Seniors Match Report – Round 8 (1-Dayer) – 13 December 2025

Competition Tables

Table after Round 8, (13/12/2025) is:

PlayHQ link – Draw & Competition Table

• A1 (Cam #25) – 3^rd (37 points)
• A2 Blue (Warren) – 6^th (21 points)
• B1:
  • Prats –  1^st (35 points)
  • Red (Todd) – 4^th (28 points) Note: demoted from A2 Grade on 13/12
• B2 (Sparsh) – 1^st (33 points)
• C1 (Aniket) – =4^th (30 points)
• C2:
  • (Indranil) – 9^th (20 points)
  • Blue (Chintan) – 6^th (27 points) Note: promoted from C3 Grade on 13/12
• C3: Red (Karl) – 4^th (28 points)
• C4:
  • Blue (Rob) – 2^nd (34 points)
  • Red (Ravi) – 1^st (35 points)
• D1: Note: 1-day competition (Round 9)
  • Blue (Roger) – 1^st (62 points)
  • Red (Diggers) – 5^th (39 points)
• D2 (Ross S) – 5^th (27 points)

Match Reports

A1 Grade

WPHC (Cam #25) drew with Kenthurst Upper Hills

The heavy rain from Thursday made Kenthurst Park unplayable so this 3^rd Vs 4^th game shared the points.

Next week we return to Kenthurst Park Vs Normanhurst.

A2 Grade

A2 Blue (Warren) 5/156 defeated Kissing Point 71

We are back at the spiritual home of A2 cricket, The Glade.

We love The Glade. 

After putting the covers down on WEDNESDAY NIGHT the boys were greeted by a green, New Zealand looking pitch. Honestly we are lucky the lines were marked because the pitch blended in with the rest of the ground. 

Of course, Warren “Stalin” Schwartzel lost the toss and we were sent into bat. 

Zach “BBQ, backstabber, yes wait no, can’t finish a chicken wing” Turner and K “going to follow Zach home tonight“ T started positively with 0/68 off 14 overs. KT hit a lovey six down the ground after being absolutely BBQ’d by Zach, out for 44. Zach (18) out shortly after LBW the ball probably missing a second set of stumps down the leg side. 

Our middle order put up some healthy runs today, highlighted by Matty “son of Stalin” Schwartzel (15), Riken “Shadow of his brother” Hira (21), Nick “fastest 10km in the team” (17*) and Tanay “$2 no trophy” Hira (17*) finishing on 156. It was now our time to show Kissing Point how to bowl on The Glade. 

We started beautifully.

We had Kisso 4/10 after 8 overs. Riken 1/5 off his 4 overs. Tanay picked up 3 wickets off his first spell and Brent “has apparently scored a 200 against 8 players” Larkham taking a couple nice catches. 

Their number 4 put up some decent resistance but it wasn’t enough, the boys cleaning up the rest of the Kisso lineup for 71, bowling in some fantastic corridors. 

Tanay finished with 5/9 off his 7 overs, extending his lead at the top of the competition,s wicket takers. He was bowling very fast. This was a must win game and the boys really showed up today. We have the newly promoted Thornleigh next week at their place. 

Quick shout-out to Kissing point for helping us put the covers on after the game. They are actually good blokes and I wish we could play them every week. 

B1 Grade

WPHC (Prats) 1/77 defeated Beecroft 76

A warm welcome and hello to all long term and new readers of the famed B1 match report, sit back relax and enjoy the tales of a Saturday filled with annihilation and cricketing dominance.

Before we begun we must address the elephant in the room, due to regarding and new teams in the competition we are officially taking the moniker of B1 Blue so every week you’ll get to look forward to the tales and stories in our Blue Blue World.

