Seniors Match Report – Round 3 (Day 2) – 18 October 2025

Competition Tables

Round 3 – 18^th October 2025

PlayHQ link – Draw & Competition Table

• A1 (Cam #25) – =1^st (18 points)
• A2:
  • Blue (Warren) –6^th (8 points)
  • Red (Todd) – =7^th (3 points)
• B1 (Prats) – =1^st (18 points)
• B2 (Sparsh) – =5^th (8 points)
• C1 (Aniket) – =6^th (3 points)
• C2 (Indranil) – =7^th (3 points)
• C3:
  • Blue (Chintan) – =1^st (18 points)
  • Red (Karl) – =6^th (2 point)
• C4:
  • Blue (Rob) – =2^nd (13 points)
  • Red (Ravi) – 1^st (18 points)
• D1: Note: 1-day competition
  • Blue (Roger) – 2^nd (=19 points)
  • Red (Diggers) – =4^th (14 points)
• D2 (Ross S) – =1^st (13 points)

Match Reports

A1 Grade

WPHC (Cam #25) 4/311 dec defeated Kenthurst 97 & 3/180

Onto week two and a couple changes in the side as we looked to get the win.

The first change was Billy dropped for his lack of ability to convert last week. He was able to ALLEGEDLY raise his bat later that evening though so well done BCG.

This axing was only compounded by some flight cancellations and delays.

Unfortunately we can’t all fly private like Jamaican – no delays in seat 1a Billy. Anyway we hope he enjoys his trip. This brings us to the second change and with Captain K on a golf trip he was mei-axed as Andy took the reins with Hawwy as vice, leading us home like a $1.05 favourite at Randwick.

Plenty happening pre-game with such the dedication of this side that Benny and others had covers on at 11am Friday and belly there to peel them off at 6am before his usual Saturday morning ride. As the team rolled in we all went to do covers with some of the Kenthurst boys before they were instructed by their Captain (yes NASSER – the one who decided to bowl first on a road on a 30 degree day on which we scored 300) reminded us we were the home team and proceeded to leave it up to us.

Funnily enough doing covers when you have 300 on the board is far more enjoyable. Juw (no E) also unsuccessfully and much to Wu’s disgust failed to set up the frog box. We will hopefully be coming to you live very shortly.

Onto the game and we welcomed back Tom from Mudgee along with Matt Schwartzel making his A grade debut. Kenthurst seemed to have reversed their batting order with a bit of a tail wag but we took wickets at regular intervals with O and J snagging 4 a piece to have them all out for 97. Six points locked in and congratulations to Billy for beating Kenthurst on his own.

We enforced the follow on but unfortunately fell upon a bit of a stalemate as Kenthurst to their credit fought back before we shook hands and called it a day early.

Felt a bit like kissing your sister in the end but overall a very positive day taking our third straight win and 9 wickets for the day. Some great performances meaning votes could’ve gone many different directions but here are the round 3 Richard memorial medal votes:

3 Votes – O Makin
2 Votes – BCG
1 Vote – Hawwy and Jack

Focus now turns to round 4 against Normo at that oval up north.

My first time back since the 16^th of March and boy what a day that was.

A2 Grade

A2 Blue (Warren) 179 defeated by Sydney Lions 9/183

Good morning fellow batsthem,

Cricket, as we all know, can be a double-edged sword. Let’s take a quick trip back in time to the 2021/22 A2 Grand Final.

After Day One, WPH were 9/71. Then came an A2 Grade Association 10^th wicket record partnership of 101 by Tanay Hira (47) and Matty Phillip (47*), ultimately winning us the Final against Berowra. Sweet, sweet victory.

Fast forward to today. The day began with the Lions 0/20. Our opening pair of Riken “Mr Worldwide, Sydney Lions Alumni #1” Hira and Tanay “Sydney Lions Alumni #2” Hira started beautifully. They bowled a lovely line and length, leaving the Lions 2/35 after 20 overs.

