RAMIT GILL INSPIRES GCIOBCC TO AN 8 WICKET VICTORY OVER FGCWOBCC
Government College Ibadan Old Boys Cricket Club made Federal Government College Warri Old Boys Cricket Club have a taste of what defeat looks like as they succumbed to an 8 wickets victory.
The Roland Ilube guided team won the toss and elected to bat first scoring 142 runs for 9 wickets lost in 50 overs while Uthe Ogbimi scored the highest runs for the Warri based side with 28 runs and was ably assisted by Olanbiwonnu Kehinde 22 runs and Salako Azeez 18 runs.
Government College Ibadan Old Boys Cricket Club’s duo of Adegbola Kunle and Seyi Animashaun both took two wickets each as they reduced their opponents to a reasonable score for them to chase in the second innings.
Despite spin bowler Oguntoke Femi’s 2 Wickets for 19 runs in 4 overs for FGCWOBCC it did not stop GCIOBCC from having 143 runs for 3 wickets lost in 25.5 overs.
From the encounter Gill Ramit emerged as the best batsman for the Oluwaseun Odeku captained GCIOBCC with his 60 runs off 59 balls while the duo of Obed Harvey and Adegbola Kunle had 27 runs and 14 runs not out respectively.
With that 8 wickets victory achieved by the Champions of the Super Four, they succeeded in getting their pound of flesh on FGCWOBCC that defeated them on the opening day of the 2010/2011 Iris Smart Technology Club Cricket Committee League Division One fixture.
After Six solid weeks of great bowling and batting in Division One BRFCC still top the standings followed by FGCWOBCC, GCIOBCC, ILCC 2 and LACC.
UNBEATEN FCC MAKES IT 8 WINS OUT OF 8 MATCHES
Foundation Cricket Club who had qualified for Division One in their week 7 match against Ibadan Metropolitan Cricket Club carried on their winning mentality by defeating winless Stallions Cricket Club by 7 wickets in their week eight fixture.
Captain Arogundade Niyi top scored for SCC with 27 runs not out off 47 balls while the Quartet of Oshodi Dele 3 wickets, 18 runs, 1 maiden in 7 overs, Olayemi Gbenga 3 wickets, 25 runs in 5 overs, Adegbola Niyi 2 wickets, 24 runs,2 maiden in 7 overs and Sarumi Adedamola 2 wickets,8 runs in 2.2 overs ensured the last team on the Division 2 table ended on 110 runs all out in 28.2 overs.
Second innings saw FCC achieve 113 runs for loss of 3 wickets in 20 overs with the trio of Ajao Olumide 40 runs not out off 34 balls which included 4 four’s, Olayinka Tope 26 runs off 20 balls while Sarumi Adedamola finished the game with 5 runs not out as the Dele Oshodi piloted side won with 7 wickets to remain unbeaten in 8 matches.
Esekhaigbe Itua for SCC also had something to cheer by picking 2 wickets for 33 runs in 5 overs.
ILCC 2 CLAIMS IST WIN OF THE SEASON IN DIVISION ONE
Ibeju Lekki Cricket Club 2 who got a chance to play in Division 1 by default finally got their first win of the 2010/2011 Iris Smart Technology Club Cricket Committee League against newly promoted Lagos Asians Cricket Club.
ILCC2 batted first and posted 234 runs for loss of 8 wickets in 50 overs with unfancied Idris Lumus surprisingly notching up 57 runs off 43 balls with 5 four’s while Anyia Shola and Anyannaike Joshua both missed half centuries as they scored 40 runs each.
Despite Sankiranti Sudeep and Srimivas having 2 wickets apiece for LACC they could not stop the wounded ILCC 2 from posting their highest total this season.
Ogunbayo David’s 4 wickets for 26 runs, 1 maiden in 10 overs was supported by Idris Lumus’s 2 wickets for 26 runs in 9 overs as they ensured LACC did not get pass 162 runs all out in 43.4 overs.
Mohan Ram for LACC had 27 runs not out followed by Sharma Rohit 19 runs and Sankuranti Sudeep 16 runs.
ILCC 2 claimed their 1st victory of 2011 and as well avenged the defeat they suffered in the hands of their opponents on the opening day of the season.
That sterling performance displayed by ILCC 2, the team has now moved from bottom of the Division 2 standings to a step ahead.
REDBULL CRICKET CLUB BATTERS IMCC TO RETAIN 2ND SPOT IN DIVISION 2
According to followers of Iris Smart Technology Club Cricket Committee League in Nigeria the match between Redbull Cricket Club and Ibadan Metropolitan Cricket Club will go down history as one of the most disappointing Cricket matches ever witnessed as the former lost by 9 wickets.
Ibadan Metropolitan Cricket Club did not know what was in stock for them when they won the toss and elected to bat scoring a paltry 66 runs all out in 13.1 overs.
Captain Akinyemi Biyi of IMCC was the only Player who was courageous with his bat by scoring 30 runs while RBCC’S trio of Banjal Sanjeev 5 wickets for 16 runs in 4 overs followed by Khatri 3 wickets, 13 runs in 4.1 overs and Bansal Puneet 2 wickets, 10 runs in 30 overs made life unbearable for the Ibadan based side while batting.
RBCC only lost one wicket after spending 8 overs in the batting crease to score 70 runs with Jaymin Pareb posting a half century off 23 balls which included 4 f our’s and 3 sixes to earn the second placed team in Division two a 9 wickets victory as well as confirming their supremacy over IMCC.
And Congrats to FCC for gaining promotion to Division One and the same wishes is extended to BRFCC for remaining unbeaten after 4 matches in Division One.
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