Quins clip Eagles’ wings in final pre-season cricket match
All teams with the exception of the Saturday side have league commitments on Sunday, 28 September.
UMBILO Harlequins Cricket Club played its final pre-season match against Isipingo Eagles at Harlequins Oval on Sunday, 21 September.
Quins’ outfield, like all others in the area, displaying some symptoms of drying due to the protracted lack of rain, was lighting fast.
Unfortunately the wicket which usually has quick and bouncy characteristics, had insufficient time to harden after two successive evenings of precipitation, and was soft and slow. Eagles batted first and compiled a below par tally despite the adverse wicket, of 115 runs all out. Quins’ pace attack performed acceptably and the use of a solitary slow bowler proved successful with Dieter Liebenberg performing above par.
Quins appeared to be in heaps of woe when the top order was neutralised within a fairly short period of time, but a resolute innings of 27 runs by Saint John Piek and a charismatic albeit fortuitous knock of 41 runs by Clinton Abrahams resurrected Quins’ innings. Clintons’ innings was typical of his character, comprising plenty of brave strokes and misses as well as some powerful pulls and lofted drives over the inner circle of fielders. Quins passed the Eagles tally of 115 runs losing eight wickets in the process. This is a match which Quins achieved some degree of objective in that match time was accomplished, ideally a quicker wicket would have been more suitable though.
All teams with the exception of the Saturday side have league commitments on Sunday, 28 September.
The firsts take on Hillary Malvern at Peace Park at 9am. The seconds play Railways 2 at Phoenix Sidmore starting at 1pm. The third XI take on Silver Saints 1 at Harlequins 1, starting at 1.30pm. The fourth team play Silver Saints 2 at Harlequins 2. The fifth side play Simplex RHCSC 6 at Bayview. The U13 boys play a 30 over youth league match at Blackhaven commencing at 8.30am. The side must meet at the Quins nets at 7am. Finally the U11 team take on Silver Saints U11s at Harlequins 1 starting at 8.30am.
Although the numbers of junior players have increased, the club still requires that the ranks increase, especially that of the U11 group. There will be no junior coaching sessions this week due to the league commitments. However sessions will continue the week after.
Call Ernest on 031-467-3270 for further club information.
