Poidevin Gray Report vs Hawkesbury - Round 4 |
The long haul out to Richmond saw the PGs side confident of a win following strong performances across most grades the previous day. The morning didn't start as planned with team organisation and warm up being rushed. Avendano attempts to re-build the Stags' innings After losing the toss and being sent out to field, a good bit of bowling by Adam Flemming caught the edge and a sharp catch was held in slips by Andrew Chapman. Following this success, Gordon never made it out of first gear as the runs came too easily for the Hawkesbury batsman. Tight bowling in patches wasn't enough as their batsman managed to put away the loose balls keeping the run rate high. At 2-150 off 30, Gordon were looking at a possible chase of over 300, but the introduction of Justin Avendano slowed the scoring rate as he bowled a good tight spell to help restrict Hawkesbury to 7-265 off their 50 overs. A good scramble by Gordon to restrict the runs at the end. Gordon went out to bat fairly confident of chasing down the total on what looked like a good track to bat on. A less than desirable start ensued, as both openers were out cheaply, leaving Harry Evans (28) and Justin Avendano (28) to try and pick the run rate up against the new ball. At 2-40 off 20 overs, Gordon never managed to catch up and the game rapidly slipped out of reach. Solid knocks by Kris Colley (25), Dan Smith (22) and Andrew Chapman (36 no) saw Gordon limp home to 9-176 ensuring that Hawkesbury didn't take away the bonus point. Andrew Crosland |
PGs outclassed all around the park
