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Punjab vs VCC at Zomercomplex | Final | 05.09.2021

Today’s umpires: Nitin Bathi and Rizwan Akram
Stephan Myburgh hits a straight four
Viv Kingma from the Harbour End
Myburgh cuts square
Rehmet Zulfiqar in two minds
Just missed the edge
An impatient shot by Myburgh
Easy catch for Bas de Leede
Logan van Beek from the Clubhouse End
Asad Zulfiqar has a shaky start
Rehmet goes over the top
Asad gets a sharp one
Hit away by Asad
A fancy spoon shot by Asad
A big four by Asad
Saqib plays a square drive
Saqib slogs straight
Saqib pulls for a boundary
Saqib survives an lbw appeal
Rehmet skies the ball to deep squarish…
…where Aryan Dutt takes a good catch into the sun
Aryan Dutt bowling
Philippe Boissevain
Saqib looks a bit puzzled by the turn
Bas de Leede bowling
Asad is lbw to de Leede
Irfan Ul Haq bowled by de Leede
Mohsin Bajwa swings at a wide one
Bajwa get a nasty lifter
Tom de Grooth just can’t get to the ball
Sohail Bhatti is shocked to be given caught behind
Yasir Usman plays a high drive
Slogged straight by Usman
Hoiked to cow by Usman
Usman hits the ball into the clouds and is caught by Hingorani
Captain Tariq attacks
Tariq gets the ball where it hurts
Tariq plays a soft blob…
…and Boissevain takes a good catch
Hussain edges
Hussain gets an extra life
Sohail Bhatti bowling
Bas de Leede gets himself caught at gully
Sybrand Engelbrecht plays fine to leg
Slogged straight by Engelbrecht
Logan van Beek comes in at 27 for 4
Put away to square by Van Beek
Played over gully by Aryan Dutt
Sulaiman Tariq bowling accurately
Van Beek hits a fine six
Van Beek is yorked by Sikander Zulfiqar
Dutt plays to point
Saqib with his very special action
You can always ask
Karl Nieuwoudt plays from the hip
Nieuwoudt goes for the pull…
… and Asad takes the catch at fine leg
Dutt scores over long on
Philippe Boissevain tries to hit a wide
Next ball is an edge to second slip…
…and Saqib makes no mistake
Sikander Zulfiqar on his way to another matchwinning feat with 4 for 22
Vivian Kingma waits for a better one
Good crowd today (
Kingma hits it high…
…and Hussain takes a fine running catch
Dutt cuts late
Stef Mulder is last man in
Mulder hits a boundary
The pundits
The game is over and Punjab are champions!
Let the celebrations begin
A press moment for Rehmet
Congratulations from opposing captain Bas de Leede
Nine-time Dutch champion Sohail Bhatti over the moon
And there is the Cup!
Chaos of joy
The Champions with the Cup and Flowers. Congratulations!