Next to bless us with his bowling was Rob “Moon Ball” Knapman, who had an immediate impact on the game, taking 3 quick wickets to really put us in the box seat. Rohan “Sydney Lions Alumni #3” Asija also bowled well, taking a tidy two-fer — the batsthem unable to withstand his consistency. Warren “Putin” Schwartzel bowled well, albeit wicketless.

So here we are: the Lions are 9/99. I love cricket.

What happened next was the other edge of the sword. Their number 8 carted us around Kenthurst.

Some costly chances went down, and they made us pay. Riken “Premature Departure” Hira leaving at 4pm to go see Pitbull and leaving us a key bowler down didn’t help. Thanks, mate.

I’d like to formally congratulate the Sydney Lions on their win today.

Not only did they play well, they’re also fantastic blokes — giving us heaps of encouragement throughout a wonderful 12 hours of cricket. I really wish we could play them every week.

During the week, Brent “Slenderman” Larkham stubbed his little toe and broke it in 47 different places, so a big shout-out to Nishant and Nak for helping us out in the field. How does someone even break their toe on a concrete ramp?!

Alas, that’s cricket. Thank you for reading.
I’m off to eat my Frangos, bet on 4^th division polish football and watch some Robelinda YouTube to ease the pain and sadness that this wonderful madness brought upon us today.

See you all next week as we battle our old foe, Berowra. 

A2 Red (Todd) 171 defeated by Glenorie 9/183

What is the meaning of life? Are we here for a reason? Is there a point to any of this?

First, I had no idea what was going on. I… I couldn’t see a thing. It was warm. There was my mother. Every day, I had fun. Was having fun the point? The whole point? No, it couldn’t be that simple. Here’s one. And then it was over. Such a short life. I mean, what exactly did I do? There was some playing.There was some eating. I dug in the dirt. But when I really thought about it, it didn’t add up to much. I was back. And I was a puppy again. Alive and ready to ask the big questions. To dig for answers.

What is that big question you might ask, in the wise words of Volc “I’m nearly 50, why do I keep doing this every weekend?”. If you can’t tell from that ray of optimism, yes, we lost. We came into the day needing 10 wickets, while Glenorie needed around 130. The wicket — which had been a flat, lifeless beauty last week — had a bit more life in it this time. The rain during the week had coaxed up some extra grass, giving us hope and making it look far more inviting for the bowlers.

We picked up right where we left off. Todd (4–54) and Dan (1–33) started beautifully, knocking over their openers early. Todd then sent Glenorie’s captain packing for a duck with a gorgeous inswinger that took out the top of the stumps,  the kind of delivery that makes you want to frame the ball and retire immediately.

Unfortunately, Dan had to end his impressive spell early due to “age restrictions.” We’re currently in the process of obtaining a forged birth certificate so he can bowl longer in future matches. The plan seems promising, even Glenorie thought he was in his 20s, which says a lot about both his bowling and his terrifying height.

Lachy, still struggling with the third round now without Ben, stated “Who even needs Ben? He’s been bowling a bit slow lately.” This marks stage two of his grief: anger. Next week we expect him to reach bargaining, likely by offering to mow James’ lawn in exchange for one more game with Ben.

Then came Shomik (0–27) and myself (Jack, 3–50).

We carried on the momentum, picking up a few crucial wickets and keeping hope alive. I also trialed a bold new strategy: bowl two half-trackers, get smacked, lure the batsman into a false sense of security, then dismiss them the next ball. Flawless. (Mostly.)

With one key batsman remaining, I made the brave decision to drop him. I admit it freely, I’m not Lachy, who’s been running a full-scale propaganda campaign in his match reports for years to cover up his fielding record. Thankfully, Amit (1–17) got the guy out the very next over, with Todd taking a sharp catch keeping his cool under the high ball. This is in stark contrast to Lin Dan in the 2008 Korea Open Super Series when he lost his cool as he threw his badminton racquet at the Korean coach. 

