Effigies C.C square series

On Saturday the Effigies batted first in the forty over match. Rob and Tom Mitchell opened the batting.

Rob was first to go being bowled by a brilliant delivery from Nowell Khosla for two runs. Richard Kimber was next and put on a twenty six run partnership with Tom before Tom was caught for twelve runs. Pari Vandra was next in and next out scoring three runs being stumped swiftly by Johnnie Grima. Kimber’s innings came to a halt being bowled by an absolute gem of a delivery from Dave Borg who ended with two wickets in the day.

Mitch Lawlor played a patient innings of twelve runs. A couple of quick wickets fell and the tourist were in trouble. In came Jamie Eaton  and John Vaughan who put some respectability in the score sheet. Eaton top scored with  twenty three runs and John Vaughan sixteen runs. The scoreboard was aided with twenty three extras.

Effigies totalled 121 runs from their allotted overs. For the Marsa team Sarfraz Ali was the main wicket taker with three. Ronnie Sacco took two wickets while Mark G Sacco took one.

In reply the Marsa batsmen were on fire and made their target in the twenty seventh over. The charge was led by Ronnie Sacco who top scored with forty five runs which included five fours. Javed Shah scored nineteen runs, Robert Krishna seventeen runs and Nowell Khosla sixteen runs as the main contributors. For the visitors John Vaughan was the main wicket taker with two while Henry Mitchell, Mike Eagle and Jamie Eaton all took a wicket each. One nil to the Marsa team.

On Sunday The Effigies batted first again and compared to their previous days effort they improved immensely scoring 146 runs from the twenty overs which they had. Henry Mitchell made thirty runs, Tom Mitchell thirty five runs. Both batsmen hitting two fours and a six. Mike Eagle scored twenty six runs and Rob Mitchell seventeen runs.

For the Marsa team who had two debutants from the academy, Daniel Galea and Adam Caruana , playing their first game against a touring side, Tony Slater was the main wicket taker, while Adam Caruana, Gordon Hewit and John rusher (with his first ball he bowled) all took a wicket each.

In reply the Marsa team could only muster up sixty seven runs with Malcolm Crabbe scoring thirty five runs. For the tourists Jonathan Stocker, Richard Kimber and John Vaughan all took two wickets while Mike  Eagle and Jamie Eaton took a wicket each. Effigies square the series.

Next weekend the Marsa team play against Quick C.C from Holland on Saturday and Elmdon C.C on Sunday.

On Saturday the cricket academy/nursery will be from 9:00 till 10:30am