VCC vs VRA at Westvliet | Semi Final | 04.09.2021

VCC in the huddle
Viv Kingma from the Paddock End
Vikram Singh almost chokes on that one!
Luke Scully hits a boundary over point
Singh gets away with a skyer
Logan van Beek bowling
Ben Cooper plays around his legs
Cooper ducks under a not so high ball
Singh plays through gully
Cooper on his toes
Cooper plays high and is caught by Dutt at deep point
Eric Szwarczynski plays a hook shot
Philippe Boissevain looking for turn
Singh is done by Dutt with a slower ball
Szwarczynski survives an lbw situation
A classic drive by Szwarczynski
Jack Balbirnie plays through point
Balbirnie gets a sharp one
Aryan Dutt bowling from the Pavilion End
Balbirnie is caught behind off Boissevain
A good save at the rope
A stumping gone wrong
itch Lees just smiles at the appeal
Driven by Lees
Szwarczynski comes out to drive
Lees bowled on a no ball
Szwarczynski is well inside
Lees drives square
Szwarczynski pulls stylishly
Dangerously played by Lees
A square drive by Szwarczynski
Lees plays through gully
Szwarczynski plays past point
Swept away by Scwarczynski
Szwarczynski is bowled by Kingma last ball of the innings
Mohit Hingorani gets a close shave
Quirijn Gunning asks the question…
…and Hingorani is gone
Tom de Grooth plays a cover drive
Bas de Leede tucks one to leg
De Leede must go after a brilliant run out action of keeper Lees
De Grooth plays one-handed
Sybrand Engelbrecht forces from the backfoot
A power drive from Engelbrecht
Even in great form you have to stay alert
Engelbrecht plays to midwicket
Engelbrecht uses his foot to keep the ball out of his stumps
Vikram Singh bowling
De Grooth lifts the ball to Scully at gully
Engelbrecht shows his determination
Logan van Beek on the drive
Played square by Engelbrecht
Engelbrecht tries a cheeky shot
Never left his ground
There’s a big one!
Van Beek still has to get his eye in
A quick adjustment by Van Beek
Van Beek charges…
…but Ben Cooper patrolls at the rope
Jack Balbirnie bowling
Another boundary for Engelbrecht
Engelbrecht reverses
Karl Nieuwoudt hits out
A Ton for Engelbrecht
Nieuwoudt on the drive
Engelbrecht shows his strength
A straight drive for four by Nieuwoudt
A couple more for Engelbrecht
Another four for Nieuwoudt
And VCC have won this nail-biter
Match-winner Engelbrecht gets a deserved ovation
Shake-hands after a fine game

Punjab vs VCC at Zomercomplex | Preliminary Final | 29.08.2021

Sohail Bhatti opening the bowling for Punjab
A reasonable shout from Sulaiman Tariq
Tom de Grooth plays through cover
Mohit Hingorani drives past point
A lofted sweep by De Grooth
Hingorani plays fine to leg
De Grooth reverses
A special drive by Hingorani
A wild swing and De Grooth is gone
Hingorani drives straight
Bas de Leede gets one high on the blade
Sikander Zulfiqar bowling from the Clubhouse End
A fabulous direct hit but De Leede just made it
A text book drive by De Leede
De Leede drives square
Sybrand Engelbrecht plays a reverse sweep
Engelbrecht spoons one over his shoulder
Forced from the backfoot by Engelbrecht
Defence can look like art
Irfan Ul Haq bowling
Aryan Dutt on his toes
Engelbrecht zonks one through gully
Logan van Beek hits through cover
Do I spot a real on drive?
Drilled past point by Van Beek
Six for Van Beek
Van Beek holes out to Usman at deep midwicket
Floris de Lange scores a boundary
De Lange is victim to the last ball run out routine
Viv Kingma from the Harbour End
Stephan Myburgh belts one from the backfoot stepping out
Myburgh lives dangerously
Rehmet Zulfiqar hits a boundary over point
Asad Zulfiqar is lbw to Kingma
Rehmet is beautifully yorked by Van Beek
Sikander scores with a defensive shot
Aryan Dutt bowling
A fine square cut by Sikander
Sikander takes one on the back being too early on the hook shot
Asad Zulfiqar helps the ball over the slip area
VCC celebrate the dismissal of Asad
Bas de Leede was a bit expensive with 2 for 54
Sulaiman Tariq is left guessing
Keeper Hingorani signals to bowl a leg break
Sikander points at a wide
Stef Mulder
Tariq lofts one over point
Driven square by Sikander
That’s four for Tariq
Sohail Bhatti hits a straight four
Sikander does not forget to take the short runs
Bhatti goes after a bouncer
Sikander ups the tempo with a big six
Mulder has slipped on the wet surface but fortunately can go on
Another big one by Sikander
A cheeky little shot by Bhatti
Sikander is unstoppable
Sikander comes out to drive
A blistering slog by Sikander
That’s a Ton for Sikander
Bhatti charges
And there are the winning runs!
The fans take the field
Matchwinner Sikander Zulfiqar with 114 not out
Today’s heroes

