Bury stand in the way of South's treble dream

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LMV 2nds come close

LMV 2nd suffered their second one-wicket defeat of the Middlesex Sunday League Division Two campaign when they were edged out by Southall.

They almost turned what looked like being a thrashing into an unlikely win at Rowley Lane. From the depths of 5-3 and 97-6, they made a respectable 167.

LMV won the toss and batted on a used pitch, no excuses could be made though as the top order collapsed leaving David Freedman and Simon Sattin to try and rebuild the innings. They managed to take the score to 97-5 before Freedy was tired out for a well swatted 31.

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Vale taught a lesson by old boys network

London Maccabi Vale 1st's Middlesex Sunday League Division One title hopes suffered a setback when they were beaten by UCS Old Boys.

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Vale taught a lesson by UCS Old Boys

London Maccabi Vale 1st's Middlesex Sunday League Division One title hopes suffered a setback when they were beaten by UCS Old Boys.

LMV skipper Jon Galloway won the toss and made first use of a green Rowley Lane strip. Openers Danny Caro and Paul Durban took time to settle but they accelerated to good affect, putting on 120 for the first wicket.

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Landau in full flow as Edgwarebury hold on

For 16 years FZY/MAL players, family and friends have headed west to tour, originally for 3 or 4 matches, but they're now down to one token match without next of kin, just to keep the tradition going. This year they played a single match on a picturesque postage stamp of a ground with a view of Glastonbury Tor to the west (how joyous to see a Tor on Tour!).

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Jonty can’t save Israel

An invitational Israel XI, featuring Jonty Rhodes and Adam Bacher, lost the first two one-day matches against India A in Ashdod in a series organised as part of the celebration of Israel’s 60th anniversary.

The Israel team was made up of Jewish cricketers from around the world, including players from Australia, Ireland, India, South Africa as well as former international star Rhodes.

Israel were dismissed for 52 in the opener as India won by nine wickets. Rhodes, 38, and former Ireland captain Jason Molins top-scored with 11.

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South hold their nerve to deny Sedgley

South Manchester picked up their first silverware for many years when they defeated Sedgley Park in an exciting Twenty/20 match between the two unbeaten sides  at Scholes field.

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Job done as MAL taste Twenty20 joy

MAL remain on course to complete the double after winning the Maccabi Twenty20 competition, beating Southgate in the final of a four-team event in Bushey.

They reached the final after beating Casual Nomads in the semis. With an early start it was no surprise that Nomads asked MAL to bat first on what looked to be a decent, albeit slightly damp, pitch. Gavriel Lebens’ team got off to a cautious start, with the Nomads openers extracting extravagant movement off the pitch.

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Kings for a day as Belmont & Edgware look to the future

The first Jewish Schools cricket tournament, The Belmont & Edgware Schools Cricket Cup, was won this week by King Solomon when they beat the Jewish Free School in the
final.

Played at the Met Police Sports Ground in Bushey, in the first round  KSS scored 117-6 in their 20 overs to beat Hasmonean School (83-7) whilst JFS (119-5) beat Immanuel College (73-8).

In the final, JFS batted first and scored 89-8 and in a tense finish, KSS passed their total with the last ball of the match.

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Manchester go top of the pack

League title challengers Manchester Maccabi went top of the Northern Jewish Cricket league as they continued their impressive season in a game that somehow escaped most of the poor weekend weather.

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