Crusaders defeated Blue Warriors at Beach 32 on Saturday to earn sole top of the table honors in NY Masters Cricket. Blue Warriors struggled with the Crusaders bowling and were restricted to 163 for 8 in 30 overs. In their turn at bat, Crusaders easily overhauled the required runs for the loss of 2 wickets in only 17.4 overs. Crusaders now top the table with 24 points.
Elsewhere at Idlewild, Bleachers suffered a similar fate at the hands of Everest as they were bowled out for a paltry 129 in 32 overs. Everest then knocked off the required runs for the loss of 2 wickets.
The Jolly XI openers enjoyed their second 180-run opening stand in as many matches, as they led their team to a 254 for 2 total in 30 overs against Village Rams at Beach 32A. Rudolph Singh made 104 not out, while Timal Singh got 91. Village Rams could only muster 171 for 7 in their 30 overs. The Singh duo returned to bag 5 of the 7 wickets that fell.
Caribbean Masters easily defeated bottom of the table West Demerara at Beach 58. Caribbean Masters made 235 for 5 in their turn at bat, and then bowled out the hapless West Demerara for 144.
At Floyd Bennett Field, All-Pro Masters pulled off their first win of the season with a score of 160 for 6 in 29 overs to defeat Lions King by 4 wickets. Lions King had made 158 for 9 in their 35 overs.
Debo Sankar of Everest struck 56 not out against Bleachers. Photo by Shiek Mohamed
Summary of Masters Scores for Saturday 7/17/10:
Blue Warriors v Crusaders (30 Overs) @ Beach 32B
Crusaders won by 8 wickets
Blue Warriors 163 for 8 in 30 Overs (U. Lawrence 62*, R. Austin 25, C. Phillip 21; J. Allen 3-20, L. Skeen 3-29)
Crusaders 165 for 2 in 17.4 Overs (F. Jacobs 86*, P. Peter 33*)
West Demerara v Caribbean Masters (30 Overs) @ Beach 58
Caribbean Masters won by 91 runs
Caribbean Masters 235 for 5 in 30 overs (L. Sealy 67 (Ret.), E. McHargh 33*, L. Reid 29, N. Brown 28, R. Wilson 27; Danny 2-31, Patraj 2-33)
West Demerara 144 all out in 24 overs
Jolly XI v Village Rams (30 Overs) @ Beach 32 A
Jolly XI won by 83 runs
Jolly XI 254 for 2 in 30 Overs (Rudolph Singh 104*, Timal Singh 91, R. Toussaint 36*; I. Grizzle 2-55)
Village Rams 171 for 7 in 30 Overs (S. Belnavis 25*, I. Grizzle 24, J. Burnett 24, H. Blackwood 23; R. Singh 3-29, T. Singh 2-19)
Lions King v All-Pro Masters (35 Overs) @ Floyd Bennett Field, Brooklyn
All-Pro Masters won by 4 wickets
Lions King 158 for 9 in 35 overs (M. Robinson 33, V. Wright 25, G. Edwards 22; E. Burke 3-29, N. Flowers 2-6, M. Ali 2-29)
All-Pro Masters 160 for 6 in 29 overs (R. Brown 75, S. Butt 23*; R. Ricketts 3-29, L. Mitchell 3-48)
Bleachers v Everest (35 Overs) @ Idlewild (223rd), Queens
Everest won by 8 wickets
Bleachers 129 all out in 32 overs (P. Heywood 42, C. Mendonca 34; H. Bachus 4-21, S. Dass 3-15)
Everest 130 for 2 in 18 overs (D. Sankar 56*, M. Saeed 34*)
The next round of Masters games:
7/24/10 Crusaders v Jolly XI B32A
7/31/10 Caribbean Masters v Blue Warriors Hartford, CT
All-Pro Masters v West Demerara Idlewild (223rd)
Village Rams v Bleachers Gateway Oval
Everest v Lions King Lido Beach
