4th Grade Report vs Mosman - Round 5 |
Fourth Grade is improving every week, and on Saturday against Mosman we put in our most complete performance of the season. However, we were unable to take the final two wickets and secure a much deserved win. The skipper, Lin, clears the fence with a big blow In an odd move we were put into bat on what could only be described as a belter (Editor's note ' This normally happens in these shortened 'two day' matches as the team bowling second MUST take all 10 wickets to win). However, we didn't take full advantage of this early on and found ourselves precariously placed at 4-80. Despite this, all the top 3 looked in good knick and made starts and it is only a matter of time till they hit a big score. With the loss of the 4th wicket Andrew Crosland joined Hugo Anderson at the crease, the two batted sensibly before lunch steering the team to 4-130 at the break. After the break runs started to flow more freely as the Mosman bowlers tired in the heat. Crosland was eventually dismissed trying to push along the scoring for a well compiled 61, he and Anderson put on a pivotal 120 run partnership to place Gordon in a very strong position. The loss of Crosland brought Captain Shayne Lin to the crease, and with declaration on his mind, Shayne proceeded to clear the boundary on 3 occasions on his way to a quick fire 45 not out. When Shayne declared the score was 5-266 off 58 over's with Lin and Anderson combining for a 70 run partnership off 10 over's. Hugo finished on 87 not out, a determined knock which was much needed time in the middle. With 63 over's, and an impressive bowling attack at our disposal we were confident that we would be able to dismiss Mosman and take the points. The bowling started well with Dan Lake and James Kidd bowling tight lines, Dan was rewarded with the first wicket, a sharp catch to Anderson in the slips. After 17 over's Mosman found themselves at 1-37. It is this slow start that was much to the detriment of Gordon. It meant that Mosman had very little chance of winning, and though they didn't play for the draw, from here they batted with very little intent to chase the score which gave us limited wicket taking opportunities. However, we continued to push hard and some impressive bowling from Alex Lines (3/16) and Adam Cubbage (2/80) gave us a sniff with Mosman 8 down with 8 overs to play. However their tail enders batted with good determination and we weren't able to take the final two wickets, Mosman finishing at 8/195. We were by far the stronger team on the day and there are only positives to take out of the game for the team despite taking no points. Hugo Anderson |
4th Grade come away without a win, or a loss
