AFTER winning the Cardiff Midweek League a couple of weeks ago Sully Cricket Club made it a league and cup double with a comfortable eight wicket victory over Eclipse Printing at St Fagans Cricket Ground.

Losing the toss the Sully 'Spartans' were put into the field and after four overs Eclipse had reached 40 for the wicket and were going along comfortably. Sudhi then took a couple of quick wickets finishing with 2 for 18 from the allotted maximum of three overs per bowler and Eclipse were now on 69 for 2 from eight overs.

B Richardson was the next bowler to take a wicket and this coupled with two run-outs still left Eclipse in a decent position at 102 for 5 from 12 overs with another six overs left in this 18 overs a side game.

Sathish and Morgan were to bowl the last six overs between them determined to keep Eclipse under 130 and a total the 'Spartans' could run down with the light already fading.

Both bowlers used the pitch to perfection with Sathish finishing with figures of 2 for 15, and Morgan with figures of 3 for 11 from three overs a piece, leaving the final score of 128 all-out.

In reply, just like the first innings the opening pair went off like a rocket and at the end of the sixth over Sunny ,with a quick fire innings, retired on the score of 30 with the 'Spartans' now on 50.

A quick wicket went down before Santosh joined Saeed and together they took the score to 89 for 2 before Saeed was out for 29.

Santosh carried on punching away the bad ball reaching the retirement figure of 30 in the 13th over and the Spartans were 104 for 2, needing just 25 from the last five overs.

Sandeep (8 not out) was happy to flick the singles whilst new batsmen Vishal Broadway (15 not out) had other ideas of finishing the match off very quickly as he went for the bowling attack on each and every bowl irrespective of line or length.

Sully reached their total with two overs to spare just as the rain came down and with the light making batting very difficult, victory could not have come at a better time.

Eclipse Printing 128 all out

Morgan 3 for11

Sathish 2 for 15

Sudhi 2 for 18

Sully CC 129 for 2

Sunny retired 30

Santosh retired 30

Saeed 29