Denmark A v Denmark B - DAY 1
The first DCF Regional tournament for some years got under way
yesterday in bright and breezy conditions at the Svanholm Park
ground here in Brøndby. A slow, low wicket and even slower
outfield have contributed to make conditions for batting
difficult, but having said this there have still been some
outstanding performances with both bat and ball to report.
Batting first, Denmark B found the going tough against some
outstanding seam bowling from Henrik Hansen, Zishan Shah and
David Borscheson, the latter delivering very long and accurate
spells. To be fair all batsmen found the slow conditions
difficult, but it was the experience in the end of Herning’s
seasoned campaigner, Carsten Pedrsen (84 not out) that shone
through, as the old master stroked the ball around the park with
an array of fine strokes. He was as well supported in a ninety
nine run partnership by Kolding’s Martin Pedersen (30), the
youngster confidently driving the ball to all corners. The B
team finally declared their innings on 186 for 8 wickets, off of
a mammoth 85 overs, but nobody in the ground was expecting what
was to happen next!
In reply, Denmark A were hit with an outstanding display of pace
bowling from youngsters Sair Anjum 4 for 12 and Martin Pedersen
1 for 12, both players showing experience beyond their years in
terms of accuracy and movement. All A team batsman struggled
against the duo, indeed only Rizwan Mahmood (13) managed to
reach double figures. They were well supported by Glostrup’s
Aftab Ahmed and AB’s Bashir Shah, but the day closed with the A
team precariously placed on 52 for 8 of just 32 overs. Denmark B
will be looking to close the innings early this morning, bat
with a positive approach, and look to close the match within the
specified time frame.
SCORECARD
Samtidig med, at Danmarks to bedste seniorhold spillede på
græspitchen på Svanholm Park afviklede de bedste U-13 og U-15
spillere den første af to kampe over 45 overe.
Hold A gik først til gærdet og var Ude for 149. Frederik O`Dwyer,
Herning bedst med 36, Hammad Shah, Svanholm 27og Jannik Wiese,
Husum 18. 37 ekstra var ingen reklame for kasterne. Nicolai
Jørgensen var den eneste med 2 gærder (for 11).
Hold B passerede på 35 overe. Mati Malik, Svanholm dominerede
festlighederne med 52x, Mads Nyeng, Herning hjalp ham med 30. 3
gærder for 44 til hammad Shah, Svanholm.
Der var
"man of the match" præmier til 3 spillere på drengeholdene. Fra
venstre: Noman Ahmed, Svanholm for kastning, Mati Malik,
Svanholm for gærdespil og Adil Akhtar, Ishøj for markspil
DAY 2
Resumption of play day two and the excitement was growing at
Svanholm Park as Denmark A closed in on the first innings
victory total of ninety five runs. However, victory was snapped
at the last grasp as Bashir Shah 3 for 16, captured the last
man, to snatch first innings victory.
D.Borchersen i
angreb
So
the game was now set for some exciting declaration cricket and
an array of strokes for the remainder of the match. Kamran
Mahmood (39) and Michael Pedersen (57) both showed the full
range of their exciting stroke play, the later demonstrating
some real class, particularly with the amount of straight drives
on show. At completion of their second innings Denmark B set
their opponents a match winning total of 209, in 43 overs, and
the A Team were not going to go down without a fight.
Denmark A set off in their run chase at an express rate, David
Borcheson (25), Yasir Iqbal (39) and Rizwan Mahmood (32) all
excited the spectators with a fine selection of strokes as they
set about their 5 runs an over target. Runs were hard to come by
as the ever consistent Bobby Chawla 4 for 31 slowly tigthend the
knot around their opponents. Skipper Michael Pedersen 2 for 33
also contributed to victory as the A Teamer’s finally ran out of
time sixty eight runs short of their total, the match finishing
as a draw, Denmark B winning on first innings scores at sixty
overs.
Simon Talbot
evaluerer efter kampen
After the match, thanks were give to DCF for their input to the
weekend, umpires, Tim Jensen and Bent Nielsen, and the army of
helpers behind the scenes. National Coach, Simon Talbot was
pleased with the weekend, “The guys have really learned a lot
about themselves this weekend, events like this can only help in
developing the game here in Denmark, and I am looking forward to
more cricket of this nature.”
SCORECARD
Man
of the Match: Carsten Pedersen
Best Batsman: Michael Pedersen,
Best Bowler: Bashir Shah,
Best Developing Player: Martin Pedersen.
De bedste U-13 og U-15 spillere afviklede deres anden kamp under
pinsesamlingen.
Hold B fik revance og vandt med 147-76. Jannik Wiese, Husum og
Mads Rasmussen, Køge topscorere med henholdsvis 30 og 21 for
hold B. Jawaid Ali, AB bedst med 24 for hold A. Bedste kastere:
Hamad Shah, Svanholm 3/18 og Mads Nyeng, Herning 3/24 for hold
B, Toke Larsen, Svanholm, Oliver Thomas, Skanderborg og Fazan
Ahmed, AB henholdsvis 2/7, 2/10 og 2/12 for hold A.
Fazan Ahmed, AB, bedste kaster på andendagen, Mati Malik,
Svanholm, bedste markspiller på andendagen og "man of the two
matches" og Jannik Wiese, Husum bedste gærdespiller på
andendagen hos U-13 og U-15
