Match 3
Saltpond Sea Ravens Vs Hinii Marines
Hinii took to the crease first after winning the toss, with Hannah Assan 5(3) and Grace Quaicoo 18(40). Ravenβs captain, Mary Ndzibah, with revenge on her mind, motivated her team to a great first innings, although Hinii scored 118/8.
Mary took 4.0-0-13-2, while Alswell Acquah also took 4.0-0-37-2, while Grace Essoun became the only other batter to score 18 runs off 14 balls.
With the same inspiration, Mary (who scored a boundary 6) led a good chase, opening with Alswell Acquah in the second innings, and although both were bowled by Rebecca Takyi (4.0-0-22-2), they recorded 121/4 to win the cagey game by 6 wickets.
Issabella Eduah came in the middle order to do all the work for the Sea Ravens, while Patience Odoom 9(14) and Louisa Dadzie 4(1) finished things off for the team and saw wild jubilation. Mary, however, won the Player of the Match accolade with an all-round performance.
Match 4
Saltpond Sea Ravens Vs D-K Ladies CC
Saltpond Sea Ravens Cricket Club recorded their first victory against D-K Ladies Cricket.
Having lost in week one against Hinii, the Ravens opted to bat first after winning the toss.
Captain Mary Ndzibah and Louisa Dadzie could not produce a perfect start, as Mary suffered a run-out on the 3rd ball of the first innings. The order became tall for Sea Ravens until Matilda Fyn, 36 (39), held on to the game, taking the deliveries into the sea and smashing them.
Matildaβs stay on the crease, with support from Elizabeth Armahβs 13*(18) and Alswell Acquahβs 10(10), gave the Sea Ravens a total of 129/9, while DKβs Gladys Quansah and Erica Afenyi Mensah took delight in their 4.0-1-31-3 and 3.5-0-13-3 bowling figures, respectively.
A golden duck to begin the second innings by Deborah Mensah of Ravens, with an lbw by Matilda Fynn, set the tone for the restriction of D-K Ladies Cricket Club.
D-K had their bats in hand, but the waves of the sea in the deliveries got no better, scoring 12 runs, with Erica and Gladys managing 11(31) and 10(9), respectively. D-K scored 79 runs, all out in 13.3 overs, while the Sea Ravens won by 50 runs.
Player of the match, Jessica Aikins, who suffered a golden duck in the first innings from the swift bowling from Erica, took 4 wickets, giving away 10 runs in 2 overs (2.0-0-10-4).
Other wicket takers include Alswell Acquah (2.0-0-14-2), Matilda Fynn (4.0-0-23-2), and Louisa Dadzie (2.3-0-14-2) in the great limitation of D.K. Ladies Cricket Club.
