The cricket competition at the BSP PNG Games got under way on Tuesday (November 21) at Kimbe Secondary with Milne Bay and Madang notching up victories.
In the first match, Milne Bay batted first and was all out for 136 in 15.3 overs against hosts West New Britain. In reply, West New Britain were not able to handle the strong bowling attack of Milne Bay and were bowled out for 86 in the 18th over.
In the second match, Madang were too strong for Southern Highlands, winning by 56 runs.
Batting first, Madang were dismissed for a disappointing 96 runs while in reply, Southern Highlands were bowled out for only 40 runs.
The second day of the cricket competition at the BSP PNG Games will see NCD take on Milne Bay, while Madang will take on West New Britain in the second match.
The five-team cricket competition will see all the teams play each other in a round robin format, with the teams finishing 1st, 2nd and 3rd on the points table after Round 5 on Saturday, 25th November, receiving gold, silver and bronze respectively.
Results (Day 1)
Team Milne Bay 10/136 (15.3 overs) defeated Team West New Britain 10/86 (17.1 overs) by 50 runs
Team Madang 10/96 (16.4 overs) defeated Team Southern Highlands 10/40 (14.3overs) by 56 runs
Points Table (Day 1)
|
Team |
Played |
Win |
Draw |
Loss |
Points |
|
Milne Bay |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
Madang |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
Southern Highlands |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
West New Britain |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
NCD |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Fixture
Tuesday 21st November, 2017
Match 1- Milne Bay vs West New Britain
Match 2- Madang vs Southern Highlands
Wednesday 22nd November, 2017
Match 3- National Capital District vs Milne Bay
Match 4- Madang vs West New Britain
Thursday 23rd November, 2017
Match 5- National Capital District vs Madang
Match 6- Southern Highlands vs West New Britain
Friday 24th November, 2017
Match 7- Southern Highlands vs Milne Bay
Match 8- West New Britain vs National Capital District
Saturday 25th November, 2017
Match 9- National Capital District vs Southern Highlands
Match 10- Milne Bay vs Madang