Lower Hutt, Wellington North and North City all recorded wins in Round 2 of the Cricket Wellington Year 8 Zone Tournament at Fraser Park on Sunday 27 November.
North City captain Calvin Harrison (left) and Wellington South captain Niko Brooky shaking hands at the toss of their game. Wellington North won by 46 runs.
Upper Hutt took on North City on Fraser 4A. North City batted first and reached 203 for 5 off their 40 overs with the highlight being a 92 run partnership between Hansaka Ranaweera (45) and Michael Fenton 49no. For Upper Hutt, Vishal Nomula continued his good form with the ball taking 3 for 22. In reply Upper Hutt were restricted to 123 for 7 off their 40 overs with Nomula again leading from the front top scoring with 24. For North City Kinal Da Sliva took 3 for 12 to help North City secure an 80-run victory.
Wellington North continued the defence of their title with a 46-run victory over Wellington South. Wellington North made 161 for 9 off their 40 overs with Calvin Harrison top scoring with 58, while Rohan Nathu took 2 for 17. Wellington South were in early trouble at 20 for 4 but recovered 81 for 4 thanks to Jacob Bhula 42 and Frazer Williams 33. However when this partnership was broken they lost their last six wickets for thirty runs to be dismissed for 115 in 34 overs. Nichols Pile continued his good form taking 3 for 16.
Lower Hutt made it two from two in defeating Wellington West by 73 runs. Lower Hutt made 187 for 8 from their 40 overs with Rachin Ravindra again staring in making 89. Fin Chemis bowled well for Wellington West to collect 4 for 18. Wellington West started their chase well to be 70 for 2 before regular setbacks saw them end their 40 overs on 114 for 8. Ravindra capped a great all round display by taking 4 for 18.
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After Round 2 the points table stands as:
Team Games Played Won Lost Draw Points NRR
Lower Hutt 2 2 0 0 12 1.07
Wellington North 2 2 0 0 12 0.87
North City 2 1 0 0 7 0.89
Wellington South 2 0 1 0 7 0.15
Wellington West 2 0 2 0 2 -1.46
Upper Hutt 2 0 2 0 2 -1.59
Next week sees Round 3 action move back to Kilbirnie Park:
Upper Hutt vs. Wellington North Kilbirnie 1A
North City vs. Wellington West Kilbirnie 3A
Lower Hutt vs. Wellington South Kilbirnie 4A