Ferdi Vink opening the bowling Damian Crowley hits to coverAnd Reece Mason celebrates his catch An anxious moment for Tonny Staal Four over the top for StaalBoris Gorlee deals with a short one Tonny Staal hits out Staal gets away with a miscue Gorlee pulls for a boundarySafely edged by GorleeGorlee comes down to driveQuick start for a quick single Cut away by StaalGorlee plays through the slip areaStylish knee-shot by GorleeGavin Kaplan bowling for HBSGorlee plays at a leg-wide Staal is caught by MasonJulian de Mey looking for some turnHidde Overdijk belts the ball through coverRyan Klein bowlingYash Patel pulls for fourPatel leaves the shot late and earns 5 wides Wesley Barresi bowlingPatel tries a sweep shotHidde Overdijk off the toesA lofted straight drive by PatelPatel aims for cow Patel hits hard and highOverdijk hits the ball into the stand Clayton Floyd plays over square Jan-Wieger Overdijk hits to midwicket for a coupleMixed feelings for the boys in black; can they chase HCC’s 206Gavin Kaplan shuffles the ball to leg (Put over the bowler’s head by Kaplan Hidde Overdijk from the Clingendael End Tayo Walbrugh breaks the Curse of the DuckKaplan scores easily Clayton Floyd bowls very economicallyWalbrugh scores from the edgeHit to the old Pavilion by KaplanWalbrugh , Kaplan and Singh are out within 4 runs. HCC celebrateReece Mason comes in to steady the ship Jan-Wieger Overdijk from the Ciy EndWesley Barresi tests the airHooked by BarresiFelix Bennet bowling with zest A reverse sweep shot by Barresi Barresi plays to cow Mason plays to squareFloyd has castled Mason Barresi holes out to Bennet on midwicketFloyd is down with cramp. Can de Mey save himTim Pringle strikes and Ryan Klein is gone Kyle Klein is looking for boundaries Meanwhile Julian de Mey scores well Another couple for Klein A little pull shot by De MeyPatel keeps waiting for Klein to lose his balance Crowley traps Klein in frontFerdi Vink can’t reach the boundaryVink keeps attackingDe Mey has brought HBS to 5 runs from their targetVink is caught by Zac Worden and the target is one boundary awayInjured last man Stephan Vink holes out to Pringle who jumps for joy The match is over and the party can beginAnd party they do!HBS Captain Ferdi Vink thanks the HBS fans for their support
Reinier Bijloos from the Paddock End Musa Ahmad defends A good save by Yash Patel Andre Malan drives straightAn on drive by AhmadMalan hits high to midwicket… …and Tonny Staal makes no mistake Hidde Overdijk from the Pavilion EndMohit Hingorani hooks a short one Hingorani gets one on the legs Clayton FloydHingorani is lbw to Bennet Sybrand Engelbrecht plays to leg Tim Pringle out for a spin Bas de Leede plays well outside off De Leede gets to the ballEngelbrecht reverses Engelbrecht comes out of his corner A fine drive by Engelbrecht Engelbrecht reaches outDe Leede drives through extra Try to hit that one!Driven square by De Leede Shariz Ahmad belts one over the top A quick single for AhmadAli Ahmad hits one out of the groundFelix BennetPhilippe Boissevain goes for a big one Shariz Ahmad opens the bowling for VCCZac Worden hits through the slip area Tonny Staal scores over the covers Staal half-hits to pointWorden hits over midwicketA straight drive by WordenBas de Leede bowling A boundary by WordenStaal hits through gully Andre Malan bowlingWorden turns to legKeeper Hingorani stops a bouncer Boris Gorlee plays at a wideWorden plays a square driveGorlee has lost his footwork Gorlee ducks away from a good bouncer A tentative shot by GorleeTim Pringle sees a single… … that isn’t thereWorden plays a power-drive Patel is out lbw to Boissevain Kingma compliments Boissevain on his good spell Felix Bennet hits one over point Stijn de Leede cannot hold on to a difficult chance… …so Clayton Floyd holes out to him next ball with the same shotBennet plays to midwicketJust inJustin Trijzelaar looks where the ball went Trijzelaar misses a sharp short one Bennet keeps scoringReinier Bijloos in a do-or-die effort Bijloos caught by EngelbrechtAnd it’s the win for VCC! Modest celebrations by the players ’cause the job is not done yetCaptain Bas de Leede leads his team off the fieldAnd then there is music!
