Young Ashdod’s 18-year wait to lift the Division 1 Dudi Silbowitz Trophy came to and end on Saturday as the hosts comprehensively beat Sri Lanka Tel Aviv by a massive 150-run margin.Young Ashdod captain, Raymond Aston was ecstatic.A “I have waited a long long time to lift the trophy, every squad member contributed to our success and we are going to have a big party to celebrate.” Although Sri Lanka Tel Aviv were the losers on the day, they must be given huge credit for a brilliant first division debut season, finishing runners up, after last year earning promotion by capturing the Division 2 title. Ra’anana secured third place in the league standings by defeating Neve Yonatan by eight wickets in Ashdod on Friday. For more details on cricket in Israel, please e-mail herschelgutman@gmail.com
