Last weekend was the first round of matches since the Danish players retuned from the ICC Trohpy in Canada where after a good start the Danes threw away their qualification chances with unnecessary losses. The Trophy has marked the Dansih players physically and mentally which could be seen last weekend.

Svanholm played the Pakistani club Nørrebro and were without the bowling services of Søren Vestergård who took most wickets in Canada. Søren is still suffering from his calf injury sustained in the last match in Canada. Søren played only as a batsmean. Svanholm other strike bowler from Canada Søren Hansen has a back injury and could only bowl as a spinner whvih he did quite well. Nørrebro were therfore able to make a good score of 208-7 against Svanholm's weak attack. The bowlers only taking 3 wickets the others were run out. Nørrebro's star Aftab Ahmed was one of the run outs only making 1. Tariq Khan made 42 while Nørrebro's main strike bowler Khuram Ali took the first three Svanholm wickets and had them constantly in trouble. But a last wicket stand of 31 between Atif Butt and Martin Jensen withstood the Nørrebro attack and Svanholm won by one wicket.

Svanholm's rivals these past two years Herning had beaten Svanholm earlier in the season and this weekend Herning took on Glostrup from Copenhagen. Herning have several players who took part in Canada and this weekend only Lars Hedegaard made a name of himself while the others failed miserably. Herning could only muster 108 in a rain affected match. Glostrup on the other hand were soon in trouble thanks to Lars losing 6 wickets for 34 but after a rian interval Peter Grünvald change the match around with 49 and pulled home with 2 wickets to spare. Herning and Svanholm are now neck and neck again and the two teams meet again on September 2.

The battle for third place and down to the relegaiton play-off place is now wide open with only 4 points in it. Glostrup, Hsusum, Esbjerg and Skanderborg all won matches this weekend. Upcomers Ishøj however look certain for relegation again as they yet have not won a match.

The difference to the first division is still large and theres is no certain candidate for promotion. KB lost surprisingly one match last weekend to Fredericia and this weekend Aalborg lost to Nykøbing Mors when Aalborgs otherwise powerfull batting line-up collapsed. The best side so far is Svanholm's second elleven but they are not allowed to be promoted.

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