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Hong Kong Win HK-Guangdong Cup 4-2 on Penalties

Tse Long-hin scored the crucial penalty as Hong Kong won the 40th Hong Kong-Guangdong Cup 4-2 on penalties. After winning the first leg 2-0 at the HK Stadium on the 4 January, Hong Kong lost the second leg away as Guangdong reversed the score at home as they triumphed 2-0 in Guangzhou.

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With the match all square after normal time goalkeeper Douglas Yuen Ho-chun – who made several fine saves during the game – was the star in the penalty shoot-out saving twice as Hong Kong won 4-2 and regained the Guangdong-Hong Kong Cup for the first time in five years.

“The boys performed really well under the circumstances,” said interim Hong Kong coach Kenneth Kwok Ka-lok. “We are a young side and some of the players were suffering from injuries and even illness so that made it more difficult. But we had fire in our bellies and we handled the pressure, even in the penalty shootout where we held our own. We rose to the occasion. It wasn’t an easy thing to do.”

Women’s Rugby Results – 16 December, 2017

National League 1

Tai Po Dragons v Valley Red
@ Shek Kip Mei, Kick-off: 16:30

Revolution SRC 41-8 HKCC
@ Happy Valley, Kick-off: 18:00

HK Scottish Kukris  10-12 Gai Wu Fawkes
@ Shek Kip Mei, Kick-off: 18:00

National League 2

CWB Lammergeier 42-0 Gai Wu Hawks
@ KG V, Kick-off: 16:30

Kowloon 12-24 HKFC Fire
@ KG V, Kick-off: 18:00

Police Sirens v Tin Shui Wai
@ Police Boundary Street, Kick-off: 18:00

Images: bc magazine, hkru

Women’s Rugby Fixtures – 16 December, 2017

Women’s Rugby Results – 9 December, 2017

Premiership

Valley Black 30-15 USRC Tigers

@ KG V, Kick-off: 16:30

Valley Black: Akanisi Au Yeung, Jasmine Cheung, Li Lai Mang Becky, Wing Yan Leung, Ching To Cheng, Deena Ravi Thinakaran, Caitlin Spencer, Riva Brill, Aroha Savage, Colleen Tjosvold, Kelsie Bouttle, Tanya Young, Jessica Eden, Nadia Cuvilier, Laurel Chor, Zoë Smith
Reserve: KK Wong, Wing Suet Rachael Wong, Adrienne Davis, Bella Milo, Josephine Lalanne Tauzia, Karen So, Wong Hoi Yuet

USRC Tigers: Ka Po Ho, Charlotte Myrans, Wong Yuen Shan, Wing Lam Ho, Lok Kwan Chan, Christy Tse, Wing Ni Siu, Maelle Picut, Yuen Ting Liu, Lara Schats, Yu Ching Tam, Wai Yan Lo, Bo Yan Bena Yu, Cho Sze Yu, Hebe Talas
Reserve: Arianna Talas, Chan Lingling Elaine, Ho Siu Luen, Joyce Yung Man Ting, Lin Ming Sze, Maylynn Ng, Wing Yan Cheung

CWB Phoenix 38-8 City Sparkle

@ HKIED, Kick-off: 17:30

CWB Phoenix: Tsang Siu Ching, Chin Po Po, Ho Pui Ki, Chan Yan Yi, Hau Yan, Tina Ho, Tin Yan, Dora Chim, Tsang Ching Man, Ka Ling, Martini Ip, Ho Ting ‘Hoty’ Chan, See Wai June Au, Lam Ka Wai, Stephanie Chan, Kong ‘Koko’ Yin Ting, Chan Po Tung, Lau Sin Tung
Reserve: Cookie Man Sze Tse, Lin Yin, Chan Ka Wai, Hau Yi Chung, Li Man Yi, Suet Ni Pak, Suet Ying Lo

City Sparkle: Sze Yu Fu, Tin Yee Cheung, Ka Yan Fung, ChoYu Liu, Yu Ting ‘魚’ Wong, Sau Yan Lam, Kar Man Hilary Tse, Chun Yi Annie Ng, Tsz Wing Donis Fung, Agnes Tse, Shu Wan Au, Yuk Yan Ng, Man King Cheng, Hoi Ying Cheung, Mila Hiu Lam Pang
Reserve: Lok Yi Tsui, Ting Edith Chak, Kit Sze Wan, Tsz Ying YoYo Lau

