{"id":19050,"date":"2022-04-20T00:59:39","date_gmt":"2022-04-19T15:59:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cricket.or.jp\/?p=19050"},"modified":"2022-04-20T00:59:39","modified_gmt":"2022-04-19T15:59:39","slug":"jcl%e3%83%ac%e3%83%9d%e3%83%bc%e3%83%88%ef%bd%9c%e7%ac%ac2%e7%af%80","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cricket.or.jp\/en\/jcl%e3%83%ac%e3%83%9d%e3%83%bc%e3%83%88%ef%bd%9c%e7%ac%ac2%e7%af%80\/","title":{"rendered":"Round Two: Men In Blue Win Again and MAX Find Form"},"content":{"rendered":"

It says much for the competitiveness of the JCL 1st Division that after two rounds just one team has a 100% record.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Men in Blue have a wealth of talent to choose from and there were contributions from almost everyone in their latest win, against a Wyverns team that came into the game on a high off the back of Shogo Kimura\u2019s Round One heroics.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Wyverns made an excellent start as Kimura (33), Kawashima (34) and Miyauchi (51) all contributed before Buddika Nanayakkara smacked four sixes in his 32 to lift Wyverns to a competitive 216\/9. Hitesh Akabari was miserly with one for 20 while Manav Natarajan played a key role in dismissing both Kimura and Kawashima.<\/span><\/p>\n

Although Wyverns took regular wickets in the chase, the traditional fast start from Men In Blue meant that others could build partnerships, which they duly did as all eight pairs at least made double figures.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Akabari (35*) and Natarajan (10*) were there at the end to complete good all round performances from them and <\/span>a win by three wickets<\/span><\/a> with 3.3 overs to spare which maintains the Men In Blue spot at the top of the table.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"

Photo credit: Men in Blue Cricket Club (Facebook)<\/p><\/div>\n


\nThere was a welcome return to form for MAX CC, who put a spear into the Sharks early season momentum with a comfortable <\/span>eight wicket win<\/span><\/a> to ignite their season.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The MAX bowlers had a day out as all six of them picked up wickets, and only Ashley Thurgate with 23*provided any substantial resistance. Vinay Iyer and Prabath Dhanushka then made 44* and 43* respectively to ease MAX to a bonus point win.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Another team to bounceback was the newly promoted Paddy Foleys who overcame a spirited Wombats side who were indebted to a mammoth innings from Alex Shirai-Patmore. Facing 139 balls in a 40-over match is an achievement in itself, and Shirai-Patmore\u2019s career best 122 was well supported by 38 from Richie Bracefield and 46 from Muhammad Ali.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A total of 248\/5 would need some chasing and after losing both openers early things did not look great for Paddy Foleys. Enter Rashid Rana (50) and Ullah Zahid (79*) broke the back of the chase leading to a <\/span>win by three wickets with 3.3 overs to spare<\/span><\/a>\u2026exactly the same as the MIB match, which is weird.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\n
\n
\n

 <\/p>\n

\n
<\/div>\n
\n
<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
\n
View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
\n
\n
<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

A post shared by Japan Cricket Association (@japan_cricket)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n