This ANZAC day the club was able to once again lay a wreath in a public service on behalf of the members of our club in memory of those who served and were never to return

Burnside West Christchurch University Cricket Club
This ANZAC day the club was able to once again lay a wreath in a public service on behalf of the members of our club in memory of those who served and were never to return
Some strong fantasy performances across the grades this week as we reach the pointy end of the season. Our Premiership and Championship sides both looked good against St Albans, while the Broncos and Foxes both had strong wins. OBC got the better of the Lions and Diamond Traders, the Traders knocked out in their Semi Final and the Lions with work to do going into day 2. The Northwest women sadly had to abandon their final game of the season. A mixture of familiar and unfamiliar names topped the player leaderboards this week, while it was the old guard who stood on the podium in the team standings.
THIS WEEKS TOP PERFORMERS – PLAYERS
Batters
Ahh McKean, you’ve done it again… 76 not out see’s Steve lead the way in back-to-back weeks. His opening partner Martin comes in a close second, scoring 72 not out which could have been a lot more had he not been forced to retire hurt. Dan Coles rounds out the top 3 with a 66 not out. Prior to this Dan had only played in a couple of games for 15 points so was unsurprising not selected by any managers!
It was an eventful week around the club – DDT played their 2nd game since Christmas, passing on their default curse the the Div 2 Lions. Will O’B came out firing looking to boost his stocks at the end of the season, with some of the women’s players also registering their best performances for the season – but how does this affect fantasy?
A low scoring week as we come down the final stretch, some unusual performers make their way into the top performances of the week.
The Top Performers – Players
Batters:
War machine strolls his way into the top 3 with a dominant 42 not out to get his fantasy points back on track. Ahead of him are the usual performers of Thomas & Will, the latter of which was back to his best.
With the Penultimate round of games starting next week, the season leader Gareth Gibson has managed to hold onto his lead but with Luke Moore & Carl Huyser close behind its still anyone’s game. Who will be the decisive pick in fantasy to take Gareth to gold or who will sabotage his chances and let another contender take it!
Sunday’s Premier One Day Semi- Final win over East Christchurch Shirley was even more special for Matt Farrant who bought up his 200th appearance for BWCUCC.
After weeks of rain, cricket was finally able to resume, and with that, Fantasy is back in action! Lets see how things shake out with only 5 weeks left in the season.
The Top Performers – Players
Batters:
A strong…. Bowling?? Performance from Grant Dickson puts him at the top of the batsmen for the week with a 50 from Martin & 40 n.o from Nicola to round out the top 3.
As January comes to an end, the fantasy race is still as tight as ever. Congratulations to Luke Moore for taking out his 2nds win in a row, are we seeing the rise of a new fantasy leader? Only the coming weeks can tell, but let have a look at the week just gone.
The Top Performers – Players
Batters:
Disclaimer: The Dubai Diamond Traders scorecard from 22 January is currently M.I.A. so some results are subject to change. However, based on current scores and team selections this will not have any significant effect on the leader board.
LAST WEEK (15 JAN)
No write up last week, but let’s look at the top 3 managers for the games on 15 January
New year, same old fantasy write up, now with beers to be won! Lets see what the new year has in store for the fantasy rankings.