Gai Wu Falcons 29-12 HKFC Ice

@ KG V, Kick-off: 18:00

Gai Wu Falcons: Ka Shun Lee, Hoi Lam Ho, Ka Wai Lam Debby, Sharon Shin Yuen Tsang, Yee Ching Chan, Po Kei Man, Hiu Ki Yip, Wai Yan Pun, Suet Ying Wong, Tsz Ting Lee, Kayan Chong, Wing See Chiu, Greer Muir, Kam Chi Chui, Abigail Chan
Reserve: Cherry Ng Ki Sum Ball, Hoi Ying Ku, Tammy Lau, Charmaine Da Costa, Ka Yin Wong, Lai Pui Shan, Wai Ying Li, Yuen Yan Man

HKFC Ice: Cheryl Gourley, Shonagh Ryan, Angelina Cheung, Claire Forster, Tsz Ying Tam, Sophie Short, Nina Pirie, Fion Got, Stephanie Heathcote, Corrineke Windle, Crystal Wray, Jaime Yuen Wing Ho, Rachel Fong, Maggie Wong, Rachel Crothers
Reserve: Denise Chan, Manlok Tang, Royce Chan, Claire Hunter, Kimberly Yuen Ki Wrixon, Sheung Yee Siu

Tai Po Dragons 22-12 Kowloon

@ Shek Kip Mei, Kick-off: 18:00

Tai Po Dragons: Hoi Yan Lo, Ka Hei Kwok, Wing Yi Vincci Leung, Wing Chi Tang, Ning Yan Ng, Wai Kwan Wan, Yin Ting Hui, Wan Man Liu, Wing Ying Wong, Hoi Yan Poon, Ching Wa Lo, Oyinlola Kim, Sau Yan Kwong, Kwan Yi Hau, Wai Ming Wong, Cho Yan Chan, Hiu Tung Chan, Tung Yan Chui, Wai Kwan ‘Kwan’ Li
Reserve: Ka Man Charline Shea, Shea Ka Wai Charlotte

Kowloon: Hiu Tung Chan, Yuk Wun Yip, Tsang Yan, Tam Ying, Tang Sin Chi Phyllis,  Yee To Cheng, Winnie Cheung, Jackie Leung, Ho Yee Mak, Chun Yan Ho, Tsz Ki Chiu, For Wing Florence Lee, Maggie Au Yeung, Wai Ling Chan, Chu Wing Yee
Reserve: Suet Lai Au , Wong Wing Gee Charlotte, Ching Hei Victoria Wong, Ching Yeung Sylvia Ho, Lok Sze Leung, Sze Wing Man, Wing Chi Amber Tsang

National League 1

HK Scottish Kukris 47-0 Tai Po Dragons
@ Kowloon Tsai, Kick-off: 15:00

Gai Wu Fawkes 72-0 HKCC
@ KG V, Kick-off: 15:00

Valley Red 20-0 USRC Tigers
@ Happy Valley, Kick-off: 18:00

National League 2

CWB Lammergeier 59-5 City Twinkles
@ HKIED, Kick-off: 16:00

Gai Wu Hawks 5-17 HKFC Fire
@ King’s Park, Kick-off: 18:00

Tin Shui Wai 32-10 University
@ Tin Shui Wai, Kick-off: 18:00

Images: bc magazine

Hong Kong Finish Third in Maiden ICC World Cricket League Campaign

Hong Kong capped their maiden ICC World Cricket League Championship (WCLC) campaign with a major exclamation point, hammering Papua New Guinea by 94 runs to finish third in the league.

Anshuman Rath and Babar Hayat – as they have done throughout the WCLC – starred with a 142-run partnership that formed the basis of Hong Kong’s mammoth total of 323-4.

Although a maiden One Day International century again narrowly avoided Hayat, who fell for 89, Rath batted all 50 overs in registering an unbeaten 143 off 137 balls – his second ton in the WCLC campaign.

Rath, who only recently turned 20, finished as the leading run-scorer in the league with 678 runs at an average of 75.33.

From the time Hayat was dismissed for an innings that came off just 80 balls and included 5 sixes, Hong Kong launched 98 runs off the last eight overs – atoning for Wednesday’s encounter where PNG restricted HK to just 60 from the last 10.

