 "BETWEEN THE WICKETS"
GORDON Under 14 BLUE NEWSLETTER Volume11, 6/3/06
Manager David Trevor ph 9412 1073 or 0419 474 783
Contact Mark Carmichael ph 9958 5146 or 0403 571 146
Round 11 – one day game v St Ives Bichel
Gordon 5/100 v St Ives Bichel 10/99
The feature of the St Ives innings was the catching and ground fielding of the Gordon boys. During the year Bichel had compiled some good scores and the technique of their top order batsmen showed why. Importantly though from a Gordon perspective a number of difficult chances were taken which meant Bichel could not get any momentum. Overall 8 catches were taken;
- Dan diving forward at short cover - excellent
- Jono a diving caught & bowled which he juggled and held and a good one at cover
- Paddy two neat snares behind the wicket
- Mark A a running catch at fine leg - not easy
- Michael J a well judged catch at deep fine leg – great hands
- Marcus a super diving catch at mid wicket
- PLUS the “weekly” run out this time by Dominic who kept his cool
This top level fielding supported a good all round bowling performance which saw Jono 2/5, Joel 2/15, Roman 2/9, Hugh (in fine form) 2/23 and Tom 1/8 share the wickets. At the same time the ground fielding was first class in particular Hugh who attacked the ball with great confidence – well done!So 100 needed to secure the win and the minor premiership. Michael J looked settled only to be undone by a good swinging delivery and when Mark A was out off a leading edge to leave us 2/22 Bichel were a chance. Enter Tom “Mr Reliable” Stobo (18) who joined forces with Dan (28) and quickly set about putting the game beyond doubt. A feature of this partnership was the powerful driving and pulling of both players as they quickly added 42 for the third wicket before they both fell to the Bichel leg spinner.
Hugh (8) maintained the aggressive approach and was very unlucky to be held on a scorcher at mid off. Joel (14 NOT OUT) and Roman (6 Not out) finished the game off quickly with a rapid 24 run partnership which saw the target reached with 16 overs remaining.
Congratulations boys, you are now the Minor Premiers. You should be pleased that you have gone through the home and away series without a defeat, something that is not easy to achieve and is a well earned reward for having played good cricket all season .
Good Points.
- Fantastic catching
- Aggressive fielding in particular by Hugh
- Clear calling when running between wickets
- Positive approach to the run chase by all the batsmen
Training
At Shore on Friday at 4.30pm
NEXT GAME SEMI FINAL– one dayer v St Ives Benaud 2.00pm start – venue to be confirmed
Be at the ground by 1.45pm
Please let David know if you are unavailable
Semi Finals
Are always tough yet exciting to play in. St Ives Benaud are a good team and everyone will need to be on their game. We played Benaud in the 20/20 game earlier in the season so they will be keen to avenge that result. Good luck!
Club Presentation Day
SUNDAY April 2 at Artarmon Reserve 11.30am – 2.00pm bring a picnic lunch | 
