Borg smashes a half century

The First game was played last Sunday in the twenty over format. The Marsa team batted first. A great innings by George Agius of fifty eight runs set up a reasonable total for the Marsa bowlers to defend. Bikram Arora scored twenty six runs, while Nadeem Ashraf  and Frank Spiteri chipped in with twelve and ten runs respectively. For the Forty Club N.Gray was the main wicket taker with three wickets while D.Innes took one.

The reply from the visitors was always steady with five batsmen making it too double figures, R.Hope (eleven runs), R.Smith (ten runs), D.Smith (thirteen runs), I.Krunic (fifteen runs) and R.Hickman (eleven runs).All were good starts but none went on to make big scores.  Justin Farrin-Thorne was the main wicket taker for Marsa with three, while George Agius, Nadeem Ashraf and Ronnie Sacco all took one a piece.

The second game on Saturday (forty overs) had the home team batting first again. Dave Borg opened the batting and was punishing any bowling which was short pitched and hit seven fours and a six along the way to fifty one runs. John Grima played a very useful innings of forty six runs. A great and short innings came from newcomer Dhruv Duggal who smashed twenty nine runs from seventeen balls including two sixes and two fours. Sarfraz Ali shipped in with fifteen runs also including a six. The final score was of 174 runs from their allotted overs. For the Forty Club, D.Innes, R.Hickman and E.Andersen all took two wickets each while P.Owens took one. The reply from The Forty Club was steady even after losing two early wickets too the bowling of Adam Krishna. S.King scored thirty eight runs,I.Krunic thirty three runs and R.Hope eighteen runs. The bowling of Sarfraz Ali and Mike Caruana changed the game towards the home side, both taking two wickets each. Marsa take a two nil lead in the series.

On Sunday the third game was played where this time the visitors batted first and made 145 runs in their forty overs. The Marsa team were able to make the runs within thirty overs with Bikram Arora and Derek Ali being the main scorers. The Marsa team whitewash The Forty Club.

Next Saturday the forty over Winter series  begins. Also the Sunoco Cricket Academy/nursery will be from 9:00am till 10:30 am.

On Sunday the cricket open day at the Marsa Sports Club will be held from 10:00am till 2:00pm in aid of Gurnata Mill Qalb.