Six games on this weekend in Westmoreland T/20
WHITEHOUSE, Westmoreland – Two games featuring winners from last week’s first round of matches in the Westmoreland Cricket Association’s Twenty20 competition will highlight Sunday’s second round of matches as the competition continues with six matches.
Petersville Thunders and Sandals Kings, winners over Bigwoods Gladiators and Bogg Eagles respectively, will meet Whitehouse in one Zone A game, while Orange Hill and Police will meet at Paradise in a Zone B game. Orange Hill had beaten Sheffield Titans, while Police had beaten Delveland Dragons on Sunday.
Two other teams that won last weekend will be hoping to make it two in a row- Chantilly Warriors which will face Delveland at Top Road and Paradise Sixers which will host Bogg.
In other games, Darliston Dynamites and Bigwoods will meet at Whitehouse, while Sheffield Titans and Star of the West Tallawahs will meet at Top Road.
On Sunday after a glitzy launch the previous night, the competition got off to a great start with some impressive performances.
Sandals Kings scored a big 78 runs win over Bogg Eagles, thanks to half centuries from Nick Blackwood who scored 67 and Anthony Thompson, 61, Sandals Kings made 193 for five then restricted Bogg to 115 for seven in a game reduced to 15 overs per side.
Petersville beat Bogwoods by 16 runs, making 149 for nine then bowling them out for 125 off 19.3 overs thanks to a fine all round performance from Cavin Spence who made 25 then took four wickets for 11 runs.
In the other Zone A game, Paradise cruised to a nine wickets win over Darliston with four overs to spare as they made 155 for one off 15.5 overs replying to 154 for six off 20 overs.
Police Pacesetters beat Delveland Dragons by six runs making 128 for 1 off 15 overs, before holding Delveland to 122 for four off their allotment of overs.
Chantilly Warriors beat Star of the West by 40 runs making 156 all out off 19.4 overs, then limiting the Tallawahs to 116 for eight despite 40 not out from Paul Palmer Snr.