 “A victory for the ages” – but only if you are under 16 years!
Gordon home by 1 in a thriller!
At 9/195 and chasing Gordons’ 9/196 Bankstown were confident! With young Darren Jayaskera steaming in for the first ball of the 60th and final over, the crowd hushed… a full ball… a cover drive… a diving catch…. victory to Gordon, in a pulsating Green Shield match.
(Tom Lamont clears the fence during his 46 - Photo Tony Wilson)
So ended an excellent game of cricket with the “Greenies” defeating a strong Bankstown line up by one run! A full match report will follow however the boys are to be congratulated on a great performance. Club legend Michael Falk was heard to utter, “never in doubt”, although not everyone shared his confidence.
A great win which sets the scene for the Green Shield boys who face Blacktown in their next match on January 3.
(Tom Ledgerwood bowls, James Ryan appeals for a stumping, NSW umpire Darren Goodger agrees and the boys celebrate)
Since our Poidevin Gray victory against Bankstown on October 28, club supporter Dick Huey has referred to that game as the 'Act of God" match when we went from 5 for 61 to somehow score 295. Well we are not sure what the Bankstown club will call this game. We will leave that to your imagination.
 The game ebbed and flowed all day with Gordon starting slowly, accelerating, slowing down again and eventually posting a good score at Beauchamp with the slow outfield. Bankstown followed a similar pattern, however lost three wickets at a time on three occasions with Declan Jakrot collecting 3 wickets in one over.
(Declan Jakrot "in full flight" - photo Tony Wilson)
Green Shield Scores
Gordon 9 for 196 (60 overs) (Tom Lamont 46, Henry Carmichael 34, Jono Wigham 34, Tom Ledgerwood 29) defeated
Bankstown 195 (59.1 overs) (Declan Jakrot 3 for 23 (9), Chad Soper 2 for 18 (10), Henry Carmichael 1 for 21 (10), Darren Jayasekera 1 for 24 (5.1), Tom Ledgerwood 1 for 43 (10)
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