After watching the conclusion to the match between Gymkhana and Lanna, Patong with two defeats so far in the tournament must have felt like lambs to the slaughter but the Phuket side probably gave their best display of the weekend even though they were beaten by 56 runs.
Dave Watson is a highly talented all-rounder but cannot produce unless he has looked after himself the night before. An early night did the trick as he was very pleased with his figures of 2 for 11 in 3 overs but he couldn’t stop Gymkhana from making another large score as they reached 162 for 5 with Ubaid making 45 and Naveed 35*.
Watson continued to show what we had been missing earlier in the tournament by hitting four fours in an innings of 27 and he finished as Patong’s highest scorer as Maki took 3 for 12 to restrict the opposition to 106 for 8. Gymkhana had won three matches out of three but they would have to wait to be crowned champions as there was one more match to be played.