1st Grade Report vs Blacktown - Round 13 |
The lads from the Stags premier side arrived at Chatswood Oval having dropped out of the top 6 for the first time in 08/09 season. With the club also in the mix for the club championship, it was imperative that a win was registered. Nicholson charges in against the Warriors The ground was in outstanding condition and the pitch looked pretty good considering the amount of rain it had received. Matt 'The Great Man' Nicholson won the toss and elected to bowl first. Dylan 'D-Train' Connell and Jules 'Midnight' Stephenson opened up, with Jules claiming a wicket with his first ball back from injury. All the bowlers stuck to their task, bowling good lines and not allowing Blacktown any chance to hit out. The fielding was also of high standard, although special mention must be made of Rod 'Rocket' Hokin who provided all those watching with his own highlight reel. Rod, who had already taken 2 very handy grabs, was fielding at square leg, next to the umpire. The Blacktown batsman attempted a pull shot, off Nicho's bowling. Rod immediately turned towards the boundary and began to chase the ball, or so he thought. Rocket ended up three quarters of the way to boundary when the ball landed about 3 paces from where he had initially been standing. Enough said. A storm hit the ground around 1pm, with Blacktown 6 for 80 at the time. Play did not recommence until 3:20, with the game revised to 42 overs per side. Blacktown was eventually dismissed for 130, with Brendan 'BMac' McDonald the pick of the bowlers.
Once again the batting struggled, chasing a small total, it crumbled to be 6 for 39. James Packman with the assistance of BMac did their best to dig the Stags out of the hole, but unfortunately the task was too great, with Gordon being bowled out in the 32nd over for 101. "BMac" - Dylan's pick of the bowlers, handy with the willow as well With results falling our way, luckily we are still only 2 points out of the top 6. With the rest of grades winning their games and the club striving to win the club championship, it is time 1st Grade stood up and show what they are truly made of! It was a shame not to be able to farewell Will Smith with another rendition of the team song, and the next couple of round will be interesting with the young top order required to step up and build a platform for the club to launch its assault at numerous titles. Dylan Connell |
1st Grade vs. Blacktown, Feb 2009
There was another rain delay following the change of innings which left Gordon chasing a revised total of 120 off 38 overs.
