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The first league game is fast approaching (weather allowing)!
By Adrian Sargent
LCC League Captain
The first league game is fast approaching! The full fixture schedule has been announced – check out the fixtures here.
In terms of goals for the season, I am not going to deviate from the mantra that served us so well last season of just focusing on one game at a time. The only thing I will say is the way the fixtures have been scheduled for Lamma, we have an amazing opportunity to put a huge marker down in the sand during September when we play 3 league games and some teams don't even play their first game.
As to my expectations from the players for the season, again I see no reason to deviate from last season. We should respect our team mates by turning up to each match in a condition to ensure you are able to give 100% effort to the team cause. Also, regular attendance at nets (no pre-determined %) should be a given for anyone wanting to ensure their game is tuned for Division 1 cricket.
Selection wise, I anticipate the guys who performed so well last season forming the squads for the first few league games (a 12th man for batting and a 12th man for bowling will continue to be selected to ensure flexibility should anyone drop out). However, as the season progresses, people miss games for various reasons so I am sure opportunities will arise for those not initially selected. It is worth bearing in mind that over 60% of our membership played league cricket last season.
This 2018/19 season is to be enjoyed by the whole club. We have 12 games of league cricket scheduled at the best cricket grounds in HK for playing and spectating. We will also have a similar number of social matches and a tour or two as well. There is plenty of cricket for all.
Lamma CC is an amazing club enjoying a special time in its history right now. Bring on the first ball of the new season...
LCC League Captain
The first league game is fast approaching! The full fixture schedule has been announced – check out the fixtures here.
In terms of goals for the season, I am not going to deviate from the mantra that served us so well last season of just focusing on one game at a time. The only thing I will say is the way the fixtures have been scheduled for Lamma, we have an amazing opportunity to put a huge marker down in the sand during September when we play 3 league games and some teams don't even play their first game.
As to my expectations from the players for the season, again I see no reason to deviate from last season. We should respect our team mates by turning up to each match in a condition to ensure you are able to give 100% effort to the team cause. Also, regular attendance at nets (no pre-determined %) should be a given for anyone wanting to ensure their game is tuned for Division 1 cricket.
Selection wise, I anticipate the guys who performed so well last season forming the squads for the first few league games (a 12th man for batting and a 12th man for bowling will continue to be selected to ensure flexibility should anyone drop out). However, as the season progresses, people miss games for various reasons so I am sure opportunities will arise for those not initially selected. It is worth bearing in mind that over 60% of our membership played league cricket last season.
This 2018/19 season is to be enjoyed by the whole club. We have 12 games of league cricket scheduled at the best cricket grounds in HK for playing and spectating. We will also have a similar number of social matches and a tour or two as well. There is plenty of cricket for all.
Lamma CC is an amazing club enjoying a special time in its history right now. Bring on the first ball of the new season...
Review of 2017-2018 Saturday League Championship, Division 2
By Royce McDonald
Match 1, Lamma CC vs CCC Hung See
16th Sep '17
Eager anticipation awaited our first game of the new season. CCC Hung See won the toss and batted first, they got off to a good start and were going nicely until Akbar, our returning Junior to Lamma, got the first wicket of the season. Nikhil, Akash and Akbar were bowling well and tight. Enter the McDonalds, Big Mac and Cheeseburger. 4-21 off 7 overs to Cheeseburger and 4-11 off 5 overs including a hat-trick collapsed CC Hung See to all out for 79, losing their last 9 wickets for a measly 46 runs. Woodsy bowled very tightly for 1-0 off 21 deliveries. Unplayable was heard from the opposition. First innings over at 29.3 overs.
Lamma set about its run chase losing only one wicket in 11.5 overs at a run rate of 6.76 runs per over. Becksy, a solid 37, red ink for Mads, 25 no and Brenton 11 no. Great win and a great start to the season.
Lamma 1 win
Match 2, HKU vs Lamma CC
30th Sep '17
A traditional grudge match with many social beatings and wins between these two teams. Lamma CC won the toss and bowled. HKU got off to a flier with Akash and Ron tight in their overs but Royce, Brenton and Tom going for a collective 127 runs in 21 overs, Tom getting two wickets and Brenton one. HKU a competitive 4-191.
Lamma CC batted and started poorly losing 5 quick wickets tumbling to be a precarious 5-46. Enter Captain and Vice Captain. Both stood up for Lamma and showed their strong leadership and cricketing abilities to steer us within sight of victory. 126 run partnership changing the game. Akash came in to join Boots and see us win with 4 balls to spare. Outstanding 77 no by Boots, 47 by Sarge.
Great win against a tough opposition. Lamma 2 wins, 0 losses.
Match 3, Lamma CC vs Kai Tak
5th Oct '17
A game with risk as Kai Tak has over 45 pilots on its roster, and depending on availability, the team is always competitive and sometimes more so.
Lamma CC won the toss and elected to bowl. Royce picked up the two openers and Brenton got an early one to have Kai Tak at 3-45. A brief middle order recovery saw Kai Tak back in the game but wickets fell regularly with some excellent catching by Mads in slips a scorcher, Boots three catches behind the wicket, Sarge two in play and Brad Bester another scorcher. Kai Tak out for 139 in 33.3 overs. Woodsy 3-25, Royce 2-24, Brenton 2-29 and Ron 2-23 – a great bowling effort and total team effort.
The openers got off to a solid start losing the first wicket at 50, then losing two more to be 3-65, Kai Tak back in the game. Enter Brad Bester and Sarge, 63 run partnership and game over. Brad finishing 45 no, Becksy 31 and Sarge 22.
Another great win against good opposition. Lamma 3 wins, 0 losses.
Match 4, Lamma CC vs Pioneers
14th Oct '17
Lamma CC won the toss and batted. An expected win, but never a given.
Mads started well and another 50 run partnership between the dynamic duo saw a solid start by Lamma. Becksy first out at 1-57 with a run rate already past 9 runs per over, saw us off to a flyer. Wardy came in and continued the onslaught with Mads out at 2-126, Nikhil came in to keep the acceleration, Brad hit out strongly and 4 of the first 6 bats had strike rates in excess of 100 and Brad, Becksy and Nikhil in excess of 170. Lamma CC a very competitive 7-266.