Gallery | VOC vs Dosti | 09.08.20

Today’s Umpires: Deepraj Das and Jnamesh Kolli
Umpire Kolli is eager to start
Siebe van Wengerden
Waheed Masood bowling from the Airport End
Ronan Malik lofts to leg
Masood breaks through Ronan Malik’s defence
Van Wengerden is bowled by Masood
Tim de Kok plays around his legs
De Kok skies the ball playing a hook shot…
…but he is granted an extra life by keeper Ravishandran
De Kok belts one to midwicket
De Kok is a bit early on the shot
Hamesh Hans looking for turn
Vinoo Tewarie celebrates the run out of Arnav Jain
De Kok plays a classic cover drive
Ashan Malik is bowled by Hans
Jelte Schoonheim goes over the top
Corey Rutgers plays a delicate shot
Vinoo Tewarie bowling leggies
Cut square by Rutgers
Schoonheim clips the ball for a boundary
Rutgers sweeps for four more
A drive from the book by Schoonheim
Sukumer Raji bowling
Ayaz Durrani drives square
Rutgers slogs to deep midwicket
An upper-cut by Rutgers
A clever little leg-shot by Rutgers
Durrani hits a massive six onto runway 2 from the backfoot
A new used projectile is carefully chosen
Himanshu Shah steps into his wicket
Waheed Masood starts with big shots
Siebe van Wengerden bowling
Another belter by Masood
Played through point by Vinoo Tewarie
Masood’s timing is a bit off sometimes
A power-sweep by Masood
Tewarie tries a more subtle approach
Masood goes for the maximum
Played to leg by Tewarie
And the assault continues
Bobby Hanif the real #23
Jain makes an end to Masood’s party with a fine catch
Himanshu Shah
Ashan Malik faking #23
Celebrations on Shah’s extra-ordinary catch
Worth a shout?
Arief Hoseinbaks plays to square leg
Ronan Malik from the Pavilion End
Hoseinbaks scores over extra
Played fine by Hoseinbaks
Sudeep Raju pulls for a boundary
Raju goes aereal
Hoseinbaks smashes a bouncer
End of the line for Hoseinbaks as he is caught behind
Touseef Ahmed flicks the ball over square
Asief Hoseinbaks has a narrow escape
Hoseinbaks is run out after a classic mix-up
And the match is over
Disappointment for the Dosti players
The VOC-boys are happy to have left the bottom position of the competition

Gallery | Excelsior vs VRA | 19.07.20

Excelsior ’20 Schiedam vs VRA at Thurlede – 19/07/20
scorecard | as it happened

Heads or tails?
Elbowing between Umpires Van Lent and Hilhorst and Captains Kroesen and Borren
Sohail Bhatti opening the bowling
Vikram Singh is bowled by Bhatti
Eric Sczwarczynski plays defence
Played off the hip by Szwarczynski
A hit and a miss by Szwarczynski
Swarczynski goes over the top
A fine save by Umar Baker
Cut through point by Szwarczynski
Rens van Troost
Gijs Kroesen in concentration
A lofted drive by Szwarczynski
Szwarczynski chops it past the stumps
Played fine to leg by Szwarczynski
Lorenzo Ingram spinning away
Runs on the leg-side for Szwarczynski
Ben Cooper plays a classic drive
Umar Baker
Six runs for Ben Cooper
A big shout, no success
Cooper scores with a straight drive
Peter Borren cuts square
Four over midwicket for Borren
Cooper hits a straight six
Borren goes for the maximum
Cooper skies Ingram to cover…
…where Luuk Kroesen holds on to the catch
Borren deals with a short one
Borren hits it hard
Borren is done by Bhatti
Quirijn Gunning slogs to extra
Gunning hits a straight six
Gunning does not connect with a fancy shot
Umesh Nashier has to hurry
Luuk Kroesen is out caught behind first ball of the innings
Quirijn Gunning is getting his form back
A lucky break for Joost Kroesen
Kroesen plays an uppercut
Kroesen dispatches a short one from Borren
Adeel Raja clever as ever
Roel Verhagen lofts a cover drive
Lorenzo Ingram pulls elegantly…
…but Zamaan Khan holds on to this very difficult catch
Rens Heinsbroek is bowled by Gunning
Umesh Nashier bowling from the City End
Rens van Troost comes out for a big shot
Umar Baker ducks under a rising ball
Baker slogs straight
Looks good…, but no contact
Van Troost scores a couple over extra
Baker tickles a sharp bouncer and the game is over
Shake fists and congratulations to a very good VRA side