Now to the not so important stuff – The Cricket, with the sun shining and a green mamba awaiting us in the middle (it’s astro) we were stinging to bowl first and that we did with Prats the Burglar finally winning his 2^nd toss of the year 

Opening up were our reliable and trusty opening duo of Hot Take Watkins and Steve “Rey” Ahmed who both once again where on from Ball 1 creating chances and keeping runs to nothing

Patty with 2 wickets in his first spell including blowing off stump out the ground of the Beecroft opener who shouldered arms to one (Patty bowls only inswingers) & an lbw that was questionable at least… Ball tracking would have the delivery going higher than Bob Marley in the 70’s

With pressure well and truly piled on it was time for change to come with Dean “Old Man” Carlin drying up the runs further, drawing 45,934,030 false shots outside off for no luck and Benny “Woop Woop” Waldron yet again bowling with rapid pace and once more this season distributing the batsmens castle with off stump sent flying…

Drinks had come and after 18 overs Beecroft were 3/33 showing extreme application in this tricky 2-day fixture… (It’s a 35 over match) 

Next up is what is now becoming quite a habit and trope for our skipper the burgular Prats with 2 absolute rank deliveries drawing 2 bad shots and 2 more wickets for the skipper… I seriously don’t know how he keeps doing this but I’m convinced is some kind of dark voodoo magic

Now comes a story of the worst over I’ve seen in a long time…. Shakeel “he’s real” Mistry bowled his first over since last season

• Ball 1 – No ball down leg side and didn’t it the green stuff
• Ball 3 – fired down leg side 4 byes… 
• Ball 6 – edge to the keeper and wicket taken… Final Stats 1/1 off 1 – truly unbelievable stuff and truly worthy of the Mistry surname…. Watch out A1’s there’s another one on the way

After a short and sweet fight from the tail we knocked over the ladder leaders Beecroft for a misly 76 with Hot Take Watkins pick of the bowlers with 4/13 off 5 overs and yet again extending his lead on top of the wicket takers list 

Now to our batting innings and it was unbelievable and flawless stuff outside of Oli “Big O” Linschoten getting the 1 good delivery Beecroft bowled all day but all’s well that ends well because it brought Ben “Strong Arm” Dunkerley to the crease to partner Nic “1 billion Bye” Price and boy did they both make light work of our small total needed

Benny nailing 45* off 44 balls including a sequence to win the game of 4,4,4 and 1 + Pricey chipping in with a calm and cool 21* off 26 to have a partnership 66 runs to ease us to the total 1 wicket down and have a incredibly sharp rise to our quotient and ladder position as we reclaim our rightful spot on top of the competition ladder.

Before we go a few special shout-outs before we head off .

– Aden “Ronnie” Hanich deciding a music festival with his mates was more important than his commitment to the greatest Club in the land… Seriously who has a life outside of cricket, truly baffling stuff and to think he’s the heir to the seniors committee throne… I don’t think so anymore

– Will “McKenzie” McLennan who showed true club spirit to help out C2’s in their time of need this weekend, a true team player and the foundations for our win was built on his team spirit…. (P.S Prats dropped him I think) 

– Lastly to Prats pre-match fire up in the Whatsapp group… We were both a wounded lion and hungry lion all at the same time but clearly it worked because we are winners – I think prats has a serious penchant for the Lion King 

In our last game before Christmas we take on perennial frontrunners Thorn…… 

Hang on wait a minute, I’m getting breaking news here across my desk and I cannot believe it….

“Due to recent competition re-gradings on December 20th 2025

WPHCCC B1 Blue will face off against WPHCCC B1 Red in the inaugural running of the Snumpty-Tina Cup (SheepStation Cup) at Dural Park 1pm….”

IT’S A CHRISTMAS MIRACLE!!!!!

If Simon Smyth sees this please officially accept our invitation to appear as official WPHCCC dignitary and match offical for the famous upcoming fixture

Go the Blues!!

Checkout the edited Youtube coverage of the game – https://youtu.be/OKMTNrYJpMo

Till Next Week

WPHC Red (Todd) 9/148 defeated St Ives Wahroonga 130

Note: moved from A2 effective Round 8 (13/12)

In physics, a phase transition happens when a system is pushed past a critical point — water becomes steam, solids melt, and things generally end up somewhere they weren’t planning to be.

