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Oceans too strong for CCC

Scores:

CCC: 103/5 (14 overs) Wally 4-0-25-3
Oceans: 104/4 (9.6 overs) Gopal 30, Rian 20 not out

Oceans CC continued there dominance of division two by beating a strong CCC side. This victory was all the more impressive considering Oceans missed five regulars who missed out due to work commitments.

Oceans won the toss and elected to field in a 14 overs match. Some brilliant bowling from Wally and Naveen really kept the hosts in trouble early on and they simply could not recover has the boundaries were a rare sight. CCC never really put any pressure on the Ocean bowlers who really complimented each other and bowled well in tandem. Wally was the star of the show with three wickets including a stunning delivery which got rid of dangerman Nick. Gulam and Rian were very disciplined and bowled with lot of thought and imagination. CCC finished strongly in the final over as they enjoyed there best over as Wally went for 16 runs and they finished on a below par 103/5 off there 14 overs.

Oceans boosted by the return of Usman were more ruthless and aggressive when they started there chase. Both Wally and Usman put on thirty for the first wicket inside three overs before both departing in quick succession. However, Gopal and Rian did not let this phase them as they went about there business in a similar fashion. The inform Gopal continued his rich vein of form by hitting 30 which included three sixes before falling lbw. Rian moved on steadily against his former team and when skipper Sonu fell cheaply in pursuit of a quick finish, Rian gave the captain his wish when he scored the remaining 12 off the tenth over to give Oceans maximum batting points. Both Rian 20 not out and Ratty 3 not out were unbeaten in the end as Oceans finished on 104/4 off ten overs.

Man of the Match:Wally

Oceans hold there nerve in thrilling last over win!

Oceans:
135/7 (14 overs) Sonu 42, Gopal 32, Ratty 21

West End
130 all out (14 overs) Sheikh 72, Wally 4-0-22-4


Oceans CC and West end produced possibly the game of the season last night in Felling. Oceans did the double over West end thanks to some brilliant death bowling from Naveen and the impressive Wally Pathan.
Having been put into bat Oceans achieved a competitive total of 135/7 from there 14 overs and it was largely down to a brilliant partnership of 50 between Sonu (42) and Ratty (21). Oceans were content with singles early on in there innings after losing the explosive Wally cheaply. Gopal again showed his class with the bat by making a cool and calm 32 before unluckily being given out lbw. An out of sorts Rian stuck around before being caught out and Ali soon followed to leave Oceans a little behind the rate on 81/4 from nine overs. however, it must also be mentioned that West end were content with patrolling the boundaries for the majority of this innings but were made to pay by Sonu and Ratty in the end.
Both these batsman showed great technique to some fine and accurate bowling by West end.The running was particularly impressive and twos were taken quite frequently to the dismay from the fielders. Sonu played some big blows in between which were of huge importance and Oceans finally finished on 135/7 from there 14 overs.

Oceans made a nervy start to the West end innings which was of surprise. Both opening bowlers strayed and were punished by the opening batsman. West End were in control after 7 overs with 65 runs and no wickets lost. However the introduction of Dave who bowled two fantastic overs and deserved his two wickets along with Rians offcutters applied the breaks on West End. Rian chipped in with two important wickets and the game was still West end til Sheikh the opening batsman was still there. With West end needing 22 from three overs, Rian bowled a brilliant 12th over for 6 runs. The match was still in the oppositions hands with 16 needed off two. The opening two bowlers made amends as Naveen got rid of dangerman Sheikh for 72 thanks to a stunning catch from Wally. Naveen bowled a great line and left Wally defending nine off the last over. This was more then enough for the talented Pathan has he simply blew away the lower order by taking four wickets including a hatrick. This was an amazing end to an amazing match and Oceans secured 10 points and consolidated their position at the top of the division.

Superb Pathan destroys Belmont

Belmont:
113 (14 overs) Shah Ahmed 66
Dave McCaffrey 4-0-31-1

Oceans:
119 (9 overs) Wally Pathan 47
Gopal 31 Not out


Oceans CC made the long trip to Durham to play their league fixture against Belmont. However the long trip was well worth it in the end as they simply outclassed Belmont in every department. Belmont was asked to bat in a 14 over match. Oceans started well upfront with both Wally and Dave applying the early pressure. Belmont were not a serious threat apart from the opening batsman Shah who seemed to live a charmed life on his way to 66 before being run out. The other Belmont batsman could not take advantage in the final four overs as Ali bowled quite superbly and accordingly to his field. In the end Belmont were content with their score of 113/3 off their 14 overs.

However what they did not expect was a real onslaught from the very first over by Wally Pathan. Having not batted in the previous two games the fiery pathan took his frustrations out on Belmont by taking the game away inside the first five overs. He hit six huge sixes on his way to 47 before being bowled. The damage had been done when he departed and Oceans only required another 28 from 7 overs. Gopal also continued his fine form of late but effortlessly helping himself to 31 not out. He played second fiddle to the mercurial Wally but nevertheless played a pivotal innings for his team yet again. Ali hit three back to back boundaries before departing and the skipper really rubbed the salt into the Belmont wounds by smashing a quickfire 20 not out including two sixes and two fours. It was a great finish to the match by Oceans and they finished on 119/4 from nine overs to take another eight points and remain in pole position.

oceans still strong despite dropouts

Team news for tommorrow. Usman is still nursing a broken finger.Simon and Kurt miss out due to felling commitments.gulam is suffering with a mystery illness and naveen is unable to play due to work.

team:sonu, ratty, rian, amir, dave , wally,ali,mudassar, gopal, asim, greeny

Oceans return to winning ways

Oceans CC:
139/4 (14 overs) Mudassar 34 not out, Ratty 29 not out

Aletasters:
85/5 (14 overs) Wally 4-0-20-3


It was sweet revenge for Oceans CC as they got back to winning ways against the same opposition who ended there unbeaten run last week. Having been put into bat Oceans CC accumulated sensibly against some disciplined bowling from Aletasters who could only field eight players. Oceans did struggle to find the boundaries as the fielders patrolled them areas to good effect. The top four batsman got into double figures but eventually got themselves out chasing the boundaries. Oceans were somewhat stuttering when they lost their skipper and simon in quick succession with the score on 84/5 from 9 overs. However a brilliant 55 run partnership by Mudassar 34 not out and Ratty 29 not out got Oceans into a great position as they finished on 139/4 from there 14 overs. These two batsman played cleverly and read the script well by placing the ball well and running hard between the wickets. In between, they hit fours at important times and gave Oceans a great foothold in the game.

In reply, Aletasters who were missing last weeks hero Mohammed Kim were outclassed by some brilliant fast bowling by Wally who took three for twenty off his fours overs. Dave bowled very economically and was deserving off a wicket but sadly for Aletasters only Jones put up a fight with a well made 45 before falling lbw to Gulam. They finally finished on 85/5 from their 14 overs.

Man of the match: Mudassar