Lachy even stated that “Who even needs Ben, he is bowling a bit slow at the moment”, however now this being the third round without Ben Lachy is only saying this as he has entered the second stage of grief, anger. Next week he might offer to mow James’ lawn as a way to bargain to get a game with Ben. 

Overall, our fielding was strong. Arjun was a wall all innings, Cam kept impeccably, and Sagnik heroically took a full-blooded shot to the knee to save four runs. True commitment, he may walk with a limp, but the scorebook will forever show “dot ball.”

Sadly, it wasn’t quite enough. Glenorie chased it down with two wickets to spare. Still, it was a step forward, we’re improving, inching ever closer to that elusive maiden win of the season.

All eyes now turn to next week:

Can Todd achieve the unthinkable,  a four-peat of winning tosses?

B1 Grade

WPHC (Prats) 3/289 dec defeated Kenthurst 8/160 (all out)

A warm welcome and hello to all long term and new readers of the famed B1 match reports, so sit back, relax and enjoy a day of great cricket which ended in high farce amid controversial that will live long in the memory of the HKHKHHHHDCCCAAAA baby 

We arrived at the home of WPHCCCCCCC cricket full on energy and good stories to tell of past moments and current agendas…. We were regaled of the time Blissy got a purple nut as a child and how Aden “C means Cold” Hanich who somehow and someway put hot water in his massive water bottle…. Top stuff by the heir to the seniors committee throne

We opened up the day with a new fresh hot opening bowling partnership of Patty “Hot Take” and Reyhan “do it for dad” Ahmed

The hot freshies took a while to get into their work slowly building pressure and drying up the runs on the Sahara like home of cricket…. Council any chance of some grass and a good watering please 

It was only a matter of time before both men got into there work and boy oh boy was it worth the wait because once the dam broke it was absolutely flooding….

Reyhan started the collapse with a gorgeous ball straight out of the crap gets wickets category, 3 more followed from the Reyman and boy was he making his dear dad proud, Hot Take Patty was feeling left out and decided to join in with 3 more of his own in extremely quick succession which included 2 Yorkers one extremely fast and one so slow it we could have waited till next June and the batter still would have swung and missed….

We now had taken 7 wickets for 28 runs and decimated Kenthurst falling into all sorts and not where we keen on grabbing the final wicket to push on for a famous outright….

Well were we all so so very very wrong, cricket doesn’t work like that, cricket sucks and cricket is hard and you’ll never get any joy out of it every in your life….. Just ask Rosco “Iron-Fist” Anderson, he’s 30 years old but look at him, cricket ages you and kills the internal spirit

With fading light starting to set in at 4:30 and with a tired and sore bowling attack we looked to the heavens for a divine intervention, something to save the mighty B1 Blues at the home of cricket

Nothing was coming, we had tried Prats “Please Respond” Datar, Biggggggggggggggggggggggg Ben Waldron, Nathan “Common Sense” Watkins, Dean “What’s 13” Carlin and Cam “Purple Nut” Bliss all to no avail and it was proving a difficult difficult challenge to take the last wicket 

However what happened next was the height of Seniors Comedy and flat out farcical scenes…

As all those are aware under our rules you must have a seniors rating to play the greatest competition in the world…. One of the Kenthurst batsmen did not have such rating, which means he must retire at 25…. He was still batting on 38* hence the controversy to be written into WPHCCCCCCCCC history….

A few parting words before we head off and look ahead to our matchup next week…. More on this at the bottom 

A special thanks to the supporters who made the journey to the home of cricket for a our game, another special thank you to Oli Linschoten for finally RESPONDING!!! and an extra special thank you to Full Kit McLennan for making us all endure this ordeal all after dropping a “sitter” (it was a tough chance really) twice over in the slips at 2:45

Next up we make a trip up north….

Have all your Hazmat gear prepared, get your inoculations done and join us on our trip up the highway

Yep it’s that lot. Another famous battle awaits

B2 Grade

WPHC (Sparsh) 209 defeated Sydney Lions 161

We rocked up to Annangrove Oval a couple short with John Kurian plagued with influenza after rumours of his interactions with C3’s A Nair, yet luckily for us a few enthusiastic boys were happy to fill in for us in the field last minute after their 4am antics.

