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[size=2][u]Group A[/u] M P NRR
Magical Ponies 2 8 1.07
AA for President! 2 6 0.54
Asterix XI 2 4 1.20
The Conquerors 2 4 -3.81
Got Spin 2 2 -0.01
Citizens Erased 2 0 -1.12[/size]
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[size=2][u]Group B[/u] M P NRR
Robertinho Select XI 2 8 1.42
Viveash 2 4 0.27
Boulevard Bombers 2 4 0.11
Boggles 2 4 -0.06
Jamee 999ers 2 4 -0.90
Sad Decadent XI 2 0 -0.94[/size]
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[size=2][u]Group C[/u] M P NRR
Whenuapai CC 2 8 1.88
Bushpigs 2 8 1.14
Lancashire 2 4 2.61
Scaly Piscine CC 2 4 -0.16
Victoria Panthers 2 0 -1.86
Drunk XI 2 0 -3.60[/size]
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[size=2][u]Group D[/u] M P NRR
College Dropouts 2 8 0.40
Vindscreen Vipers 2 4 1.42
Hoy's Holy XI 2 4 1.30
VCC 2 4 0.76
Kipper XI 2 4 -1.45
Central Districts 2 0 -2.56[/size]
Group A
Asterix XI v The Conquerors -
Asterix XI wins by 10 wickets
Got Spin v AA For President -
Tie
Citizens Erased v Magical Ponies -
Magical Ponies wins by 7 wickets
Group B
Viveash v Boggles -
Boggles wins by 8 wickets
Sad Decadent XI v Boulevard Bombers -
Boulevard Bombers wins by 89 runs
Robertinho Select XI v Jamee 999ers -
Robertinho Select XI wins by 10 wickets
Group C
Scaly Piscine CC v Lancashire -
Scaly Piscine CC wins by 5 wickets
Victoria Panthers v Bushpigs -
Bushpigs wins by 95 runs
Drunk XI v Whenuapai CC -
Whenuapai CC wins by 7 wickets
Group D
College Dropouts v VCC -
College Dropouts wins by 32 runs
Kipper XI v Vindscreen Vipers -
Vindscreen Vipers wins by forfeit
Central District v Hoy’s Holy XI -
Hoy's Holy XI wins by 9 wickets
Player of the week
Eddie Saunders (Got Spin)
The young, destructive left-handed Eddie Saunders, captain of Rob Hing's Got Spin, led from the front in his team's clash with the red hot AA for President!. Batting first, he treated the loyal crowd of 1,121 fans to a flawless display of batting, striking 20 fours in his unbeaten 163, which took a mere 139 balls. This innings was enhanced by the quality of the bowling attack, which was described by a random spectator as "strong". The excitement was constant throughout the match, with the teams dead even at the end of AA for President!'s innings, adequately showing the evenness of the two teams.
Team of the week
College Dropouts (Group D)
In one of the biggest clashes of Round 2, College Dropouts welcomed Tarick Weber's VCC to College Dropouts CG in a game which would heavily influence who would finish top of Group D. Despite starting shakily with the loss of their two big guns, previous Player of the week Usmal Jayasuriya and Zat Kennedy, fighting innings from Vincent, Adams and Frazer rescued the innings and took it to a defendable 283 all out. Line and length bowling from Ray Westhead, who finished with 5/45, strangled the VCC batsmen and kept the total to 251 all out, 32 runs short.
Best effort
Got Spin/AA for President! (Group A)
The fairly large Group A clash lived up to it's hype, with Rob Hing's Got Spin and Marc Robbins' AA for President! locking horns at Got Spin CG, in front of a small crowd of 1,121. Got Spin powered their way to 6/326 off their 50 overs, Saunders (163*) and Ridgewell (97) putting on a massive 226 for the 3rd wicket, with only one other batsman making it past 20 runs. Richardson was the standout bowler for AA for President!, the 25-year old taking 4/66. AA for President! started poorly, losing 3 wickets for 83 runs, before the in-form Hohsinuddin struck a fluent 99, tragically trapped in front off a swinging Abbey full toss. Orsborne hit a run-a-ball 63, until the fireworks begun with Ranatunga's unbeaten 75, a score which took only 55 balls to reach, which included 9 boundaries, including a towering six over long on. Lambert was the best bowler, with 2/49 off his full 10. Despite Ranatunga's heroics, the scores were dead level at the end of the innings, resulting in the first tie of the cup.