In reply, PNG lost early wickets for the second game in a row, falling to 20-3 in the first 6 overs. Nadeem Ahmed again caused problems, taking 2-36 from his 9 overs to finish as the tournament’s equal leading wicket taker with 24.

PNG did recover from 90-6 to post 229 but the result was always firmly in control for Hong Kong.

Although Scotland’s win over Kenya meant Hong Kong could only move up one place into third on the ladder, coach Simon Cook was delighted with the consistency and development his side showed over the two and half year league.

“It was a very good sign of where we are – we posted 300 plus in three games which shows we are getting more consistent in our batting areas, although I thought we left a few runs out there but that score was always going to be tough to chase. Our bowlers stood up again and were counted taking three wickets early,” Cook said.

“The journey you look at with our players a lot of them have come on a lot. The standouts are Anshy and Babar. Babar went up to number three two years ago and has started to take charge since then and for Anshuman to come on the way he has and Nadeem and don’t forget Mark Chapman who has gone onto better things in Auckland so there are a lot of success stories.”

“Very happy with the finishing position – we targeted second but the margins were very small and we were only a few runs away from winning it. It’s a very encouraging time – if you look at the other Associates around us now their age is a lot older than us so it’s a very exciting time for Hong Kong cricket.”

Captain Babar Hayat echoed the thoughts of the coach and was immensely proud of his team.

“Very happy with the way we finished – we could have won this league with the way we lost against the Netherlands. The way we trained and prepared we were right up for it and everything came together.”

“We didn’t know when we started how we would go but after five or six games we realised that we were good enough to contend and at least finish in the top four.”

“The way Anshy has developed in the World Cricket League has been incredible. The way he played today was amazing he just rotated the strike and then lifted the rate at the end. It was great to watch.”

“I’m really proud of the way I played I knew that if I scored runs it would be important our team and it started in the four day game where I took my time and then I got in and scored and got confidence coming into these games. It’s always nice to do well as captain.”

Hong Kong beat Papua New Guinea by 93 runs

Hong Kong 323-4, 50 overs (Anshy Rath 143 not out, Babar Hayat 89; John Reva 2-46)

Papua New Guinea 230 all out, 42.2 overs (Kiplin Doriga 89, Alei Nao 46; Ehsan Nawaz 4-54)

Additional reporting/images: hkcricket

Tigers Look to End Valley Streak As Kowloon’s Good Form Continues

In the Women’s Premiership this weekend HKFC Ice will be looking to parlay their strong performance against Valley Black last week into a result when they take on Gai Wu Falcons (18:00, KG V). That’s directly after Valley look to remind USRC Tigers why they are unbeaten in 50 games (16:30, KGV).

Kowloon Ladies and Tai Po Dragons are the two sides atop the Women’s Premiership Development league and they meet at Shek Kip Mei (18:00), each having played and beaten the other two teams, Comvita City Sparkle and SCAA First Pacific CWB Phoenix, who face off at 17:30 at Education University Hong Kong.

The Kowloon – Tai Po game should be competitive with both sides winning twice in the Premiership Development. Earlier this season, in the opening game, newly promoted Tai Po prevailed 12-10.

Kowloon coach Jonathan Ho believes his side are ready to rise to the occasion this time. “We’re definitely out for revenge [after losing that first match] and this is a must-win if we are going to top the Premiership Development,” he said.

“It definitely won’t be an easy match but everything is looking according to plan for us. The last two games and our overall performance recently have really boosted confidence and raised atmosphere in the team. If our players are able to maintain that confidence, we can win this round.”

“We [the two teams] play a quite similar style, aiming to play for the wings, with not so much of a forwards game. So it will be about possession and speed down the line and on the wing. I think it will be close,” adds Ho.

Ho has some injury and availability concerns. Fly half Victoria Wong Ching Hei is recovering from a twisted ankle, and remains doubtful. Full back Fung Wai Man and prop Chan Sin Ying are both unavailable. “Every match is a tight game. Our girls are rising to that and we’re building our confidence. We know we are improving but we have to keep working because we don’t have the chance to play with the top teams. When we get to the Grand Championships, I hope we don’t have a rude awakening,” Ho added.

Tai Po coach Tsang Hing Hung has ambitions to challenge the top of this league, and sees the earlier win over Kowloon as one in the bank and wants to defend that success this time out. “If we can win this game, we’ll be top of the bottom group, and that is our immediate goal,” he said.

