">National Players star in Domestic Cricket as Premier League gets underway

A sunny Mid-Autumn long weekend allows the Hong Kong domestic leagues to go in full swing. Hong Kong national players such as Babar Hayat and Tanveer Ahmad performed well for their clubs to prove how they have improved over the summer.

Premier League 1-Day

Sep 18 DLSW Prism v PACC

In the season opener for the Premier League, Diasqua Little Sai Wan Prism defeated Pakistan Association with nine wickets to spare.

Batting first, PACC was all out with 120 runs, led by Balal Muhammad (31) and Ahsan Abbasi Ali (26).

They were limited by DLSW’s Hong Kong spinner Nadeem Ahmed (2/10), while Niaz Ali (3/30) and Mudassar Hussain (3/11) also contributed to the manageable target.

DLSW’s response was led by Hong Kong Captain Babar Hayat, who scored exactly 100 runs off 48 balls. It only took them 15 and a half overs to take the opening victory of the season.

Scorecard: https://www.crichq.com/#matches/429107/1st_innings

Sep 18 KCC v HKCC

In the second Premier League match of the day, Kowloon Cricket Club beat Hong Kong Cricket Club in Wong Nai Chung Gap by 7 wickets.

HKCC’s Courtney Kruger scored 45 off 44 balls to lead the team, while James Redmayne added 34 runs.

But KCC’s Hong Kong bowlers Waqas Barkat (3/23) and Tanveer Ahmad (3/43) contained the target to a 151 all out.

KCC’s chase was opened by Hong Kong youngsters Aizaz Khan (33 off 35) and Ninad Shah (11). Former Hong Kong skipper Jamie Atkinson’s 63 and Waqas Barkat’s 33 fast-forwarded the chase and brought the away victory at the 27th over.

HKCC’s Isaac Poole took three wickets for 34 runs.

Scorecard: https://www.crichq.com/#matches/429111/1st_innings

Championship League Division A

Sep 16 KCC Saracens v KCC Crusaders

In the Kowloon Cricket Club derby, the Saracens beat the Crusaders behind two century-makers.

Batting first, Saracens’ opener and Hong Kong player Chris Carter scored 102 runs off 77 balls. Sunny Bhimsaria also knocked 102 runs. Deepinder Singh added 31 to bring the total to a massive 265/5.

Aditya Kanthan was the best bowler for the Crusaders with 3/32.

He was also the highest scorer during their chase with 33 runs. Damian Kelleher added 22 runs but it was not enough. They finished the innings with 136/8.

Scorecard: https://www.crichq.com/#matches/428457/1st_innings

Sep 16 Taipan Sky Warriors v HKCC Gap Ramblers

Hong Kong Cricket Club Gap Ramblers started their title defence by beating Taipan Sky Warriors at home with six wickets to spare.

Sky Warriors batted first and were all out for 145. Gap Ramblers’ Satyendra Singh was the top bowler with 3/15, while Tom Ingram and Charles McInerney each took two wickets.

In response, the middle-order batsmen for the Gap Ramblers led the charge. Stuart Tohill scored 44 off 45 balls, while Isaac Poole added an efficient 43 off 23 balls to the victory.

Scorecard: https://www.crichq.com/#matches/428656/1st_innings

Sep 17 HKCC Nomads v KCC Tartars

The Hong Kong Cricket Club Nomads beat the Kowloon Cricket Club Tartars in a closely contested match.

The Tartars batted first and scored one run short of 200. Former Hong Kong Captain Najeeb Amar scored 58 off 47 balls, while Muhammad Khan added a half century. They batted through their innings with 199/8.

Daljeet Singh of the Nomads took three wickets while S Bhojwani took two.

Nomads’ opener S Ayer led the chase with 79 off 62 balls before being caught out in the 21st over. They were at 113/2. D Singh scored 61 to bring the total within reach, with 190/4 in the 32nd over. A Claire and C White finished the chase with nine balls left in the game.

