TKcricket.com: Juandre Scheepers was again among the wickets for the Spartans, removing internationals Vikram Singh and Teja Nidamanuru before returning to add the scalp of Johan Smal, who had anchored the innings in reaching 64.
At 155 for five VRA could have been in trouble, but they were rescued by their lower middle order, Patrick Gouge making 46 and Viraj Thakur 44, which Ibaad Zaidi hit his maiden Topklasse half-century, making 55 before becoming one of three victims for Max Hoornweg, who finished with three for 32.
Their efforts enabled VRA to reach 285, and it was soon evident that there would be no repeat of Sparta’s spirited chase against HBS last week.
Only Lukas Boorer (34) and Tim Ferguson (28) managed reasonably substantial contributions, but the feature of the innings, and probably of the match, was Vikram Singh’s maiden five-wicket haul, all five of his victims caught behind by Jack Cassidy.
Singh finished with five for 37, and Sparta were all out for 142; now four points behind Excelsior and VOC at the foot of the table, the Capelle club seem certain to be playing Hoofdklasse cricket next season.