Asief Hoseinbaks opening the bowling for Dosti Ali Raza hits through gullyRaza does not hang aboutRasa Noor expiriments outside off Raza digs out a yorker Noor edges a hook shotRaza misses going for the big one Mahesh Hans from the Pavilion EndMudassar Bukhari true to his styleBukhari takes one in the ribs Raza goes for the boundaryHans can’t hold on to a return catch from Bukhari Waqas Raja comes in to bowl Raza hits to the rugby ground A lofted square cut by RazaBukhari steers the ball through gully Raza goes over the topThat’s six more for Raza Shiva bowling for DostiA very risky shot by Raza Bukhari is well in timeRaza gets his well-deserved tonAnd he’s over the moon! The assault continuesRaza survives an lbw situationMamoon Latif pulls very fine Raza misses a sharp one outside off Khalid Ahmad comes down to drive Raza goes high and long Usman Saleem is bowled by Kuldeep Diwan Manminder Singh hits outA boundary for Ashan Malik Malik goes after a bouncerRahil Ahmed makes a risky move Mudassar Bukhari bowling well from a short run-upWaqas Raja is castled by Malik Ahmed plays his signature ballet-pull shot A close shave for AhmedHamesh Hans points at a wide oneA boundary for AhmedMine!! Well, the drop is yours, ManminderAshan Malik is still a bowler to be reckoned with Ahmed plays off the hipAn elegant drive from Ahmed Hans plays it cool with one hand Ahmed is trapped in front by Snoep Mahesh Hans has dived in vain and is run outJoost-Martijn Snoep bowlingVinoo Tewarie is Snoep’s next victim Kuldeep Diwan hits out from the beginning Ashwin Hanoeman hits to midwicketKhalid Ahmad bowlingUsman Saleem takes the catch to dismiss Hanoeman Asief Hoseinbaks defendingAsief Hoseinbaks slogs straight… …and is caught by Malik at long onDiwan pulls over his shoulder Arief Hoseinbaks hits high for a coupleMalik takes a standard catch And Sparta win!Match-winner Ali Raza leads the Sparta side from the field
Ryan Klein from Hague Brook End Tim Etman belts a four over cover Tom Heggelman fences off a short one Etman gives catching practise..…but the fielders flunk the testEtman plays at a wide oneTurned to leg by Heggelman Heggelman reaches outEdged to slip by EtmanHeggelman gets a sharp one Gavin Kaplan on his way to 5 for 43 Roel Verhagen didn’t see that one cummin’ Verhagen in defence Played over midwicket by HeggelmanVerhagen scores a boundary Heggelman drives straight Ferdi Vink bowlingOne-handed play by Lorenzo Ingram Martijn Scholte stumps stylishly but late Ingram comes out to driveA beautiful shot by IngramDon’t bowl short on the legstump to a lefty!Stan van Troost in an aggressive moodThat’s six into the brook by Van Troost Ingram deals with a yorker A wild swing by Ingram but still four runs Van Troost hits another sixIngram belts one through point Sanjit Shankar is run out by a mile Luuk Kroesen scores a single Benno Boddendijk takes the catch and the innings is overHBS restricted the last 6 batters to 9 runs including extrasNiels Etman bowling for ExcelsiorTom HeggelmanWesley Barresi helps the ball to the boundaryLorenzo Ingram bowling Gavin Kaplan drives squareKaplan plays trough pointBarresi turns to leg Barresi lofts a drive… … and is caught by Heggelman at long on Umar Baker spinningKaplan drives through the covers Young Luuk Kroesen conceded only 21 runs from his 10 overs. Remarkable! And he can field a bit tooHeggelman makes a meal of this chance Navjit Singh on the driveEtman has Singh caught & bowled Kyle Klein scores from the backfoot Luuk Kroesen complimented after his special spell Reece Mason plays through the slip areaA straight drive by Kyle Klein Julien de Mey gets away with a loop Driven square by Klein Klein takes a quick singleDe Mey dives into safetyKlein tries to up the tempoA classic cover drive by Klein De Mey drivesEdged past the keeper by Klein Klein goes over the top but boundaries are neededThis is what a scoop shot gone wrong looks like And Roel Verhagen takes one of the easiest of catches Martijn Scholte lofts over coverFerdi Vink always fights till the end In the end Excelsior win by 13 runs