Scorecard: https://www.crichq.com/#matches/428828/1st_innings

Sep 17 HKCC Witherers v KCC Crusaders

Hong Kong Cricket Club Witherers won by 25 runs at home against Kowloon Cricket Club Crusaders.

Witherers batted first and provided a balanced team effort. Four batsmen reached double figures, including M Ashton (44), J Warby (43), T Whisker (39*) and L Ginnivan (21). 181 was their total.

Crusaders’ Aditya Kanthan continued his good form from Saturday with 2/33. Ruan DeBruin bowled two for 43.

Crusaders’ Damian Kelleher (39) and Dylan Dearing (38) gave the Crusaders a good chance of victory, but their teammates did not do enough to do that.

Witherers’ Tim Whisker took four wickets for 40 runs in seven overs.

Scorecard: https://www.crichq.com/#matches/428661/1st_innings

Championship League Division B

Sep 17 Pioneers CC v HKUCC

The University of Hong Kong Cricket Club beat Pioneers comfortably to get two wins in a row.

Pioneers chose to bat first but they did not perform well. They could only score 23 runs all out. Six HKU bowlers took one wicket each.

In response, HKU only needed 14 balls to get the victory.

Scorecard: https://www.crichq.com/#matches/428658/1st_innings

Sep 17 DLSW Sarjan v Centaurs Cricket Club

Diasqua Little Sai Wan Sarjan beat Centaurs Cricket Club by a massive 130 runs, behind Aftab Hussain’s century.

Batting first, Sarjan’s opener Aftab Hussain only needed 73 balls to reach 105 runs, while his opening partner Haseeb Muhammad scored 50. Haroon Arshad added another 80 to help Sarjan reached 279.

Centaurs’ opening batsman G Raj started the chase with 47 runs. Rizwan Masood (38) and Keith Frith (35*) tried close the gap, but the target was proved to be too high.

Sarjan’s Saqib Mahmood was the bowler of the match with 2/18 in seven overs.

Scorecard: https://www.crichq.com/#matches/428660/1st_innings

Women’s Twenty20 Cup

Sep 16 HKCC Cavaliers v HKCC Willow Wielders

In an all-HKCC affair, Cavaliers beat the Willow Wielders by 16 runs.

Batting first, Cavaliers’ Jasmine Titmuss led the team with 32 runs, while Hong Kong captain Emma Lai added 22. They finished their innings with a total of 76.

Willow Wielders’ Annie Ho took one wicket and allowed only nine runs in four overs.

In response, Willow Wielders’ opener Yasmin Daswani led the team with 25 runs, while Ashley Hung scored 12.

Their chase was proved unsuccessful as Cavaliers’ Ruchitha Venkatesh took three wickets while allowing only six runs in four overs.

Scorecard: https://www.crichq.com/#matches/429620/1st_innings

Sep 18 CCC Fung Wong v DLSW Wasps

Diasqua Little Sai Wan Wasps beat Craigengower Cricket Club Fung Wong by 64 runs.

Wasps’ opener Manpreet Kaur scored a team-high 44 runs. Her partner, last season’s cricketer of the year Shanzeen Shahzad scored 14 runs facing only 7 balls. Yousaf Mehreen added an efficient 33 runs of 29 balls to bring the total to 157.

Hong Kong and Fung Wong’s bowler Kary Chan took four wickets for 20 runs.

Fung Wong’s V Wong scored a team-high 19 runs off 22 balls, and Kary Chan added 11 runs off 8 balls in their unsuccessful chase.

Yousaf Mehreen was Wasps top bowler with 1/18 in three overs.

Scorecard: https://www.crichq.com/#matches/429100/1st_innings

Sep 18 USRC v KCC Maidens

Kowloon Cricket Club Maidens defeated the United Services Recreation Club with nine wickets to spare.

USRC scored 41 runs after getting all out in the 18th over. KCC needed only five overs and two balls to overcome the target.

Scorecard: https://www.crichq.com/#matches/429593/1st_innings