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Isle of Man Under-19's beat Germany to secure top 3 play-off in ECC Championships
IOMCA
Danny Kniveton has turned in two tremendous performances in the European Under 19 Division Two Championships.
The Isle of Man side, which is sponsored by Standard Bank, have won both games in their opening group round. They now join the leaders from the other two divisions, Jersey and Guernsey, in a contest to decide the top three places.
The Island made a great start on Monday when they beat one of the tournament favourites, Israel, by 3 wickets in a nail-biting finish.
Put into bat, Israel made 151 for 8 from their fifty overs. Best of the bowlers was Danny Kniveton who took 5 wickets for 20 in ten overs. Ollie Swales returned 2 for 24 and Ross Berry had 1 for 28.
There was also accurate bowling from Max Stokoe whose nine overs cost just 28 runs and Luke Lacey who put down ten overs for only 29.
Needing 152 to win, the Manx were given a good start by Max Stokoe and Andrew Turner who had an opening stand of 43. When they were out, the middle-order became pinned down by the Israeli bowlers.
Danny Kniveton started well, but it was Richard McGarry who boosted the run rate. He made a quick fire 18, which included two fours and a six.
Wickets were falling, but Danny kept his nerve and guided the side home with a splendid 38 not out. There were only three wickets left and one over remaining in a very tight finish.
On Tuesday the Island took on Germany who batted first and were soon in trouble at 29 for 3. Then skipper Kashif Mahmood with 31 and Haris Bhatti put on 53 for the fourth wicket.
The Manx struck back and eventually dismissed Germany for 147 after 45 overs. Max Stoke had a good spell of 3 for 17, Ollie Swales took 2 for 31 and there were wickets for Ross Berry and Luke Lacey.
In reply it didn’t look good for the Island when both openers went cheaply and the score was 11 for two. But Danny with brother Ricky Kniveton had a fine stand of 94 before Danny was out for 58 – scored from 70 balls.
Luke Lacey joined his skipper and the duo took the side to a splendid seven wicket win. At the end Ricky had played a real captain’s innings of 47 not out and Luke was undefeated on 15.
The Island are now assured of at least third place in this nine country championship. But can they go higher? So far the going has been tough – but their matches against Jersey and Guernsey will be even more demanding.
This week-end the Standard Bank League fixtures will be played on Sunday.
After their marvellous Tinker Cup win, St Johns cannot relax and face another tough test. They are joint top of the table with Castletown, but now travel to face Cronkbourne who are only two points behind.
Skipper Jon Norrington returns for the Saints and all his skills will be needed on a Tromode track which is likely to favour the bowlers. The Saint’s attack will relish the conditions and the Cronkbourne batsmen could have big problems.
It will be up to batsmen Pete Richards and Steve Clague to use their class and experience to good effect - otherwise the Douglas team could have major problems.
Castletown are at home against a Ramsey side which must be bitterly disappointed at last week’s results. They first lost to Crosby in the league and then to St Johns in the Tinker Final.
Skipper Rob Webber now needs to lift his side and come out fighting against a Town team which is positively buzzing with energy. Paceman Garreth Roome returns to add fire to their attack, but the northerner’s Chris McConnell could be the one to watch.
Boosted by that win at Ramsey, Crosby will be confident of victory against Valkyres. But a word of warning! The Marown side have been inconsistent of late and any sign of weakness will be exploited by Keith Brew’s spirited southerners.
Their first win of the season cannot be far away – it might even be on Sunday.
