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HK Cricket Match Reports: Saturday 12 December, 2015
Saturday Championship
Saturday Championship Division 1
HKCC Gap Ramblers v KCC Saracens
At Hong Kong Cricket Club, HKCC Gap Ramblers left it late to beat KCC Saracens.
Saracens won the toss and elected to bat first and had Saumil Shah (49) and Simondeep Singh (68) to thank for them reaching their total of 7/182 from 35 overs. In reply, Gap Ramblers lost both openers with only 23 runs on the board but a third wicket partnership of 135 runs between David Varley (59) and George Clarke (73) got them close and they eventually achieved their victory with four balls and six wickets to spare.
At HKCC: KCC Saracens 7/182 from 35 overs lost to HKCC Gap Ramblers 4/184 from 34.2 overs by six wickets.
KCC Tartars v KCC Crusaders
In the last derby match of the season at Kowloon Cricket Club, KCC Tartars beat KCC Crusaders by 55 runs.
Saeed Farooq was the only batsman to master the green tinged wicket and his innings of 53 was the stand out batting performance from either side as Tartars reached 8/155 from their 35 overs. Tartars’ bowlers then bossed the second innings with Afzaal Haider claiming 4/30 from 5.2 overs while Ateeq Ul-Rehman (3/26) and Waqar Dawood (3/20) also got into the wickets.
At KCC: KCC Tartars 8/155 from 35 overs beat KCC Crusaders 100 from 29.2 overs by 55 runs.
Saturday Championship Division 2
Lamma v USRC/MCC
At PKVR Park, Lamma scored a bonus point victory over USRC/MCC.
Lamma elected to bowl first after winning the toss and they reduced USRC/MCC to 3/34 after opener Syed Ibraz hit 31 of those runs. Sikandar Zafar (40) then dominated a 61-run fourth wicket partnership that got the score to 4/95 before another flurry of wickets saw them slump to 6/97. USRC/MCC, still going at a rate of knots, were eventually dismissed for 123 in just 18.3 overs. Brenton McDonald was Lamma’s chief destroyer, claiming 6/20 from 4.3 overs.
Lamma got off to a solid start in the second innings with the openers putting on 58. Haider Bukhari was first wicket to fall, having scored 30. Ian Beck followed with a fine 50 as Lamma reached 5/108. It was a proud day for the McDonald clan as the father and son combination of Royce and Brenton saw Lamma home in the 24th over for their fourth win of the season. Usman Mohammad was the best of the USRC/MCC bowlers, claiming 3/16 in five overs.
At PKVR Park: USRC/MCC 123 from 18.3 overs lost to Lamma CC 6/124 from 24 overs by four wickets.
DLSW Spartans v CCC Hung See
There was another bonus point victory at the Police Training College in Aberdeen where DLSW Spartans defeated CCC Hung See 88 runs. Spartans’ opener Haseeb Muhammad dominated proceedings with a fine 115 as they posted a score of 204 all out in 35 overs. Twelve-year-old Dhruv Sodhi claimed the bowling honours for Hung See with 5/40 from seven overs.
Hung See got away to a slow but steady start and they looked well placed to push on after reaching 1/46. However, a mini-collapse saw them slip to 4/51 and from there they never recovered. Hung See’s middle and lower order batsmen managed to see out the 35 overs as they totaled 6/116. Hari Virani (3/21) was the best of the bowlers for Spartans.
At PTC: DLSW Spartans 204 from 35 overs beat CCC Hung See 7/116 from 35 overs by 88 runs.
HK Cricket Match Reports: Sunday 13 December, 2015
Sunday Championship
HKCC Optimists v HKCC Wanderers
There was an entertaining Sunday Championship derby match at Hong Kong Cricket Club where HKCC Optimists beat HKCC Wanderers by 22 runs.
Wanderers got the better of the early proceedings as Optimists slumped to 3/9 after winning the toss and electing to bat with Tim Cutler dismissing both openers. Regular strikes kept the Optimists batsmen at bay and the top five batsmen were all back in the clubhouse with only 51 runs on the board. A middle-order fightback led by Miles Richardson (56), with useful contributions from Sam O’Malley (30) and Simon Cook (35) got them to a final score of 186 in 45.3 overs. Harry Bailey picked up 3/36 for Wanderers.
