Brooklyn Cricket League
On 8/11, it was quarter finals play off in the Brooklyn Cricket League, St. Catherine vs Middlesex at Marine Park A. Middlesex claimed the toss, after St. Catherine was late putting down the matting.
Mark Audain (left) and Donwell Hector after the game.
Middlesex started their inning with Donwell Hector, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Windward Islands batsman and former St. Vincent and the Grenadines, youth player, skipper Mark Audain, it was a record 1st wicket partnership of 232 runs, the diminutive Donwell Hector was in nonsense mood, batting aggressively, playing the ball to all parts of the field, he played basically every shot in the book, the skipper played his role very nicely, giving Hector very good support, his inning was mixed with aggression and sound defense, Hector was the first to go for his 3rd century of the season, a magnificent 142 (20 x 4s and 1 x 6).
Mark Audain was next to go run out, attempting a sharp run, and was brilliantly run out via Hofmas, and Greenidge combination, he went for a well played 72 (9 x 4s), Middlesex suffered a quick four wickets collapse, losing Rod Michael for a duck, Treldon McMillan for a duck, Jacob Emmanuel for 8 and Afron Byam for 12, at the end of the 35 allotted overs, Middlesex 284 for 7 wickets.
Bowling for St. Catherine E. Knight, 7 overs, 68 runs, 4 wickets, Calvin Clarke, 7 overs, 58 runs, 1 wicket, Shaddy Clarke, 7 overs, 68 runs, 1 wicket.
St. Catherine 136 for 7 wickets, from 29 overs, losing 6 overs for their late start. M. Hofmas batted with some determination, he made 27, S. Maughn a fighting 24 (3 x 4s), skipper Don Parris showed some fight with a gritty 21, bowling for Middlesex, off spinner Treldon McMillan, bowled with good flight and bounce, 5 overs, 13 runs, 2 wickets, Donwell Hector open the bowling , bowling his medium pace, 6 overs, 57 runs, 2 wickets, Sherwin Bazil, 2 overs, 3 runs, 1 wicket.
Middlesex winning by 148 runs, making it into the Brooklyn Cricket League Semifinals for 2013 season.
