2012. 7's Daily Reports

Kata Group International Cricket 7s 2012

Reports

Finals Day Wrap - Sunday 15th April 2012

The final day of the Kata Group International 7’s was delayed due to a very wet pitch and outfield.  Play finally got underway 1 ½ hours late.

The game between the PCDC and Da Bang Boyz continued with the PCDC boys were out played by the other team on a very wet and slippery deck. Duang was the top scorer for the P.C.D.C team and Sameer from the Da Bang Boyz with a fine total of 10. The game had final figures of PCDC  3/30 and the Da Bang Boyz on 2/31.

The Da Bang Boyz backed up with their next game against the Rowdies. The Da Bang Boyz finished with a total of 6/26 with a history making 5 ducks for their over, once more adding to the fund raising efforts here in Phuket. The Rowdies answered with 0/29 with 3 overs to spare.

The stage was now set with the Cup play off between Chennai Super Sevens, NCL, The Rowdies and the Da Bang Boyz.  The Bowl Semi was to be Lesmurdie/Mazenod, The Mighty Spires, Singapore Slingers and the PCDC.  The Shield Final will be between CBB’s and the Galahs.

The first game in the Qualifying Semi Final was played between Lesmurdie/Mazenod and the PCDC Natives.  The Lesmurdie team set a total of 3/61, with Daniel top scoring with 17 followed by S.O’Sullivan with 12.  Whilst the P.C.D.C boys gave it their all and only losing 3 wickets, the day was not to be theirs. They posted 3/ 25. It was such a great feeling to watch these young boys play and see the improvement that they have made in their game over the last few years.

The Singapore Slingers and the Mighty Spires were next up. The Slingers came out firing with 2/43, a very respectable total on this pitch.  The Mighty Spires brought on Jonathon one of their big hitters who top scored for his team with 21 runs not out. He led his team to victory with a score of 1/45 with an overt to spare. The Slingers had great tournament and have introduced some of their younger players on their first tour. We will see the Slingers here later in the week at the 6’s.

The Bowl Finalists are of course Lesmurdie/Mazenod and The Mighty Spires

The Chennai Super Sevens and the Dabang Boyz came in to play the first Cup Semi Final. Chennai set a cracking total of 1/66, Sundar having to retire on 31 and leading his team to victory.  The Da Bang Boyz could only answer with a total of 5/30, putting the Da Bang Boyz out of contention and the Chennai Super Sevens the first team through to the Cup Final.

NCL and the Rowdies came out next to face the challenges of this pitch. NCL showed why they are sitting at the top of the table setting a total of 1/57 for the Rowdies to chase down.  Akram top scored with 23 and some great bowling figures from Jewel of 3/7 kept the Rowdies down to 6/30, putting themselves through to the Cup Final.

The Finals were finally here and the Lesmurdie/Mazenod boys took to the pitch with vigour hoping for a victory in the Bowl Final, they posted a decent 4/34, a couple of the boys putting their hands in their pockets to help with the fundraising efforts with 2 ducks from their innings. The Mighty Spires answered their score with 0/37 with 1 ½ overs to spare.  This of course gave us The Mighty Spires as the winners of the Bowl for the Sevens Tournament.

The on again off again Shield Final was finally contested between the Galahs and the CBB’s.  It proved to be one of the closest games of the competition with the Galahs needing 2 off the final ball to win the match. The CBB’S had set them 44 to win the game and the Galahs chased valiantly with Latts top scoring on 11.  The CBB’s were victorious in the end with some tight bowling from Aiden, Cat and Hopeless. 

The much anticipated final was upon us at last. The NCL hit a total 3/39, leaving the Chennai Super Sevens 40 to win the match. Ram had some fabulous figures of 2/4 and Boom 1/6. Top scorer on the NCL side was Sujon with 12.  A very achievable goal, although never count your cricket matches till they are over. The Chennai Super Sevens responded to the NCL total with a smashing 1/40. Ranga once again top scoring for them on 16. Athar from NCL had the best figures for his team with 0/7.