The bowlers took charge and wickets fell quickly, Nikhil 1-8 off 6 exceptional overs, Woodsy 1-8 off 5, Brenton 3-14 off 6 and Royce 2-1 off 2.1 which rounded off a great bowling effort. Pioneers all out for 67 with extras top scoring at 17!
Lamma CC, clinical with a great all-round display. Lamma 4 wins, 0 losses.
Match 5, LSW Spartans vs Lamma CC
9th Dec '17
Mixed results vs LSW Spartans in previous years, always a tough team to beat, remembering we had them 9 wickets down with them 26 to get and lost.
Lamma CC won the toss and bowled. Nikhil all fired up, decided today was his day. Nikhil went through LSW like a hot knife through butter. One batsman could muster 50 no for them, but all the rest single figures except extras on 12. Nikhil finished with 5-18 off 7 overs, an extraordinary performance, Brenton 3-24 off 6.3 overs and Royce 2-19 off 5 overs. Mads, Brad Bester, Sarge and Ritchie taking good catches.
The batting started shakily with Mads out without scoring, Wardy and Brad Bester taking us within 10 runs for victory when 2 quick wickets fell but Lamma CC was over the line.
A comprehensive win. Lamma CC 5 wins, 0 losses.
Match 6, Centaurs CC vs Lamma CC
13th Jan '18
Another tricky team with mixed results in the past, with Brenton and Royce former Centaurs players. Will Lamma CC stay on a roll?
A strong Lamma CC team on the park, Centaurs won the toss and bowled. Our top 4 players really shone with Mads and Becksy another 50+ run partnership. Mads out for 42, Becksy 27. Enter Akbar and Brad Bester, a 104 run partnership with Akbar out for 84, Brad not out 51. Lamma 3 for 216 after 35 overs.
Centaurs off to a strong start, run rate over 7 off the opening bowlers, enter Vinnie, Akbar and Royce. Nasir was batting well for Centaurs before a lightning throw ran him out by Royce. Vinnie chipped in with 3-24 off 7 overs, Akbar 3-2 off 3 overs and Royce 3-7 off 2.2 overs. Brad Bester taking his usual amazing catch much to the delight of Lamma. Excellent and well done considering Centaurs were 2-81 off 13 overs going strong to be all out for 116; the remainder at 8-35. Another outstanding team effort.
Good win. Lamma CC 6 wins, 0 losses.
Match 7, Laguna Gully CC vs Lamma CC
20th Jan '18
Lamma CC has had the wood on Laguna Gully for a couple of seasons now. Another traditional rival. Lamma CC won the toss and elected to bowl.
Laguna started well but was pegged back by Lamma bowlers. At 3-39 after 11 overs Lamma CC appeared in control. Pranav of Laguna CC, an excellent all-rounder, came in and together put on 107 run partnership to change the game. Our usually frugal bowlers were being hammered with Akbar 2-45 off 7 overs and Tom Woods 2-45 off 6. Brenton also had an off day going for 0-29 off 3 overs but took 4 good catches. Laguna CC 8-197 after 35 overs, but gettable.
Mads and Becksy again opened well, scoring 68 for the first wicket and after only 11 overs Lamma CC looked on target to win. At 1-92 Lamma CC slumped to 6-111 with the engine room of batting out to two direct hit run outs. Brenton 27 no and Vinnie 26 runs tried hard with a 38 run partnership but Brenton was left stranded after running out of partners. Mads 32, Becksy 34, Akbar 24 led the way. Lamma CC all out 170. The run rate was down a little which added extra pressure.
Beaten on the day. Lamma CC 6 wins, 1 loss.
Match 8, Lamma CC vs Taipans
27th Jan '18
A real test for Lamma as Taipans had recently come back from Division 1 and usually ended up on top of Lamma CC. Lamma CC was smarting from the previous week.
Taipans won the toss and batted first. Vinnie and Akash opened the bowling with wickets falling regularly. Taipans were 5-58 with the dangerous Manjinder out to Brenton; Lamma appeared on top. Some lower order resistance saw Taipans work their way to 133 all out after 34 overs. Great bowling to keep the run rate low, Vinnie 4-27 the star standout, with help from Woodsy 2-21 and Brenton 2-24, both off 7 overs. Catching again another great team effort, with Boots and Brenton taking two catches, Akash, Mads and Wardy adding another three catches.
Four key bats, Mads, Becksy, Ward and Bester back in the pavilion, we were struggling at 4-29. Enter Boots and Sarge, heroes against HKU repeating an excellent leadership partnership of 77 runs taking the game away from Taipans. Sarge 44no and Boots 41 runs the highlight of the batting.
Lamma CC a triumphant and comprehensive win. Lamma CC 7 wins, 1 loss.
Match 9, Kowloon CC Tartars vs Lamma CC
3rd Mar '18
Epic moment, epic game – first vs second.
Lamma CC won the toss and elected to bowl. Vinnie struck early and a Brenton run out had KCC on the back foot. Things stabilised but a rush of wickets from Brenton and Akbar cleaned up KCC. Nikhil bowled well without luck with 7 overs 0-20. Brenton took 4-17 and Akbar 3-21 both off 7 overs and were the chief destroyers. Mads took two of his usual catches in slips and helped start us on our way and Vinnie took 2-19 off 5 overs.
Two early wickets gave hope to KCC and Lamma at 2-3 was reeling. Enter Justin Heathcote and Akbar who bought us home for an epic win in the 23rd over. Akbar a fine 51 no and Justin 43 no.
Lamma top of the table and celebrations until the wee hours. Lamma CC 8 wins, 1 Loss.
Match 10, Lamma CC vs Kowloon CC Tartars
14th Apr '18
Playoff time with the top 4 in a contest to finish the season. Could Lamma CC repeat their epic win?
