Credit: On Shot Photography
By Ahmad Khawaja
The Big Picture
After 23 games we’ve reached the end of day two of the WICF Junior World Series, with every team having played a couple of matches to date and getting into the routine of the tournament proper.
Here’s a summary of the results from and standings at the end of day 2:
Under-13 Boys:
Singapore 66 (0) lost to New Zealand A 98 (4)
South Africa 103 (3) def. Australia 65 (1)
England 129 (2) def. New Zealand 89 (2)
Singapore 26 (0) lost to South Africa 129 (4)
New Zealand A 107 (3) def. England 100 (1)
New Zealand 132 (2) def. Australia 124 (2)
Singapore 61 (1) lost to Australia 129 (3)
South Africa 144 (3) def. England 80 (1)
New Zealand 143 (4) def. New Zealand A 73 (0)
Standings after three rounds: South Africa 19, New Zealand 14, New Zealand A 13, Australia 9, England 7, Singapore 1
Under-15 Boys:
Australia 120 (4) def. England 82 (2)
New Zealand 78 (1) lost to New Zealand A 90 (3)
South Africa 62 (1) lost to Australia 117 (3)
England 88 (1) lost to New Zealand A 124 (3)
Standings after two rounds: Australia 15*, New Zealand A 12, South Africa 7, New Zealand 6, England 2*
*Played three matches
Under-17 Boys:
New Zealand A 173 (4) def. Singapore 74 (0)
South Africa 26 (0) lost to Australia 76 (4)
New Zealand 152 (4) def. England -15 (0)
New Zealand A 103 (1) tied with England 103 (3)
New Zealand 91 (3) def. Australia 89 (1)
South Africa 197 (4) def. Singapore -65 (0)
Standings at end of two rounds: New Zealand 13, New Zealand A 9.5, Australia 8, South Africa 7, England 4.5, Singapore 4.5
Under-17 Girls:
England 7 (0) lost to Australia 132 (4)
New Zealand 107 (3) def. New Zealand A 78 (1)
Australia 157 (4) def. South Africa 63 (0)
New Zealand A 129 (4) def. England 33 (0)
Standings at end of two rounds: Australia 20*, New Zealand 8, New Zealand A 7, South Africa 6, England 1
*Played three matches