A Horror weekend for the Tigers as we lose 6 out of 7, but a brilliant win from our 7th Grade as they defend 108.
Fourth Grade needed to defend 167 vs Jandakot, but the loss of 2 bowlers to injury reduced them to 9 players and Jandakot feasted on the runs scoring 294. Vijay Kumar took 3/70, Asim Qureshi 3/82 and Haroon Ahmed 2/18. Will need a big comeback game next week top make finals.
Sixth Grade tried to defend 113 vs Leeming and they did a great job at the start having Leeming struggling at 4/45 with Guri Singh taking 3 wickets, but Leeming dug in and passed our score 5 down. The flood gates then opened up as they reached 6/244.
Seventh Grade were defending 108 vs Phoenix, but they reached 31 before the 1st wicket fell to Canakapalli which got our bowlers fired up as we took the next 9 wickets for just 47 runs. Dwarakanath taking 3/19, Balvinder Kumar 3/15, Manoj Kiradi 2/1 and a wicket each to Reddy and Ravi. We then batted for 13 overs, making 6/82. A great comeback win boys!!
ODC had a bad day vs East Fremantle at Queens Park. Batting first we were bundled out for just 116, with only Eldose Paul making an impact with 42. East Freo chased down the runs easily, making 7/189, Joel Joy taking 2/16.
ODE had a rare loss to East Fremantle at Sutherlands Park. Bowling first we were in control of the game at 7/124 but the tail got away from us with them ending on 9/175 with the help of 35 wides. Anto Baby taking 2/24 and Alex Samuel 2/23. The chase started well adding 47 for the first wicket but we lost a bunch of wickets to reach 6/102 when we made another comeback at 8/143. A final push by Rahul Nair and Alex Samuel almost got us there but we fell 13 runs shy at 8/162. Riju Mathew top scoring with 32, Rahul finishing on 29no and Anto Baby with 27.
ODG were away to Jandakot, won the toss and Bowled first. Jandakot had a field day with the bat as they poured on the runs to reach 2/225 with only Vihanga Silva and MA Zainudeen taking a wicket. The chase was going to be tough but we gave it a good shove as we reached 8/175. Sandeepa Vedage ending on 43no with 38 runs from 18 balls to Lakmal Madushanka with 3 sixes and 4 fours. A rare loss drops us to 2nd on the ladder.
MILESTONES
Mark Delamere will play his 400th game on Saturday to become the first player at Cannington Tigers to reach this milestone. Della played his first senior game in the 1985/86 season and is now playing in his 32nd season at Tigerland. With the bat he has scored 7642 runs at an average of 19.40 with 26 fifties and 3 centuries, plus a 99. With the ball he has taken 39 wickets at an average of 30.74 and a best of 3/35. He has played in 150 games as Keeper with 118 catches and 19 stumpings. Mark has played in 12 finals and 4 Grand Finals, winning one. He was made a life member of the club in 2009 and won the Paul Keep Cricketer of the Year in 2007/08 season Off the field Della has been a hard worker on the committee for many years and served as Treasurer. We wish Della all the best on his 400th game!
Asim Qureshi will play his 100th game for the Tigers on Saturday, Asim played his first game in the 2016/17 season and is now playing in his 7th season at Tigerland. With the bat he has scored 565 runs at an average of 10.46 and a highest score of 29. With the ball Asim is a master taking 174 wickets at an average of 15.82 with 3 five wicket hauls and a best of 5/11 which was in a semi final. Asim has played in 4 finals and 1 Grand Final. All the best on your 100th game Asim!
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