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Gopal flies back home

Oceans CC have been dealt a huge blow as talented opening left handed batsman Gopal has returned to India.Gopal had been in superbtouch recently and was hugely popular within the dressing room. He played a significant role in helping Oceans staying in first position and will be missed by everyone.Oceans players had a night out with Gopal on Wednesday and wished him every success back home. There is still a possibility that Gopal may return next year and he would be welcome with open arms. Huge thankyou to Gopal from everyone connected to Oceans and hope to meet again.y

Oceans bounce back in style

Scores:

Oceans: 145/9 (14 overs) Ali Quereshi 44, Sonu Pathak 30.

Genetics: 100/4 (14 overs)


Oceans CC cemented their place at the top of division two with a routine victory over second placed Genetics. Genetics came into the match with hopes of finishing first but their dreams remained just that as they were convincingly beaten by a resurgent Oceans.

Having been put to bat, Oceans started cautiously with the bat as Genetics bowled very well to both Gopal and Wally. Oceans patiently made there way too 39/2 from 5 overs. Simon looked in good nick before departing but this left the stage to Ali and Sonu who produced a magnificent partnership to resurrect the innings. Ali was very watchful early on but found his range as the innings progressed. The captain played a sensible innings and rotated the strike well. Both these set batsmen also took risks which payed off and with the help off Naveen later on, took Oceans to an excellent 145/9 from their 14 overs.


Genetics were somewhat static in there reply as they never got going. they failed to pierce the gaps and applied too much pressure on themselves. Oceans were very disciplined and deserved to take more wickets. Genetics left too many in the final 5 overs and Oceans sailed to a crucial win and a return of 9 points in what was a pivotal match for both teams.

Man of the match: Ali Quereshi

Sonu shocked by defeat

After a poor showing last night against Belmont, Sonu has urged his batsmen to take on more responsibility.

'We played irresponsible shots at the top of the order and should do a lot better. Our batsmen literally gave the game to Belmont early on and it wasn't like they worked hard for their wickets. We were too aggressive and should have rotated the strike a lot more and build partnerships. The lads are very disappointed and its a shock because we have batted really well all season. Credit must be given to Kurt who played intelligently and if it wasn't for him then it could have been more embarrassing. Hopefully in our next game we can regroup and give a better account of ourselves. I felt our bowling suffered because of this but credit must be given to Belmont. They outplayed us in all departments. We are still top of the division but its important to finish the season well and that's what we will aim to do in our next game.

Belmont stun Oceans

Oceans:
116/9 (16 overs) Kurt 31 not out

Belmont 117/3 (11 overs) D Reynolds 37


An out of sorts Oceans lost their unbeaten home league record this season as Belmont cruised to victory in a comprehensive manner. Belmont won the toss and put Oceans into bat in a 16 overs match. Oceans got off to a flying start as they put on 25 for the first wicket inside two overs. However, this was as good as it got for Oceans as they wastefully gave their wickets away to Belmont due to poor shot selections. Belmont claimed five major scalps inside 7 overs as Oceans were left reeling on 50/6. Kurt 31 not out and Ratty 13 steadied the ship to some extent before the latter being stumped as Oceans were 87/7 from 13 overs. Kurt carried his bat to the end and played a determined innings and with the help from Gulam 10 not out in the end managed to get Oceans to a below par score off 116/9 from there 16 overs.


Belmont were very ruthless in pursuit of the target and took a wayward Wally for 17 from his first over. Oceans struggled to contain the Belmont batsman as they found the boundaries at regular intervals. All the Oceans bowler were taken to the cleaners except for Kurt and Belmont managed to reach there target in the 11th over. This was a disappointing performance from Oceans but credit must be given to Belmont who were superb.

Simon, Usman and Mudassar miss out

Team news:
Oceans CC entertain Belmont tomorrow at Felling hoping to maintain there 100 percent home record. Oceans are missing key personnel in the form of Usman, Mudassar and Simon due to different circumstances but are still able to field a near full strength team. Gulam, Dave and Kurt make a welcome return to the side as Oceans go searching for another home win.

Team: Sonu (captain), Dave, Rian, Gulam, Gopal, Ratty, Naveen, Kurt, Amir, Ali, Wally.