Madrid II won a nailbiting encounter against La Manga II last weekend and in the process denied the La Manga based club the Division Two title as Torrevieja overtook them at the top of the table with their win over Intellectuals at Bonalba on the same day.
Batting first after winning the toss La Manga II could only manage a sub-par total of 121 all out with only two of their batsmen posting double figures. All six of the Madrid bowlers took at least one wicket in a great all round fielding and bowling performance.
In reply, Madrid II were reeling at 10 for 5 but not for the first time this season their middle order came to the rescue. Sengupta, Rao and Hossain all had credible scores as the team from the capital redressed the balance to turn the game Madrid’s way.
Hossain saw the game through to a finish for Madrid with his 41 not out, ensuring his team ended the season on a high with a three wicket victory, and consequently deny La Manga II the title.
La Manga once again were deducted ten points for rule infringements. The final game of the league is a re-arranged fixture between La Manga Kings and Intellectuals the first weekend in October.
| CRICKET ESPANA LEAGUE MATCH REPORT FORM | 2014 | |||||
| MATCH (Home Team) Madrid CC 2nd XI | VERSUS (away team) La Manga CC 2nd XI | |||||
| Date 21st September 2014 | Venue La Manga (top pitch) | |||||
| Toss won by La Manga CC 2nd XI who elected to bat | Umpires | |||||
| Innings of La Manga CC 2nd XI | Scorer Mr Copperwheat | |||||
| Name of Batsman | How out | Bowler | Total Score | |||
| (give initial first) | ||||||
| 1 K Buckley | Bowled | R Rao | 23 | |||
| 2 G Singh | Bowled | S Hossain | 8 | |||
| 3 G Oliphant | Bowled | W Ahmed | 0 | |||
| 4 A Panchal | Ct. D Stirton | D Babu | 1 | |||
| 5 V Singh | Bowled | A Sarangapani | 45 | |||
| 6 A Safdar | Ct. S Hussain | R Rao | 2 | |||
| 7 S Khan | Ct. D Stirton | D Babu | 0 | |||
| 8 B Buckley | Bowled | M Perumalsamy | 8 | |||
| 9 S Abbas | Bowled | A Sarangapani | 2 | |||
| 10 Matt Copperwheat | Not out | 2 | ||||
| 11 G Wambeek | Run out (S Hossain) | 2 | ||||
| EXTRAS Byes 10 Leg Byes Wides 14 | No Balls 4 | Penalty Runs | 0 | |||
| TOTAL SCORE (for wickets) | 121 all out | |||||
| BOWLING ANALYSIS | ||||||
| Fall of Wickets | Name of Bowler | OVERS | MAIDENS | RUNS | WICKETS | |
| 1 17 | 1 S Hossain | 6 | 1 | 14 | 1 | |
| 2 18 | 2 W Ahmed | 6 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| 3 30 | 3 D Babu | 7 | 0 | 47 | 2 | |
| 4 65 | 4 R Rao | 7 | 1 | 20 | 2 | |
| 5 70 | 5 A Sarangapani | 5 | 2 | 11 | 2 | |
| 6 73 | 6 M Perumalsamy | 4.3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | |
| 7 102 | 7 | |||||
| 8 106 | 8 | |||||
| 9 119 | 9 | |||||
| 10 121 | 10 | |||||
| RESULT Madrid CC 2nd XI wins by 3 wickets | Penalty Run | |||||
| Home team total points 24 points | Away Team Total Points 5 points | |||||
| Points deducted and reasons why | Points deducted and reason’s why | |||||
| Points awarded and agreed between both captain and | Points awarded and agreed between both captain | |||||
| umpires | POINTS | and umpires | POINTS | |||
| Form completed by (BLOCK CAPITALS) | John Howden, CE Secretary | |||||
| Calle Eucaliptus 9, Buzon 2827 | ||||||
| David Stirton | 03724 Moraira | |||||
| Alicante | ||||||
| complete and post or e-mail to | jhowden999@yahoo.co.uk | |||||
| CRICKET ESPANA LEAGUE MATCH REPORT FORM | 2014 | |||||
| MATCH (Home Team) Madrid CC 2nd XI | VERSUS (away team) La Manga CC 2nd XI | |||||
| Date 21st September 2014 | Venue La Manga (top pitch) | |||||
| Toss won by La Manga CC 2nd XI who elected to bat | Umpires | |||||
| Innings of Madrid CC 2nd XI | Scorer Mr Copperwheat | |||||
| Name of Batsman | How out | Bowler | Total Score | |||
| (give initial first) | ||||||
| 1 J Bancroft | Bowled | M Copperwheat | 2 | |||
| 2 D Stirton | Ct A Safdar | S Abbas | 0 | |||
| 3 W Ahmed | Bowled | S Abbas | 4 | |||
| 4 V Medina | Bowled | S Abbas | 0 | |||
| 5 M Perumalsamy | Bowled | S Abbas | 0 | |||
| 6 R Sengupta | Ct. V Singh | S Abbas | 38 | |||
| 7 R Rao | Run out (A Safdar) | 22 | ||||
| 8 S Hossain | Not out | 41 | ||||
| 9 A Sarangapani | Not out | 6 | ||||
| 10 D Babu | DNB | |||||
| 11 G Shackleton | DNB | |||||
| EXTRAS Byes 5 Leg Byes Wides 4 | No Balls | Penalty Runs | ||||
| TOTAL SCORE (for wickets) | 122 for 7 | |||||
| BOWLING ANALYSIS | ||||||
| Fall of Wickets | Name of Bowler | OVERS | MAIDENS | RUNS | WICKETS | |
| 1 2 | 1 S Abbas | 13.4 | 3 | 37 | 5 | |
| 2 8 | 2 M Copperwheat | 8 | 1 | 32 | 1 | |
| 3 10 | 3 A Panchal | 7 | 1 | 32 | 1 | |
| 4 10 | 4 A Safdar | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 5 10 | 5 V Singh | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| 6 37 | 6 G Wambeek | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 7 99 | 7 | |||||
| 8 | 8 | |||||
| 9 | 9 | |||||
| 10 | 10 | |||||
| RESULT Madrid CC 2nd XI wins by 3 wickets | Penalty Run | |||||
| Home team total points 24 points | Away Team Total Points 5 points | |||||
| Points deducted and reasons why | Points deducted and reason’s why | |||||
| Points awarded and agreed between both captain and | Points awarded and agreed between both captain | |||||
| umpires | POINTS | and umpires | POINTS | |||
| Form completed by (BLOCK CAPITALS) | John Howden, CE Secretary | |||||
| Calle Eucaliptus 9, Buzon 2827 | ||||||
| David Stirton | 03724 Moraira | |||||
| Alicante | ||||||
| complete and post or e-mail to | jhowden999@yahoo.co.uk | |||||