It took some consistent lines and lengths from Manas and Mayank to finally get the breakthrough we were after, Mayank bouncing the clueless nightwatchman, with the ball popping up in the air and Rudhra taking a running back one-handed screamer to get us off to a flyer.

Our openers continued to toil with long spells, yet it was Shanks who came into the attack and ripped through the middle order of the Lions line-up, taking 4 successive wickets including a bloke with a rating of 4, coming off the back of 4 hundreds last season.

Despite these breakthroughs, the day dragged on with a couple of big lower order partnerships stabilized by the Lions’ Lucky, who dug in against some consistent spells from Meet, Shanks, Manas and Mayank. Yet despite this resilience, Mayank was the difference, castling the last 2 batters of the Lions team, and with that gaining himself a cheeky +1 to the unmissable Saturday night party.

In the end, the Lions were bowled out for 161, as we sealed an impressive 47-run victory and our first of the year. Missing vital personnel, this was a massive win for the boys and hopefully good signs for the future of the competition. 

C1 Grade

WPHC (Aniket) 247 defeated by Berowra 5/251

After posting a competitive 247 on Day 1, we took the field with confidence, hoping for early breakthroughs. Ram opened the bowling with Anand, with both bowlers keeping things tight early. Ram found just enough movement to trouble the openers. The pressure finally paid off in the 6^th over when Ram found the edge, well caught by Eamon at short mid-wicket.

With one wicket down, Mustafa and Lakshya came on as first change bowlers, immediately settling into a nice rhythm. Both bowled disciplined spells, finding swing both ways and maintaining great control over line and length. Their patience was rewarded as each picked up a wicket in their second over — both batsmen undone by good movement and sharp bowling.

At 3 down for ~25, the momentum was with us. But the opposition then rebuilt strongly through a well-set partnership between an experienced campaigner and a young new player. They showed patience and good shot selection, slowly steadying the innings and taking the score past 100. Both reached their half- centuries, forcing us to rotate the bowlers and look for a wicket.

Dan was brought into the attack and made an immediate impact with his pace, claiming two wickets in a single over. That lifted our team’s energy – with the team going into the break at 131/5 in 37 overs.

However, in the session that followed the veteran batter proved to be the difference. Anchoring the innings with calm authority, he punished anything loose and found the gaps consistently (he finished unbeaten on 129).

Despite tidy efforts from the bowlers, we were unable to break this partnership, and Berowra cruised home with 5 wickets in hand (5/251 in 61 overs – chasing 247).

Our bowlers toiled hard, with wickets shared among Ram (1), Mustafa (1), Lakshya (1), and Dan (2).

Though the result didn’t go our way, there were some positives— good spells of swing bowling, sharp catching, and moments of pressure built through teamwork.

The challenge now is to sustain that energy deeper into the innings, develop smarter tactics for the middle overs.

Plenty to work on heading into the next round.

C2 Grade

WPHC (Indranil) 193 defeated by Kenthurst 6/194

Having managed to stick to playing 11 on Week 2, is like a blessing by itself.

After positive intent in batting last week, it was a good set up to some high expectations in checking the C2 bowling armoury.

Advay was late from Juniors’ game, so it was up to Vishnu and Inam to kick start the morning session, and they did not disappoint. Got the 2 not out Kenthurst bats out in no time and some good catching by Mridul and Mason.

Change of bowling with Prashant and new Club debutant Vincent Fernando, proved to be a master stroke. Both got to a good rhythm and Vincent taking 3 quick wickets ending 3/37. At drinks Kenthurst was 6/60 and it was looking good for WPH.

But that was where the good story ends, as the 2 new batsmen played very sensibly and did not give many opportunities. After batting on after tea, Kenthurst chased down the total losing just 6 wickets.

We lost the plot perhaps in the middle when the pressure was released with some extras and loose deliveries but a big learning for the team, but we move on to the next round.