Gallery | VCC vs VRA | 10.06.19

VCC vs VRA at Westvliet 10/06/19
scorecard | as it happened

Viv Kingma bowling from the Paddock End
Vikram Singh is an early victim for Kingma
Leon Turmaine has a close shave (
Eric Szwarczynski plays to leg
Turmaine gets the ball high on the bat…
…and is well caught by Nic Smit
Szwarczynski plays through point
Brandon Glover comes in to bowl
A fine drive by Ben Cooper
Szwarczynski edges just past his head
Cooper pulls for a boundary
Cut through gully by Cooper
Cooper hits a six over cow
Clayton Floyd from the Pavilion End
Borren sweeps
Nic Smit bowling
Borren drives square
Cooper drives through extra
Cooper celebrates his hundred
And it’s huggies from the skipper!
Borren plays well forward
Driven square by Cooper
Matt Lake has a good look at the ball
Thom Long guides the ball past keeper Croes
Shadab Khan has lost track of the ball
Long plays fine to leg
Khan is bowled by Floyd
Long drives for four
Brandon Graber skies the ball and is caught by Croes
Long is beaten by Glover
The VRA innings is over and the VCC players have done a good job
Vikram Singh bowling for VRA
Matt Smit edges a drive…
…and Matt Lake takes a straight-forward catch at backward point
Peter Borren bowling
Noah Croes in trouble
Croes plays a risky shot
Tom de Grooth fences off a short one
De Grooth blasts one through cover
De Grooth is gone and the VRA-players celebrate
Croes’ nick drops just too short for Borren
Offensive defence by Croes
An easy shot for four
Nic Smit swings at a high one
Croes turns to leg
Smit forces to leg
Croes plays square
A hook shot by Smit
A big one by Smit
Smit cuts late
Smit finishes the match with a boundary
Shake-hands after a good battle

Gallery | HBS vs Excelsior | 08.06.19

HBS vs Excelsior ’20 at Crayenhout | 08/06/19
scorecard | as it happened

Brenton Parchment bowling
Tobias Visée starts with a fine cover drive
Visée hammers the ball through point
A big shot from Visée
Zac Elkin nearly loses his leg stump
Visée is bowled by Parchment with a long one
Sohail Bhatti bowling
Elkin fishes outside off
Sharn Gomes attacks from go
Umar Baker spins it for Excelsior
Elkin sweeps for a boundary
Gomes drives square
Elkin pushes the ball through the slip area
A comfortable pull shot by Gomes
Elkin charges
Gomes plays a clever little push shot
Reversed by Gomes
Wesley Barresi lofts a reversed sweep
Elkin is really on song
Zak Gibson hits a straight four
Wessel Coster bowling
Tim Etman plays a hook shot
Berend Westdijk knocks back Etman’s off stump
Roel Verhagen plays through cover
That one is really zipping past the bat!
Zak Gibson bowling
Ingram drives through gully
Elegantly played by Brenton Parchment
Turned to leg by Ingram
Ingram goes over the top
Pulled for a couple by Ingram
Parchment turns it from the toes
Parchment half-hits a big shot…
…but Elkin makes a meal of the big chance
Parchment reverses
A straight four by Ingram
Ingram goes for the max…
…but a good fielding action from Coster turns it into a single!
Ingram has a narrow escape missing the sweep
Big man Parchment keeps hitting them well
Visée shows the ball in triumph after catching out Parchment
Joost Kroesen on the drive
Kroesen cuts hard past point
Ingram holes out to Westdijk on the long off rope
…and the boys in black celebrate!
Sanjit Shankar goes for it
Shankar digs out a yorker
Tom Heggelman is bowled by Coster
Umar Baker hits the winning six into the sightscreen
Shankar and Baker enjoy this victory more than anyone!

