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19th May

Writer's picture: Glen CinnamonGlen Cinnamon

MUCKAMORE CRICKET


Muckamore had CSNI as the visitors to Moylena for their next Premier League

game on Saturday. Early rain delayed the start for an hour and forty five

minutes. Captain Neil Gill won the toss and sent David Miller and Aditya Adey

in to open the batting against CSNI pacemen A Malan and G McCarter. The

batsmen scored steadily seeing off the opening bowlers who were replaced by B

Adair and A Cowden. The score progressed to 76 runs into the 16 th over before

Adey’s mistimed shot off a Cowden delivery was easily caught by mid on

fielder Goodall after scoring 25 runs. Marcus O’Riordan joined Miller and in

the next three overs just two runs were scored. It then started to rain and it must

have distracted O’Riordan for he gave a dolly catch to mid on fielder Ellison off

Topping’s very next delivery to be dismissed for just two runs. Another 40

minute rain delay before deciding to take tea and when the game resumed at

16.45pm Miller’s new partner was Fahad Iqbal and with the loss of so much

time the match was reduced to 35 overs each. A quick spurt of runs saw Miller

go past his 50 runs before he was bowled by the returning McCarter for 55 runs.

Sam Gordon was the next man in but he only faced three balls before he was

trapped lbw off an Adair delivery to leave Muckamore on 118 runs for 4

wickets in the 25 th over. James Rodgers came to the wicket and in the next 5

overs with Iqbal they took the score to 143 runs before the latter, on 38 runs,

was very unlucky to be given out lbw to a Malan delivery when the ball hit his

body high above the stump height. With just 5 overs remaining Neil Gill was

Rodgers new partner and going for runs he was caught by long on fielder

Kennedy for only three runs off an M Topping delivery in the next over. Luke

Allen was the new batsman but he could only watch as Rodgers was stumped by

wicketkeeper Johnston in the very same over. Steve Lazars came next and with

3 overs left they took the score to 153 runs before Allen who had scored three

runs was bowled by Malan having a swing leaving the penultimate batsman

Karthik Rajavelu to come to the wicket to partner Lazars. Seven runs were

added before Lazars was caught by point fielder Topping off a Malan delivery.

The innings ended on 162 runs when with three deliveries remaining last man in

Pavan Karthik was run out going for a suicide single. Best of the CSNI bowlers

were A Malan who took 3 wickets for 24 runs and M Topping who took 3

wickets for 25 runs. When the CSNI opening batsmen Ellison and Kennedy

came to the wicket it had just turned 7pm and it must have been quite obvious

that unless Muckamore could take wickets quickly the fading light and the

Duckworth Lewis system was unfairly on their side. And so it proved as the

batsmen set off at a brisk pace taking the CSNI score to 56 runs before Kennedy

was caught and bowled by Iqbal in the 13 th over after scoring 31 runs. The new

batsman was Malan and with Ellison in 10 overs they hammered the

Muckamore bowling scoring 81 runs taking the score to 137 runs before the

umpires offered the batsman the light which they immediately accepted


knowing that they were well ahead on the Duckworth Lewis system which gave

them the easy 45 run victory. This Saturday the team travel to Dublin to play

Malahide in the first round of the All Ireland Cup.

Last Friday evening the team travelled to Comber to play North Down in their

next 20/20 Lagan Valley Steels match. North Down batted first and scored 194

runs for 5 wickets. Their top batsmen were R Pretorius with 61 runs, A Moore

with 42 runs and R Haire with 31 runs not out. Best of the Muckamore bowlers

was Neil Gill who took 2 wickets for 43 runs. Muckamore replied to score 124

runs to lose the game by 70 runs. Their top scorers were Fahad Iqbal who

scored 33 runs and Sam Gordon who scored 21 runs. Best of the North Down

bowlers were A Shields who took 2 wickets for 7 runs and R Haire who took 3

wickets for 39 runs. Muckamore’s next game in this series is at Moylena on

Thursday evening against Instonians.

After a two week layoff the Seconds are back in action this weekend with two

games. On Saturday they travel to Belmont to play CSNI Seconds in a league

match and on Sunday they entertain Monaghan in the first round of the Junior

Cup.

The Thirds travelled to Stormont on Saturday to play CSNI Thirds in a league

match and batting first scored 106 runs for 6 wickets in their allocated 25 overs.

Their top batsman was A Hammond who scored 32 runs. Best of the CSNI

bowlers was C Elliott who took 3 wickets for 23 runs. The CSNI team easily

passed the Muckamore total to win the game by 7 wickets. Their top batsmen

were R Hunter with 37 runs not out and G Thompson with 26 runs. Best of the

Muckamore bowlers was D Irvine who took 2 wickets for 28 runs. This week

the Thirds travel to Belmont to play CSNI Thirds in the first round of the

Intermediate Cup.

The Fourths travelled to play Bangor Thirds on Sunday but heavy rain forced

the game to be abandoned. They have no game listed for this week.

The Fifths entertained CIYMS Fifths in a league match at home on Saturday.

The visitors batted first and scored 183 runs for 7 wickets. Their top scorers

were C Orr with 42 runs and J McAlpine with 35 runs. Muckamore’s best

bowler was G Talwekar who took 3 wickets for 29 runs. Muckamore replied to

score 185 runs for the loss of only 3 wickets to win the game by 7 wickets.

Their top batsmen were M Sharma who scored 88 runs not out and C Rane who

scored 34 runs. This week the Fifths play BISC Thirds in a league match the

venue has yet to be arranged.

The Sixths lost their home game on Sunday to Belfast Superking Seconds by 80

runs. This week they are at home to Ballymena Fourths in a league match.


The Midweek League got underway last week and the Muckamore A team

scored only 49 runs which allowed Cooke/Collegians to easily win the game

with 7 wickets to spare. The ‘B’ Team travelled to Carrickfergus and batting

first scored 173 runs for 3 wickets in their allocated 20 overs. M Mohandas, B

George, J Jose and P Kumar all retired when they had scored 30 runs.

Carrickfergus replied to score 158 runs for 5 wickets in their 20 overs to give

Muckamore the 15 run victory. Top scorers for Carrick were C Jackson, S

Jackson and C Creighton who all retired when they scored 30 runs. Best of the

Muckamore bowlers was Gaji who took 3 wickets for 31 runs. In this

Wednesday’s matches the A team are at home to Bangor and the ‘B’ team are

away to Woodvale.

Sunday saw the Muckamore Bluebelles play their first league game of the

season at home to North Down Ladies. The visitors batted first and in their

allocated 20 overs they score 97 runs for the loss of three wickets. S Harrison

was their top scorer with 50 runs. Muckamore’s Susan Keates and Lynn Lyness

opened the batting for Muckamore and the score had reached 29 runs into the 7 th

over before the latter’s mistimed shot was caught by ‘gully’ fielder K McCrory

after she had scored 9 runs. Amy Caulfield joined Keates and they successfully

knocked of the 68 runs needed in just 14 overs to win the game by 9 wickets.

Susan was not out with 44 runs and Amy was not out with 25 runs. The

Bluebelles next listed league game is not until the 9 th of June when they play

CSNI at Moylena. Their first round Gallagher Senior Cup match is at home to

Carrickfergus on the 2 nd of June.


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