1st Grade Report vs Mosman - Round L/O 4 |
Heartbreak! After winning a game earlier in the season on the last ball, in very similar circumstances, this time around Mosman were the victors. It must be brighter in Oz - Will Smith bowls in sunnies Gordon won the toss and elected to bat on a very good Chatswood wicket. Eccles fell early before "Jiggy" Smith and Bombas took control, both scoring half centuries in quick time. Jiggy was unluckily run out after the ball deflected off his bat and onto the stumps before he made his ground taking a quick single. "Jammer" Packman never got going and the Stags were 3 for 138. Mosman's spin bowlers then turned the game, building pressure and cutting down the scoring options. The pressure began to build and led to a collapse with Gordon losing 4 wickets for 16 runs, the score the 7 for 195. McDonald and Beverley put together a very solid partnership over the last half a dozen overs ensuring that a competitive total was posted, the innings finishing at 7 for 239. Probably 20 -30 short of where it should have been given the start that Gordon had. Mosman's innings began well for the Stags with the Dyland "D-Train" Connell collecting a wicket off his first ball. From this point on though some solid batting had Mosman in control. Once again the "Great Ghandi" Nicholson turned the game on its head through some inspired captaincy and brilliant bowling. Using his bowlers very effectively and himself taking crucial wickets and bowling very tight lines, the tide began to turn the Stags way.
McDonald worked well with Will Smith throughout the day Alas lady luck did not shine on the Stags. The Mosman number 11 managing to hit a six off the 2nd ball of the over and suddenly Mosman were back in it. A couple of singles off the next few left Mosman needing 3 to win off the last ball. The final delivery manag ed to squeeze past bat, pads, stumps and a diving wicket keeper to roll into the boundary for 4 byes. A highly entertaining game of cricket in which both teams fought tooth and nail for supremacy. Dylan Connell
Bowling in tandem, Gareth "G-Banger" Wright and bustling Dylan "D-Train" Connell |
1st Grade put on another thriller
The last 5 overs became a blur, Mosman 5 wickets in hand needing less than a run ball. The Gordon fielding was brilliant with 2 run outs executed, the bowling was also excellent, an LBW and then Ghandi clean bowling the Mosman danger man with a brilliant slower ball, suddenly at the start of the final over Mosman where 9 down and needing 12 runs to win. 
