Foto: Will Maddocks © Perry Biemans
TKcricket.com: Sparta 1888, having nearly upset Rotterdam the previous week, secured their first victory of the campaign at the Bermweg on Saturday, defending their total of 171 all out against the batting might of Voorburg.
Ruve Louw’s 55 had seen them to this fairly challenging total despite Aaditt Jain’s four for 35, but at 86 for three with Bas de Leede and Michael Rippon together, Voorburg seemed to be heading for victory; even after De Leede’s dismissal for 34, Rippon and Don Glover added another 67 for the fifth wicket.
But once Rippon went for a 33-ball 44 the innings fell apart, just eight more runs being added as Nasrat Ibrahimkhil took four for 29 and Khalid Ahmadi three for 25, and Sparta won by 10 runs.
They were then brought sharply back to earth in the day’s second match, Hermes-DVS dismissing them for just 103 and going on to win by nine wickets in 9.4 overs.
Hermes owed a good deal to a fine all-round effort from Ralph Elenbaas, who took three for 14 in Sparta’s innings and then top-scored with an unbeaten, 26-ball 44, while Hikmatullah Jabarkhail was even more successful with the ball, claiming four for 13 in his four overs.



