Hattrick of centuries for Shamu Razpurker
Although there was just one fixture over the weekend, Shamu Razpurker provided more than enough excitement just by himself
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Shlomi Korman (2 for 40) bowled particularly well in his first spell, and when Gabi Schachat (2 for 36) bowled both Yaniv Razpurker (32) and Benny Razpurker (4) in the 25th over, Neve Yonatan were in trouble at 140 for 6 having been asked to bat. It may well have been three Razpurker wickets in the over for Schachat, but Shamu was dropped behind the wicket before he had scored. It was to prove a costly miss, as the next time Ra'anana could celebrate a wicket the score had moved on to 312. Amir Daniels (34) gave Razpurker excellent support as the two added a massive 172 runs for the 7th wicket with Razpurker clearing the boundary with ease. His century was greeted with much excitement by teammates and supporters alike. Neve Yonatan completed their 40 overs on 320 for 8, with 147 runs coming from the final 10 overs.
Ra'anana's reply could not have got off to a worse start with Yaniv Razpurker (2 for 21) uprooting Korman's off stump first ball, and getting Reuven Bergman (9) caught behind with the score on 17. But Schachat was in aggressive mood and played quite magnificently, sharing a stand of 61 for the 3rd wicket with Charlton Book (23) to give Ra'anana some hope. Schachat (63) fell trying to hit his fifth six, and although Anthony Harris (43*) hit some boundaries of his own, he ran out of partners with leg spinner Aby Daniels picking up 4 for 40. Ra'anana were all out for 187.
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