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MATCH REPORT FOR 12 AUGUST 2007 Stanmore Jaffrey's who have struggled this year have left the league as they were unable to resolve their internal politics to raise a side. Sri Lankan Cavaliers crushed local rivals Lankians by 169 runs to leave the latter fighting a relegation battle with Neasden. SLC posted 246-6 in 40 overs with useful contributions from Muditha Coorey 54, Duminda Abeyatunga 49 and Roshan Fernando 40. When Lankians batted, Ashan Mahesha took 5-10 which included hat trick as Lankians were bowled out for a meagre 77 runs. Embassy had a comfortable 18 run win over Neasden to remain top of division 1. West Harrow gained an empathic victory against Muktajivan to remain firm favourites to win division 2. Batting first, Akash Christian made 123 as West Harrow posted 257-6 in 40 overs. A 5 wicket haul from Alpesh Patel for the cost of 25 runs helped bowl out Muktajivan for 105. Kondor's Narendra Patel was instrumental in helping them win a low scoring against Magenta Security by taking 5-25. Kondor have opened up a 32 point gap between themselves and Magenta Security to virtually ensure promotion. Bottom of the table Lohana defeated Bharat Olympians by 16 runs, whilst Welldon got the better of Dharmaj to ease their relegation worries. In Division 3, Indiana and United Sports both won to ensure they remain in the driving seats for promotion. United's Sandeep Patel picked up 5-20 in their win over EKTA. In division 1 2nd XI competition, Ashley boosted their promotion credentials with a victory against top of the table Shivam. Harjeet Dhillon 46, Ladda Singh 46 and Pritipal Dhutti 45 all contributed to Ashley's total of 203. Impressive bowling from Jaskaran Thandi 5-5 and Avtar Dhutti 4-10 ensured that Shivam were bowled out for 57. Neasden II's Amit Patel starred with bat and ball as he made 80 and took 5-15 in their comfortable win over Rajput Samaj II. |