Simon Cook dismissed both openers as Wanderers got away to a stuttering start that left them at 3/29. An 89-run fourth wicket partnership lifted the score to 118, with Craig Johnstone hitting 40. Harry Bailey also struck 59 but a burst of wickets by Miles Richardson saw Wanderers slump from 5/162 to 164 all out in 46.3 overs. Richardson finished with 5/33 from 8.3 overs in a devastating spell.
At HKCC: HKCC Optimists 186 from 45.3 overs beat HKCC Wanderers 164 from 46.3 overs by 22 runs.
KCC Templars v USRC/MCC
It was all over before lunch at Kowloon Cricket Club where KCC Templars steam-rolled USRC/MCC by eight wickets.
On a green wicket, KCC Templars skipper Ashley Caddy had no hesitation inviting USRC/MCC to bat after winning the toss and his opening bowlers made good use of the conditions. Adil Mehmood bowled with good pace and accuracy and he was rewarded with excellent figures of 5/15 from his ten over spell. Ibrez Syed chose to attack rather than defend and he was the only USRC/MCC batsmen to prosper, if only fleetingly, with 34. Roy Lamsam mopped up the tail as USRC/MCC were dismissed for 76 in just 22.1 overs.
The Templars’ batsmen did not muck about getting to their victory target, which they reached inside ten overs with Dylan Dearing hitting 36.
At KCC: USRC/MCC 76 from 22.1 overs lost to KCC Templars 2/77 from 9.4 overs by eight wickets.
Women’s Rugby Results – 12 December, 2015
Premiership
Valley Black v USRC Tigers
@ Happy Valley, Kick-off: 13:30
CWB Phoenix 10-19 Gai Wu Falcons
@ So Kon Po, Kick-off: 13:30
Kowloon 10-22 HKFC Ice
@ King’s Park, Kick-off: 13:30
National 15s
HKCC 10-22 Gai Wu Fawkes
@ KGV, Kick-off: 16:30
HKFC Fire 0-51 HK Scottish
@ KGV, Kick-off: 18:00
USRC Tigers 12-7 City
@ King’s Park, Kick-off: 18:00
Police Sirens v Valley Red
@ Police Boundary Street, Kick-off: 18:00
Revolution SRC 17-5 CWB Pheasants
@ Shek Kip Mei, Kick-off: 18:00
Photo: Phoebe Leung
Women’s Rugby Fixtures – 12 December, 2015
HK Cricket Match Reports: Saturday 5 December, 2015
Saturday Championship
With both Mission Road and KCC out of action this week, there were only two matches played in the Saturday Championship and both were rain-affected.
Saturday Championship Division 1
HKCC Gap Ramblers v HKCC Witherers
At Hong Kong Cricket Club, poor weather spoiled the derby match between HKCC Gap Ramblers and HKCC Witherers. With an eye on the weather, Witherers elected to bowl after winning the toss but it was Gap Ramblers who made the most of the early going as openers Raag Kapur and Isaac Poole put on 70 runs for the first wicket. However, Poole’s wicket (39) triggered a mini collapse that saw Gap Ramblers slip to 3/78, with Sean Robson grabbing two wickets. Kapur helped advance his team’s score to 4/140 after 19 overs when rain forced the players from the field and the match was abandoned with no further play possible. Kapur finished unbeaten on 68.
At HKCC: HKCC Gap Ramblers 4/140 from 19 overs drew with HKCC Witherers. Match abandoned.
Saturday Championship Division 2
Laguna Gully v Pioneers
At PKVR Park, Laguna Gully scored a bonus victory over Pioneers in a rain-affected match that reached a conclusion.
Batting first after winning the toss, Laguna Gully had scored 3/168 from 29 overs when rain stopped play. Ajay Naik was unbeaten on 38 and Shekkar Sharma not out on 68 when the players left the field. After an extended break, play resumed with Pioneers set a revised target of 105 for victory in 18 overs. However, the Laguna Gully bowlers held the upper hand in the second innings with Pranav Shah (3/11) and Abhishek Desai (3/12) doing most of the damage. None of the Pioneers batsmen mastered the slippery conditions and they were all out for 60 in 17 overs with no batsman reaching double figures.
