The class, one of series Farr is holding in Hong Kong and Macau as part of an awareness tour sponsored by the the US Meat Export Federation and the Texas Beef Council, looks to show that good meat, needs careful preparation and cooking to ensure the customer gets maximum taste and enjoyment from his meal.

Anthony Renda from the Art of Butchery in the United States and Tim Broderick Head Chef of Great supermarket in Pacific Place were doing the BBQing.

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