Lamma CC won the toss and bowled. Wickets came quickly and at 5-47 it appeared a repeat of our March game vs KCC. Najeeb and Afzal out cheap, enter Captain Farooq hitting 110 no. Nikil took our first 4 wickets for 23 and Brenton took 2-17, both off 7 overs. Mads took a fine catch, as did Justin. Brenton and Boots our bucket catches did not let us down taking two catches each. KCC finished a respectable 7-191 off 35 overs.
Lamma got off to a good start with Ching hitting at a strike rate of 168. Unfortunately, wickets fell and scores were all under 10 except Sarge. At 7-104 Lamma CC’s position looked bleak. Enter two more Lamma heroes; Vinnie and Nikhil were determined to get Lamma promoted. Together they put on 79 runs for the 8th wicket partnership before Vinnie was caught behind. Nikhil was next to go with the win in sight. Two unlikely batsmen at the crease ... 5 to win, 4 to draw. A single put Woodsy on strike and with some wides and a bye 2 runs needed to win. A Royce cut deflected but 2 runs and a massive Lamma win. See the video below, all very exciting stuff!
Lamma CC promoted, a massive Club goal achieved. Lamma CC 9 wins, 1 loss.
Match 1, Lamma CC vs CCC Hung See
16th Sep '17
Eager anticipation awaited our first game of the new season. CCC Hung See won the toss and batted first, they got off to a good start and were going nicely until Akbar, our returning Junior to Lamma, got the first wicket of the season. Nikhil, Akash and Akbar were bowling well and tight. Enter the McDonalds, Big Mac and Cheeseburger. 4-21 off 7 overs to Cheeseburger and 4-11 off 5 overs including a hat-trick collapsed CC Hung See to all out for 79, losing their last 9 wickets for a measly 46 runs. Woodsy bowled very tightly for 1-0 off 21 deliveries. Unplayable was heard from the opposition. First innings over at 29.3 overs.
Lamma set about its run chase losing only one wicket in 11.5 overs at a run rate of 6.76 runs per over. Becksy, a solid 37, red ink for Mads, 25 no and Brenton 11 no. Great win and a great start to the season.
Lamma 1 win
Match 2, HKU vs Lamma CC
30th Sep '17
A traditional grudge match with many social beatings and wins between these two teams. Lamma CC won the toss and bowled. HKU got off to a flier with Akash and Ron tight in their overs but Royce, Brenton and Tom going for a collective 127 runs in 21 overs, Tom getting two wickets and Brenton one. HKU a competitive 4-191.
Lamma CC batted and started poorly losing 5 quick wickets tumbling to be a precarious 5-46. Enter Captain and Vice Captain. Both stood up for Lamma and showed their strong leadership and cricketing abilities to steer us within sight of victory. 126 run partnership changing the game. Akash came in to join Boots and see us win with 4 balls to spare. Outstanding 77 no by Boots, 47 by Sarge.
Great win against a tough opposition. Lamma 2 wins, 0 losses.
Match 3, Lamma CC vs Kai Tak
5th Oct '17
A game with risk as Kai Tak has over 45 pilots on its roster, and depending on availability, the team is always competitive and sometimes more so.
Lamma CC won the toss and elected to bowl. Royce picked up the two openers and Brenton got an early one to have Kai Tak at 3-45. A brief middle order recovery saw Kai Tak back in the game but wickets fell regularly with some excellent catching by Mads in slips a scorcher, Boots three catches behind the wicket, Sarge two in play and Brad Bester another scorcher. Kai Tak out for 139 in 33.3 overs. Woodsy 3-25, Royce 2-24, Brenton 2-29 and Ron 2-23 – a great bowling effort and total team effort.
The openers got off to a solid start losing the first wicket at 50, then losing two more to be 3-65, Kai Tak back in the game. Enter Brad Bester and Sarge, 63 run partnership and game over. Brad finishing 45 no, Becksy 31 and Sarge 22.
Another great win against good opposition. Lamma 3 wins, 0 losses.
Match 4, Lamma CC vs Pioneers
14th Oct '17
Lamma CC won the toss and batted. An expected win, but never a given.
Mads started well and another 50 run partnership between the dynamic duo saw a solid start by Lamma. Becksy first out at 1-57 with a run rate already past 9 runs per over, saw us off to a flyer. Wardy came in and continued the onslaught with Mads out at 2-126, Nikhil came in to keep the acceleration, Brad hit out strongly and 4 of the first 6 bats had strike rates in excess of 100 and Brad, Becksy and Nikhil in excess of 170. Lamma CC a very competitive 7-266.
The bowlers took charge and wickets fell quickly, Nikhil 1-8 off 6 exceptional overs, Woodsy 1-8 off 5, Brenton 3-14 off 6 and Royce 2-1 off 2.1 which rounded off a great bowling effort. Pioneers all out for 67 with extras top scoring at 17!
Lamma CC, clinical with a great all-round display. Lamma 4 wins, 0 losses.
Match 5, LSW Spartans vs Lamma CC
9th Dec '17
Mixed results vs LSW Spartans in previous years, always a tough team to beat, remembering we had them 9 wickets down with them 26 to get and lost.
Lamma CC won the toss and bowled. Nikhil all fired up, decided today was his day. Nikhil went through LSW like a hot knife through butter. One batsman could muster 50 no for them, but all the rest single figures except extras on 12. Nikhil finished with 5-18 off 7 overs, an extraordinary performance, Brenton 3-24 off 6.3 overs and Royce 2-19 off 5 overs. Mads, Brad Bester, Sarge and Ritchie taking good catches.
The batting started shakily with Mads out without scoring, Wardy and Brad Bester taking us within 10 runs for victory when 2 quick wickets fell but Lamma CC was over the line.
A comprehensive win. Lamma CC 5 wins, 0 losses.
Match 6, Centaurs CC vs Lamma CC
13th Jan '18
Another tricky team with mixed results in the past, with Brenton and Royce former Centaurs players. Will Lamma CC stay on a roll?
A strong Lamma CC team on the park, Centaurs won the toss and bowled. Our top 4 players really shone with Mads and Becksy another 50+ run partnership. Mads out for 42, Becksy 27. Enter Akbar and Brad Bester, a 104 run partnership with Akbar out for 84, Brad not out 51. Lamma 3 for 216 after 35 overs.
