United Cricket Club (Counties Manukau) Incorporated News story


WE ARE THE CHAMPS - DOUBLE CHAMPS!!!

27 Mar 2011

AFTER HAVING ALREADY WON THE CMCA's TWO-DAY CHAMPIONSHIP FOR 2010-11, HARLEY BAYLISS' UNITED CRICKET CLUB  BUY RIGHT CARS SENIOR A TEAM WRESTED THE ONE-DAY CHAMPIONSHIP AS WELL, BEATING KARAKA BY A SOLITARY WICKET IN A HIGH-VOLTAGE, ACTION-PACKED,  CLOSELY-FOUGHT & SUPER-EXCITING FINAL AT KARAKA ON SUNDAY, 27th MARCH 2011 (after Saturday was completely washed out by rain). 

ALTHOUGH IT WAS A THOROUGH TEAM EFFORT, A FEW INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES STOOD OUT: NEAL McINTOSH'S 53 NOT OUT UNDER PRESSURE TO CROSS THE WINNING LINE WAS UNDOUBTEDLY THE TOP EFFORT AFTER ANTHONY BROOKES' 3-WICKET BURST AT THE START & THOMAS RAYBOULD'S 5-WICKET WIZARDRY HAD RESTRICTED KARAKA TO 145 ALL OUT IN 40.1 OVERS. THOMAS RAYBOULD ALSO REMAINED UNBEATEN ON 8 IN A 17-RUN UNBEATEN 1Oth-WICKET PARTNERSHIP WITH NEAL IN A TENSE FINISH WHEN UNITED REQUIRED 17 TO WIN FROM 12 BALLS WITH ONE WICKET IN HAND. NEAL HIT THE WINNING RUNS WITH TWO BALLS TO SPARE.
THE TEAM WAS VERY WELL SUPPORTED BY THE "BLACK SHIRTS" & OTHER SUPPORTERS (INCLUDING MOST OF THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS) THROUGHOUT THE MATCH. KARAKA FOUGHT REALLY HARD IN THE FIELD, BUT PROVED TO BE EXTREMELY GOOD HOSTS, BEING GRACEFUL IN DEFEAT & MINGLING WITH THE UNITED CC PLAYERS & SUPPORTERS AFTER THE MATCH, ALLOWING THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO LAY THEIR HANDS ON THE COVETED TROPHY AS WELL AS A PHOTO OPPORTUNITY WITH IT.

BRAVO, BUY RIGHT CARS SENIOR A, WORTHY WINNERS OF THE ONE-DAY AS WELL AS THE TWO-DAY CHAMPIONSHIP!!!

Score Summary:
Karaka CC - 145 all out (40.1 overs)
Cody Knight 75, Clayton Franks 21, Thomas Raybould 5/22, Anthony Brookes 3/19

United CC - 146/9 (49.4 overs)
Neal McIntosh 53 not out, Josh Burgess 22, Reece Jones 3/26, Clayton Franks 2/21, Ed Barclay 2/23.

Please click here for the complete scorecard of the match.
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