Shkawat Ali only centurion in latest round of matches

Tartars Shkawat Ali was the only centurion in the latest round of Saturday and Sunday League matches that saw Steve Snell, Jeremy Glaros and Chandrin Dissanayake all claim five wicket bags. Lisa Cameron also claimed a five wicket haul in the HKCA Women's

Hong Kong Cricket Association15-Jan-2007

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2006-07 HKCA Saturday League

Conditions were once again fine and cool for round 15 of the HKCA Saturday League played on 13th January 2007. Only five matches were played as HKU enjoyed a bye and the Police Training College was occupied for other duties.

At Kowloon Cricket Cricket Club, Crusaders put on a dominant performance to thrash last year's champions SCC Vampires by 161 runs. Batting first, the Crusaders batsmen made the most of the conditions to post a formidable total of 261 from their 35 overs with Rob Taylor just failed to complete his second century of the week as he finished unbeaten on 98 from 69 balls. He received good support from skipper Anthony Barnet who hit a typically belligerent 74. In reply, SCC Vampires could only must a total of 100 as the top order was knocked over by Imran Farcy, who claimed four wickets. Crusaders' victory sees them move to the top of the Saturday League Points Table for the first time this season.

Across at the Hong Kong Cricket Club, the home team Gap Ramblers suffered a six wicket loss at the hands of the Hong Kong Under-19s. Gap Ramblers could manage only 161-8 from their 35 overs and the Hong Kong Under-19s had little trouble knocking off the required runs as James Atkinson hit a stylish 86 not out.

Witherers suffered a similar fate against Kai Tak at Mission Road. Phil Pemberton led Witherers to a total of 198-6 with a top score of 78. But Kai Tak passed that total for the loss of only four wickets, thanks to an unbeaten 64 from Brad Haskett.

It wasn't all bad news for HKCC teams as Nomads kept the Club's honour intact with a six wicket defeat of St George's at Po Kong Village Road Number 1. St George's batted first and posted a solid 213-9 from their 35 overs with Iftikhar Ahmed top scoring with 77 and Luke Rewega grabbing three wickets. Chris O'Sullivan led Nomads chase with a fine 68 and he received good support from Travis Smithson who scored 42.

On the adjacent pitch, Tartars savoured the sweet taste of victory over Laguna Gully. Shkawat Ali hit a brilliant 116 not out as the Tartars batsmen racked up an impressive 247-5 from their 35 overs, with Mohammed Azam also contributing 83 runs. The Laguna Gully batsmen made a good effort to chase down the total but in the end finished 39 runs short. Vikram Thareja top scored with 62 while Anand Ramaswamy hit 43.

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2006-07 HKCA Sunday League

Four matches were played in the Sunday League on another day of fine and cool weather on 14th January 2007.

In the main match of the day, Infidels completed the double over Pakistan Association this season with a resounding five wicket victory in a high scoring encounter played at Kowloon Cricket Club. Batting first, Pakistan Association posted a challenging 268-8 in 49 overs With Ilyas Gul hitting 85 and Najeeb Amar scoring 68. But the total was made to look modest as Infidels knocked off the winning runs in just 43.5 overs with Damian Kelleher scoring 77 and Rob Taylor 76, while Mohanna Marzook pitched in with 52. Rafaqat Ali grabbed four wickets for Pakistan Association but his efforts were in vain as Infidels streaked to a five wicket victory.

Optimists kept their noses in front at the top of the Sunday League points table but they were made to work hard for their victory over Vagabonds in a relatively low scoring match at Hong Kong Cricket Club. Vagabonds batted first but they were shot out by Jeremy Glaros who grabbed five wickets as the visitors were dismissed for just 154 in 37.3 overs. In reply, Optimists lost seven wickets as they chased down the target in just 28 overs with Mark Eames top scoring with 57 and Mark Fuzes hitting 44. For Vagabonds, Satish claimed four wickets while Tauseef Bukhari picked up three.

Little Sai Wan maintained the pressure on Optimists as they completed an 89-run victory over Sri Lanka Club at Mission Road. Nadeem Ahmed top scored with 62 for Little Sai Wan as they were dismissed for 213 in 478.2 overs, with Chandrin Dissanayake claiming five wickets for Sri Lanka Club. In reply, Munir Dar grabbed four wickets for just 17 runs as the Sri Lanka Club batsmen were dismissed for just 124 in 38 overs reply. Neel was the only Sri Lanka Club batsman to offer any sort of resistance with a solid 53.

It was an early finish for all at Po Kong Village Road as Wanderers thrashed Millennium by seven wickets in a match lasting just over 40 overs. Steve Snell destroyed the Millennium batting line-up with five wickets while Peter Coombs grabbed three for himself. Millennium could only muster a disappointing total of 111 in 25 overs. The Wanderers batsmen had little trouble knocking off the runs in just 17.5 overs with Todd Hoare hitting 49.

Shkawat Ali only centurion in latest round of matches

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