Pattaya Cricket Club played their 3rd League game of the season at the picturesque Thai Polo Ground on Sunday 1st February. The visitors were the HV Champions CC from Bangkok.
PCC stand-in captain John Speirs lost the toss, and HV Champions chose to bat first. Their openers made a good start and scored quickly against PCC opening bowlers Salman and Thomas. The first wicket fell with the score at 39 after captain Speirs, turned to the wily spin of veteran “Disco” David Scott, who had Girish caught behind, by the excellent wicketkeeper Colin Clark.
Unfortunately for the Champions side, that opened the floodgates and wickets started tumbling, with only their captain Jignesh, with a brisk 30 runs, and opener Nijaug with 38, offering any resistance. The tail wagged a little, allowing the HV Champions to crawl to 112 for 9 wickets. That score was never going to be enough, against a strong PCC batting line up.
There were some fine bowling performances, notably David Scott who took 2 for 15, Hamza Khan with 1 for 15 and captain Speirs with 2 for 18.
PCC started steadily in reply but good bowling from Girish had both openers back in the pavilion with the score on 42. A fluent 50 not out from Colin Clark, which included 7 fours and a six, eased PCC to victory after only 15.2 overs, with support coming from Andy Emery (13). Girish, with 2 for 12 off 3 overs, was the pick of the bowlers as PCC ran out winners by 7 wickets.
PCC have now won two and lost one of their league games so far this season. The next game is on Sunday 8th February at the Thai Polo Ground against the league leaders, Indorama CC. The game starts at 11.00 am and all are welcome.
Pattaya Cricket Club would like to thank Pattaya Sports Club for their continued support.
