Rivals post strong start to first Innings against Guardian Saints

Rivals posted a strong start in their first innings against Guardian Saints with good knocks from the top order. When I arrived at the Sion Hill Playing Field on a beautiful Saturday afternoon Marvin Small and Hyron Shallow were in the process of taking apart the Saints bowlers and scoring at a brisk pace.

Shallow clips the ball through mid wicket.

Small narrowly misses edging to the wicketkeeper

Another well executed drive from Small

This time small hits hard and high for the maximum

Saints tried pace from Ray Charles bowling from the airport end with no success

Small plays an exquisite cover drive

A change of quick bowlers at the airport end produced no result.

Shallow was extremely hard on any loose balls

Shallow was eventually bowled for 45 

After the departure of Shallow, Jeffery took over with lusty hitting and succumbed to a good catch on the boundary by Ray Charles for a quick 14

Small continued to punish the bowling.

Rivals post low score in Premier Division match

Team Rivals got off to a poor start in their match against Victors One at Arnos Vale Two playing Field on Saturday, slumping to 96 all out. Only a defiant knock of 43 from Assif Hooper saved them from an embarassing total.
However in reply at the close of play Victors had already lost two of their top order including batsman Donwell Hector (0), who had scored three centuries previously.
Here are some photos from the afternoon's play: There are lots more on my facebook page.

National Cricket Competition

Asco vs Rivals

Asco played Rivals at Arnosvale 2 playing field over the past weekend. I was only there for a short while and witnessed Rivals openers batting.