At PKVR Park: Laguna Gully 3/168 from 29 overs beat Pioneers (target 105 from 18 overs) 60 from 17 overs by 44 runs.
HK Cricket Match Reports: Sunday 6 December, 2015
Sunday Championship
PACC v HKCC Optimists
PACC got the better of HKCC Optimists at Hong Kong Cricket Club. Optimists’ skipper David Jaquier won the toss and put the visitors into bat. Speedster Miles Richardson grabbed the early wicket of Daniyal Bukhari but Richardson had a mixed bag with the ball, conceding many wides. The PACC score progressed nicely to 61 but a flurry of wickets saw them slip from 1/61 to 5/76. Skhawat Ali (37) and Ahsan Abbasi put on 76 runs for the sixth wicket while Abbasi (71) and Zamir Ali (56*) added another 69 runs for the seventh. PACC reached 8/244 from their 50 overs with Richardson claiming 3/49 from his ten over spell.
The PACC bowlers made regular inroads into the Optimists’ batting line-up as they reduced their hosts to 5/75. Left-arm speedster Mohsin Khan did the early damage with 3/39 from his ten over spell. A 53-run sixth wicket stand between Courtney Kruger and Miles Richardson lifted the score to 110 before Kruger was dismissed for 54. Richardson and the lower-order batsmen added a further 63 runs but their efforts fell well short and Richardson was the last man out for 72.
At HKCC: PACC 8/244 from 50 overs beat HKCC Optimists 173 from 41.4 overs by 71 runs.
Vagabonds v SLCC
At PKVR Park, there was a tight match between Shaffi’s Vagabonds and Headwin Tritons SLCC with SLCC prevailing in the end.
SLCC won the toss and put Vagabonds into bat. Vagabonds were in early trouble as they lost both openers with only two runs on the board. None of the Vagabonds batsmen could master the bowling and they lost wickets at regular intervals. They were quickly reduced to 6/58 with wicket-keeper Khalid Qureshi grabbing five catches. Numan Aziz picked up three wickets as Vagabonds slumped to 8/72 but some useful hitting by their tail-enders helped them reach 130 all out. Junaid was the best of the Vagabonds’ batsmen with 26* while Aziz finished with figures of 3/35 from ten overs for SLCC.
The SLCC reply followed a similar pattern to the Vagabonds innings and they looked to be in some trouble at 5/77. A stabilizing 27 from Asad Rasheed got them to a 110 but four more wickets fell as they scrapped home with the last pair at the crease.
At PKVR Park: Shaffi’s Vagabonds 130 from 35.1 overs lost to SLCC 134 from 36.2 overs by one wicket.
Women’s Rugby Results – 5 December, 2015
Valley Black Ladies extended its perfect run to 21 wins (including all of last season and six rounds of this season), beating Gai Wu Falcons 15-3 in a meeting of the league’s top two teams.
Valley led 12-0 at the half with Olivia Coady collecting a brace in the first half before the Falcons clawed back a solitary penalty in the second half, accompanied by one penalty from Valley after the break.
For the first time ever, both teams entered the crucial clash undefeated after five rounds but Valley proved the dominant side once again and will now take a momentum-building victory into the holiday break.
Premiership
Gai Wu Falcons 15-3 Valley Black
@ Happy Valley, Kick-off: 16:30
USRC Tigers 17-8 CWB Phoenix
@ King’s Park, Kick-off: 16:30
Tai Po Dragons v Kowloon
@ So Kon Po, Kick-off: 18:00
National 15s
Tai Po Dragons v City
@ So Kon Po, Kick-off: 16:30
CWB Pheasants 7-5 Valley Red
@ Happy Valley, Kick-off: 18:00
Gai Wu Fawkes 15-12 Revolution SRC
@ KGV, Kick-off: 18:00
Police Sirens 5-5 HKCC
@ Police Boundary Street, Kick-off: 18:00
HK Scottish 20-0 USRC Tigers
@ Shek Kip Mei, Kick-off: 18:00
National 10s
City 22-40 CWB Pink
@ Tai Hung Tang Recreation Ground, Kick-off: 15:00
University Unicorns 10-5 Revolution SRC
@ Tai Hung Tang Recreation Ground, Kick-off: 17:15
Tin Shui Wai 20-0 HK Scottish
@ Tin Shui Wai, Kick-off: 18:00
