FIVE cricket matches were concluded by Umbilo Harlequins Cricket Club’s teams on Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 October.
The first team, which won its solitary league match and five consecutive 20 over matches, played out the Challenge T20 final at Asherville on Saturday afternoon. Fast bowler Yusuf Abdulla bowled out East Coast’s opening batsman in the first over of the match and had the number three batter dismissed through a superb catch at slip by Kalvin Venter who took an even better catch at full diving stretch at the square leg position to remove their fourth batsman.
The batting team lost momentum when Kevin Kettle threw the ball 70m to the far end, where Mohammed Patel broke stumps with the opening batsman out of his ground. Thereafter right arm wrist spinner Dieter Liebenberg removed four batsmen during the opposition’s dire attempt to intensify their run rate in remaining over allocation. East Coast scored 127 runs for seven wicket in 120 deliveries.
East Coast dismissed Quins’ number one batsman with the first delivery of the innings, however they consolidated quite admirably with 13 runs each from Kevin Kettle and Ryan Baronet. However, it was really through the intervention of middle order batsman Safri Faiyaz, who struck the ball aggressively scoring 35 runs, and opening batsman Momadtlalha Motala who scored 49 runs, that helped Quins through to an easy victory by six wickets with four overs remaining.
Other team results: Quins 2nds lost to ACC in a Challenge Reserve 40-over encounter; Quins 4ths lost to Mpumalanga; Quins U11s beat Chatsworth United; Quins 3rds beat Chatsworth Sporting 3.
Junior league matches will cease for the entire duration of November due to school exams, however the 1st, 3rd, fourth and sixth teams have scheduled matches in their respective leagues at the weekend.
Junior coaching sessions is on Thursdays at 4.30pm at the Quins nets and the seniors will practice on Fridays from 4pm.
Contact 073 795 0363.