This weekend, we experienced our own transition, after being promoted in the wrong direction. On paper, not much had changed: same players, same gear, same questionable catching. But from the first ball, it was clear the laws had shifted. The pace felt different, expectations recalibrated, and we suddenly found ourselves in a phase of cricket where we were expected to win.

After hearing about our demotion, Lachy was devastated to be moving yet another grade away from his true love, Ben Burrows.

Grief does strange things to people. In Lachy’s case, it led him to make an unsolicited comment about how many runs Willy had made — despite Lachy owning an average lower than the team’s number 11.

The cricket gods responded immediately. Lachy, now affectionately known as Crawly, made 30 before getting out, embraced the nickname with admirable resilience, and then followed it up today by getting out for a duck in the first over. He is really invested in this new role.

Batting conditions were far from ideal.

The outfield was slow and uneven, covered with more craters than the dark side of the Moon, making runs hard to come by and boundaries more of a suggestion than a reality. Alec was given a second life after the keeper spilled an absolute sitter, and he made full use of it, cracking a quick 21 before departing.

Superstar fill-in James Makin then came in and did exactly what the situation demanded — anchoring one end and restoring a sense of calm.

Shomik followed Alec’s lead by also making 21, though he managed to do it in eight fewer balls, purely out of efficiency. Aaron “Carey” Carlini then arrived and top-scored with a hard-fought 38, a hard-fought innings. Dan, continuing to refuse to bat like a 15-year-old, finished the innings in style, launching a massive six over cow’s head. We closed on 148 for 9 — competitive, but not entirely convincing.

At the break, the consensus was that we were about 20 runs short.

Todd and Dan disagreed.

Their opening spell blew that theory apart, sending the required run rate into orbit. Todd finished with 2/13, Dan with 0/20, and neither gave St Ives anything resembling comfort. That momentum was carried on by Keates and Jack (myself), who chipped in with 1/16 and 3/27 respectively as the pressure continued to build.

Willy then entered the attack and claimed a wicket caught in the deep by myself — a catch that nobody in the field felt confident about, myself included. Volc, having just woken up from a mid-innings nap off the field, felt it necessary to jog over and inform me of this fact. Arjun bowled a stellar spell (2/21), finally removing their top scorer after we’d dropped him four times and missed a run-out. At that point, we were starting to suspect he might be paying us per mistake.

In the end, Todd and I closed out the innings, rolling St Ives for 130 in the second last over. It had been a while since we’d had one — even longer for me, having managed to miss the only win last season — but it was a welcome feeling nonetheless.

For the first time in a while, there’s a bit of wind in our sails, and we’ll be hoping to carry that momentum into the Sheep Station’s Cup next week.

B2 Grade

WPHC (Sparsh) 3/117 defeated Hornsby 5/116

It was a great day for a top of the table clash between West Penno and Hornsby Gold at Dural Park on a lovely Saturday afternoon.

After winning the toss, Captain Sparsh decided to have a bowl first and hope to get back to winning ways after a loss the week before at the hands of St Ives.

Starting off with the ball, Vishaal and Manas got things off to a flyer with tight deliveries that had the openers on strings. After a few wickets fell, the energy from West Penno was just as up there as it was from the first ball. The toiling and excellent bowling was rewarded with Hornsby Gold ending up scoring a measly 116/5.

With Corbs and Raffa taking the pitch to open the innings with the bat, it was Corbs who fell for a low 4 runs, as Manas entered looking to pick up some much-needed form.

As a partnership  between the two formed, the pressure on Hornsby continued, but was then somewhat relieved with Manas getting taken for a respectable 24 runs.

But it was too little, too late for Hornsby, as Raffa, Sparsh, and a late contribution from Ratul, proving to be too much for them as West Penno go into the week (deservedly) at the top of the tree…

C1 Grade

WPHC (Aniket) 6/195 defeated Castle Hill 6/194

Coming into the game riding a three-match winning wave, confidence was high and spirits were higher.

