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HCC vs VOC at Diepput | Round 4 | 06.08.23

Covers on the move to ground 2
The long wait is over and Max Hoornweg bowls his first ball
Next ball Tonnie Staal is caught behind by Francois Fourie
Boris Gorlee has to get his eye in first
Gorlee goes after a wide
Felix Vecchi plays to leg
Gorlee goes over the top
Vecchi is unluckily stumped by Fourie off Jain
Gorlee plays his signature shot for a boundary
Forced through the covers by Gorlee
Burhan Niaz from the Van Alkemade End
A fine drive by Gorlee
Jonathan Vandiar in a defensive mood
Vandiar’s first attempt to play a big shot…
…ends up in the hands of Scott Edwards at long on
The VOC men are in a positive flow
Gorlee belts one to midwicket…
… where Asief Hoseinbaks takes a really good low catch
Hidde Overdijk tries to stop the rot
Overdijk gets away with a thick edge
Keeper Fourie is on his toes
Overdijk lofts the bal past cover
Clayton Floyd defends
Floyd edges over the keeper for a couple
And there’s the rain again!
Fourie suffers a bit from appealitis
Hand to helmet but nothing serious
Played through gully by Floyd
After this furious shower the match is finally abandoned. That’s all Folks!

VRA vs Excelsior at Amsterdamse Bos | Round 4 | 05.08.23

Ashir Abid flies in to bowl
Michael Hart has a close shave
A couple from the bottom for Hart
Luuk Kroesen leaves a short one
Kroesen goes after a bouncer
Vikram Singh from the City End
Played from the hip by Kroesen
Kroesen is out caught by Johan Smal at point
Roel Verhagen is caught off a bump-ball
Hart is puzled again
Verhagen survives a big appeal
Verhagen turns to leg for a boundary
Verhagen is lucky to miss that shot
Verhagen eases his mind with a big straight six
Lorenzo Ingram stares at a bouncer
Meanwhile Michael Hart keeps the scorers busy
That is by far the worst delivery of the day
A fine drive by Ingram
A very fine elegant catch by Johan Smal…
…with a not so elegant landing
Hart gets his head out of the way
Chopped just past the stumps by Hart
Stan van Troost is trapped in front by Van Luin
Aryan Dutt looking for turn
Hart goes over the top
Niels Etman slogs the ball straight and high
A fine shot to cow by Etman
Etman drives for a boundary
Etman is lbw to Dutt
A big shout but Rens van Troost is still there
Michael Hart reverse sweeps…
…and is easily caught by Singh
Adam Woutersen back in battle
First rain break of the day
Umar Baker has not lost his concentration during the rain break
An anxious moment for Woutersen
A big shot by Woutersen
Woutersen goes for the big one…
… but ends up in the safe hands of small
A straight six from Umar Baker
Bobbie Smulders leaves this one
Smulders takes a quick single
Baker is not bothered very much by the rain…
… but the covers go on not to be taken off again today!

HBS vs VRA at Craeyenhout | Round 3 | 23.07.23

HBS opens with Wesley Barresi’s spin
At the other end it’s Kyle Klein with pace
Vikram Singh leaves this one
Singh plays an ondrive
Played to no man’s land by Singh
Shirase Rasool whacks one through point
Text book drive by Singh
Singh pulls for a boundary
Rasool is caught by Tobias Visee
Singh goes over the top
Turned off the hip by Sing
Four from the edge by Singh
A fine cover drive by Johan Smal
Forced through extra by Smal
A hundred for Vikram Singh
A nail-hard drive by Smal
Nic Adendorff
Cut square by Smal
Smal goes over cow
Julian de Mey wih spin
Smal hits the ball over the fence
Singh hits a six over cow
A lazy, one-handed shot by Singh
Six for Singh
Teja Nidamanuru plays through point
Tyler van Luin scores a boundary
Smal drives square
Johan Smal scores his maiden hundred in the Topklasse
Tyler van Luin is caught by keeper Martijn Scholte
Smal ups the power
Lucas del Bianco with an interesting bowling action
Smal belts one through gully
Smal tries a junp shot
Leon Turmaine scores the last runs of the innings and VRA have made 455 for 8!
Tyler van Luin from the Pex Bushes End
Tobias Visee attacks from go
A big six for Visee
Four more for Visee
Visee holes out to Singh at mid on
Singh bowling
Reece Mason hits a flat-batted four
Tayo Walbrugh gets away with an edge
Walbrugh hits a gruesome six
Reece Mason plays to point
Walbrugh hits to the farthest corner of the ground
Udit Nashier
Played off the hip by Walbrugh
Into the trees for six
Walbrugh dispatches a short one
Hit out of the ground by Walbrugh
A TON for Reece Mason
Four for Wesley Barresi
Mason sweeps fine
A one-handed shot by Barresi
Navjit Singh drives straight
Barresi turns to leg
Lucas del Bianco hits to mid wicket
Four more for Barresi
A clever little shot by Barresi
A big six for Del Bianco
Another six for Del Bianco
A good ball from Ed Visser ends the fun for Del Bianco
Barresi plays through the slip area
Nic Adendorff drives square
Barresi is out caught behind and the VRA players are over the moon
Adendorff hits through the covers
Kyle Klein misses a sweep shot
Adendorff goes big…
…but finds Tyler van Luin at deep square
Navjit Singh hits to extra for a couple
Singh has lost the ball
Aryan Dutt finds Singh’s stumps
After a mix-up De Mey is run out. And he is not happy
After a remarkable match VRA take the points with them to Amsterdam

