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Sparta vs Punjab at Bermweg | Round 4 | 07.05.22

At the toss
A moment of silence at the passing of Sparta’s Henk van der Linde
Mudassar Bukhari bowling for Sparta
Sharafat Khogyani slashes through the covers
Khogyani is surprised by a rising delivery
Not well-timed but safe for Khogyani
Khogyani holes out to Gohil at long on
Ashan Malik from the Pavilion End
Asad Zulfiqar drives
Asad edges to keeper Raza and is out
A big shout from Bukhari…
…and Rehmat Zulfiqar sees the dreaded finger
Teja Nidamanuru hammers one to square
Pro-bowling from Samit Gohil
Nidumanuru has a close shave
Nidamanuru on his toes
Nidumanuru comes out to drive
Played around the legs by Nidumanuru
A big hit by Nidumanuru
Nidumanuru goes over the top
Joost Martijn Snoep bowling
Manminder Singh
Nasratulla Ibrahimkil
Saqib Zulfiqar just missed that one
That’s Fifty for Saqib
Siqander Zulfiqar pulls to square
A square drive by Saqib
Siqander is caught by Allen at deepish midwicket
And the Sparta boys are glad he’s gone
Yassir Usman plays an elegant pull shot
Mubashar Hussain plays through cover
Captain Tarik hits out
Sulaiman Tarik steady as ever
Allen hit by a rising one
Raza is bowled by Tariq
Teja Nidamanuru has dropped Gohil on nought
Samiullah Salacazai gives his all
Rikus Allen edges through the slip-gap
Samit Gohil plays through cover
Is that a boundary or not
Allen plays a half-harted shot
Gohil is trapped in front by Tariq
Celebration of the important wicket
Umpire Akram besieged
A big hit from Mudassar Bukhari
Mamoon Latif belts one around the corner
A big edge for Bukhari
Saqib took 4 for 28 from 10
Manminder Singh cuts square
Mubashar Hussain
Nasratullah Ibrahimkil is caught behind off Saqib
Square driven by Singh
Singh plays to leg
Singh’s castle is ruined by Siqander
Prithvira Balwantsingh lobs a slower one
Siqander comes in to bowl
Prithvira Balwantsingh plays off the hip
Khalid Ahmadi drives for a couple
Balwantsingh edges for a boundary
A nasty blow from a beamer for Balwantsingh
Ashan Malik on the drive
Joost Martijn Snoep is bowled and Sparta fall 61 runs short
In the end a regular win for Punjab

Kampong vs HCC at Maarschalkerweert | Round 3 | 01.05.22

Tossing with small change
In the huddle…
Clayton Floyd opens the bowling
Sandeep Abyankar drives Overdijk
Reinier Bijloos
A dangerous move by Abhyankar
A big shout by Overdijk…
…and Abhyanga is gone
Ratha Alphonse plays at a rising one
Usman Malik points at a wide
Malik plays an on drive
A late cut by Malik
A defensive slog
Ollie Klaus bowling slower but smarter
Newbee Tim Pringle bowling very well
From the other End Patient Charumbira
Malik gets a sharp one
Hidde Overdijk on his way to 4 for 21
Malik is bowled by Overdijk
Sherry Butt still tries to hit them hard
That ball just missed the stumps
Butt puts Charumbira over the rope
Alex Roy holes out to Ollie Klaus at midwicket
A wild swing at a bouncer by Rob van Harten
Van Harten plays over point
Tushar Sharma hits over the bowler’s head
Tonny Staal spills a difficult chance
Van Harten swings at a leg side wide
A fine drive by Sharma
Alexander Roy flies in to bowl…
…and lands safely
Tonny Staal edges into the ground
Clayton Floyd in defence
Kerta Nana from the Pavillion End
Gorlee hits high and far
Gorlee hits out
Rob van Harten bowling
Gorlee drives square
Gorlee is caught by Nana off van Harten
Pierre Jacod
Hidde Overdijk drives
Contortionist Usman Malik
Zac Worden goes after a wide
Cut square by Worden
50 for Worden
Overdijk drives through the covers
Worked through point by Worden
Good foot-work by Worden
Controlled agression by Overdijk
A couple for Worden
Worden and Overdijk bring in the win for HCC
Shake-hands at the end of a fine day

VOC vs Salland at Hazelaarweg | Round 2 | 30.04.22

When the coin flies.
Pasan Ottachchige opens with a fine drive
Pierce Fletcher from the Airport End
Venkat Ganesan plays off the hip
Ottachchige gets away with a lofted shot
Ganesan well-beaten
A hook by Ottachchige
Max Hoornweg from the Pavilion End
Bobby Hanif takes a risk with his bad knee
Arnav Jain asks the question
An elegant shot by Talha Khan
Khan mistimes a drive
Celebrations by VOC as Victor Lubbers departs cheaply
Put away over square by Khan
Khan cuts square
An agressive shot by Khan
Don’t fish outside off!
Sahir Nagash digs out a yorker
Ganesan plays around his legs
Ganesan belts one over square
Jelte Schoonheim bowling
Nagash goes over the top
Ganesan plays through extra
A fine pull by Ganesan
Captain Seelaar takes the ball
Akhil Gopilath is surprised by some extra bounce
Gopilath saw that one coming
Elam Bharathi comes out to drive
Gopilath has lost the plot a little
Filicked to fine by Gopilath
Hashim Khan goes for the big one
Max O’Dowd prefers the bounce over the catch
Elam Bharathi reverses
Hashim Khan is bowled by Hanif
Abbas Sherzad edges…
… and is easily caught by Hoornweg at backward point
Seasoned campaigner Steven Lubbers tucks yhe last one to leg
Action Man Khan has arrived!
Gull Nashir with a more orthodox action
O’Dowd survives a big appeal
O’Dowd stopped in his tracks
Elam Bharathi bowling for Salland
Scott Edwards is bowled by Ganesan
Akhil Gopilath
Arnav Jain plays a dangerous shot
Jain hits over mid on
Burhan Niaz forces through the covers
Niaz in full attack
Pieter Seelaar drives well
Niaz starts from ball one
Niaz on the drive
Salland dropped a couple of chances
Energetic action by Niaz
A non-convincing shot by Seelaar
Victor Lubbers as bowler #7
Niaz is lbw to Elam Bharathi
Jelte Schoonheim scores a massive six
A good pull-shot by Max Hoornweg
Fletcher plays to leg
Hoornweg is bowled by Gopilath
Fletcher and Hanif taking a sharp single
Hanif is out and it’s all over for VOC
A well-deserved victory for the Deventenaren

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