Former West Indies player, Gavin Tonge showed that he was nothing but class and deservingly so, as he was named player of the first semi-final for his team against New Winthorpes Lions. The tall, strongly built, fast bowler seemed at one point to be bowling marbles at the Lions batsmen who had to watch him bowl five miserly overs for 5 runs in his opening spell. He ended the innings with figures of 6-1-12-1 as the men from Blizzard could only manage a paltry 152 for 5 from the allotted 32 overs.
But it was his batting that stole the show from the Lions. With the score at 72-2 needing another 80 runs from 17 overs, the batsman Tonge came in and smashed the ball to all parts of the ground, hitting 6 fours and 2 big ones bringing up his first half century for the season. His contribution with bat and ball was pivotal in helping his team to book a place in the final. We would like to wish Mr. Tonge continued success for the rest of the season.