The mission? Make it four in a row. Standing in our way were Castle Hill at Northholm Grammar — sitting above us on the ladder and still smug from beating us earlier in the season.

Revenge was on the menu.

The skipper lost the toss (as Captains do), but luck finally decided to smile — Castle Hill chose to bat, saving us the awkward “we wanted to bowl anyway” conversation. Ram and Aniket took the new ball, and the openers responded by playing watchfully… and punishing anything remotely loose. The outfield, despite overnight rain, was quicker than expected, and the opening stand raced to 110.

Enter Daniel.

One fiery delivery later, the leg stump was cartwheeling and the party was finally crashing. Lakshya soon sent the other opener packing, bowled while attempting a not-so-successful big heave. From there, it was wickets on tap. Anand ripped through the middle order with three scalps, Lakshya chipped in with another, and suddenly Castle Hill were wobbling.

Tight bowling at the death restricted them to 194 — a gettable total, but not without effort.

Special shout-out to Anand for dismissing their premier batsman for just 7 (this bloke already has 400+ runs this season). The catching was equally sharp — Saurabh casually plucked a one-hander like he does it in his backyard, and Daniel swallowed a skier with monk-like calm.

Chasing 194, Chetan and Raynaldo strolled out with a clear message: “Why not make this fun?”

What followed looked less like a 35-over chase and more like a T20 highlight reel. Ray got things rolling with a pristine cover drive, and then all hell broke loose. Chetan’s pull shot may still be echoing off the top floor of the school building. The opening stand blasted us to 82 in no time before Ray was trapped LBW.

Saurabh joined the carnage, smashing three boundaries in an over. Chetan departed for a breezy 35, Eamon added a quickfire 8 off 6, and then wickets started falling a little too quickly for comfort. Saurabh top-edged one after making 15, and suddenly we were in a mild panic — still about 80 to get with momentum wobbling.

Calm heads prevailed as Lakshya and Mridul dug in, rebuilding smartly and using the luxury gifted by the explosive start. With 26 needed off 6 overs, Lakshya holed out at long-off. Aniket walked in and promptly muscled two boundaries before being run out, just to keep things interesting.

At the business end, Mridul took charge.

Daniel walked in, didn’t face a ball, but made sure the running between wickets stayed sharp. A composed, classy unbeaten 50 from Mridul sealed the deal in the 33^rd over, sparking celebrations all around.

A hard-fought, well-earned win — and sweet revenge too.

With one game left before the Christmas break, the team is buzzing and ready to finish on a high

C2 Grade

WPHC (Indranil) 9/166 lost to Kissing Point Red 5/169

After a strong win last week, we arrived at Auluba Oval aiming to secure our third consecutive victory.

We won the toss and elected to bat, sending openers Rohan and Arjun out to the middle. Filling in for us this week, they got us off to an absolute flyer, scoring quickly early and putting us firmly on top.

The runs continued to flow, but both openers were dismissed in quick succession, leaving us at 2/51 after 8 overs. Vishnu and Prashant then steadied the innings, capitalising on loose deliveries and rotating the strike well. By the drinks break, we were 3/95, setting ourselves a target of around 190–200 runs, which we felt would be defendable on this wicket.

Unfortunately, after drinks we were unable to accelerate the scoring as we would have liked. Despite some handy contributions from Dinesh and Kapil, we finished with a total of 9/166 from our 35 overs.

Although we fell short of our target, we took the field with confidence, knowing that early wickets would keep us well in the contest. We did exactly that, applying immediate pressure as Kapil struck early, picking up three wickets, while Rohan got a really good run out leaving the Opposition 4 down for just 33.

We looked to maintain the pressure and capitalise on our momentum, but some disciplined and composed batting from the Opposition without really giving us many chances allowed them to regain control. They ended up losing only one more wicket and went on to secure a five-wicket win.