Kertan Nana from the University End Akhil Gopinath stares at a wide oneVenkatraman Ganesan plays to leg Ganesan drives through extra Gopinath on the toesDriven straight by GopinathSpinner Tushar SharmaWhere is the umpire to shout to?Piyatanga Ottachchige misses a short one Gul Nasir drivingOttachchige has lost the plot on that one Rob van der Harten can not believe his bad luck Pierre Jacod Nasir cuts to pointSahir Naqash brings some fire into the gameVan der Harten working hardNaqash digs out a yorker Alex RoyNaqash pulls for a boundary Sri Vishnu Elam Bharathi on the backfoot Elam Bharathi lofts a straight driveUsman Malik bowlingA big one for Elam BharathiReinder Lubbers tries a cut shot Elam Bharathi goes over the top Lubbers on the drive A good throw by Van der HartenHashim Khan plays to cowAbbas Sherzad gets a singleTushar Sharma is well beaten Same stuff for Cole BriggsSharma holes out to Ottachchige at pointVenkatran Ganesan bowlingVikram Chaturvedi forces from the backfoot An off drive by Chaturvedi Briggs plays through gullyHashim Khan incognitoChaturvedi is well inside Briggs drives well Briggs keeps the train goingChaturvedi hits it high and hard Akhil Gopinath bowlingUsman Malik on the sweepAbbas SherzadStijn Bakker comes down to drive Alex Roy plays to legBakker drives squareRoy gets away with an edgeA square cut by Rob van der Harten Played through slip by Van der Harten Bakker reversesBakker tries to up the rateVan der Harten survives a big appealA classic shot by Van der HartenBakker sweeps fineBakker goes for the square boundary……but is caught at the rope by Jarri Ullah Kampong’s tail does not wag today.Hoffmann is given lbw Short after the match is overAnd Kampong will play in de Hoofdklasse next year
Ryan Klein opens the bowling for HBS Shirase Rasool slogs over the bowlers head Rasool drives straightHBS vehemently claim Vikram Singh is LBW Singh does not get it off the squareZaheer Khan goes after a high oneRasool on his toes A wild swing by KhanKhan defends in classic styleRasool goes over the topGavin Kaplan from the City EndPeter Borren plays over point Aryan Dutt drives squareJulian de Mey from Mulder’s End Dutt plays through gullyBorren plays a little cut shotDutt hits a straight boundary Stephan Vink bowling for HBSDutt gets away with misreading the turn A one-handed sweep shot by BorrenBorren reverse-sweepsA boundary sweep by Borren Dutt gives good support to Borren in rebuilding the inningsOffies from Wesley BarresiReady for a quick singleCut over point by Borren Debrup Dasgupta hits over the slip areaDasgupta is very disapponted after spooning the ball to Navjit SinghMitch Lees plays a big shotThe reverse sweep is very dangerous but sometimes effective Ferdi Vink bowlingBorren in control Mitch Lees is bowled by Barresi Udit Nashier comes down to drive Acclaim for Peter Borren for his 112 from 125 Reece Mason turns to legKhan drops a straight-forward catch Mason plays to the coversAryan Dutt bowling from the City EndMason has all the luck in the world Mason edges a sweep into his body That’s a better shot!Mason holes out to Balbirnie off Dutt Wesley Barresi plays a fine shot to the long on ropeEasily turned to leg by Barresi Barresi walks off after being given out lbw Vikram Singh on his way to 4 for 32 from 10Ryan Klein expiriments outside offJulian de Mey drives straightDe Mey from the backfootTayo Walbrugh plays a power-drive Walbrugh cuts squareA tentative drive by De MeyA beautiful shot by WalbrughElegance and power.A big belter by De MeyDe Mey reversesA ton for Walbrugh De Mey plays nore than a supporting roleFerdi Vink gets a looped delivery… …And Dasgupta suggests it was a set-up Stephan Vink lofts a driveMartijn Scholte is Dutt’s fourth victimAnd the match is overCongratulations to VRA who are stilll in for the play-offs of the play-offs!
