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Not new to FTP, but it's their the first time in the Irish League Senior Cup draw:
- #16 kato xi ( One Day 2.2 )
- #19 Hunslet Parkside C.C. ( One Day 2.1 )
- #38 North Saxe ( One Day 3.4 )
- #39 Trinity ( One Day 3.3 )
- #42 Meeting Mr Miandad ( One Day 3.1 )
- #45 Western Suburbs Hacks ( One Day 3.3 )
- #51 Chester Ducks ( One Day 3.2 )
- #58 Shaktar Senseless ( One Day 3.3 )
Feel free to join in the chat. Here's a few questions to get you started...
Can you see beyond Chesney Champions for a winner? If you're in the Zimbabwe cup, "hi there", who are you backing this season? Who do you think might be a surprise package? If you are in the draw, who do you expect to shine from your team? What do you think of your draw?
Quarter-by-quarter
A clash with the Zimbabwe Cup means that a number of the top teams are absent, but this means the draw might open up for someone else.
First quarter
Look here for example. #24 Corleone ( One Day 2.2 ), #29 Staindrop Lordies ( One Day 3.4 ), #32 Vegas Venoms ( One Day 3.3 ) and #34 The WaddiWallas ( One Day 3.2 ) may well be eyeing up that semi-final spot. One of the Lordies and The WaddiWallas will be left disappointed after the first round. Corleone play #58 Shaktar Senseless ( One Day 3.3 ), the lowest ranked team to make the draw. #48 Dunbrody CC ( One Day 3.4 ) v #51 Chester Ducks ( One Day 3.2 ) looks like it should be a close scoreline.
#32 Vegas Venoms ( One Day 3.3 ) v #46 Blwe Scavengerz ( One Day 3.1 )
Blwe Scavengerz won by 6 wickets
#58 Shaktar Senseless ( One Day 3.3 ) v #24 Corleone ( One Day 2.2 )
Shaktar Senseless won by 1 run
#48 Dunbrody CC ( One Day 3.4 ) v #51 Chester Ducks ( One Day 3.2 )
Dunbrody CC won by 15 runs
#29 Staindrop Lordies ( One Day 3.4 ) v #34 The WaddiWallas ( One Day 3.2 )
Staindrop Lordies won by 5 wickets
Blwe Scavengerz upset the rankings by beating Vegas Venoms despite Ricardo Jensen's unbeaten 73. An opening partnership of 127 between Alex Blackwell (74) and M. Sanson (54) had initially got them ahead of the comparison, but the rate of scoring slowed and it still needed a single off the final ball from Ivan Licuria to clinch the win.
Another close one as Shaktar Senseless defended a total of 177. Corleone needed a four off the final ball by Aravindan Nandedkar but his two runs left then on a tantalising 176. Franco van der Spuy (77*) starred in the first innings and Stephen Wafula was the meanest bowler, conceding only 29 runs off his four overs.
Dandy Fenton scored 100 not out for Chester Ducks, but still ended-up on the losing side. Dunbrody's fast bowler Sean Kane took 3 for 22 as they contained the Ducks to 172, 15 runs short of the target. Ethan Scully (83) top-scored in their total of 187. In the remaining game Staindrop Lordies secured the win with six balls to spare.
#46 Blwe Scavengerz ( One Day 3.1 ) v #58 Shaktar Senseless ( One Day 3.3 )
Shaktar Senseless won by 23 runs
#48 Dunbrody CC ( One Day 3.4 ) v #29 Staindrop Lordies ( One Day 3.4 )
Staindrop Lordies won by 8 wickets
Unlike round one these were not close. Ebbo Twentyman-Jones (4-20) and Marius Hills (4-26) held Dunbrody to 135; whilst Leslie Laidlaw scored 70 not out to help the Lordies chase down the win in 15.2 overs. Despite Scavenergerz's Topon Salahuddin taking 4 for 32, Shaktar comfortably secured another Senseless win to make the quarters.
#58 Shaktar Senseless ( One Day 3.3 ) v #29 Staindrop Lordies ( One Day 3.4 )
Senior rivalry 0-0 Shaktar Senseless won by 4 wickets
We have Shaktar as favourites despite their relative rankings, but we've been wrong before.
Shaktar win with the help of some senseless savagery. Despite a good start to the reply the Lordies pulled their way back into contention with four late wickets Abram Savage and Stephen Wafula got the runs needed with three balls remaining.