UMBILO Harlequins Cricket Club’s first team played their eighteenth match of the current season, against DHS/Rhythm on Sunday 13 March.
Quins won the coin toss and elected to bat first, a decision which backfired profoundly on Quins as their top four batsmen were dismissed by virtue of deliveries holding up on the sticky wicket surface and consequently being caught out in front of the stumps with the team tally on 14 runs in the sixth over.
Quins number five batsman Josh Henry played a good innings top scoring with 36 runs, which included three boundaries. Dieter Liebenberg compiled a dozen runs inclusive of a six and one four to take Quins through to a disappointing total of 95 runs in 33 overs.
Quins captured successive early wickets in the DHS/Rhythm innings and used quick bowler Devyn Scott who was Quins’ most penetrative bowler in taking two early wickets in his nine consecutive over spell, however proved to be too expensive in context of the match by conceding 41 runs.
Seamer Sean Edwards was undoubtedly the most economical bowler of both teams, conceding just four runs in three overs and the Quins slow bowlers were ineffectual in defending the low target set by their batsmen, allowing DHS/Rhythm to achieve victory in the 26th over with three wickets being lost.
Quins lost this match by seven wickets.
Other team results: Quins 4th team vs Phoenix sixth side. Phoenix 6 made 113 runs and Quins 4 were dismissed in the 24th over, seven runs short of victory (Clinton Abrahams 6/13, Jarod Murgatroyd 2/19 runs, Chris Schulenburg made 15 runs, Donavan Steele made 18 runs).
Quins U13s vs Merebank. Merebank made 40 runs and Quins responded by chasing down the target in five overs losing five wickets (Gareth Govender 2/5, Aaron Govender 2/7, Heath Manicom claimed two wickets without conceding a run in two overs, Tyler Jordan made 10 runs, Heath Manicom made 11 runs).
On Sunday 20 March the first team play their second to last match of the season at Harlequins from 9am against ACC from Amanzimtoti, and the U13 side take on Simplex RHCSC in its final 30 over league match of the season at 8.30am.
Quins will be holding a social six a-side day on Saturday 19 March at Harlequins. Anyone wishing to join in will be accommodated.
The club’s annual awards event will be at the combined Fynnland Sports Club, Lt King Park, Fynnland, on Friday 8 April.
Contact Ernest on 031 467 3270 for further club information.