Even though we lost, there were some really good performances with both bat and ball, and if we can maintain that level throughout the entire innings, we can turn games like this into wins instead of just falling short, giving us some positives to take into our next game.

C3 Grade

WPHC Blue (Chintan) 7/118 lost to Kenthurst Upper Hills 3/119

Note: moved from A2 effective Round 8 (13/12)

C3 Blues found out mid-week that we’d be promoted to C2 grade — going from #1 to #5 on the table with points taken away from the season.

The team was gutted by the decision as it came so late after 7 rounds and without any prior intimation or discussion.

What happened with individual ratings and average team ratings? Happy to take on the higher grade, though a bit more of a heads-up and some discussion would’ve been nice! 

Chintan won the toss and chose to bat, but their bowlers were on the money from the start, bowling to their fields and picking up our top four pretty quickly.

Sayan and Suf then steadied things with a solid partnership, rotating the strike well and finding a few boundaries.

Suf was bowled shortly after the break, and Pritam came in with some quick runs before falling to a sharp catch. Fill-in young gun Harjit looked very comfortable at the crease, but with tight bowling throughout, we were restricted to 118.

Mridul and Pritam opened the bowling and had a few near misses early, but their openers put together a solid start.

Adi struck soon after, rattling the stumps in his first over, but a strong partnership followed and took the game away from us.

Chintan’s late burst of two wickets — including a sharp stumping by Suf — gave us a morale boost, but the game was never quite in our control.

A tough introduction to C2, but a great challenge mid-season. A small mindset shift needed, and we’re all excited for what’s ahead.

WPHC Red (Karl) 111 lost to ARL 145

Asquith won the toss and elected to bat. Heat was putting off the kikuyu in the outfield at Campbell park. 

Tight work from opening pair of Will P and Isaac. Wil picking up a wicket, clean bowled and Isaac bowling his trademark-yorkers. 

Jimmy and Damon first change. Jimmy streaming them in at a pace. Asquith were determined to pick up the run rate. Damo picked up their second opener, smashing the stumps out of the ground. 

Karl entered the bowling attack. “Caught Erdmanis bowled Erdmanis” was entered in the scorebook. 

Drinks was called.

The Skip’s words at half must have hit the spot because we came out firing! “Caught Erdmanis bowled Erdmanis” was once again entered in the scorebook. I can enjoy this monotony. (An asterisk added this time with Nick providing some logistical support).

Damon picked up his second courtesy of a great catch in the deep by Dom. 

Isaac was brought back on and unlucky not to pick up 2 wickets with dropped catches in an over. 

Nick stepped up to show how it’s done, catching a ball that would have hit Marvell stadiums roof – Karl’s bowling was paying dividends. 

Battle of wills commenced. Will D loosened them up with some accurate leg spin and Wil P pace at the other end. Wil P took three more wickets via Kristian’s gloves, Will D in the field, one clean bowled. 

Karl and Isaac finished up the bowling. Isaac finally getting a much deserved wicket- Paul catching the final batsman. 

All out for 145.

Will D and Callum opened our scoring, settling themselves in well. Asquith rugby league weren’t giving away much. 

The boys looked in fine form until Will D edged on into the slips. 

Jimmy came and the run rate shot to immediately. Off the back of a century last week, he was brimming with confidence. Cal and Jimmy pushed the score to 70 when Jimmy popped one up for the same slipsman. Then came drinks. 

Kristian joined Callum. Callum was bamboozled by a baseball that moved a mile! Luke joined and Kristian exited caught off a delivery by the same spinner. His wrist work was exceptional- something QUT would love to study. We started to fray at the seams.  

Within 3 runs we had lost Luke, Karl, Dom, Isaac and Nick.

 Damon and Wil gave us a glimmer of hope putting on a partnership and seeing out the spinner.

Unfortunately the mountain was too great and Asquith picked up Damon for the last wicket in the final over. 

