Chiang Mai _ After a day of close, intense batting, group leaders began to consolidate their positions.

A cut-throat game between the Awali Taverners and the Surrey Vagrants saw the Taverners, with a mighty whack by Sanjay Rathod, pushing his team to a one run 82-81 victory.

By hitting the Champion banner on the full, Sanjay scored 10 points and bagged 3,000 Baht to be donated for the development of Thai Junior Cricket.

The other close encounters yesterday were between the Lords Taverners and the Southerners, with just one run in favour of the latter and the Surrey Vagrants one run ahead of the CMW Warriors.

RESULTS

GROUP A

Leader (7 pts) Yes No Wait Sorries (England ) defending Cup Champs

GROUP B

Surrey Vagrants 7 pts) Cup Runners-up (England); Awali Taverners 8 pts. (Bahrain)

GROUP C

Gloucestershire Gipsies (8 Pts England)

GROUP E

Lords Taverners. Former Cup Winners (0 pnts. Australia) and the Spoon: Halylt. So far unbeaten

SPOON DIVISION

Hallylt 52/1 (Dan Jones 28) def Bangkok Postels 46/0 (Richie Sulway); TQ Malakas 53/5 (Orf, 4 wkts/20) def Gymkhana Cavaliers 50/3; TQ Malakas 70/1 def Wombats 69/0

MAIN DRAW

Lords Taverners 59/0 (Andy 30 n.o.) def Southerners 56/2; Darjeeling 59/4 (Greg Moses 29 n.o.) def Shanghai Dragons ( 46/4); Marchweil Outlaws 79/0 (Robert Hall, 31 n.o; Hashan 30 n.o.) def Blythswood 51/3; Awali Taverners 82/0 (Kalu Withgrand 30 n.o.) def Surrey Vagrants 81/0 (Mark Higgs 31 n.o.); Yarrambat 68/5 def Almar 66/1;

Syd Silver 32 n.0.) Yes No Wait Sorries 72/0 (Mark Briers 31 n.o.) def Shanghai Dragons 69/2); Surrey Vagrants 48/0 (Mark Higgs 33 n.o.) def CMW Warriors 46/3; Marchwiel Outlaws 90/0 (Sean Morrison 34 n.o., Lord Hall 31 n.o.) def Southerners 56/4; Gloucestershire Gipsies 57/0 def Yarrambat 54/4; Awali Taverners 83/1 def CMW Warriors 50/2.

The Bangkok Post

30 March 2005