“We’ve focused on our defence in training. Kowloon have a pretty good, multi-functional attack, with Cindy Yuen as a playmaker. She is a very skillful and smart player but didn’t play in the last game against us, so we are preparing for that. But We are also really confident in our attack and if we can organise our defence, we can win this game,” continues Tsang.

The Premiership was perhaps a tougher challenge than Tsang had anticipated. “We were a little bit disappointed to end [the first part of the season] in the bottom four. Our target was to be top four but we lost a close game against Football Club while we had players away on national duty. But being in the bottom four is good for our development. The level here is quite close, and allows us to develop some of our young girls. Now our aim is to be top of this group,” he observes.

Tsang will be without key players as youngster Lam Tim Yeung and veteran Ivy Kwong Sau Yan, as well as Poon Hoi Yan and Chan Tsz Ching are all away on national duty.

In the Women’s National League 2, leaders SCAA CWB Lammergeier will hope to take home the WNL2 Challenge Shield for a fourth consecutive week when they play eighth-placed City RFC Twinkles (4pm, HKIED). Revolution SRC, who last week took possession of the WNL1 Challenge Shield, are on a bye this week.

Additional reporting/images: hkru

Hong Kong secure World Cup Qualifier Berth With Win Over PNG

Hong Kong sealed their place in the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifiers as captain Babar Hayat helped his team to 23-run win over Papua New Guinea.

With the top four teams from the World Cricket League Championship progressing to the qualifiers in Zimbabwe next year, Hong Kong knew that a victory over PNG in one of their two matches would be enough to book their ticket.

They did that on the back of inspirational skipper Babar Hayat, who backed up his marathon unbeaten 214 against PNG in the First Class game last week with a match-high top score of 77 from 120 balls.

He shared 50-run partnerships with Anshuman Rath (37) and debutant Scott McKechnie (29) as Hong Kong built a strong platform at 177-3 with eight overs to go. But some accurate PNG bowling at the death restricted HK to 230 from 50 overs on what was a good batting surface.

In reply, Hong Kong got a dream start with Nadeem Ahmed (2-31) striking in the very first over. Tanwir Afzal (2-32) then struck twice more and Aizaz Khan (1-37) picked up a wicket with his first ball to reduce PNG to 4-30 in the 10th over.

But Mahura Dai and Sese Bau rebuilt the PNG innings with a 98-run stand to get the Hong Kong heart-rates rising. Nadeem provided the crucial breakthrough and Hong Kong continued to chip away through the lower order with PNG keeping the required rate under control deep into the chase.

Though eventually two run-outs in the 46th over sealed the contest and Hong Kong will now play PNG in their final World Cricket League Championship match looking to potentially finish as high as second on the ladder.

Simon Cook said after the match, “End of a long journey which started over two years ago, so to culminate now in our qualification is fantastic and we look forward to try and finish as high up the table as we can in the last game. The roller coaster nature of this game meant it was quite relieving to get off the field with a win.”

“It’s great to get qualification but there is still one game to go and there is still a chance to finish second, which is important for the sports institute points so there’s still something on the last game, ” added Cook.

“The achievement is huge, this is our first year in the top division and to come from where we were in Division 3 to where we are now, we are up there challenging, and if results went our way in the other game we would have had a shot at first place. All of the losses that we’ve had were within our control at stages and a win in one of those and that’s the difference between potentially winning this league.”

“With the population and facilities we have, this is unbelievable what the players have done against countries with far more resources and facilities. We have a young nucleus of a side and we have now retained our World Cricket League spot for the next cycle as well, which will allow them to kick on further.”

“The total we got was probably 30 runs light, we were very slow in the middle of the game in rotating the strike and the boundaries didn’t come.”

“Having the good start with the ball was crucial and then the partnership in the middle started to take the game away from us but a rush of blood from Dai saw him get caught on the boundary and that was the turning point to get us back in it and put the screws on.”

“Babar’s getting runs consistently, it was a little bit slow but it shows where he is at now in that he makes 77 and he is still a bit critical of himself so that’s an indication of how far we’ve come and that we need to do more than just making scores.”

Hong Kong 230/8 beat PNG 207 all out by 23 runs

Women’s Rugby Fixtures – 9 December, 2017