The big hitters flexed their muscles on the second day of the ongoing 17th Chiang Mai Sixes at the Gymkhana Club yesterday.

The best innings of the day came from Chris Vester, the youngest member of the Almar C.C. team from South Africa.

Vester hammered 35 out of their total of 69-0, finishing with a massive six, as Almar defeated Bangladeshi team Commonwealth, who made 66-3.

Another batsman to make his mark was former Essex County captain Paul Prichard who hit 29 not out as Surrey Vagrants from England beat UAE-based Darjeeling and then returned to the wicket to slam 31 retired as the Vagrants eased past Malaysian side Silver State.

Perennial contenders Perth Postels from Western Australia relied on trusty South African guest star Kenny Jackson (32 retired) as they beat England's Ashwell Crusaders and W. Risdale made 31 as Cup holders Gloucestershire Gipsies 62-0 defeated Spain-based Javea Wanderers.

There were some weary heads following Sunday's splendid opening party sponsored, as usual, by the Tourism Authority of Thailand and held at the Pornping Tower.

Tournament director Maurice Bromley pointed out that several of the teams had appeared at every tournament since the first event in 1988, the Wombats, the Drifters and Darjeeling, noting with regret the demise of Joe Carpenter, the driving force behind the team.

Bromley was effusive in his praise of all the participants over the years, pointing out that their generosity had under-written the highly-successful Chiang Mai Schools Cricket Association, with this year's 5th Sawasdee Cup helping to ''build a future for cricket in Thailand".

RESULTS

Cup/Bowl/Plate Divisions: Te Pakeha 57-1 (Steve Penny 30 n.o.) beat Silver State 56-1; Shanghai Dragons 53-0 beat Almar 51-2; Lions of CMW 78-2 beat Javea Wanderers 73-1 (Tom Rowe 33 ret); Surrey Vagrants 59-0 (Paul Prichard 29 n.o.) beat Darjeeling 55-4; Perth Postels 77-0 (K. Jackson 32 ret) beat Ashwell Crusaders 48-3; Moonshine Warathais 52-1 beat B.A. Dragons 39-4; Gloucestershire Gipsies 62-0 (W. Risdale 31 ret) beat Javea Wanderers 59-1; Stairway to Heaven Drifters 63-0 beat Shenanigan's Darwin Dilettantes 62-4; Surrey Vagrants 58-0 (Paul Prichard 31 ret) beat Silver State 56-2; Almar 69-0 (Chris Verster 35) beat Commonwealth 66-3 (Raffiqul 31 ret).

Spoon: Gymkhana Cavaliers 62-1 beat Wombats 61-2; Shenanigans Malakas 65-2 beat Living Dolls 64-0; Irish Pub Gang Green 44-1 beat Bangkok Postels 43-1; Wombats 66-1 (James Bell 31 ret) beat Halylt 47-1 (T. White 30 ret)