C4 Grade

WPHC Blue (Rob) Vs Hornsby

Scores and match report not available

WPHC Red (Ravi) 166 lost to Castle Hill RSL 6/167

Fond memories and much better weather welcomed West Penno’s Reds to the Fred Caterson reserve.

This was where a thumping win against the same opponents had set the season on track for the Reds in early stages. 

Sahil had a new opening partner in Praveg and the duo started proactively to add 36 runs in the 7^th over. Then an accurate yorker on blockhole cleaned up Praveg and he had to depart for a run a ball 22.

Waman was kept on a leash by the bowlers and unfortunately he got out bowled by going back to a fullish ball. 

Vishnu joined Sahil then and what followed turned out to be the best phase of play for Reds on the day. The pair carefully negotiated some disciplined bowling and built a strong 91 run partnership. Sahil ensured the scoreboard ticking and Vishnu smacked 3 sixes when lengths were short to put pressure on bowlers.

Vishnu was unfortunately runout and had to walk back disappointed after a well made 58 off 62 balls. Sahil also brought up his first 50 of the season but was retired back to pavilion to up the ante. 

Sahil also brought up his first 50 of the season but was retired back to pavilion to up the ante. 

Unfortunately, Reds realised the value of set batsmen as what followed was spectacular, match turning, collapse. The defence of all the remaining batsmen where tested as the opponents opening bowlers kept nailing Yorkers and our batsmen kept missing the ball. Last 8 wickets fell for 26 runs and Reds were bundled out for 166 in the 32nd over. 

This was a shot in the gut for a team which prides itself on the strong defences, exemplified by commendable performances in the 2-day games.

Ironically 9 of the batsmen were bowled today, for a team full of batsmen with good defences. 

A below par total on a small ground meant Reds were behind the 8 ball when the chase started. Ravi and Praveg still started well with the ball and got them 3 down for 31 in the first 10 overs.

A bit of indiscipline in the bowling change followed with some generous no balls which were duly punished and this gave the momentum Castle hill was looking for. The margin of errors is too low while defending low totals in small grounds and Reds learnt it the hard way yet again.

Two brilliant catches were taken off no balls, though the second no ball was debatable as it looked below waist for everyone in the ground except leg umpire, who called it late. Two dropped catches off perfectly legal balls didn’t help the cause and Reds were left wanting on the field. We still dragged the game to last over and Castle hill made it home with 3 balls to spare. 

This loss will hurt Reds as they only have themselves to blame by gift wrapping a batting collapse, bowling and fielding indiscipline in crucial stages and by just not notching up the intensity on the field when it mattered. Reds will look to quickly regroup and fix the errors to avoid losing any momentum before heading to the Holiday season.

Highlights 

• Sahil – 53 not out 
• Vishnu – 58

D1 Grade

1-Day games

WPHC Red (Diggers) 5/132 lost to St Ives Wahroonga

After last week’s disappointment, we were keen to get back in the winner’s circle.

The game was at Greenway Park on a hot Sunday afternoon.

Captain Diggers won the toss and decided to bat given the temperature.

Captain Diggers and Cliff opened but both fell cheaply. Mudit joined Tim but the runs were hard to get.

At drinks we were only 3/36 off 18 with Tim and Gus at the crease.

After drinks it was a different game with Tim and Gus putting on a show. They combined for a great partnership of 83 before Tim fell on 49. Gus continued to play shots with James and got us to a competitive score of 5/132. Gus top scoring with a great unbeaten 57. But despite the great batting efforts of Tim and Gus, we felt the score was below par.

St Ives came out to bat and Disco and Parin bowled good lines to restrict the scoring.

Parin bowled his best spell this season and finished with 3/16.

Similar to out innings, St Ives struggled for runs before drinks at 3/50.

But after drinks St Ives started to hit the middle of the bat and the scoring started to flow.

Despite a good bowling performance from Mudit who finished with 3/24, St Ives were able to chase down the runs with 2 overs spare..

