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MATCH REPORT FOR 6 MAY 2007

Neel Sandhu of Ashley marked their start in the league with a remarkable 245no against Welldon 2nd XI. Neel's total included 176 in boundaries with 30 fours and 11 sixes. Ashley complied a record 425-8 in their 40 overs. Welldon's batting collapsed under the pressure as they were dismissed for 78.

Sri Lankan Cavaliers may have been undefeated in division one last season, however Embassy have ensured that there will be no such repeat this season. Embassy made 208 in 39.5 but than they bowling of Daud Haider (4-18) and Amir Ahmed (3-23) restricted Sri Lankan Cavaliers to 112. Anson maintained their good start with a comfortable win over Neasden by 39 runs to retain pole position in division one. Dhiren Darbar made a useful 39 in a low scoring game between Lankians and Rajput Samaj as they won by 2 wkts. Kingsbury Construction recorded their first division one win at the expense of Stanmore Jaffrey's with a 125 run margin.

In division 2, Alpesh Patel (46no and 4-14) was the primary reason for West Harrow's win against Lohana. West Harrow made 208 despite 5-41 from Birju Ladhani. Lohana were bowled our for less than a hundred for the second week in a row as they were all out for 89. In the battle between newly promoted Kondor and Dharmaj, the latter were dismissed for mere 76 due to Narendra Patel (3-9) and Vrajesh Patel (3-13). Tirath Shukla led the way with 47 as Kondor reached their target in 15.5 overs. Bharat Olympians also remained undefeated with an easy 8 wkt win over Welldon. Vinay Narendralal took 4-25 in Magenta Security's 61 run victory over Muktajivan.

Indiana recorded an easy 140 run win against Young Lions to retain top position in division 3. Chetan Depala lead the way for Indiana with an unbeaten 108. EKTA also open their victories account with a 132 run win over Regency. Zakir Hussain was the EKTA hero with a match winning performance of 100no in his sides 243 followed by 6 wickets for the cost of only 5 runs. United Sports made 192-8 in 40 overs Sayona with Naresh Patel making 43. Sayona were reduced to 23-4 by the 9th over and failed to make a recovery despite 41 from Jinesh Patel and were finally dismissed for 151. Hemant Patel returned with a knock of 56no for Youth Wing in their total of 213-8 in 40 overs against Young Puthoharis. Young Puthoaris chased down the total for the loss of only 3 wkts and 14 balls to spare.