HONG KONG—Defending champions Craigengower Cricket Club (CCC) won their top-of-the-table clash with leader Hong Kong Football Club (HKFC) and cut the gap to 13 points. This lead will be reduced further should CCC win their unfinished game against the HKFC B team on Sept 30, 2017. HKFC-A, who won all their first half games at home, had lost two of the four away games played in the second half before last weekend’s match. They faced a strong CCC team determined to retain their first top-flight title in 22 years. Because of a spontaneous shower in the morning, the match was played on a CCC green that was heavier than normal. It started evenly and stayed that way throughout. CCC skipper Kevin Fung needed to withhold pressures from opponent Heron Lau in the last end to hold onto his tight victory of 20:19. Stanley Lai also needed to score four shots in the last end to win it 20:15. Lee Ka Ho did not have much problem with his opponent and cruised to a comfortable 20:9 victory.