A big call out to Jaydev Singh, Buzz, Mrinal Das and Vincent for fill-in for this side.

C3 Grade

WPHC Blue (Chintan) 7/362 defeated Hornsby 253

If Day 1 was about grit and comeback bowling, Day 2 was all about finishing the job — and the boys did exactly that!

Resuming at 110 for no loss, Chintan and Vik looked confident, picking up where they left off under a bright Sydney sun. Both continued to find the gaps with ease, but as cricket goes, the game had its own script.

A couple of sharp deliveries and a misjudged shot later, the scoreboard quickly shifted from a comfortable 0/110 to 3/130. The Hornsby bowlers suddenly found their voices, and the fielders their energy — momentum had shifted.

Enter Anubhav and Sufyan — two men on a mission.

While the rest of us nervously nibbled on our post-lunch snacks, they quietly rebuilt the innings. Suf was his usual composed self behind that steely focus, punishing anything loose, while Anubhav was a picture of patience and precision, timing the ball to perfection. Their partnership steadied the ship and pushed us closer to the target before Suf departed for a well-made 46 — a vital innings that broke Hornsby’s rhythm.

After Sitabja fell for a blinder of an outfield catch, Sayan joined Anubhav, and what followed was a batting masterclass.

The pair complemented each other beautifully — Anubhav anchoring, Sayan unleashing the occasional big shot to remind Hornsby who was boss. With a mixture of smart running, clean hitting, and sheer determination, they took us past the finishing line in style.

Anubhav retired unbeaten on 73, Sayan on 34 not out — two knocks that reflected class, composure, and complete control in their partnership of 73 runs – see photo below:

The rest of the lineup then enjoyed some much-needed batting practice — Agni (13 *), Praneel (27 off 10 – with six boundaries that made the crowd duck for cover!), and Adi (11 *) all chipped in to take the final total to a commanding 7/362 from 70 overs.

It was a perfect ending to a near-perfect match. A solid team performance where everyone contributed — from the bowlers who fought back hard on Day 1 to the batters who finished it off with authority on Day 2.

Key Performances:
🏏 Chintan Shah – 60 (78)
🏏 Vikrant Sunkale – 41 (64)
🏏 Anubhav Ghatak – 73 * (117)
🏏 Sufyan Memon – 46 (66)
🏏 Sayantan Sen – 34 * (53)
💥 Praneel Singh – 27 (10) pure entertainment!

After a complete display of teamwork and resilience, WPHCCC Blue made it three-from-three this season — proving once again that when this team sticks together, no target is too big and no challenge too steep.

Up the Blues! 💙🏆

WPHC Red (Karl) Vs Glenorie

Scores and Match Report not received

C4 Grade

Sunday game – Match Report available on Monday morning

WPHC Blue (Rob) 2/111 dec & 2/92  defeated on 1^st innings Kissing Point 107 & 7/190 dec.

Day 1

The two-day fixture between Kissing Point and WPHCCC Blue at Auluba Oval (12^th & 19^th October) provided a well-balanced contest between bat and ball, with WPHCCC ultimately emerging victorious.

Kissing Point won the toss and batted first on Day 1. On a surface offering some movement for the seamers, WPHCCC Blue’s bowlers made early inroads and never allowed the batting side to settle.

Zia Ahmed produced a superb spell, claiming 4/5 from 7 overs and consistently challenging the batters with disciplined line and impressive movement. He was well supported by Muditha Dissanayake, who claimed 3/22 off 6 overs, and Ryan Manson’s 2/20 from 5.3 overs, ensuring constant pressure from both ends.

Regular wickets meant Kissing Point were bundled out for 107, a below-par total on a ground that rewards application. In response, WPHCCC Blue made a confident start to their first innings. Openers laid a solid foundation, and by stumps on Day 1, the side had reached 111/2, declaring after 24 overs, putting themselves in a strong position. Luke Tabone batted with poise to remain unbeaten on 74*, partnered with Kamran Bloach’s score of 34 to blunt the Kissing Point attack.