ACC vs Punjab CCR at Loopveld | Play off Top-flight Round 2 | 22.07.23

Asad Zulfiqar lofts a drive
Joseph Reddy starts in the rain
Mohamad Shafiq lets a good ball go by
Shafiq is completely parked
A good safe by keeper Ahmed
Rehmat Zulfiqar plays at a wide one
Waqas Ahmad from the City End (
Saqib Zulfiqar plays through point
Saqib drives through cover
Cut square by Saqib
Sikander Zulfiqar just makes it on time
Sikander goes after a bouncer
Devanshu Arya looks menacing
Saqib sweeps fine
Cut square by Saqib
Sikander lofts a drive
Belted for four by Sikander
Ali Raza from the River End
Driven square by Saqib
Just helped on its way by Saqib
Saqib goes for the big one
That’s fifty for Sikander
Reddy drops a straight-forward catch
Saqib is bowled on a no ball
Sikander scores over point
A TON for Saqib
A big boundary by Saqib
Saqib digs out a yorker
Sikander skies the ball to square…
…where Reddy takes a good catch
Saqib plays through the gully area
Affaan Tariq is bowled first ball by Hobson
Yasir Usman goes all-in…
…but Aryan Kumar patrols the rope
Mubashar Hussain is bowled by Waqas Ahmad and the innings is over
Sulaiman Tariq opens the bowling for Punjab
Aryan Kumar plays high over extra
Acrobatics by Asad
Rahil Ahmed pulls for a couple
Pas-de-deux for two cricketers
Thomas Hobson hits out
Mohammad Shafiq looking for turn
Hit hard through point by Hobson
Hobson hits the ball into the ditch
There goes another one!
Heino Kuhn comes down to drive
Kuhn plays at a wide one
Kuhn is not happy with the umpire’s call
If looks could…
Cut high by Hobson
Ali Raza forgets his footwork (
Hobson adds a six to his tally
Saqib with his leggies
Ali Raza is beaten by Tariq’s throw
Fergus Wegener has dived into safety
Keeper Asad is airborne
Wegener is caught behind to Shafiq
Hobson salutes the crowd at his hundred
Hamesh Hans gets a lifter
Hans is lbw sweeping
Waqas Ahmad is adjudged lbw after a fierce appeal
Tariq can’t get to the ball in time
Hobson in full attack
Joseph Reddy in trouble
Clipped around the corner by Reddy
Punjab are happy with a narrow escape
Thomas Hobson’s unbeaten 130 were not enough to take the points

HCC vs VCC at De Diepput | Play off Top-flight Round 1 | 16.07.23

Hidde Overdijk starts today’s procedures
Michael Levitt in defence mode
Nehaan Gigani misses a drive
Gigani goes over the top
Levitt hits a backhand
Musa Ahmad drives to extra
Patient Charumbira bowling from the Hoogenhoeck End
Gigani clips the ball for a couple
Shisak Banerjee celebrates a catch
Noah Croes plays through point
Croes comes well over the ball
Croes gets on his toes
Cut square by Croes
Keeper Staal blocks with his body
Engelbrecht plays a little sweep shot
Henrico Venter bowling on radar
Karl Nieuwoudt lets a bouncer go by
Engelbrecht is well in time
A fine drive by Engelbrecht
Staal blocks Engelbrecht’s reverse sweep
Engelbrecht surprised by a wrong one
Shariz Ahmad slogs straight
A fine catch by Daniel Doram
Mulder en van Vliet leave the field with the score on 231
Karl Nieuwoudt
Patient Charumbira hits to midwicket
Tonny Staal drives in style
Two from the edge for Charumbira
Staal gets a short one
Staal in trouble
Worth a shout
A belter through cover by Staal
Mees van Vliet
Gorlee hooks a short one
Stef Mulder speaks to the ball
Played for a wide by Gorlee
Charumbira hits out
The reverse sweep by Gorlee
A classic sweep by Charumbira
A running drive by Gorlee
Jonathan Vandiar experiments outside off
Philippe Boissevain looking for turn
Teun Kloppenburg gets another life
A modest celebration after Clayton Floyd is adjudged lbw
Shirsak Banerjee plays to leg
Teun Kloppenburg hits to cow
Shirsak Banerjee slogs straight over the bowler’s head
Daniel Crowley hits high over cover
Kloppenburg hits the ball into the stands
Daniel Crowley bowled on a no ball
Kloppenburg reaches for a wide
A big shot by Kloppenburg
Daniel Doran lofts a drive
Doram gets a lifter
Henrico Venter
Cut square by Kloppenburg
That’s fifty for Kloppenburg
Kloppenburg goes for the big one
Nieuwoudt does not take the chance
Shariz Ahmad takes a difficult one at the long on boundary and the match is over
Venter and Kloppenburg leave the field after a good effort
Shake-hands and congratulations to VCC