Centaurs off to a strong start, run rate over 7 off the opening bowlers, enter Vinnie, Akbar and Royce. Nasir was batting well for Centaurs before a lightning throw ran him out by Royce. Vinnie chipped in with 3-24 off 7 overs, Akbar 3-2 off 3 overs and Royce 3-7 off 2.2 overs. Brad Bester taking his usual amazing catch much to the delight of Lamma. Excellent and well done considering Centaurs were 2-81 off 13 overs going strong to be all out for 116; the remainder at 8-35. Another outstanding team effort.
Good win. Lamma CC 6 wins, 0 losses.
Match 7, Laguna Gully CC vs Lamma CC
20th Jan '18
Lamma CC has had the wood on Laguna Gully for a couple of seasons now. Another traditional rival. Lamma CC won the toss and elected to bowl.
Laguna started well but was pegged back by Lamma bowlers. At 3-39 after 11 overs Lamma CC appeared in control. Pranav of Laguna CC, an excellent all-rounder, came in and together put on 107 run partnership to change the game. Our usually frugal bowlers were being hammered with Akbar 2-45 off 7 overs and Tom Woods 2-45 off 6. Brenton also had an off day going for 0-29 off 3 overs but took 4 good catches. Laguna CC 8-197 after 35 overs, but gettable.
Mads and Becksy again opened well, scoring 68 for the first wicket and after only 11 overs Lamma CC looked on target to win. At 1-92 Lamma CC slumped to 6-111 with the engine room of batting out to two direct hit run outs. Brenton 27 no and Vinnie 26 runs tried hard with a 38 run partnership but Brenton was left stranded after running out of partners. Mads 32, Becksy 34, Akbar 24 led the way. Lamma CC all out 170. The run rate was down a little which added extra pressure.
Beaten on the day. Lamma CC 6 wins, 1 loss.
Match 8, Lamma CC vs Taipans
27th Jan '18
A real test for Lamma as Taipans had recently come back from Division 1 and usually ended up on top of Lamma CC. Lamma CC was smarting from the previous week.
Taipans won the toss and batted first. Vinnie and Akash opened the bowling with wickets falling regularly. Taipans were 5-58 with the dangerous Manjinder out to Brenton; Lamma appeared on top. Some lower order resistance saw Taipans work their way to 133 all out after 34 overs. Great bowling to keep the run rate low, Vinnie 4-27 the star standout, with help from Woodsy 2-21 and Brenton 2-24, both off 7 overs. Catching again another great team effort, with Boots and Brenton taking two catches, Akash, Mads and Wardy adding another three catches.
Four key bats, Mads, Becksy, Ward and Bester back in the pavilion, we were struggling at 4-29. Enter Boots and Sarge, heroes against HKU repeating an excellent leadership partnership of 77 runs taking the game away from Taipans. Sarge 44no and Boots 41 runs the highlight of the batting.
Lamma CC a triumphant and comprehensive win. Lamma CC 7 wins, 1 loss.
Match 9, Kowloon CC Tartars vs Lamma CC
3rd Mar '18
Epic moment, epic game – first vs second.
Lamma CC won the toss and elected to bowl. Vinnie struck early and a Brenton run out had KCC on the back foot. Things stabilised but a rush of wickets from Brenton and Akbar cleaned up KCC. Nikhil bowled well without luck with 7 overs 0-20. Brenton took 4-17 and Akbar 3-21 both off 7 overs and were the chief destroyers. Mads took two of his usual catches in slips and helped start us on our way and Vinnie took 2-19 off 5 overs.
Two early wickets gave hope to KCC and Lamma at 2-3 was reeling. Enter Justin Heathcote and Akbar who bought us home for an epic win in the 23rd over. Akbar a fine 51 no and Justin 43 no.
Lamma top of the table and celebrations until the wee hours. Lamma CC 8 wins, 1 Loss.
Match 10, Lamma CC vs Kowloon CC Tartars
14th Apr '18
Playoff time with the top 4 in a contest to finish the season. Could Lamma CC repeat their epic win?
Lamma CC won the toss and bowled. Wickets came quickly and at 5-47 it appeared a repeat of our March game vs KCC. Najeeb and Afzal out cheap, enter Captain Farooq hitting 110 no. Nikil took our first 4 wickets for 23 and Brenton took 2-17, both off 7 overs. Mads took a fine catch, as did Justin. Brenton and Boots our bucket catches did not let us down taking two catches each. KCC finished a respectable 7-191 off 35 overs.
Lamma got off to a good start with Ching hitting at a strike rate of 168. Unfortunately, wickets fell and scores were all under 10 except Sarge. At 7-104 Lamma CC’s position looked bleak. Enter two more Lamma heroes; Vinnie and Nikhil were determined to get Lamma promoted. Together they put on 79 runs for the 8th wicket partnership before Vinnie was caught behind. Nikhil was next to go with the win in sight. Two unlikely batsmen at the crease ... 5 to win, 4 to draw. A single put Woodsy on strike and with some wides and a bye 2 runs needed to win. A Royce cut deflected but 2 runs and a massive Lamma win. See the video below, all very exciting stuff!
Lamma CC promoted, a massive Club goal achieved. Lamma CC 9 wins, 1 loss.
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Run You Idiots!
The thrilling end to last season's run chase at the KCC to win the Saturday Championship, Division 2 title and gain promotion to Division 1 |
Match 11, Taipans vs Lamma CC
21st Apr '18
Promotion assured, now for winning the league.
Lamma CC won the toss and elected to bat. Boots and Ching opened and quickly Lamma CC was precariously positioned at 2-31. Enter Akbar and Justin. To say these were the two best innings of the year would be unfair to some magnificent knocks, however, it was magic to watch them both put on a 185 run partnership, with Akbar finally out for 146 and Justin for 88. Their strike rates were both over 130+ the game went on its end with Lamma at 6-281 after 35 overs.
Taipans never really got going and were all out for 93 in 23.3 overs. Akash 3-19 off 5 overs, Brenton 6-28 off 6.3 overs and Woodsy 2-17 off 5 overs. A superb bowling effort.