ISLE OF MAN BANK CRICKET RESULTS
European Under 19 Championship – Division Two
Israel 151 for 8 (Georges Schachat 38 : Danny Kniveton 5 -20, Ollie Swales 2 -24, Ross Berry 1 -28) Isle Of Man 152 for 7 (Danny Kniveton 35no, Max Stokoe 27 : Ben Zaken 2 -37) Island won by 3 wickets
Germany 147 (Kashif Mahmood 31 : Max Stokoe 3 -17, Ollie Swales 2 -21 ) Isle Of Man 148 for 3 (Danny Kniveton 58, Ricky Kniveton 46no) Island won by 7 wickets
MAC Financial Forrester Two
Finch Hill 148 for 6 (Juan Corlett 68no, Roy Corlett 28 : Matt Wozniak 3 -41, Mike Reynolds 2 -30) Peel B 133 (Mike Reynolds 40, David Reynolds 24 : Sam Musson 3 -29, Andy Mayers 3 -40) Finch Hill won by 15 runs
Vagabonds 87 (C Herman 14, T Bowden 11 : Gareth Rowlands 2 -14, Alex Wilson 2 -20) Crosby C 89 for 2 (John McGowan 44no, Mark Johnson 19 : John Beckley 1 -19, Nigel O’Reilly 1 -7) Crosby won by 8 wickets
Valkyres B 128 for 5 (Dave Hopkins 71no, Mark Entwisle 28 : Gareth Rowlands 2 -20, Alex Wilson 2 -16) Crosby C 80 (Dave Picken 36, Ari Brooks 9 : Ian Walker 4 -17, Dave Hopkins 3 -11) Valkyres won by 48 runs
Finch Hill 96 for 3 (Peter Foxton 40no, Phil Knights 13 : Peter Lanfridge 2 -11, Mark Wareing 1 -20) Ronaldsway B 84 for 7 (Ed Walter 30, Rob Lee 19 : Peter Foxton 2 -23, Andy Mayers 2 -25) Finch Hill won by 12 runs
Lloyds TSB Under 15 League
Castletown A 128 for 6 (D Laughlin 36no, Sam Walker 22 : S Morris 2 -23, Jack Rowlands 1 -10) Crosby 129 for 5 (Jacob Hicklin 50no, Jack Rowlands 15 : G Miller 1 -16, A Sharpe 1 -28) Crosby won by 5 wickets
Cronkbourne 147 for 4 (Ali Slack 50no, Alex Stokoe 27) Finch Hill 6 (Andy Brown 4 : Alex Stokoe 7 -1, Ben Crookall 2 -5) Cronkbourne won by 141 runs
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STANDARD BANK LEAGUE |
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P |
W |
ND |
L |
PTS |
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CASTLETOWN |
12 |
8 |
1 |
3 |
34 |
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CRONKBOURNE |
12 |
7 |
2 |
3 |
32 |
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ST JOHNS |
12 |
8 |
1 |
3 |
34 |
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RAMSEY |
12 |
5 |
2 |
5 |
24 |
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CROSBY |
12 |
4 |
1 |
7 |
18 |
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VALKYRES |
12 |
0 |
1 |
11 |
2 |
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MAC FINANCIAL CAIN LEAGUE |
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P |
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L |
PTS |
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ST JOHNS A |
9 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
17 |
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CASTLETOWN A |
10 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
15 |
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RAMSEY A |
10 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
12 |
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VALKYRES A |
8 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
8 |
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CRONKBOURNE A |
9 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
7 |
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CROSBY A |
10 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
6 |
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CROSBY B |
10 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
1 |
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MAC FINANCIAL FORRESTER ONE |
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PTS |
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LOAGHTYN RAMS |
12 |
7 |
3 |
2 |
17 |
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PEEL A |
11 |
6 |
3 |
2 |
15 |
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CASTLETOWN B |
12 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
13 |
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RAMSEY B |
11 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
11 |
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UNION MILLS |
11 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
11 |
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GRASSHOPPERS |
10 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
7 |
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RONALDSWAY A |
7 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
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ST JOHNS B |
10 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
5 |
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MAC FINANCIAL FORRESTER TWO |
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CRONKBOURNE B |
12 |
8 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
19 |
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VALKYRES B |
12 |
7 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
16 |
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VAGABONDS |
11 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
15 |
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FINCH HILL |
11 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
12 |
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CROSBY C |
13 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
11 |
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CRONKBOURNE C |
12 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
10 |
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PEEL B |
10 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
9 |
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RONALDSWAY B |
11 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
8 |
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RAMSEY C |
10 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
2 |
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LLOYDS TSB UNDER 15 |
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P |
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L |
PTS |
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CRONKBOURNE |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
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CROSBY |
6 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
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CASTLETOWN A |
5 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
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FINCH HILL |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
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CASTLETOWN B |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
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LLOYDS TSB UNDER 13 |
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P |
W |
ND |
L |
PTS |
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CASTLETOWN A |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
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CASTLETOWN B |
6 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
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CROSBY |
5 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
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ST JOHNS |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
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CRONKBOURNE ACES |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
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FINCH HILL |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
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RAMSEY |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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CRONKBOURNE BANDITS |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
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