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Domestic Leagues Preview - 7th and 8th September 2019

06 September 2019

Premier League T20

Sunday 8th Sept – DLSW DLIT vs HKCC Premier League at HKCC – 01:30 PM – Full Preview
Sunday 8th Sept – KCC Premier League vs USRC Premier League at KCC – 02:00 PM – Full Preview

This Sunday will be the second week of the Premier League T20 competition, with two exciting match-ups scheduled. Defending champions HKCC will play host to DLSWCC, while USRC will look to bounce back from their loss last week when the pay a visit to KCC. Click on the links above for detailed match previews!

Women’s T20 League

Sunday 8th Sept - HKCC Willow Wielders vs DLSW Wasps – HKCC – 09:30 AM
Sunday 8th Sept – KCC Maidens vs USRC Women – KCC – 10:00 AM

The Women’s T20 League gets underway this Sunday too, with the HKCC Willow Wielders taking on the DLSW Wasps at HKCC, and the KCC Maidens playing the USRC Women at KCC. Both these games will be precursors to the Premier League T20 games later in the day at the same grounds, with the Willow Wielders vs Wasps game being streamed across our social media platforms! (Facebook | YouTube) The Wasps are coming off a successful 2018-19, which saw them break the Willow Wielder’s 10-season run as Women’s League champions. An exciting grudge match awaits. Meanwhile at KCC, the Maidens will look to start strong at home vs up-and-comers USRC - the whole match can be seen on KCC's YouTube channel.
These games will feature several HK Women’s National squad players, such as Shanzeen Shahzad, Mariko Hill, Maryam Bibi and Mehreen Yousaf, so be sure to tune in and catch the action!

Saturday Championship

Saturday 7th Sept – Division 1 – HKCC Gap Ramblers vs USRC Championship – HKCC – 01:00 PM
Saturday 7th Sept – Division 2 – Kai Tak vs Laguna Gully – Mission Road (TKRRG) – 12:50 PM
Saturday 7th Sept – Division 2 – KCC Crusaders vs SCC Lancers – KCC – 01:00 PM
Saturday 7th Sept – Division 2 – CHK Pioneers vs HKU CC – GDB – 01:00 PM

The 2019-20 Saturday Championship season kicks off with four games all across Hong Kong. At HKCC, it’s a battle between the two top teams of the previous season - defending Division 1 champions HKCC Gap Ramblers taking on runner-ups USRC Championship. Saturday cricket doesn’t get any better, and this should be a great game to start off the season. At KCC, the recently relegated Crusaders play host to perennial contenders SCC Lancers. Both sides will be looking to promote out of Division 2, and winning this opening fixture will be crucial in achieving that. At Mission Road, Kai Tak CC will face off against Laguna Gully, in a repeat of both team’s opening fixture from last season. Kai Tak missed out on promotion by a NRR of just 0.02 last season, and will be determined to get the job done this time around. And finally at GDB, it will be HKU CC and the CHK Pioneers to christen the newly laid grass. A match-up that has tended to produce some entertaining games in the past, this could be one to follow.

Under-15 T20 League

Saturday 7th Sept – Premier – PACC U15s vs CHK Women’s National Team – Mission Road – 09:00 AM
Saturday 7th Sept – Elite – KCC Cyclones U15 vs HKCC Witherers U15 – GDB – 09:30 AM
Sunday 8th Sept – Elite – APCC Sky Warriors U15s vs Lantau Lions U15 – GDB – 08:00 AM
Sunday 8th Sept – Premier – DB Smashers Gold U15 vs PACC U15 – Mission Road – 09:30 AM
Sunday 8th Sept – Premier – USRC Gunners U15 vs DLSW Tigers U15 – Mission Road – 13:30 PM

The Under-15 T20 league gets under way this weekend too, with fives games scheduled across the weekend. The CHK Women’s National Squad takes part in the top division of U15 cricket, and will face off against last season’s champions PACC on Saturday morning at Mission Road. PACC will be back in action again on Sunday morning against DB Smashers Gold – last season’s Elite Division champions now playing their first season in the Premier Division. And later that day, it will be the USRC Gunners facing off against the DLSW Tigers. Meanwhile GDB will play host to two Elite Division games, with sides from KCC, HKCC, AP Cricket Club and Lantau CC all looking to get their seasons underway.

Under-13 League

Sunday 8th Sept – Premier – DB Smashers White U13 vs APCC Green U13 – KGV 1 – 01:10 PM
Sunday 8th Sept – Premier – USRC Gunners U13 vs DLSW Cheetahs U13 – KGV 2 – 01:10 PM
Sunday 8th Sept – Elite Pairs – HKCC Optimists U13 vs APCC Sky Warriors U13 – KGV 1 – 04:00 PM
Sunday 8th Sept – Elite Pairs – DLSW Littles U13 vs LMC U13 – KGV 2 – 04:00 PM

And Under-13 League kicks off this weekend too, with four games at KGV. The Premier Division will compete in T20 cricket, with the Elite division starting their season with a round of Pairs cricket. Defending Premier champions USRC will look to start this season strong, while LMC return to the Elite division, where they were unbeaten champions in 2017-18. A set of exciting games await us.

Challenge League

Sunday 8th Sept – Division 3 – HKU Students vs TCC Caribbeans – GDB – 02:30 PM

The challenge league got underway last weekend with a thriller of a game between Indians United and Lamma CC in Division 2 – Lamma CC overhauling Indian’s United score of 141 with just one over and one wicket to spare!

This weekend sees the HKU Students -a side comprised only of students from the University of Hong Kong- play newcomers Tung Chung Cricket Club Caribbeans in a Division 3 clash at GDB on Sunday Afternoon.