Java wins national cricket's first game<\/p>\n
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
Java's cricket team defeated its Balinese opponent by virtue
\nof a faster run rate in the first match of the National Cricket
\nChampionship at Ceylon Cricket Ground in Cibubur, East Jakarta on
\nSunday.<\/p>\n
The game was pushed into an early close due to heavy rain at
\naround 2:00 p.m.<\/p>\n
A press release from the Indonesian Cricket Foundation (ICF),
\nmade available to the Jakarta Post on Monday, stated that batsmen
\nfrom both teams had struggled to score runs as no batsman was
\nable to score more than 30.<\/p>\n
The top scorer was Yeri from Bali with 28 runs.<\/p>\n
Bali batted first and started positively before Mahesh (9) was
\ncaught in the slips off the bowling of Watson. Watson bowled
\ntightly and with a genuine pace, conceding only nine runs off
\nfive overs.<\/p>\n
After the initial breakthrough, wickets began to fall at
\nsteady intervals as no Bali batsman was able to stay at the
\ncrease long enough to build an innings.<\/p>\n
Srivinas Krishnan was the pick of the Java bowlers taking 4-13
\noff four overs.<\/p>\n
He announced his presence in the game by taking two wickets
\noff successive balls in his first over, to dismiss the former
\nWestern Australian player Ray Elliott (1), and Chad Paul (20).<\/p>\n
Soni Hawoe (16) and Dhiraj (13) offered some brief resistance
\nlater on in the Bali innings.<\/p>\n
Dhiraj managed to hit the Java leg spinner, Sachin Gopalan,
\nfor two sixes in his brief spell at the crease.<\/p>\n
But Bali was only able to post a disappointing 130 runs off
\n31.1 overs, failing to use its allotted 50 overs.<\/p>\n
The Java bowlers all performed well with Boomi Rajan taking 2
\nfor 28, the young Ashwin Sunder taking 2 for 34, and Sachin
\nGopalan 1 for 17.<\/p>\n
With the Java team containing seven recognized batsmen, it was
\nexpected to make runs with relative ease, but it struggled
\nagainst some tight and disciplined bowling and tended to give its
\nwickets away too easily.<\/p>\n
The next National Championship fixture will take place in Bali
\non March 20th, acting as preparation for the Asia Pacific Cup
\nworld cup qualifiers, in Vanuatu, next year, in which Indonesia
\nhas been invited to participate.<\/p>",
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