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Message: <blockquote data-quote="upulpdn" data-source="post: 17037917" data-attributes="member: 182056"><<<<<<<<<<අරවින්ද යළි එංගලන්ත පිටියේ                         ලෝකයේ ක්‍රිකට් තරු බවට පත් වූ ක්‍රීඩකයන්ගෙන්  සමන්විත ලෑෂිං ඕල් ස්ටාර්ස් කණ්ඩායම නියෝජනය කරමින් මිත්‍ර තරඟයකට සහභාගී  වූ අරවින්ද ද සිල්වා ටොන්බ්‍රිජ් ක්‍රිකට් කණ්ඩායමට එරෙහිව නොදැවී ලකුණු  හතළිස් අටක් ලබා ගනිමින් සිය කණ්ඩායම ජයග්‍රහණය කරා ගෙන ගිය බවයි මාටින්  බැට්ලී කියා සිටියේ.                      'හිටපු රජෙක්'>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>                      MENNA SCOREs, Aravinda 22ine NOTOUT <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/rolleyes.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Rolleyes    :rolleyes:" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" /><img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/confused.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":confused:" title="Confused    :confused:" data-shortname=":confused:" />Lashings prove too much for Tonbridge Lashings World XI – 218 for 4 Tonbridge CC – 129 for 5  Last Friday saw Tonbridge Cricket Club play hosts to Lashings World XI  in a 25 overs a side match. Some of the greatest cricketers of the last  twenty years stepped foot in our fair town, and put on a master class of  cricket.   The event was set up beautifully by an Under 11s junior tournament which was won  by Cowdrey CC. A corporate lunch for 200+ people was merely the hors  d'oeuvre, with the main course to be served by the likes of Herschelle  Gibbs and Geraint Jones. An obligatory toss was won by Lashings captain  Phil Defreitas, and he elected to bat.   With the watchful eyes  of 600+ people on them, Tonbridge took to the field, hoping to end the  undefeated streak of the mighty touring side. Twenty four sides from up  and down the country had failed previously, could this be a David and  Goliath moment? Skipper Martin Batley had the task of sending down the  first ball of the day, a nervous waist high full toss which was clipped  away for a single by Indian Wasim Jaffer. A cover drive for four,  followed by another for two from Australian Ian Harvey really showed the  class of the opponents. A large appeal for caught behind was turned  down on the last ball of the over, but helped to calm all nerves. The  two openers looked comfortable on 32 without loss, until the first  breakthrough for Tonbridge. Jayden Wiggins (1 for 33 off 5), in his  first over, forced a miscued drive from Jaffer, and there was to be no  mistake from Chaitanya Kurusala who took the catch well at deep cover.  Jaffer was on his way for 8. The music began to blare over the speakers,  and new batsman Brenton Parchment made his way to the crease. Nadeem  Shahzad (1 for 16 off 4) soon showed his class, with Parchment also fell  for 8, caught by Kurusala again on the cover boundary.   With  the score on 54 for 2 off 10 overs, the home side would have every  reason to feel happy about their work so far. Harvey was ominously  poised on 34 not out as South African great Herschelle Gibbs strode to  the crease. Looking a bit cagey to begin with against the spin of  Khurram Shehzad, Gibbs soon got his score into double figures and never  looked back. Both he and Harvey began to hit some very large 6s around  the ground, and overs began to go for 18, 15, 14 and so on. Harvey past  his 50 first, but Gibbs was not too far behind. Skipper Batley (1 for 25  off 4) returned to the attack, and after being hit by another huge 6,  removed Harvey for a brisk 86. This brought in Sri Lankan and Kent  legend Aravinda De Silva to the crease, who we are told had not picked  up a bat in three years. He and Gibbs were like chalk and cheese. The  South African smashed the ball to all parts, and the small Sri Lankan  used the pace of the ball to find the gaps. Gibbs was dismissed for 74  in the penultimate over by the returning Matt Smiles (1 for 26 off 3),  caught at fly slip by Ben Morgan. Geraint Jones came in  at the end and  smashed an unbeaten 16, taking the total to 218 for 4. De Silva finished  with 22 not out.   After a quick turnaround, the Tonbridge  batsmen strode to the crease. Chirag Patel face the first ball from  Martin Bicknell, pushing it to leg for two runs. Two balls later he was  on his way back to the pavilion, caught behind by Jones. Yasir Arafat,  still playing for Sussex, had the ball at the other end, and removed Ben  Morgan for two as well. At 6 for 2, this was not the start that Town  wanted. Michael Topham and Jayden Wiggins had the task of rebuilding the  innings, and slowly but surely they helped to take the score past 50.  Both players had to withstand a fair amount of pace from Parchment, but  put the West Indian to the sword, scoring 40 off his 4 overs. Topham  finally fell for 27, bowled by another Kent hero, Mark Ealham. Chaitanya  Kurusala joined Wiggins at the crease, and played a very aggressive 19.  This was to be Wiggins day though as he passed fifty with another  boundary. He finally fell to the slow spin of Aravinda De Silva, but his  62 was greeted by a warm round of applause from the Tonbridge faithful.  At the end of the 25 overs, Tonbridge sat on 129, 89 runs short of  their illustrious opposition. A superb day was had by all in attendance,  and the event has raised some funds for the cricket club. Discussions  have already begun about a repeat fixture next year.</blockquote>

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