Middlesex add 35-over BCL title to list

Middlesex did the double in the Brooklyn Cricket League (BCL) when, last Saturday at Marine Park C, they copped the 35-over Knockout Competition, as the curtains came down on the 2016 season.{{more}}

Reduced to 30 overs because of a late start, Middlesex won the toss, but inserted their opponents Junoon.

Unable to negotiate the bowling of the Middlesex, Junoon were dismantled for 110 in 27.2 overs.

Syed Haider, with 31, was the top scorer.

Bowling for Middlesex, Kavir Singh took 4 for 22, while Rod Michael picked up 2 for 7, Tegana McKenzie – 2 for 11 and Rushane Manning – 2 for 15.

Middlesex openers, former SVG Under-19 player Mark Audain and Rushane Manning then set about to erase the modest total.

Audain struck 66 not out, in which he crashed 8 fours and 2 sixes. Manning made 33 not out.

The pair saw Middlesex reaching their target of 111 without losing a wicket and needing 11 overs to do so.

The week prior, Middlesex had champed the 20/20 title, their first piece of silverware in the BCL.

Another Vincentian club, Cavaliers, won the BCL regular season title.(RT)