Tag: 2015
HK Cricket Match Reports: Monday, 29 September 2015
One-Day Premier League
One Premier League match was played at Mission Road on the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday with the HKCA Under-19s prevailing by four wickets over PACC in an unbelievable finish.
PACC started positively after winning the toss and Hussain Butt and Daniyal Bukhari shared an opening partnership of 50 before Waqas Khan bowled Butt for 17. Bukhari continued to prosper and he and Skhawat Ali put on another 84-runs for the 4th wicket before Bukhari departed for 85. Skhawat (58) and Aizaz Khan (34) then added another 69 runs before both batsmen fell with the score on 225. The PACC innings eventually closed on 6/245 from their 50 overs.
The HKCA Under-19s innings also got off to a good start with Niraj Patwari and Raag Kapur putting 39 runs on the board for the first wicket but both batsmen were back in the pavilion before the score had reached 50. Akbar Khan then scored 51 but his was the fourth wicket to fall as the HKCA U19s score reached 114. Waqas Khan (56), Giacomo Lamplough (20) and Mohammad Awais (43*) batted extremely well to keep the scoreboard ticking over but by the end of the 49th over, 21 runs were still needed for victory. Two sixes in the final over, bowled by Mohammad Kamran, left the U19s needing to score four off the last ball but they could only manage two and the PACC players started celebrating their win. However, the bowler had failed to inform umpire Clive Howard that he was changing to bowl around the wicket so the umpire called a no-ball, meaning the scores were now tied. With the final ball having to be re-bowled, and a free hit on offer, the batsmen scampered through for a quick run, despite the facing batsman being cleaned bowled, to give the HKCA U19s victory by four wickets.
At Mission Road: PACC 6/245 from 50 overs lost to HKCA Under-19s 6/246 from 50 overs by 4 wickets
HK Cricket Match Reports: Sunday, 27 September 2015
One-Day Premier League
With HKCC closed for its 40th Anniversary celebrations, the One-Day Premier League action switched to Mission Road where the Independents took on Diasqua LSWCC Prism.
Batting first after winning the toss, the Independents never recovered after losing their top four batsmen with only 43 runs on the board and they were eventually dismissed for just 101 in 31 overs. Top scorer was Sikander Zafar with 28 while Nadeem Ahmed claimed 3/20.
A 92-run opening stand between Anas Kahn (36*) and Jangzeb Khan (49) saw DLSWCC Prism advance strongly to a decisive victory in just 12.3 overs.
At Mission Road: Independents 101 from 31 overs lost to Diasqua LSWCC Prism 1/102 from 12.3 overs by 9 wickets.
There was another low scoring game at Kowloon Cricket Club where Pakistan Association played their opening match against hosts KCC.
Electing to bat after winning the toss, the PACC top order were skittled by Ryan Campbell, who picked up 3/4 in his five over spell. Ishtiaq Mohammad was PACC’s top-scorer with 27 in a disappointing total of 130 from 42.3 overs. KCC’s strong performance was clouded with the loss of wicket-keeper Jamie Atkinson with a dislocated finger.
The loss of Atkinson did not deter KCC and a 74-run opening partnership between Irfan Ahmed (49) and Ninad Shah (30) got them off to a flying start. KCC’s progress slowed briefly as Ishtiaq Mohammad claimed four quick wickets, but with such a small total to defend, and with plenty of batting in reserve, KCC eased to victory in 24.2 overs. Ishtiaq finished with 4/16 off nine overs.
At KCC: PACC 130 from 42.3 overs lost to KCC 4/131 from 24.2 overs by 6 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).
Tim Mei Avenue – 27 September, 2015
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Tim Mei Avenue – 27 September, 2015
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HK Cricket Match Reports – 19-20 September, 2015
Saturday, 19th September 2015
Four matches were played in the Saturday Championship withHong Kong Cricket Club Nomads and Kowloon Cricket Club Saracens making bold statements of intent in Division One with strong early performances while USRC/MCC and Kai Tak also enjoyed victories in Division Two.
Saturday Championship Division 1
At Hong Kong Cricket Club, defending champions HKCC Nomads got their title defence off to a winning start with a strong performance against Pakistan Association. Electing to bowl after winning the toss, Nomads dismissed PACC for 194 in the 34th over, with Ravi Mulchandani picking up 3/39 from his 7 over spell. For PACC, Zamir Ali top scored with 55 while Mehtab Ali scored 40.
