Cricket league under way with 30-over cup

The Southern KZN 30-Over Cup got off to a smashing and, in some cases stuttering, start last Sunday.

Morné Bishop set the tone with an astonishing 193 not out for the star-studded Port Shepstone Country Club team against ICC XI.

He opened the batting and reached 99 off 80 balls, and then made a further 94 runs off the next 24 balls he faced. His strike rate was 185.6 which was a touch higher than Ashley Lombard’s, who made 37 off 20 for a strike rate of 185.

Theo Goldstone, playing for Mustangs in Division 3, belted the ball to all parts for 88 against PayRite. He was assisted by an excellent all-round performance with bat and ball from Ashtin Wilson.

These were some of the highlights on a weekend which saw some matches rained out and others rescheduled.

RESULTS

Division 1
Port Shepstone CC beat ICC XI by 217 runs.
Port Shepstone 308-7 in 30 overs: Morné Bishop 193 not out, Ashley Lombard 37, Mikyle Bartle 25, Blake Statt 21. Ashraf Mullah 2-32, Yasin Gangat 2-59.
ICC XI 91 all out: Talha 31, Saddam Patel 13. Gershion Lawrence 3-3, Saeed Patel 3-16, Keagan Ray 2-13.
Other teams in the division are Legends, Vikings, Harding, Kokstad Bombay and Super Giants.

Division 2
Punjab XI beat Sezela by 141 runs.
Punjab 192-10 in 28.3 overs: Azib Javed 55, Hafiz Arshad 28,

Saqib Inayat 28.
Sezela 51 all out. Asim 3-10.
Legends B vs Port Edward Warriors:
Port Edward Warriors 22-1.
Match abandoned after 3.5 overs.
Crusaders vs Harding Sultans: Match abandoned.
The other team in the division, Bizana, had a bye.

Division 3

Mustangs beat PayRite by 166 runs.
Mustangs 217-7 in 30 overs: Theo Goldstone 88, Ashtin Wilson 32, Clinton Heslop 26. Maaz Rafik 2-33, Moshin 2-40.
PayRite 51 all out: Zaiyuddin 13. Ashtin Wilson 4-14, Lance Hargreaves 3-12, Tyrone Finn 2-17.
Other teams in the division are Vikings B, Gamalakhe, Wolf Pack, Izingolweni and Challengers.

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