NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 13 – Fighting like wounded lions, Stray Lions C dealt hosts Obuya Academy B team a humiliating six-wicket blow in their penultimate Nairobi Provincial Cricket Association (NPCA) 50-Overs League match.
The Lions, gunning to cement the second spot on the NPCA Division 2 log after losing the title Ngara B at Ngara Sports Club in South C last Sunday, were in a class of their own in the mid-week matches which marked Mazingira Day, a public holiday observed on October 10.
The Lions, who have been the competition’s longtime log leaders, suffered a 52-run loss to archrivals Ngara B last weekend to lose the title they have fought tooth and nail against their crease adversaries.
At Lenana School, Nairobi, Obuya Cricket Academy B Team won the toss and opted to bat first hitting 98/10 in 32.0 overs.
In reply, Stray Lions C managed 101 for four in a paltry 8.2 overs to carry the day.
In another NPCA Division 2 match at the Saifee Park, Nairobi, An-nadil Jamaly Cricket Club A beat Goan Institute B Team by 5 wickets.
At Nairobi Club, Duncan Harambee smacked a century as Kenya Kongonis Cricket Club B Team beat Wolves Cricket Club B by 154 runs.
Kongonis elect to bat first
Kongonis Club B side won the toss and elected to bat setting an awe-inspiring target of 329 for 8 in 50.0 overs. Chasing the target, Wolves could only manage 175 for the loss of 10 wickets in 33.1 overs.
Division Two matches continue this Sunday at various venues in the City. In one of the highlights, newly crowned champions Ngara Sports Club B host Swamibapa Development at their South C Clubhouse.
Fighting against the champions is not a walk in the park and Swamibapa Development Team will be hoping that their top order of Dhananjay Hirani (Wk), Sailesh Kerai and Divyang Varsani click on the crease.
Swamibapa are a true testament of the developmental journey that young players undertake within diverse NPCA ranks from “playground to elite status” churning out countless youngsters with the best opportunity of realizing their potential within this revered game of “bats and stumps”.
NPCA lower tire ranks are tailormade to sustain skill, acting as a feeder to senior teams.
A good example of the same is Kenya Kongonis whose A was promoted to the elite Super League after emerging winners of the precious NPCA Division One.
Their B side appears to have rediscovered the much needed form in Division Two and so has Swamibapa Development whose in-depth and gusto promises to shore up their A and B, by and large.
NPCA DIVISION ONE 50 OVERS LEAGUE RESULTS
SIR ALI MUSLIM CLUB GROUND: Wolves Cricket Club A Team 183/10 (37.2)-Sir Ali Muslim Club B Team 185/7 (27.0); Sir Ali B won by 3 wickets
NPCA DIVISION TWO 50 OVERS LEAGUE RESULTS-10-OCT-24
SAIFEE PARK, NAIROBI: Goan Institute B Team 181/9 (44.3) -An-Nadil Jamaly Cricket Club A Team 182/5 (29.1); An-nadil Jamaly Cricket Club A Team won by 5 wickets
LENANA SCHOOL, NAIROBI: Obuya Cricket Academy B Team 98/10 (32.0) -Stray Lions C 101/4 (8.2) Stray Lions C won by 6 wickets
NAIROBI CLUB: Kenya Kongonis Cricket Club B Team 329/8 (50.0)- Wolves Cricket Club B Team 175/10 (33.1) -Kenya Kongonis Cricket Club B Team won by 154 runs
FIXTURES SUNDAY 13-OCT-24: SCHEDULED AT 09:30 AM
DIVISION TWO
Nairobi: Ngara Sports Club B vs Swamibapa Development (Ngara Sports Club)
Stray Leopards Cricket Club B vs An-Nadil Jamaly Cricket Club A (Saifee Park, Nairobi) Wolves Cricket Club B Team vs Stray Lions C (Peponi School LTD, Nairobi)
