Jersey champions Outdated Victorians are via to the knockout levels of the European Cricket League after a 19-run win over Scottish facet Forfarshire.
Jamie Watling hit 32 and Julius Sumerauer 39 as Outdated Victorians made 116-7 after a middle-order collapse.
However in reply Forfarshire struggled to take care of the run-rate as Matthew Webb had figures of 3-22 as they acquired 97-6.
Outdated Victorians went on to lose to group leaders Hornchurch by three wickets of their closing recreation in a while Thursday.
Hornchurch finish the group stage high after six wins from six, with OVs second, that means the 2 sides will meet in a qualifying match for the ultimate on Friday.
Forfarshire win seals high two spot
After scoring 99 not out and 120 not out on Wednesday opener Jonty Jenner was caught for one off three balls in the beginning of the second over.
However Sumerauer and Watling placed on 65 for the second wicket earlier than the previous was caught after hitting six sixes in his 15-ball innings simply earlier than the midway level to depart Outdated Victorians on 66-2.
Watling hit 4 sixes in his 18-ball 32 earlier than being caught to depart the Jersey facet 89-3 halfway via the seventh over.
However Outdated Victorians’ decrease order did not ship as they managed simply 27 extra runs as skipper James Duckett (14) was the one different island batter to make double figures as they ended on a gettable 116-7.
The Scots’ wicketkeeper Callum Backyard hit 4 sixes in a 15-ball 33, however none of his team-mates acquired previous 18 runs as Forfarshire usually misplaced wickets.
They misplaced three in 4 balls after James Duckett dismissed skipper Jack Hogarth for 10 within the closing ball of the seventh over, earlier than Webb took the wickets of Backyard and his substitute Lewis James in consecutive balls within the subsequent over.
OVs unable to interrupt Hornchurch’s excellent document
Hornchurch opener George Hankins was the distinction between the 2 sides as his knock of 84 off 24 balls set the muse for his or her win over Outdated Victorians.
He hit 13 sixes as he and Lesbourne Edwards placed on 97 runs for the second wicket earlier than Hankins was trapped lbw by Jenner in the direction of the tip of the sixth over with the Londoners on 112-2.
Theo Pullman and Zac Wilson every took two wickets as three extra Hornchurch batters reached double figures as they ended their 10 overs on 173-7.
With qualification already assured the islanders modified their line-up and misplaced Alistair Webster and Scott Simpson for geese in successive second-over balls off Harry Hankins’ bowling to depart OVs on 16-2 after 10 deliveries.
Opener Zac Wilson and Jenner had a third-wicket stand of 55 earlier than Jenner was caught for 25.
Wilson went on to make 79 off 31 balls with 9 sixes earlier than he was dismissed with the ultimate supply of the sport as Outdated Victorians ended on 134-8.
