Moses leads Young Ashdod to the top

Shmuel Moses - a magnificent 162 for Young Ashdod © Israel Cricket

Shmuel Moses scored an unbeleivable 162 as Young Ashdod beat Ra'anana by 62 runs to move to the top of the Division 1 table. Lions Lod remain unbeaten as they defeated Dimona C by 76 runs, and Kiryat Gat won their second straight game in Division 2, beating Dimona A by 3 wickets.

The big story of the weekend definetely came in Ashdod, where Shmuel Moses showed plenty of skill as well as concentration in compiling a massive individual score of 162. Moses, who was dropped on 15 and again on 47, made his visitors pay for their sloppy fielding, with powerful hitting, especially straight down the ground. Raymond Aston chipped in with a quick 38 at the end of the innings, taking Young Ashdod to 315 for 9 in their 40 overs. Ra'anana got off to a decent start, with young Shlomi Korman (36) again showing his talent, but they failed to put a meaningful partnership together. Raz Ben Zaken scored an excellent 62, but he was fighting a hopeless cause and he was last man out with the score on 253. Although Moses was undoubtedly the man of the match, Young Ashdod captain Danny Malyankar also starred in taking 5 for 40 with the ball.

Eitan Benjamin bowls to Raz Ben Zaken during the 62 run win for Young Ashdod over Ra'anana © Israel Cricket

Half centuries from Shalom Rubin (61) and Isaac Massil (54) took Lions Lod to 293 for 8 in Dimona versus Dimona C. Sunny Ashtamkar (54) and Danny Ashtamkar (34) got runs in reply for the hosts, but the target was always going to be beyond them. Benny David (3 for 32) was the pick of the bowlers, as Dimona C were bowled out for 217 and Lions Lod became the only team to take maximum points from their first two games.

If it was the batsmen who dominated in Division 1 games, it was the bowlers who had the better of things in the Division 2 game between Kiryat Gat and Dimona A in Kiryat Gat. Dimona A were dismissed for just 144, with three wickets each for Gabi Talkar and Godwin DeSouza. Kiryat Gat reached their target for the loss of seven wickets, despite 3 for 21 for Rafi Varsulkar.