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: Sunday, 27 September 2015

Nadeem-Ahmed

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).