Promotion assured, League won. Lamma CC 10 wins, 1 loss.
Match 12, LSW Spartans vs Lamma CC
28th Apr '18
A game to complete our season. A game to forget.
LSW won the toss and elected to bat. What stood out was the number of bowled in this game with seven bowled, one run out and one caught. Brenton 3-28, Ports 2-29 and Woodsy 2-42 all off 7 overs having an impact. With a mammoth 53 extras – yes 53, top scoring, LSW Spartans were 9-209 at 35 overs. A far departure for Lamma CC this season. A total of 34 wides for the game.
Lamma CC set off on task with a number of players getting a start but 32 our top score by Vinnie and 31 from Brenton was not enough. From 6-86, finally Lamma CC crumbled to be all out for 159, the 53 extras making a huge difference.
Lamma CC 10 wins, 2 losses.
Summary
An incredible year for Lamma CC and only the second time in its history winning a HK League Championship.
Some clear successes for the season:
- Catching generally was superb, as was the fielding
- Bowling, except the final game, was always 3-4 bowlers breaking the opposition
- Batting in partnerships – four times we were in diabolical realms only to see our Captain and Vice Captain bat us superbly back into the game, plus our three all-rounders contributed at stages. We had 3 opening partnerships over 50.
Improvements
Wides and no balls was better than the previous season but still resulted in almost 2 extra overs per game being bowled with wides our biggest challenge going forward
Some stats
- Lamma had 181 extras at an average of 15.1 per game (53 in the last game skewed this)
- Lamma bowled 129 wides at 10.8 per game (34 alone in our last game skewed this)
- Lamma bowled 10 no balls in only 4 games, the rest were unblemished
- 6 games Lamma had less than 10 extras
- 4 games Lamma had between 10 and 19 extras
- Our average run rate for the season was 5.63 or 197 runs at that average
- With the bat, our highest score was 146 and our top score was over 50, 5 times
- Bowling we took 5 wickets in only one game, we took one hat-trick and the top wicket-taker of 4 or more wickets on 5 occasions
- Best batting partnership was 185 and over 100 on 4 occasions
- Best bowling pair took 8-32 off 12 overs, and on 10 occasions we took 5 or more wickets with our best pair of bowlers
- Our total scores exceeded 200, 3 times
- Our total run score for the season was 2,033 for the loss of 68 wickets
- We kept our opposition to 1,614 runs for 107 wickets
- We took 54 catches average of 4.5 per game caught
- We bowled 30 batsmen average of 2.5 per game bowled
- We had 18 LBW given an average of 1.5 per game LBW
- We had 5 run-outs average < 0.5 per game
- We hit 33 sixes in 12 games, average 2.75 per game
- We hit 178 fours in 12 games, average 14.8 per game
- We scored 45% of our total with boundaries
- We had 1 top 20 batsman
- We had 5 Top 10 bowlers and 6 Top 20 bowlers
- We had 3 top 10 fielders
- We had 2 Top 10 MVP and 3 Top 20 MVP
- We won the league with the above stats!
Club nets
Club nets have begun as we prepare for the new challenge in the Saturday Championship Division 1, the many tournaments and social games. One of Scotty or Waqas will again be coaching us.
The nets will run on most Wednesdays at KCC from 19:30 to 21:00 and we will be limited to 12 players per week as per KCC rules (full schedule of nets will be up on TeamSnap).
In the event that more than 12 players sign up (which must be done via TeamSnap) attendance shall be determined by the Team Manager with attempts to give equal opportunities to all Club Members.
Cost is $100 per session payable to the Vice Captain or his deputised collector.
The nets will run on most Wednesdays at KCC from 19:30 to 21:00 and we will be limited to 12 players per week as per KCC rules (full schedule of nets will be up on TeamSnap).
In the event that more than 12 players sign up (which must be done via TeamSnap) attendance shall be determined by the Team Manager with attempts to give equal opportunities to all Club Members.
Cost is $100 per session payable to the Vice Captain or his deputised collector.
We are also very fortunate to get the opportunity of nets at the HKCC on an ad hoc basis thanks to having a couple of LCC Members who are also members there. As with the KCC, there are also rules and limitations there to be respected at all times. These sessions will only be announced through the official LCC WhatsApp group and are on a first claimed, first served basis unless stated otherwise.
The social season ahead
We have been very busy in the break between seasons and we have a whole range of things to keep you occupied for the upcoming Lamma CC season.
First up is if it’s been all training and no play with your team-mates in recent weeks, been on holiday with the family or simply been spending way too much time on your X-Box (that’s not a metaphor for anything), it’s about time we all got to reacquaint ourselves.
There’s no better place for an informal beer or five at The Island Bar, Lamma. It’s been a few months since our successful AGM there and I’m sure you’ll agree that Brad makes us most welcome at his fine establishment. The evening of Thursday 24th is the date for this informal gathering; blazers are not required, flip-flops and stubby holders should be.
Moving onto another island, we’re looking at Saturday 20th October for the Beach Cricket Tournament in Mui Wo, Lantau. Those of us that played in that tournament will remember it as a very fun day for players and families with beers, bbq, dj, and trophies.
If you missed it last time, you won’t want to miss it again, and if you played last year, I’m sure you’ll want a repeat of the day. There will be much more news on this later in the month.
Also coming up in October should be the KCC International 6’s where we’ll look to sit together in our blazer finery for the benefit of drawing attention to ourselves and being on TV.
Another KCC 6’s event is the KCC Corporate 6’s in mid-November. I am sure you would have seen the recent TeamSnap message about LCC’s entry for it. It’s a great event by all reports, and if you have signed up for it, then lucky you! This tournament will be shown live via YouTube, but it would be great to have support down at the pitch if you are not in the squad.
Hot on the hills of the Corporate 6’s, we’re back at the KCC for the 1st leg of the Kow-Lam Cup. The 2nd leg is due in mid-April. We are holders of that trophy and we’d like to keep it that way.
We will look into getting a pitch at PTS in early December for the hugely popular Intra-Lamma where the whole Cub plays amongst itself, and a week or so later there will no doubt be the Christmas lunch at Forbes.
