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HBS vs Excelsior at Crayenhout | Round 15 | 27.08.22
Ryan Klein from Hague Brook End Tim Etman belts a four over cover Tom Heggelman fences off a short one Etman gives catching practise..…but the fielders flunk the testEtman plays at a wide oneTurned to leg by Heggelman Heggelman reaches outEdged to slip by EtmanHeggelman gets a sharp one Gavin Kaplan on his way to 5 for 43 Roel Verhagen didn’t see that one cummin’ Verhagen in defence Played over midwicket by HeggelmanVerhagen scores a boundary Heggelman drives straight Ferdi Vink bowlingOne-handed play by Lorenzo Ingram Martijn Scholte stumps stylishly but late Ingram comes out to driveA beautiful shot by IngramDon’t bowl short on the legstump to a lefty!Stan van Troost in an aggressive moodThat’s six into the brook by Van Troost Ingram deals with a yorker A wild swing by Ingram but still four runs Van Troost hits another sixIngram belts one through point Sanjit Shankar is run out by a mile Luuk Kroesen scores a single Benno Boddendijk takes the catch and the innings is overHBS restricted the last 6 batters to 9 runs including extrasNiels Etman bowling for ExcelsiorTom HeggelmanWesley Barresi helps the ball to the boundaryLorenzo Ingram bowling Gavin Kaplan drives squareKaplan plays trough pointBarresi turns to leg Barresi lofts a drive… … and is caught by Heggelman at long on Umar Baker spinningKaplan drives through the covers Young Luuk Kroesen conceded only 21 runs from his 10 overs. Remarkable! And he can field a bit tooHeggelman makes a meal of this chance Navjit Singh on the driveEtman has Singh caught & bowled Kyle Klein scores from the backfoot Luuk Kroesen complimented after his special spell Reece Mason plays through the slip areaA straight drive by Kyle Klein Julien de Mey gets away with a loop Driven square by Klein Klein takes a quick singleDe Mey dives into safetyKlein tries to up the tempoA classic cover drive by Klein De Mey drivesEdged past the keeper by Klein Klein goes over the top but boundaries are neededThis is what a scoop shot gone wrong looks like And Roel Verhagen takes one of the easiest of catches Martijn Scholte lofts over coverFerdi Vink always fights till the end In the end Excelsior win by 13 runs