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Cricket: Krishna obtain easy victory against Overseas
By MM Sports
Aug 4, 2008 - 11:19:17 AM

Marsa won against Melita, while Overseas were subdued by Krishna in the second match of the summer Cricket League on Saturday.  All games are played at the Marsa Cricket Ground which is part of the Marsa Sports Club.

Marsa won the toss and elected to bat first. Mike Caruana was the first wicket to fall being brilliantly caught by Tim Edwards who had to run in a couple of meters and lunged forward to catch the ball inches from the ground. Caruana scored ten runs. Sarfraz Ali was next to go scoring eight runs and Chris Naudi soon followed scoring twelve runs from nine balls. Ronnie Sacco (thirty nine runs not out) and John Grima (thirty two runs not out) batted through till the end of the innings. The Marsa side totaled a mere 114 runs. For Melita Martin Llewellyn bowled one of the best bowling spells one will see in a twenty twenty game. He took two wickets for fourteen runs from five overs. Melita opened with Tim Edwards and Frank Spiteri. Edwards was first to go being given l.bw for eleven runs.

The Marsa teams hope rose when Dave Newton bowled Spiteri for fourteen runs.  Andy Lenard made sixteen runs and an impressive knock from Stephen Blythe who made thirty runs had the Marsa team ratled. After Blythe was stumped The Marsa team were able to control the game and ended up winners by 10 runs. Mike Caruana was the main wicket taker with three for the Marsa side. The Marsa side earned seven points from the win while Melita are yet to start their account.

In the Second game Overseas batted first and also totaled a score of 114 runs. The top scorer being Stuart Lloyd with 64 runs. Being that the Marsa team had won in the first game, the Overseas side were optimistic about winning. They were overjoyed when joy Ghoseroy was out for a duck. Sam Dhandapani (fifty five runs) had other ideas and guided his team to a fairly easy victory in which the required score was made in the sixteenth over. Krishna earned seven points for the win.

Marsa will face two returning touring teams, Sinsen CC from Norway on Wednesday and Friday. The matches will kick off at 10:30 CET and 16:30 CET respectively.  Marsa will also face Old Pauline C.C. on Saturday at 10:30 CET.