Over the Weekend the Marsa team played a two game series against returning team Pretenders CC, who are on their sixth tour. They were looking to win their first series.
On Saturday the visitors batted first and clawed their way to the twenty seventh over where they were finally bowled out. They made a total of seventy nine runs with Nick Longworth top scoring with twenty two runs which included four boundaries. Chris Owens made seventeen runs. There were four ducks, ten extras and thirty more runs from four batsmen.
For the Marsa team the wickets were shared by Waeem Abbas, Shahrid Roy, Haroon Majeed, Sarfraz Ali, Sumair Khan, Sid Anand and Amal Sebastion.
The Marsa team only lost one wicket, that of John Grima, who made twenty three runs. His opening partner Bikram Arora was at his best smashing fifty four runs, which included seven fours and three sixes.
For the Pretenders, Horry Money was the only wicket taker. Marsa win the first game.
The second game was an absolute opposite of the previous day’s play. This time the home side won the toss and elected to bat. Sam Aquilina played a sterling innings of fifty eight runs which included five fours and one huge six straight down the ground. Mike Caruana found some form and made a gritty fifty which included eight boundaries.
Paul Bradley played well and made twenty seven runs not out. Incredibly there were forty four extras which helped the home side amount a total of 208 runs from their thirty overs. Anthony Dalton and Stuart Harmer took two wickets each, while Tom Peacock and Horry Money took a wicket each.
The run chase did not start off too well with the Pretenders losing four wickets, making twenty eight runs between them. Paul Towner was in and in great form blasting seventy eight runs which included seven fours and three sixes. With him at the other end, Tom Peacock made thirty nine runs and put them right back in the game.
Once they where both out the Marsa team sighed a big sigh of relief, only to find Jack Towers coming in and launching balls out of the ground. With three overs to go the Pretenders needed seventeen runs to win while the home team needed one wicket.
Towers facing, smashed three huge sixes to finish the game off in style, while making forty runs not out. He ended by hitting two fours and four sixes.
For Marsa, Mike Caruana took four wickets, while Tony Slater and Shahrid Roy took two a piece.
The Pretenders managed to tie the series.
Next Saturday sees the home team play against the Honourable Artillery Company CC, who are on their second tour.
The Sunoco Cricket Academy/nursery will be from 9:00am till 10;30am.