February sees the Club tour return to Chiang Mai, Thailand, CHK’s T20 Blitz, the Cricket Quiz Nite at The Island Bar and we are penciled in to play a touring team from England at the KCC.
Over the Easter weekend in April is the Thalang International 7’s (yep, not 6’s) which the Club will be entering. It’s another very popular event and as it is held over the Easter period it gives the many teachers in our Club an opportunity to attend. Expect an end of League Season dinner celebration at the end of that month.
If that isn’t enough, we expect to have a number of games lined up against our old friends at HKU and one or two Friday afternoons up at The Gap against The Taverners. Phew!
Furthermore, at the end of this season, which seems like an age away at this time, we are looking at a 2 week tour to England – more of that exciting development can be found here.
First up is if it’s been all training and no play with your team-mates in recent weeks, been on holiday with the family or simply been spending way too much time on your X-Box (that’s not a metaphor for anything), it’s about time we all got to reacquaint ourselves.
There’s no better place for an informal beer or five at The Island Bar, Lamma. It’s been a few months since our successful AGM there and I’m sure you’ll agree that Brad makes us most welcome at his fine establishment. The evening of Thursday 24th is the date for this informal gathering; blazers are not required, flip-flops and stubby holders should be.
Moving onto another island, we’re looking at Saturday 20th October for the Beach Cricket Tournament in Mui Wo, Lantau. Those of us that played in that tournament will remember it as a very fun day for players and families with beers, bbq, dj, and trophies.
If you missed it last time, you won’t want to miss it again, and if you played last year, I’m sure you’ll want a repeat of the day. There will be much more news on this later in the month.
Also coming up in October should be the KCC International 6’s where we’ll look to sit together in our blazer finery for the benefit of drawing attention to ourselves and being on TV.
Another KCC 6’s event is the KCC Corporate 6’s in mid-November. I am sure you would have seen the recent TeamSnap message about LCC’s entry for it. It’s a great event by all reports, and if you have signed up for it, then lucky you! This tournament will be shown live via YouTube, but it would be great to have support down at the pitch if you are not in the squad.
Hot on the hills of the Corporate 6’s, we’re back at the KCC for the 1st leg of the Kow-Lam Cup. The 2nd leg is due in mid-April. We are holders of that trophy and we’d like to keep it that way.
We will look into getting a pitch at PTS in early December for the hugely popular Intra-Lamma where the whole Cub plays amongst itself, and a week or so later there will no doubt be the Christmas lunch at Forbes.
February sees the Club tour return to Chiang Mai, Thailand, CHK’s T20 Blitz, the Cricket Quiz Nite at The Island Bar and we are penciled in to play a touring team from England at the KCC.
Over the Easter weekend in April is the Thalang International 7’s (yep, not 6’s) which the Club will be entering. It’s another very popular event and as it is held over the Easter period it gives the many teachers in our Club an opportunity to attend. Expect an end of League Season dinner celebration at the end of that month.
If that isn’t enough, we expect to have a number of games lined up against our old friends at HKU and one or two Friday afternoons up at The Gap against The Taverners. Phew!
Furthermore, at the end of this season, which seems like an age away at this time, we are looking at a 2 week tour to England – more of that exciting development can be found here.
Dates for your diary
October
Saturday 20; Beach Cricket Tournament, Mui Wo, Lantau
Fri 26-Sun 28; International Cricket Sixes, KCC
November
Sat & Sun 17-18; Corporate Sixes, KCC
December
Saturday 15; LCC Xmas Dinner, Forbes
* To be confirmed
Further information will be coming to you from your Events Manager nearer the times by our usual communication channels of WhatsApp and TeamSnap.
Saturday 20; Beach Cricket Tournament, Mui Wo, Lantau
Fri 26-Sun 28; International Cricket Sixes, KCC
November
Sat & Sun 17-18; Corporate Sixes, KCC
December
Saturday 15; LCC Xmas Dinner, Forbes
* To be confirmed
Further information will be coming to you from your Events Manager nearer the times by our usual communication channels of WhatsApp and TeamSnap.
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First game: 11.00am, Saturday, 20th October
Venue: Alan’s Bar – across the bridge and just past the Silvermine Beach Resort (Take the 09.50am fast ferry from Central or 10.45am guido from DB) The Beach Sixes competition with 4 teams playing a round-robin, with the two teams with most points playing the Grand Final and the two teams with the least points playing for the plastic spade. Teams Include: • Lamma ~ Mui Wo Mutineers (Cup holders) ~ Cap’n Brenton • Lamma ~ Islanders ~ Cap’n ? • Lamma ~ Mainlanders ~ Cap’n ? • Discovery Bay ~ Sea Eagles ~ Cap’n Nilesh Rules: • 6 overs a side, everyone bowls. • Last man stands. • Batting super-over ~ 4th over of every innings = double runs. • Wides ~ 2 runs and not bowled again. • No balls ~ 1 run and free hit. • Anything that goes behind the line marked behind stumps 1 run only. • Teams to declare batting order before each game. • Maximum of 8 players per team. BBC, BDC & BAC and there will be a BYO BBQ after the Finals May the best team win! |
New main sponsor for 2018-19
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Lamma CC is very happy to announce our main title sponsor for the 2018-2019 season, Ashford Benjamin.
Ashford Benjamin is one of the leading legal search and recruitment firms in Asia, with over 30 years of combined experience placing law firm Partners, General Counsel, and lawyers at all levels across the region. Ben Cooper (Barrister-at-law), Managing Partner of Ashford Benjamin, and club member, said “we are thrilled to partner with Lamma CC and help to promote cricket in Hong Kong. Cricket is a vital component of Hong Kong’s culture, and we are proud to support such an inclusive and innovative club in Lamma.” Ashford Benjamin can be reached at www.ashford-benjamin.com Lamma CC are also very pleased to announce MOA beer as a new sponsor for the 2018-2019 season. MOA beer is a very popular craft beer brewed in New Zealand since 2003. We are proud to carry their logo on our shirts, and look forward to refreshing ourselves with their very tasty beers after a hard day in the field! For more information on their beers and brewery, visit www.moabeer.com |
It's all go with the LCC range of clothing
I am sure you are aware of our recent updating of all our gear for the coming season. We hope you have put your order in for the many fine items that our Club supplier, HighLife, produce for us.
