3rd Grade Report vs Campbelltown - Camden - Round 7 |
Killara Oval again proved a mystery to this Author. With a reputation for being a fast and high scoring ground, Killara again proved to be anything but, with the outfield again relatively slow and the grass not being cut all the way to the fence. So' with out of control grass along the fence line the use of cones was in order to provide a make shift boundary. Despite the wicket having a little more grass on it this week it again proved to be slow, variable and hard to score freely. Hugo was definitely the pick of the batsmen on a slow Killara Oval But' with the sun shining we were hoping to make first use of the wicket and put on a big total for Campbelltown to chase, but alas as mentioned in the weekend wrap this would not be the case and Ed would be 0 from 7 with the coin flip and the Stags found themselves bowling first. The day started well for the stags with Alex Lines getting a wicket in his first over for the second straight game in 3's and the third straight game this season, and after a couple more quick wickets Campbelltown were in big trouble at 3 for 3. A small partnership put them back on track, but with a regular fall of wickets they found it difficult to build any momentum. Tom Carruthers, Ed Howit and Nick Dowsley all bowled well picking up a wicket each. The innings was closed in emphatic style by Adam Fleming, who continued his great form with the ball this season to knock over the last 3 Campbelltown batsmen cheaply and have the Ghosts all out for 109. The only sour note out of the bowling was the donation of 3.1 overs and 19 runs worth of wides. We will need to tighten up next week in the 20/20 or it will prove costly. The Stags went out to bat with confidence in knocking off the target, and despite not putting too much emphasis or chat on the possibility of gaining a bonus point it was always going to be on the cards. Damon and Hugo got us off to a solid start getting the score to 31 before Damon was out LBW. Nick Dowsley then joined Hugo and helped to take the score to 43 before a misjudged pull shot had him back in the pavilion. The in-form Kris Colley then went to the crease and together with Hugo they took the score confidently to 70. However after Kris fell for 12, Pascal and Andrew both fell to forgettable cut shots off half trackers, and at 5 for 70 things were getting shaky. However Tom Carruthers joined Hugo and together they finished the job off with a mixture of excellent running between the wickets and shot making. Needing 5 runs off the 30th over for a bonus point Tom played a beautiful flick of his pads through mid wicket to bring up the winning runs. The pick of the bats without doubt was Hugo who held the innings together with an excellent 33 not out. Well done Boys. Pascal |
3rd Grade secure a bonus point against the Ghosts
