NAPA (CALIFORNIA), APRIL 15 : Rest of World Napa Valley Club denied two-time defending champions Australia/America Napa Valley Club their third successive triumph in the third Annual Napa Valley Cricket Club “World Series” at the Fairgrounds, Calistogs here today.
Rest of World XI registered a comfortable victory by eight wickets in the third edition of the World Series.
Batting first Napa Valley Cricket Club Australia/America were dismissed for 123 in 27 overs. The highlight of their innings was a breezy knock of 53 by T Irwin. His hurricane innings contained five boundaries and four soaring sixes in just 39 deliveries.
He was associated in a 31-run eighth wicket partnership with S Curwood (5). Irwin did most of the scoring. This pair took the total to 106 for 8 in 23.2 overs from 75 for 7 in 17.5 overs.
ROW medium pacer Bernie Peacock was the most economical bower for his team with a spell of 5-1-17-3.
Chasing the victory target of 124 runs, ROW XI achieved it virtually without facing any resistance as they replied with 128 for 2 in 24.3 overs. They had a disappointing start having lost opener Dale Moorehouse (1) at 10. Left hand opener Jeff Keene (33, 3x4s) and Abhijit Adhye (not out 44, 1×4, 1×6) realised 83 runs for the second wicket stand before Jeff was bowled by T Irwin.
Abhijit Adhey and Amritpal Bhathal (20 not out) surpassed their opponents’ total by scoring 128 for 2 in 24.3 overs.
SCOREBOARD
Napa Valley Cricket Club Australia / America : 123 all out in 27 overs.
P Bourke b B Ojha 11, B Ruddich b B Peacock 9, T Ford c C Nolan b M Mackenzie 12, T Donegan run out (D Moorehouse/M Mackenzie) 2, T Irwin c M Mackenzie b A Healy 53 (5x4s, 6x4s), N Withers lbw B Peacock 5, M Rule b B Peacock 0, S Burton b M Wood 1, S Curwood c A Healy b D Moorehouse 4, P Carson c B Nancarrow b A Bhathal 1, B Fenton not out 4. Extras (w 21) 21.
Fall of wickets: 1-24, 2-30, 3-44, 4-44, 5-72, 6-72, 7-75, 8-106, 9-118, 10-123.
Bowling: M Mackenzie 4-1-9-1, B Ojha 5-0- 19- 1, A Bhathal 5-1-11-1, Bernie Peacock 5-1-17-3, B Nancarrow 2-0-19- 0, M Wood 4-0-32-1, D Moorehouse 1-0-12-1, A Healy 1-0-4-1.
Napa Valley Cricket Club, ROW Team: 128 for 2 in 24.3 overs.
Jeff Keene b T Irwin 33, 3x4s, Dale Moorehouse lbw T Donegan 1, Abhijit Adhye not out 44, 1×4, 1×6, Amritpal Bhathal not out 20, 1×4, 1×6. Extras (w 29, nb 1) 30.
Fall of wickets: 1-10, 2-93.
Bowling: T Irwin 5-0-25-1, T Donegan 5-2-15-1, N Withers 4-0-22-0, T Ford 3-0-21-0, S Curwood 2-0-17-0, C Healy 2-0-7-0, S Burton 1-0-6-0, P Carson 2-0-8-0, M Rule 0.3-0-7-0.