Gallery | VRA vs HBS | 25.05.19

VRA v HBS Crayenhout at Amstelveel – 25/05/19
scorecard | as it happened

Umpires Nitin Bathi and Steve Tovey are ready to go
Quirijn Gunning from the City End
Tobias Visée makes a flying start
Four over fine for Visée
Visée has a very close shave
Zac Elkin hammers one through extra
Visée punishes a short wide ball
Elkin plays fine to leg
Visée plays a half-harted drive…
…and is well caught by Tom Long at deep mid on
Elkin points at a wide one
Gomes takes one on the body
Sharn Gomes plays a hook shot
A blaster from Elkin
Ben Cooper looking for turn
Gomes cuts square
Tom Long bowls on radar
Zac Elkin in a spot of bother
Never left his ground!
Swept away by Gomes
The reversed ballet sweep by Sharn Gomes
That is a close one!
Sharn Gomes goes for the big one…
..and Szwarczynski takes a straight-forward catch at the rope
Wesley Barresi scoops over the slips
Elkin gets his hundred
Well-deserved applause for Zac Elkin!
Zak Gibson bowling
Eric Szwarczynski not yet set
Vikram Singh hits a four
Szwarczynski is adjudged lbw
Ben Cooper is bowled without offering a shot
Peter Borren belts one through cover
Borren comes down to drive
Vikram Singh helps the ball to the boundary
A clever little sweep by Borren
Borren edges a reverse sweep and is caught behind
Emile van den Burg lofts a drive
Van den Burg plays to leg
Van den Burg holes out to Westdijk at deep midwicket
Mitch Lees plays around his feet
Lees zonks one through gully
Vikram Singh has a timid celebration of his maiden hundred in the top flight
The concentration is gone and Singh is bowled by Barresi
Lees plays his favourite square drive
Mitch Lees gets the wide-bonus for missing this shot
Lees plays over the top
Lees keeps playing shots
Lees makes too much room and is bowled by Gibson
Brandon Graber drives
Graber scores through extra
Graber is bowled by Westdijk
And it’s all over

Gallery | HBS vs Dosti | 18.05.19

HBS Crayenhout vs Dosti-United at Craeyenhout | 18/05/19
scorecard | as it happened

Anees Davids coming in to bowl
Tobias Visée searching for his footwork
Flicked around the corner by Visée
Visée goes over the top
Swept away by Visée
Over the fence
Anees Davids bowls Visée
Zach Elkin drives through cover
Wahid Masood
Elkin cuts square
Elkin tries a sweep shot
Taruwar Kohli bowling for Dosti
Elkin comes down the pitch
Sharn Gomes cuts through point
Gomes swings at a wide
Sharn Gomes is lbw to Mahesh Hans
Wesley Barresi lofts a drive and is brilliantly caught by Hans
And the Dosti players are glad to see him gone
Ferdi Vink just makes it
Vink falls to Kuldeep Diwan
Zakary Gibson is Diwan’s next victim
Farshad Khan hits out
Diwan strikes again and Khan is gone
Benno Boddendijk drives in style
Gibson opens the bowling for HBS
Shahdab Ghori gets a sharp bouncer
Rahil Ahmed scores over square
Ahmed cuts through gully
Ahmed edges a big shot…
…and Navjit Singh takes a fine running catch
Ghori lofts a drive
Taruwar Kohli plays from the backfoot
Ghori is lbw to Khan
Farshad Khan
Kohli can’t get over the shot…
…and it’s party time for HBS!
Vinoo Tewarie defends forward
Amitoze Singh edges and is caught at deep gully
Kuldeep Diwan belts one through extra
Anees Davids plays high over cover
Wesley Barresi bowling well
Davids hooks a short one
Diwan goes for a boundary
A fine save by Zachary Elkin
Arief Hoseinbaks swings and misses
Diwan plays a power drive
Arief Hoseinbaks hits a big six
Wahid Masood is a bit early on the shot
Gibson celebrates a good catch
Arief Hoseinbaks plays to leg
Asief Hoseinbaks drives through extra
Arief ducks under a bouncer
It’s all over and HBS are 3 from 3