Excelsior vs VRA at Thurlede | Round 7 | 26.05.22

All set for flipping the coin
Umpers Hancock and Bhatti with captains Borren and Heggelman
Ed Visser from the Chalet
Tim Etman has a close shave
Udit Nashier from the Football Ground End
Tom Heggelman evades a bouncer
Heggelman reaches for the slower ball
Roel Verhagen plays this short one well
Heggelman plays an easy pull shot
Ashir Abid for VRA
A fine drive by Heggelman
Heggelman has lost his feet here
Lorenzo Ingram goes for a big one
A big shout for LBW but it was a bat and pad
The most capped player on the field
Heggelman plays at a rising delivery
Heggelman edges Turmaine to Scully and is gone
Leon Turmaine’s bowling was a bit off and on-
Niels Etman gets a nasty bouncer
Ingram plays right into Singh’s hands
Brett Hampton plays a fine cut shot
Joost Kroesen attacks
A square drive by Kroesen
Udit Nashier
Hampton comes out to drive
Stan van Troost skies a short one
Sanjit Shankar is plumb in front
Rens van Troost plays to leg
That’s six for Hampton
Van Troost goes for a big one
And is caught by Singh at long on
Ed Visser belts his first ball into the sky
And is caught by Verhagen at short square
Vikramjit Singh plays a fine drive
Tom Heggelman on his way to 4 for 46 from 10
Singh plays past point
Singh comes well forward to drive
Singh plays to point and is caught by Shankar
And the Home-boys celebrate
Jack Balbirnie plays a defensive shot
Aryan Dutt plays high and hard
A one-handed slog by Balbirnie
Brett Hampton bowling
Aryan Dutt on the backfoot
Johan Smal drives through cover
Lorenzo Ingram with some turn
Dutt plays spin carefully
Played off the hip by Dutt
Dutt lofts over the top
And is lucky that Heinsbroek can’t hold on to the catch
Stylishly put away for four by Smal
Smal charges
Well driven by Dutt
Rens Heinsbroek bowling
Rens van Troost
Smal hits van Troost out of the ground
Fifty for Smal!
Dutt edges through the slip area
Big shot over the top by Smal
Dutt takes a quick one
Given not out but Dutt walks
Leon Turmaine plays through point
The Excelsior players enjoy the sight of a leaving batsman
Mitch Lees plays at a short one
A big appeal turned down and Ashir Abid survives
A controversial run out brings Excelsior the win
And Abid can’t understand the umpire’s decision
Excelsior win this tense game and take the important points

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