The Chennai Super Sevens were the inaugural winners of the Kata Group Super 7’s tournament for 2012.

The ACST would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who made this tournament possible.

Day One Wrap - Friday 13th April 2012

The first day of the first annual Kata Group International Cricket 7s took place today at the Kata Sports Group Ground (KGSG), Chalong, Phuket, Thailand.

With 12 teams flying to the Land of Smiles for the inaugural Sevens tournament, Day One was off to a flying start with a match between the Mighty Spires from England versus the Singapore Slingers with the Slingers coming out on top with an over to spare, T2 high scoring for the Slingers with 23 runs.

Next on to the new pitch at KGSG were the Chennai Super Sevens from India and one of the local teams, the Dabang Boyz. A total of 5 ducks from both sides got the fundraising for the tournament off to a great start, funds raised going towards the Phuket Junior Cricket Development Fund (PJCDF). The winner of the game was the Chennai Super Sevens with a total score of 44 being enough to beat the Phuket outfit.

The Galahs flew in from Australia and were matched with the Thailand Rugby League, curiously also of Australia. They did battle in the cauldron that is Chalong Sports Ground.  Bec Gray made a welcome return to Phuket helping the local boys out. The Galahs ended the game on top beating the TRLs by 20 runs. The Thailand Rugby League Captain retired hurt after mistiming a sweep shot and copping one in the noggin.  8 stitches in total were needed to repair the injury.

Finally taking to the pitch were the local Thai boys of the PCDC Natives who had a magnificent win against another Aussie side, the Lesmurdie Mazenod team.  In the true tradition of the spirit of cricket, the Lesmurdie boys put their hands in their pockets and paid for the local boy’s ducks as part of the PJCDF fundraising efforts.

Sixes ever presents the CBB’s took to the pitch against the Mighty Spires. The Mighty Spires defeated the CBB’s with a total of 40 and 4 wickets to spare. Cat had an awe-inspiring over with the ball, with figures of 0/18.The Mighty Spires took just over 4 overs to reach their winning score.

Local outfit Dabang Boyz came on for their 2nd game of the day to make short work of the NCL team from Bangladesh, although once again the Dabang Boyz had to contribute to the fund for the Phuket Junior Cricket Development Fund by buying another duck.

The final score was Dabang Boys 4/57 and the NCL 4/38.

The Galahs faced The Rowdies from UAE next, the Rowdies taking the game with an over to spare. The Rowdies kept the runs down to 44 but it seems that the sundries were the winners here, with 28 wides in total bowled by the wayward Galahs.

The CBB’s came out to play their second game, versus the Singapore slingers, with, unusually, youth on their side. Aiden Latter made his international debut at the tender age of 10 replacing Tiny who had retired after the previous CBB match. The game against the Singapore Slingers was a tight nailbiter, but the CBB’s came out on top, winning by just 1 run. Richie Oliver had the first retirement of the tournament with 32 not out.

The PCDC boys were once again winners in their 2nd game.  They faced the Vagabonds who had arrived late to the tournament after a 30 hour trip from Perth. The PCDC team scored a winning total of 1/65, with the Vagabonds contributing to the fund raising with 3 ducks in total and a score of just 5/29.

NCL and Chennai Super 7’s faced off next with a win by NCL. Once again the sundries were a high contributor to the final total. NCL were the final winners of the game scoring 2/47 and the Chennai team 6/21.  Sumon from NCL had the best figures of the game, with 3/2.

Thai Rugby League had their second game against the Rowdies, and it was a close one. The Rowdies proved too good though, ending the game with 45 runs in the last over with 2 balls to spare and winning the game by 2 runs.

The final game of the day was the Vagabonds versus the Lesmurdie Mazenod boys. The Vagabonds showed their travel fatigue, possibly gained through attempting to emulate David Boon, by giving the Mazenod boys only 28 to beat which they did with an over to spare.

All in all it was a great first day of the Kata Group International Cricket 7s 2012.

Play gets underway on day 2 of the new cricket tournament at 10am at the KGSG.

Spectators are welcome and entry is free.