After 3 weeks of competition, Whitehall 1 and Rockledge remains undefeated with Whitehall 1 getting the edge on Net Run Rate. Heather Hills 1 and Whitehall 2 each have two wins to secure the third and fourth spots respectively. Whitehall 3 and Heather Hills 2 each have 1 win. With 3 losses each for Bulldogs and Kenilworth/Yorktown, the points table does not reflect the quality and character of these two teams.
The top batsman in the league so far is Heather Hills 1 Chimwemwe Chinkuyu with a total of 71 runs followed by Keniltown’s Benjamin Varghese and Rockledge’s Delonte Leary with 49 runs each. Bulldogs’ Hayden Roddy has 45 runs and Whitehall 3 Jakari Wright has 43 runs.
The top bowler is Whitehall 1’s Joseph Zacharski with 9 wickets followed by his brother Nathan with 7 wickets. Whitehall 1 Joshua Agomuoh and Rockledge’s Donovan Brownlee have 4 wickets each.
Whitehall 1 Wins A Close One Against Bulldogs
Whitehall 1 batted first, but tight bowling from the Bulldogs’ Tommy Reimer, Lisa Ramjit, Kylie Spath, and Siril Stephen restricted Whitehall’s top-order batting to 13 runs for 5 wickets after the first 4 overs. Kylie and Siril got two wickets each in their first over, and Lisa got 1 wicket. The twins, Nathan and Joseph Zacharski, then took control of the batting accelerating the run-rate with sixes and fours. They added 33 runs to the total. Lisa then ended the streak by getting Nathan out for 17 runs, and Joseph was retired with 16 runs. With more boundaries from Lee Reiter and Joshua Agomuoh the final score was 66 runs for 7 wickets in 10 overs.
Hayden Roddy and Siril Stephen opened the batting for the Bulldogs and immediately went on the offensive scoring 17 runs including 2 sixes and 1 four off the unlucky Julia Pierson. Nathan Zacharski struck back in the third over getting the prized wicket of the in-form Siril for 7 runs. Nathan also got the wicket of Matthew Miller for a duck in the same over. In the fourth over, Zachary Sava got the hard hitting Dominic Veri out on the first ball he faced, which was another key play in the game. Hayden Roddy kept hitting sixes and fours and was forced to retire on 30 runs. Will Allman and Tre Johnson each hit a six and a four with 10 runs each. However, tight bowling from Joseph Zacharski, Jillian Hunter, Joshua Agomuoh, Leah Arrieta, and Nathan stymied Bulldogs’ chase for the required runs. The Bulldogs ended with a total of 60 runs losing the game by 6 runs.
The MVP for Whitehall 1 was Nathan Zacharski for his 17 runs and 3 wickets.
The MVP for Bulldogs was Hayden Roddy for his tournament top-score of 30 runs.
Rockledge Makes It 3 Wins In A Row By Defeating Whitehall 3
Whitehall 3 started off with a disadvantage with only 10 players showing up to the game against Rockledge’s full-squad of 15 players for that day. Whitehall 3 batted first. Team Captain Jasmine Kargbo batted with patience and determination getting 10 singles and 1 four for her 14 runs. Good bowling and top-notched catching by Rockledge severely restricted the Whitehall batting. Whitehall’s Delonte Leary and Donovan Brownlee each got two wickets. Andrew Gale, Josue Guerra, Josue Ochaita, and Jonathan Hardy each got 1 wicket. Johnathan got the hard-hitting Jakari Wright out for only 1 run. Whitehall 3 could only muster a total of 28 runs before getting all out in 7 overs.
Rockledge opened the batting with the Hardy boys, Joshua and Johnathan. Jakari returned the favor and got Johnathan out for 5 runs. Ethan Stubbs then bowled Joshua for 3 runs. Rockledge’s top batsman, Delonte Leary, kept the score going with singles and fours. Yuwnas Muhammad picked up a quick wicket by dismissing Donovan Brownlee for 1 run. But Delonte stayed there and took the total past the required 29 runs to win the game.
The MVP for Rockledge was Delonte Leary for his 23 runs and 2 wickets.
The MVP for Whitehall 3 was Jasmine Kargbo for her 14 runs.
Whitehall 2 Defeats Heather Hills 2
Heather Hills 2 chose to bat first scored a total of 51 runs in their 10 overs. Yazmin Wilson top-scored with 12 runs followed by George Jamaldinian with 11 runs. Raphael Cash, Adam Taifouri, Zachary Schroder, and Tyler Forcey each got 1 wicket.
Whitehall 2 batted next scoring a total of 52 runs for 5 wickets in 9 overs to win the game. Mercy Ogunmiloro and Raphael Cash hit the only two sixes of the inning. Tyler Forcey top-scored with 21 runs hitting 4 fours. Charlie Renze, Phoenix Highsmith, Austin Calloway, Ohana Jamaldinian , and Iseah Feres each got 1 wicket. Interestingly enough, all five outs were “hit wicket”.
The MVP for Whitehall 2 was Tyler Forcey for this 21 runs and 1 wicket.
The MVP for Heather Hills 2 was George Jamaldinian for his 11 runs and 1 wicket.
Heather Hills 1 Defeats Kenilworth/Yorktown
Heather Hills 1 opted to field first. Tight bowling and good fielding by Heather Hills limited Keniltown to 10 runs for 5 wickets after 4 overs. Then in came Alex Lemire to bat at the start of the fifth over. Alex hit 4 superb fours in his total of 25 runs, and had to retire. Alex got good support from Benjamin Varghese, who scored 7 runs. Keniltown got to 42 runs at the end of their 10 overs. Jeremiah Varkey got 2 wickets, and Chimwemwe got 1 wicket.
Keniltown’s bowlers made it very difficult for Heather Hills 2 top-order batsmen to score. Nice fielding also earned them two run outs. By the end of the 6th over, the chances for winning looked dim for Heather Hills 1 as the team had scored 11 runs against the 42 for Kenilworth/Yorktown. The 7th and 8th over turned the tide for Heather Hills 1 with Marcus McNaughton and Chimwemwe Chinkuyu as the batsmen. Marcus took charge of the batting crease and boosted Heather Hills 1 with the first 6 of the game, eventually earning 11 runs for the team before being retired. Chimwemwe Chinkuyu hit 4 fours eventually scoring 23 runs for the team. With only 2 overs to go and a few runs to equalize, the win for Heather Hills 1 was possible. Fred Crenshaw and Erin Farney brought the game home to seal the victory for Heather Hills.
The MVP for Heather Hills 1 was Chimwemwe Chinkuyu for his 23 runs and 1 wicket.
The MVP for Kenilworth/Yorktown was Alex Lemire for his 25 runs.