VOC vs Excelsior ’20 at Amsterdamse Bos | T20 Grand Final | 15.07.23

Arnav Jain
Michael Hart
Roel Verhagen
Roel Verhagen
Michael Hart
Stan van Troost
Roel Verhagen
Stan van Troost
Roel Verhagen
Stan van Troost
Stan van Troost
Jelte Schoonheim
Stan van Troost
Roel Verhagen
Lorenzo Ingram
Roel Verhagen
Lorenzo Ingram
Lorenzo Ingram
Roel Verhagen
Roel Verhagen
Rens van Troost
Jens Blankenstijn
Max O’Dowd
Max O’Dowd
Max O’Dowd
Francois Fourie
Lorenzo Ingram
Max O’Dowd
Max O’Dowd
Max O’Dowd
Max O’Dowd
Rens van Troost
Umar Baker
Lane Berry
VOC

Excelsior vs Punjab at Amsterdamse Bos | T20 Semi Final 2 | 15.07.23

Punjab CCR
Roel Verhagen
Michael Hart
Roel Verhagen, Asad Zulfiqar
Mubashir Hussain
Lorenzo Ingram
Lorenzo Ingram
Lorenzo Ingram
Stan van Troost
Rens Heinsbroek
Rens Heinsbroek
Sulaiman Tariq
Rens van Troost
Rens van Troost
Lorenzo Ingram
Lorenzo Ingram
Lorenzo Ingram
Sohail Bhatti
Tom Heggelman
Lorenzo Ingram
Tom Heggelman
Lorenzo Ingram
Tom Heggelman, Lorenzo Ingram
Yasir Usman
Yasir Usman
Michael Hart
Jens Blankenstijn
Asad Zulfiqar
Lorenzo Ingram
Asad Zulfiqar
Luuk Kroesen
Rehmat Zulfiqar
Roel Verhagen
Ahmad Shafiq
Mohsin Bajwa
Sohail Bhatti
Roel Verhagen
Mubashar Hussain, Sulaiman Tariq (
Excelsior ’20

HCC vs VOC at Amsterdamse Bos | T20 Semi Final 1 | 15.07.23

VOC
Arnav Jain
Tonny Staal
Pierce Fletcher
Ratha Alphonse
Ratha Alphonse
Ratha Alphonse
Francois Fourie, Ratha Alphonse
Ratha Alphonse
Lane Berry
Asief Hoseinbaks
Boris Gorlee
Tonny Staal
Boris Gorlee
Ramdas Upadhyaya
Tonny Staal
Boris Gorlee
Boris Gorlee, Tonny Staal
Boris Gorlee
Tonny Staal
Hidde Overdijk
Boris Gorlee
Boris Gorlee
Clayton Floyd
Clayton Floyd
Hidde Overdijk
Max O’Dowd
Patient Charumbira
Max O’Dowd
Yash Patel
Francois Fourie
Lane Berry
Shirsak Banerjee
Lane Berry
Tonny Staal
Burhan Niaz
Burhan Niaz
Burhan Niaz
Daniel Crowley
Yash Patel
Francois Fourie
Francois Fourie
Shirsak Banerjee
Scott Edwards
Tim de Kok
Tim de Kok
Scott Edwards
VOC, HCC

Excelsior vs HBS at Thurlede | T20 Round 6 | 08.07.23

Julian de Mey
Roel Verhagen
Michael Hart
Elmar Boendermaker
Stan van Troost
Stan van Troost
Roel Verhagen
Stan van Troost
Ferdi Vink
Roel Verhagen
Julian de Mey
Lorenzo Ingram
Lorenzo Ingram
Lorenzo Ingram
Reece Mason
Tom Heggelman
Manjinder Singh
Niels Etman
Niels Etman
Tayo Walbrugh
Rens van Troost
Nic Adendorff
Tayo Walbrugh
Tayo Walbrugh
Tayo Walbrugh
Tayo Walbrugh
Nic Adendorff
Nic Adendorff
Nic Adendorff, Stan van Troost
Tayo Walbrugh
Nic Adendorff
Nic Adendorff
Luuk Kroesen
Nic Adendorff, Luuk Kroesen
Ferdi Vink
Ferdi Vink
Ferdi Vink
Ferdi Vink, Stan van Troost
Julian de Mey
Julian de Mey
Tayo Walbrugh, Julian de Mey, Excelsior ’20