Day 2

Kissing Point returned to the crease for their second innings on Day 2, looking to set WPHCCC Blue a competitive target. However, despite a few starts, they were unable to build any significant partnerships.

Direin Ratnasiva led the attack brilliantly, finishing with figures of 4/32 from 10 overs, troubling batters with consistent line and movement. WPHCCC Blue’s bowlers maintained discipline, sharing wickets and denying the hosts much momentum.

The innings folded with Kissing Point declaring 190/7. Chasing in their second innings, WPHCCC Blue approached the target with patience, but time ultimately became the deciding factor.

Despite some positive batting through Luke Tabone’s 39* and Jake Condon’s 30* to keep the scoreboard moving, the required runs and remaining overs didn’t align, and neither side could force a result before stumps.

As a result, the match concluded in a 1^st innings win with us taking valuable points from a hard-fought two days of cricket.

WPHC Red (Ravi) 111 defeated Mt Colah 57 & 5/107

Reds walked out to bat on a bright sunny and breezy hoping for some quick runs and having an eye on an outright win. 

Chintan made the most of his red-hot form by scoring a couple of boundaries in the opening over. Vishnu got out by driving in the air and handing a catch to cover.

Daksh joined Chintan and upped the tempo very well with a 38 run partnership. 

With the lead on 54 and to get some quick runs, Daksh tried to slog a length ball but got bowled in the process. 

What followed was a spectacular collapse of remaining wickets all falling without another run being added. 

Chintan also hit the ball in the air to get caught at mid-wicket, and walked back after a selfless batting display. 

Ravi tapped the ball to covers and ran like a child, forgetting he is coming back from injury. Poor Tushar was caught in the middle of the pitch, partly ball watching but also wondering how his Captain got this fit this quick, and had to go back after getting run out. 

Ravi soon got castled by a good length ball seaming in. Reds added 0 for the last 4 wickets and ended up at 111. 

Ravi came back soon opening the bowling with Tushar and we had yet another tight opening bowling display. Corey nicked one off to Sahil and Scruton, who frustrated us with a dogged batting in first innings, edged one to gully.

However, a steady partnership of 72 ensured Reds were not winning this outright. 

Butterfingers from our Reds fielders didn’t help as we dropped 3 chances during this partnership. 

Just in time before our third man and fine leg dozed off on the field, the batter hit the ball in the air with Jassi holding on to the catch like he would hold on to his dear life. 

The profanities exclaimed after the catch was not audible to the Colah players in the dugout, but someone with a good eye read the lips and said it rhymed with “Ben Stokes”. 

On of their natters, who had bored himself with his blockathon, decided take matters to his own hands and tried to sky Nirav to straight boundary.

The ball barely crossed mid off with Chintan Shah taking a well-judged catch pedaling back. 

Fair to say he saved his team out of deep trouble and rightly got a few pats in his back on his way back. 

With around 16 overs remaining and chances of any result other than draw impossible, both captains shook hands to save their soldiers’ bodies for the long summer ahead. 

Though Reds were left to rue their dropped chances, they can go home happy with a moral win and 6 points from the game.

D1 Grade

1-Day game

WPHC Blue (Roger) 7/224 defeated Vs St Ives Wahroonga 165

WPHCCC Blues batted first and put a up a solid 224/7 including Malinda Dharmadasa 52 n.o  and Shehan Fernando 50 who put on a 74 run 4th wicket partnership.

St Ives were all out for 165. Pick of the bowlers were Niranjan Kumar Suriappali  (2/11) and Mahesh Shinde (2/24) sharing 2 wickets each. 

Final tally 

WPHCCC D1 Blue 224/7 Won by 59 runs vs St Ives 165 all out

WPHC Red (Diggers) 4/196 defeated by Castle Hill RSL 2/197

Despite playing Castle Hill at Fred Caterson Field 4, it was our home game. 

Captain Diggers was delayed to the ground (he forgot the stump and had to return homes), so Buzz stood-in for the toss and won it and elected to bat. It was a good toss to win as a couple of our players were also running late.