Ashan Malik from the Football EndRahil Ahmed plays to slip Usman Saleem enjoys the catchTouseef Ahmad plays around his legsA fine drive by Ahmad Ahmad plays to midwicketMudassar Bukhari from the Korfbal End Vinoo Tewarie on his toesAhmad plays a risky shot outside offUsman Saleem comes in to bowlA big shot by Tewarie Ahmad hooks a short one Spin from Samit GohilTewarie is beaten by the turnJoost-Martijn Snoep gives his all Ahmad goes over the topDriven square by AhmadAhmad imrovisesTouseef Ahmad holes out to Mamoon Latif at mid off Wahid Masood attacksMasood hits them hardAnother big shot by MasoodAmitoze Singh is taken by surpriseA stylish drive by SinghMasood forces the ball over gullyA sharp lifter for MasoodSingh gets his eye in firstA straight slog by SinghSingh steers the ball through the slip area Masood lofts over pointKuldeep Diwan plays past point Singh has overstretched a muscle in his leg Singh plays on in considerable discomfortSingh gives an easy chance to Saleem and is caught for 80 Sparta have their work cut out. 248 runs is a big targetWahid Masood from the Football End Ali Raza does not waste any time Raza is well caught by Kuldeep Diwan at the long on rope Mamoon Latif has a close shave Latif is judged lbwLatif is not happy but Masood celebratesAsief Hoseinbaks looking for turnA nonchalant shot by Raza NoorNoor goes for the big oneSamit Gohil pushes the ball through the slips area Touseef Ahmad bowlingNoor plays hard and highSquare driven by GohilGohil hits the ball on to the korfball ground Rhalid Ahmadi is castled by Waqas Raja A safe edge for Mudassar Bukhari Bukhari needs time to get setGohil loses his off stump to Masood Ashan Malik plays to gullyMalik is lbw to MasoodBukhari hits to the midwicket boundary And is caught by Arief Hoseinbaks A well-deserved first win of the season for Dosti!Star of the show was Wahid Masood with 7 for 20 from 9 and 43 runs
Umar Baker opens the bowling for ExcelsiorJoost Kroesen takes the catch to dismiss Stephan Myburgh first ballJonathan Vandiar in defenceNiels Etman coming in from the Clubhouse EndA wild swing from Rehmat ZulfiqarRehmat hooks a short oneA big shot from RehmatSix for VandiarVandiar hits to cowRehmat follows with a big oneVandiar gives a chance to the slipsSwept for four by VandiarTeja Nidamanuru goes over the topDriven square by Saqib ZulfiqarVandiar bowled on a free hitSaqib plays from the backfootThe power of Jonathan VandiarSaqib skies to deep point……where Joost Kroesen takes a good catchVandiar pulls elegantlySikander Zulfiqar is bowled by HamptonAsad Zulfiqar plays a fine straight driveCut square by AsadA smart clip shot by VandiarVandiar pulls the ball over his shoulderPlayed fine to leg by VandiarAsad lofts over pointAnother belter by VandiarFour more for AsadSamiullah Salarazai skies to backward point…
