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maltatoday WEDNESDAY 24 JANUARY 2018 Sport 22 CRICKET League leaders Krishna suffer shock loss to Melita MELITA CC were convincing winners thanks largely to the impressive all-round perfor- mance of Matthew Towns. Krishna batted first and lost their first 5 wickets for 36 runs. A 43-run partnership for the last wicket salvaged some pride in an otherwise disappointing batting effort. For Melita, Jurg Hirschi and Towns captured 3 wickets each. Melita's run chase was comfortable with Sean Byrne (36 not out) and Towns (30 not out) leading the way. National junior player Ethan Xuereb guided Melita to victory with 27 balls to spare. This weekend sees Game 6 of the 2017-18 Winter League between Marsa CC and Mel- ita CC. The losers of this clash can bid farewell to their chances of clinching the Win- ter League title. Melita CC 123 for 4 (S Byrne 36, M Towns 32; B George 1-11) defeated Krishna CC 122 all out (V Prasath 37*; J Hirschi 3-15, M Towns 3-21). Winter League table (5 match- es) - Krishna 44, Melita 24, Mar- sa 20. Batting: Niraj Khanna 105 runs; Bowling: Varun Prasath & Amar Sharma 6 wickets. Fielding: Sam Aquilina and Am- ar Sharma (3); Andrew Naudi and Sean Byrne (2). Over 50 new coaches for the launch of Malta Schools Cricket Project IT has been a busy period for Malta Cricket with the completion of the ICC Level 2 Coaching Course and two Introductory Courses for PE teachers. Not only are there 11 more qualified ICC Level 2 coaches, but there are now 40 Physical Education teachers qualified to instruct cricket in schools from 34 private and state schools around Malta and Gozo. Malta Cricket are also proud to announce an agreement with the "Chance to Shine" Foundation in the United Kingdom which allows PE teachers and coaches access to an online framework that provides ample resources and support for their ongo- ing personal development as cricket coaches. The Malta Cricket Asso- ciation and the International Cricket Council are commit- ted to the growth of women's cricket and Malta chair- man (Paul Bradley) and Vice Chairman (Frank Spiteri) were encouraged to see 16 female teachers attain their cricket coaching certificate, along with the 24 male teach- ers. A total of 40 PE teachers from 34 schools in Malta and Gozo have qualified as crick- et coaches.