Local cricket league enters playoff

Local cricket league enters playoff

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

The Jakarta Cricket Association's 2003 - 2004 season has reached
the playoff stages with the first round just completed. Four
clubs competed last weekend to decide last two quarterfinal
competitors.

The first match was played between Senayan CC and Ceylon CC;
Ceylon CC batted first and scored 245 for 7 wickets in 35 overs,
powered by an excellent innings by Raymund Shakespeare who scored
115. Senayan CC buckled under pressure and could only reach 187
for 9 in 35 overs.

The second qualifying match saw Rebels CC taking on India XI,
and Cameron Knox's 104 helped the Rebels put up 225 for 6 in 35
overs and bowled out India XI easily for 135 in 29.3 overs. With
Ceylon CC and Rebels CC winning their qualifying matches, they
will now have to battle it out with Perkasa CC and West Java
Wanderers from Bandung, respectively, to decide the last two
spots in the semifinals.

Indorama CC and ISCI CC have already secured their semifinal
spots by finishing on top of the regular season standings. The
league championship finals will be played on May 2, followed
immediately by the Jakarta Cricket Association's annual dinner,
where Australian cricketer Dean Jones is expected to be the guest
speaker. (JP)