WPHC Blue (Roger) 6/249 defeated Kissing Point 87

Roger our regular captain was away and Malinda Dharmadasa stand in Captain won the toss and elected to bat first which worked out well providing the always welcome time in the middle for the batters, given the winning margin in the end.

 We scored 249/6 one short of last weeks 250.

Malinda Dharmadasa top scored with 64 retd not out in 37 balls.

Kissing Point in reply were bundled out for 87 in 22 overs handing us a 162 run win – our largest margin of this season so far. 

The NSW stars Corey Brookhouse 35* and 3/16 and Daniel McEwan 39 and 3/15 had a field day:

Balaraman Raghuraman who has scored 174 runs this season (frequently coming in down the order) without being dismissed finally managed to get out for 28 today meaning he now has Bradmanesque average of 174. 

Daniel McEwen and his dad Glen McEwen bowled pace in tandem from the two ends:

Bowling was of a high standard as evidenced by the Kissing point innings lasting only 22 overs. 

 Good ground fielding and catching continued with 4 catches taken (2 by Malinda Dharmadasa, 2 by Bala Raghuraman who between the two stood guard over point and gully where all 4 catches were taken ) and 1 direct hit run out by Wicket keeper Navneet Singh. 

 Final tally: 

D1 Blue 249/6 in 35 overs beat KP 87 all out in 22 overs by 162 runs

D2 Grade

WPHC (Ross S) 8/119 lost to Kenthurst Upper Hills 7/126

After the bye last round back at Arcadia again. 

Winner takes 4^th place in the table.   Last time we played at Arcadia the ground was lightening fast.  This week very difficult to buy a boundary and a low scoring game.

In summary, the game was very tight,  teams were very even,  but the game was ruined  by KUH being allowed to play a dispensation player for the first time this year.  

Someone who scored 600 runs in D2 last year at an average over 50.  That batsman’s contribution with a quick fire 40 (2*6 and 5*4)  after drinks turned the game when we were on top.  Anyway, rate whinge done,  bottom line we did not score enough runs.

Skipper won the toss and we batted. 

Ross and Jake found it very difficult to score, tight bowling but any reasonable  shots that would usually be a boundary,  just a single.  First wicket (Jake) fell at the 15 over mark as we tried to accelerate,  Ross dismissed the last ball before drinks for 24….WPH 2/47 at the 1/2 way mark. 

After the break we could just not take a trick, batters getting a start but wickets falling at quick intervals.  6/69 after 24 overs.  With intent needed to push the score along our U14 recruits Vedha (5) and Flynn (15no) played important roles with Sandeep (25) getting us to a final score 8/119 after 35 overs.

Something to bowl at.

Our first 10 overs from Sandeep and Lachlan M were terrific.  Unfortunately our fielding let us down a with a few catches put down,  and some umpiring disagreements interpreting wides.

Umpire logic….it’s a one day game so you can’t bowl down leg else it’s a wide.   

Finally,  just before the drinks break a double breakthrough with Raymond cleaning up the stumps and dismissing both openers.  Then Jacques chipping in,  a swish by the batter into Ross shoulder and ricocheting into Raymond at first slip.  A great catch.  Drinks at 18 over 3/60. We are still in it with boundaries so difficult to come by.

At that point the Dispensation batter comes in and scores 40 in a partnership of 41 in just 8 overs…4/101 when he retires.   Heads down, but we played really hard to the end taking another 3 wickets.  2 to Vedha taking out the  stumps and 1 to Jaques,  caught behind by Ross.

At the end KUH passed our score with 3 overs remaining.  Wickets to Raymond 2/19(5), Jaques 2/27(7) and Vedha 2/26(6).  Catches to Raymond and Ross.

A really good effort in the field to make the game a tight one.  Unfortunately we just did not have enough runs to put the pressure on.

Big thanks to Flynn and Vedha playing the afternoon in Seniors after a big win in the morning at juniors. Big contributions with bat and ball.