This season sees a change of our primary sponsor from iTrust to Benny’s company, Ashford Benjamin, to take to the fore. Benny, as our Club’s Sponsorship Manager, has also secured a new sponsor, Moa Beer, a very good drop if I say so myself. More information can be found elsewhere on this page.
Lamma CC would like to thank iTrust for their support over the past number of years and during a succesful time for the Club, it was very appreciated.
Of course with new sponsors it means new logos on our shirts with an opportunity to update a few things.
You may have noticed at the top of this page a slightly rearranged LCC logo. Not only this, we have added 2 stars below it, a gold one for winning the Saturday League in the 2002-03 season and a silver for winning the 2nd division Championship last season. This logo will be carried on our Players Shirt and let's hope there are many more stars to add in the future.
One of the most notable and classy updates is that we will have our own LCC joining number and initials on our sleeve, just like test countries do on their shirts. Researching of all the previous members took quite a bit of time with going through some very old scorebooks and a Club Founder’s memory, but after being satisfied with the comprehensive list we put them into the design of our new Club Players shirts. We think that’s pretty special.
LCC branded trousers are again being produced with minor improvements and additions made from the last run such as sewn in towelling to help dry your hands or ball in sweaty or wet conditions, and sewn in front creases.
We’d received comments about the “skimpy” shorts so we have now based the cut on a popular brand of shorts. These have a sewn in undergarment, 2 pockets and overall, have a little more room.
We have resurrected the white polo shirt for a remake and have increased the quality of the material. It does not carry a sponsor so it can remain permanently in date and these are a popular gift item.
To quite literally top this off, we have a new design of baggy green in production, looking very smart with its new yellow piping design.
A note about the tournament batting clads, we have 4 designed sets of batting pad clads and one set for the w/keeper pads on order. These are Club owned for use in the various tournaments we'll be participating in.
This season sees a change of our primary sponsor from iTrust to Benny’s company, Ashford Benjamin, to take to the fore. Benny, as our Club’s Sponsorship Manager, has also secured a new sponsor, Moa Beer, a very good drop if I say so myself. More information can be found elsewhere on this page.
Lamma CC would like to thank iTrust for their support over the past number of years and during a succesful time for the Club, it was very appreciated.
Of course with new sponsors it means new logos on our shirts with an opportunity to update a few things.
You may have noticed at the top of this page a slightly rearranged LCC logo. Not only this, we have added 2 stars below it, a gold one for winning the Saturday League in the 2002-03 season and a silver for winning the 2nd division Championship last season. This logo will be carried on our Players Shirt and let's hope there are many more stars to add in the future.
One of the most notable and classy updates is that we will have our own LCC joining number and initials on our sleeve, just like test countries do on their shirts. Researching of all the previous members took quite a bit of time with going through some very old scorebooks and a Club Founder’s memory, but after being satisfied with the comprehensive list we put them into the design of our new Club Players shirts. We think that’s pretty special.
LCC branded trousers are again being produced with minor improvements and additions made from the last run such as sewn in towelling to help dry your hands or ball in sweaty or wet conditions, and sewn in front creases.
We’d received comments about the “skimpy” shorts so we have now based the cut on a popular brand of shorts. These have a sewn in undergarment, 2 pockets and overall, have a little more room.
We have resurrected the white polo shirt for a remake and have increased the quality of the material. It does not carry a sponsor so it can remain permanently in date and these are a popular gift item.
To quite literally top this off, we have a new design of baggy green in production, looking very smart with its new yellow piping design.
A note about the tournament batting clads, we have 4 designed sets of batting pad clads and one set for the w/keeper pads on order. These are Club owned for use in the various tournaments we'll be participating in.
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We now have in production:
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Presently in stock, with no change:
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If you missed out on the first run of all these garments, we will be doing another run in January 2019 dependent on minimum order quantity reached.
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Ten interesting facts about South Africa, maybe
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With the recent influx of Saffers drawn to our fine Club, I thought we might want to know a little more about them and their home. Here's a little taster so we can impress them with our knowledge of SA:
- SA's national team colours are the same as Lamma CC's.
- Brad Bester is only recently the second SA player to play for LCC (Andrew Minnit has the privilege as the first, back in 2006). Now there are heaps.
- South Africa is the only country in the world to have hosted the Cricket, Football and Rugby World Cup.
- Quinton de Kock, the current SA w'keeper, is really good at upsetting David Warner.
- South Africa’s drinking water is rated 3rd best in the world for being “safe and ready to drink”. I think it is called ‘Castle’.
- South African brewery SABMiller ranks – by volume – as the largest brewing company in the world. Saffers love their beer…but the real reason the brewery is so big? SABMiller also supplies up to 50% of China’s beer.
- South Africa’s Cape Winelands have around 560 wineries and 4,400 primary producers. Included in the Cape Winelands region is Route 62, considered the longest wine route in the world.
- South Africa is home to the highest commercial bungi jump in the world at 710 feet. Try getting holiday insurance for that.
- There are more than 2,000 shipwrecks off the South African coast, most dating back at least 500 years. If you visit SA, make sure you go by plane or train.
- The South African Rovos Rail is considered the most luxurious train in the world. Another good reason not to sail there.
And a lesser known fact on one of our LCC Members ...
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Who would have guessed that our very own West Indian, Club Secretary and regular umpire, Phil Daniels, is the curator of the West Indies Cricket Heritage Museum, (or "High Five" as it is also known).
Located in the National Stadium, St George's, Grenada, it is the only museum in the West Indies that fully represents the great sporting deeds that their individuals and once mighty team achieved. To know more about it, please click on the link www.windiescricketheritage.com |
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Report of Annual General Meeting, 2018
By Tom Woods
LCC Chairman
Lamma Cricket Club’s Annual General Meeting was held Thursday, 14th June, 2018 at Lamma’s spiritual home and a long-standing sponsor, The Island Bar, Lamma Island.
The meeting was attended by a Club record 24 members.
