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Oceans record easy win

Oceans CC won their second game of the season last night against Genetics at Felling CC. In a game that was played 35 overs per side, Oceans batted first and recorded a formidable 246 all out in 34.2 overs. This was a tremendous effort by the Oceans batsman. Usman was very aggressive at the start and scored a rapid 19. Oceans did lose some momentum after losing the next couple of wickets cheaply. However, Oceans regained control of the match in two crucial partnerships. Firstly, Rian 72 and skipper Sonu 71 shared a stand of 90 runs and both batsman looked in fine touch which is a great sign for the forthcoming season. When Rian perished, Ratty who scored a cool and calm 18 shared a 53 run partnership with the skipper to completely put the game out of reach of the opposition. Oceans were not quite finished when both batsman were dismissed. Naveen played a quickfire 25 against a tiring attack and it finished off a wonderful batting performance.
In reply, Genetics tried valiantly and were very determined to bat the whole overs. Although they were never threatening at any stage to cause an upset they must be given credit for their fighting spirit. The Oceans bowlers had a really good workout. Naveen, Rian, Gulam and the skipper who decided to bowl himself were particularly impressive. In the end, Genetics finished on 155/9 from their 35 overs.

Oceans start with nervy win

Oceans played their first game of the season last night in Felling against Matrix Barbarians in a friendly match which was reduced to 17 overs per side. The bowlers were particularly impressive through out by keeping the Matrix batsman at bay and presenting very few scoring opportunities. All the bowlers were threatening throughout with wally, gulam and naveen impressive. They restricted the Barbarians to 78 all out from their 17 overs. However, a lot of this was down to a quite stunning catch by ratty who got rid of dangerman dan clark in spectacular fashion.
In reply the Oceans batsman made a disastrous started losing first four wickets for 16 runs from 6 overs. However, experience campaigners Ratty and skipper Sonu put a crucial fifth wicket partnership of 42 runs by playing sensibly and intelligently. When Sonu had perished for 14, Wally entered the field and scored a quick fire 15 to wrap up the match with the loss of no more wickets and with 2 overs still to spare. Ratty remained unbeaten on 26 not out and in the end it was a deserved victory for Oceans despite some early scares.

Sonu looking forward to season ahead

Sonu Pathak has spoken ahead of the upcoming season and believes hard work and motivation is key for success.

Sonu,'I'm really looking forward to captaining the team this year and we have a great bunch of lads here old and new so it will be a great challenge to integrate everyone and play together and fight til the very end in every match. We have worked very hard in the nets and hope they will reap their rewards. It will be my first year as captain but I have had experience before back home in India so that should stand me in good stead.

Sonu later spoke about the strength of the division two and challenges it brings. 'Yeah definitely it will be very competitive and there are some tremendous teams in there. I think each game will bring a different challenge so we will look no further then our first friendly game which is fast upon us. We want to use them wisely to prepare for our opening league game. I do think we have nothing to fear this year because we have some dangerous players too in our lineup so we are just looking forward to it and will take it a game at a time.

Sonu takes the Reigns

Sonu Chandra Pathak has been appointed as the new skipper of Oceans for the 2014 season. He has been a very valuable player over the last five years and has produced some brilliant performances with the bat.

Sonu has a great cricket background and has played back home in his native India. He has waited patiently for his chance and is looking forward immensely to taking the team forward.

Ratty praises team for showing

The captain today has spoken today after yesterday's defeat against three tuns at Gateshead Fell. 'It's always disappointing to lose games at any level but I was happy with the effort my team put in and we gave three tuns a really good game'.

Khan said the match showed Oceans in two simple ways, the good and the bad. 'We were fantastic for the first part of the innings. When I won the toss I had no hesitation but to bat first. Both Rian and Imran batted so nicely. They were very intelligent and picked the gaps. They laid a really good platform for us and it gave the rest of the team confidence. It was disappointing how Rian got out because he looked in very good form and was waiting for the right moment to kick on. We lost our way in the middle order again and it didnt look like we were going to get 120 even. But I put the responsibility on myself to get the team to a match winning score and was delighted with the way I held it together. I feel in good touch and am confident in my ability'.

'The second part was not so good. It's important to always start of well with the ball but the first two overs went for 39 runs and it gave them the perfect platform to launch from. They had the momentum and it was difficult to claw back. My bowlers kept going and especially Rian who I thought was outstanding. He busted his gut for the team and he is a real credit to himself.The disappointing aspect was the extras we gave away. that itself had a few bearing because we gave away 18 and not only this, you have to bowl each delivery again which always ends up getting punished. We didn't have the discipline when needed and it really did cost us to be honest. I have to give credit to three tuns, they batted well to get the score so full credit to them'.

Khan is looking forward to next week's cup game against Genetics at Swalwell, 'They are a good team who play in division 2. We will have to play to our best in all departments to have any chance of winning. I think if we can fine tune the bowling and get it right then we can beat anybody on our day. It's just that part of the game that is letting us down at the moment. It should be a good contest next week and we are going to try our best to reach the next round.