A 50-run opening partnership saw Nomads away to a positive start with skipper Kym Graham hitting 30 and from there the HKCC batsmen were seldom troubled. A 97-run third wicket partnership between Kabir Sodhi (41) and A Shephard (84*) lifted Nomads to the brink and victory was eventually achieved in 30.1 overs.
At HKCC: Pakistan Association 194 from 33.2 overs lost HKCC Nomads 4/198 from 30.1 overs runs
At Kowloon Cricket Club, a new-look KCC Saracens unit achieved a bonus point victory over Centaurs thanks to a dominant batting performance. Saracens notched up an impressive 5/233 from their 35 overs after electing to bat first. Chris Cater (85) and Ninad Shah (78) shared a 138-run third wicket partnership while Simandeep Singh (61) and Carter added another 76 for the fourth wicket.
In reply, Centaurs made a good start with the openers putting on 57. Four of the top five batsmen scored over 20 but none reached 30 and Centaurs slumped from 3/103 to 135 all out. Ansh Lulla mopped up the tail with 4/29 from five overs.
At KCC: KCC Saracens 5/233 from 35 overs beat Centaurs 135 from 34.5 overs by 98 runs.
Saturday Championship Division 2
Kai Tak bounced back from their loss to SCC Lancers to beat CCC Hung See by 90 runs at Police Training College. Batting first after winning the toss, Kai Tak scored 6/189 from their 35 overs with Ali Williams top scoring with 93. In reply, CCC Hung See were dismissed for 99 with Kai Tak skipper Mohsin Naqvi claiming 3/6 off seven overs.
At PTC: Kai Tak 6/189 from 35 overs beat CCC Hung See 99 from 34.3 overs by 90 runs.
At PKVR Park, USRC/MCC and HKU fought out a close game with USRC/MCC prevailing by 29 runs. USRC/MCC batted first and they scored 213 off 34.3 overs with Umar Mohammad hitting an impressive 72 while Sikandar Zafar scored 45. Ashwin Dokania led HKU’s reply with 41, but his was a lone hand as six other HKU batsmen posted double figure scores but none could go past 17. HKU were eventually dismissed for 184.
At PKVR Park: USRC/MCC 213 from 34.3 overs beat HKU 184 from 33.5 overs by 29 runs.
Sunday, 20th September 2015
One-Day Premier League
A thrilling One-Day Premier League match was played at Hong Kong Cricket Club with defending champions HKCC prevailing in the end by the narrowest of margins.
The Independents batted first after winning the toss but they got off to the worst possible start, losing three wickets with just one run on the board. A 108-run fourth wicket partnership between Jonathan Foo and Akbar Khan lifted the Independents’ score to 109 before Khan was dismissed for 23. The 25-year-old Foo, who represented Guyana in the 2010 and 2013 Caribbean T20 competitions, went on to score a brilliant 109 with the score on 180. Foo received useful support from Awais Mohammad who finished unbeaten on 38 as Independents reached 8/217 from their 50 overs. Tim Cutler and Daljeet Singh picked up two wickets each for HKCC.
In reply, HKCC also lost an early wicket and they were reduced to 4/61 before a 50-run partnership between Nizakat Khan and Matt Twomey lifted them over the 100 mark. A flurry of wickets then saw the hosts slip to 7/113 but Nizakat Khan engineered a rear-guard battle with the tail-enders to get HKCC back into the match. Nizakat was eventually dismissed for 106 but his wicket soon saw the last wicket pair at the crease with still 16 runs needed. In a tense finish, Giacomo Lamplough (17*) and Anton Bunton (9*) secured the final few runs needed for a one-wicket victory. Jonathan Foo and Mudassar Hussain were the best of the Independents’ bowlers, with two wickets apiece.
At HKCC: Independents 8/217 from 50 overs lost to HKCC 9/221 from 42.1 overs by 1 wicket.
Pink Dot @ Tamar Park – 20 September, 2015
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Pink Dot a celebration of love and equality – 20 September, 2015
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HKLGFF – Opening Party @ Zafran – 19 September, 2015
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The 2015 HKLGFF launched with a party and a fashion show at Zafran
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