The meeting began with the 2017/18 ExCom presenting their annual reports and here’s a summary:
• League Captain – AS. Tremendous achievements (winning Div #2). Congratulations to all.
• Social & Tour report – RR. A record number of ‘social fixtures’.
• Sponsorship report – BC. Thanked this year’s sponsors. Sponsorship looking healthy moving forward.
• Team Manager’s report – RM. Outstanding coaching sessions at KCC.
• Events and Tours report and future plans – IH. We went to some places; we will go to some more places next year.
• Financial – DZ. There is money in the bank. Cautious optimism and continued close control of finances recommended.
• Secretary’s report – PD. Note of thanks to Atin Sharma for his contributions to match-day scoring and for umpiring on behalf of LCC.
• Chairman’s report – TW. Thanks to all ExCom members for their efforts with a special tip of the hat to outgoing ExCom members Z-Man and Riggers.
The 2018/19 ExCom were sworn in as follows (all proposed and seconded by members in the room):
• Chairman – Tom Woods
• League Captain – Adrian Sargent
• Social Captain – Godfrey Mitchell
• Secretary – Phil Daniels
• Treasurer – Simon Ward
• Team Manager – Royce McDonald
• Sponsorship & Marketing – Ben Cooper
• Events & Tours – Ian Harling
Outgoing Social Captain, Riggers, communicated a special message to incoming Social Skipper, Goddy; “Make it your own”.
In the Chairman’s acceptance speech, I wished the incoming ExCom a successful year in office and conveyed the following three wishes for the 2018/19 season:
1. WhatsApp groups are kept separate. One for banter and one for official Club business.
2. Members indicate their availability on Team Snap for all events posted (click ‘✓’ if you can, ‘✗’ if you can't, or ‘?’ if you're not sure, but please don't leave it blank).
3. Contribute to the website. Text and photos (with captions) to IH. One designated content collector per event.
Big thanks to Tarry and the Island Bar for hosting us!
Immediately following the AGM, the Club’s End of Season Awards:
• Social Player of the Year – Ian Harling
• Fielder of the Year – Mads Shankar
• Bowler of the Year – Brenton McDonald
• Batsman of the Year – Akbar Kahn
• League Captain’s Player of the Year – Vinny Philipose
• Lamma CC Players’ Player of the Year – Nikhil Gupte
Congrats to all!
Immediately following the awards, Ian Beck was bestowed with the honour of becoming Lamma Cricket Club’s 7th Life Member which was warmly received by the room.
Overall, there were many things to celebrate during the 2017/18 season, not least of course was winning the Saturday Division 2 'Championship' League.
Here’s to continued success in 2018/19 and beyond.
Woodsy
LCC Chairman
Lamma Cricket Club’s Annual General Meeting was held Thursday, 14th June, 2018 at Lamma’s spiritual home and a long-standing sponsor, The Island Bar, Lamma Island.
The meeting was attended by a Club record 24 members.
The meeting began with the 2017/18 ExCom presenting their annual reports and here’s a summary:
• League Captain – AS. Tremendous achievements (winning Div #2). Congratulations to all.
• Social & Tour report – RR. A record number of ‘social fixtures’.
• Sponsorship report – BC. Thanked this year’s sponsors. Sponsorship looking healthy moving forward.
• Team Manager’s report – RM. Outstanding coaching sessions at KCC.
• Events and Tours report and future plans – IH. We went to some places; we will go to some more places next year.
• Financial – DZ. There is money in the bank. Cautious optimism and continued close control of finances recommended.
• Secretary’s report – PD. Note of thanks to Atin Sharma for his contributions to match-day scoring and for umpiring on behalf of LCC.
• Chairman’s report – TW. Thanks to all ExCom members for their efforts with a special tip of the hat to outgoing ExCom members Z-Man and Riggers.
The 2018/19 ExCom were sworn in as follows (all proposed and seconded by members in the room):
• Chairman – Tom Woods
• League Captain – Adrian Sargent
• Social Captain – Godfrey Mitchell
• Secretary – Phil Daniels
• Treasurer – Simon Ward
• Team Manager – Royce McDonald
• Sponsorship & Marketing – Ben Cooper
• Events & Tours – Ian Harling
Outgoing Social Captain, Riggers, communicated a special message to incoming Social Skipper, Goddy; “Make it your own”.
In the Chairman’s acceptance speech, I wished the incoming ExCom a successful year in office and conveyed the following three wishes for the 2018/19 season:
1. WhatsApp groups are kept separate. One for banter and one for official Club business.
2. Members indicate their availability on Team Snap for all events posted (click ‘✓’ if you can, ‘✗’ if you can't, or ‘?’ if you're not sure, but please don't leave it blank).
3. Contribute to the website. Text and photos (with captions) to IH. One designated content collector per event.
Big thanks to Tarry and the Island Bar for hosting us!
Immediately following the AGM, the Club’s End of Season Awards:
• Social Player of the Year – Ian Harling
• Fielder of the Year – Mads Shankar
• Bowler of the Year – Brenton McDonald
• Batsman of the Year – Akbar Kahn
• League Captain’s Player of the Year – Vinny Philipose
• Lamma CC Players’ Player of the Year – Nikhil Gupte
Congrats to all!
Immediately following the awards, Ian Beck was bestowed with the honour of becoming Lamma Cricket Club’s 7th Life Member which was warmly received by the room.
Overall, there were many things to celebrate during the 2017/18 season, not least of course was winning the Saturday Division 2 'Championship' League.
Here’s to continued success in 2018/19 and beyond.
Woodsy
What the Blazers!
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Have you gone for the blazer fitting yet? If not, get moving!
The material is in, the badges are embroidered and the buttons are pressed with our logo on them. All for the LCC subsidised bargain price of $950 paid to Lamma CC. Why not call up your buddy and get down there soon, it’s only a 10 minute job. The address to go is: Wing Lam Room L, 2/F, King’s Centre 193-209 King’s Road North Point (Nearest MTR is Fortress Hill with a 3 minute walk) Call before dropping in on 2887 3856 or 9457 8500 and make your appointment soon! |
