Sunday, May 18 2008

Chucky - 9.5
The only reason he does not get a 10 is that he did not bring the game home. Did everything right. Bowled very well towards the end to pick up a wicket and be economical despite the short boundaries. Took a great one handed catch and had a stumping to his name. The masterpiece was yet to come. 113 peerless runs. A century studded with sixes and fours. Easily the man of the match, although he ended up on the loosing side.

Dalip - 6.5
The score-book reads 66466. Made 28 in 8 balls. The flying start was just what was needed. By his own admission, he should have come off when his wrist was hurting, instead he tried to force a stroke and got stumped off a pace bowler. With the short boundaries, this should have been his day.

Rakesh - 6
Bowled well on his comeback after an expensive first over. Ended with 6-0-40-1 which is decent for the ground. Dropped a relatively simple chance at short third man. Rakesh had 31 well made runs to his name, but a fifty from him would have sealed the game.

Paul - 4
Unlucky bowler with two drops on his bowling. Started well with a wicket in the first over, but things went downhill from there. Pitched a little too far up at times and got punished. Batting was a disappointment. Made 11 runs, but it was a lengthy stay at the crease giving Chucky support that was required.

Prateek - 1
Took a good low catch in the first over and that was the end of the heroics for the day. Dropped a regulation edge behind the stumps. Was taken for 32 runs off of 3 overs. Seemed to have had the batsmen in trouble sometimes, but there was enough loose stuff to relieve the pressure. Was given caught behind on the second ball he faced.

Ruchir - 4
Seems to have improved his fielding and there were no repeats of the embarrassments of the last game. Gave Chucky some support and had a decent partnership with him. The game was ideally suited for him and should have scored more than 17.

Warren - 7
Bowled a very good spell at 6 an over to pick up 3 wickets. Needs to control his wides. Wazza seems to be one of the safest hands on the boundary and he proved that by accepting a simple chance that came his way. Probably should have gone for another catch that fell short of him at mid-off. Scored 5 runs and lost his wicket by hitting a full toss straight to mid wicket.

Dave - 6
Took a good running catch off Wazza's bowling. Bowled pretty well till he went for some stick during his last over. Ended up going at 7 an over which is decent for St. George Park. Made 18 runs, which is better than the four guys who batted ahead of him. Lost his wicket at a crucial point in the game.

Coach - 7.5
A very good bowling performance as he ended up with 9-1-50-3, best figures of the day. He has rebounded very well from the last game. Batted with some gutso and stoic defense to occupy the crease for a good amount of time, but was eventually bowled for 7 runs.

Dilshan - 5.5
Lived up to expectations and seems to be coming along with his batting, despite the duck he scored. Had a couple of good stops and has become a better fielder over the past couple of months.

Josh - 4.5
Took an easy catch, but dropped a slightly tricky chance. He also had a couple of misfields to his credit, but is still one of the quickest guys in the infield. Was not out at 2 and shows signs of developing into an attacking batsman someday.

Result - Leewards Islands CC defeated Titans CC by 14 runs.