Cliff and Tim opened the batting to some good line and length from the Castle Hill bowlers, and got us off to a good steady start.

The change of bowlers brought a quick left-armer on and got one through Cliff’s defence for 9.

Tim continued to maintain scoring with Grant and together they put on a great partnership of 93 before Grant was caught on 44.

Gus was next in to partner Tim who was continuing to hold down an end and keep the score book ticking over.

Gus hit a quickfire 33 before being bowled trying to increase the run rate.

Peter (3) and Parin (8) chipped in with contributions, but the star of the batting was Tim who remained not out on 80 at the close of the innings.

It was a great batting performance from Tim and helped the team to get to a defendable total of 4/196 – although it did feel a little shy of a par score as the outfield was lightning quick.

Parin and Disco opened the bowling, but Castle Hill’s opening batter started hitting them to all areas of the ground from the first ball.

Parin was able to get the first breakthrough with a great ball which took middle stump. Disco soon followed up with another clean bowled and we had Castle Hill 2/12.

Unfortunately that’s where the success ended.

Castle Hill’s opening batter was still sending them in all directions before being hit in the helmet by Sathak and having to retire hurt.

Castle Hill’s next two batsman continued to send the ball to the boundary and remained not out as they passed our score with only 2 down in 25 overs with 10 overs to spare.

It also didn’t help that our fielding let us down, except for Gus who was outstanding.

Anyway we will re-group and get prepared for St Ives next week.

D2 Grade

WPHC (Ross S) 251 defeated Castle Hill RSL 141

Week 2 at Greenup again.  A nice day to be in the field.

Castle Hill 1/49 at end of day 1,  we are in a good position,  but early wickets are  needed to put the pressure on after their very slow batting last week,  and us just taking a single wicket in the second last over.

Spin (Muthindra) brought on immediately from one end and Gihan (pace) from the other.   

Two maidens to start,  then a breakthrough.  Muthindra tosses the ball up.  A thin edge through to the keeper.

First wicket taken,  a wicket maiden.  A tight over from Gihan,  then another wicket to Muthindra batter caught in front,  the following over Gihan takes out middle stump.  Castle Hill losing 3 quick wickets. We are right on top.  Castle Hill 4/50. Muthindra 3/30(8), Gihan 1/16(8).

Some aggressive batting and a couple of missed chances, the Castle Hill score progresses. Tidy spell from Sachin (u14) without any luck…then a breakthrough,  in Lachlan M’s 3rd over of the day.   Castle Hills best batter LBW.  Then Lachlan’s 4^th over, final ball stumps shattered.  Lachlan M – 2/27(7).  

Congrats to Lachlan his first Seniors wickets….Castle Hill 6/123….

The next 7 overs both Jaques and Flynn (U14). Kept things very quiet…A great effort from Flynn (who had 2 catches put down in his first seniors game),  finally taking his first Seniors wicket destroying the stumps.  His cheer squad making it very clear what they thought from the boundary…well done Flynn taking 1/8 (3). Then not to be outdone Jaques  also knocks the stumps out of the ground.  A great spell,  1/1 off 4 overs today – 1-15(7) for the innings. Castle Hill 8/128 at Drinks.

After the short break another bowling partnership with Lachlan J 0-1 (4) and Sandeep 2-5(6) making things very difficult for the batters.   A one handed reflex catch to Ross behind off Sandeep,  then Sandeep cleaning up the stumps saw Castle Hill all out for 141 just shy of 50 overs.   

General consensus across the team was time for a drink,  so Captains agreed to call it a day with us taking 1^st innings points.

8 bowlers used with everyone doing a good job to make scoring difficult.  Well done guys.  Supported by a really good effort in the field.  Great enthusiasm from everyone, with a special call out to Chris, Jake and our 2 x U14s Flynn and Sachin who all saved a number of runs keeping pressure on the scoreboard.

So we have  2 wins after 3 rounds putting us in the top half of the table.  Really pleasing how everyone is going and looking forward to Round 4.