Senior Result vs Old Boys 03/11/07

Playing on the same pitch as last week, and after the overnight rain, the best time to bowl on the pitch looked like early morning.

The captain therefore lost the toss and was sent into bat!

Skip said 230 would be a good score, as it would get lower as the day went on, and after 25 overs we were 0 (thats right ZERO) wickets down for 107.

Kevin and Mark put on 117 for the first wicket but we couldn't carry that momentum on and faltered in the second 25 overs. We didn't bat in partnerships like we did against Te Rapa, and kept losing a wicket just as we looked to get settled, 5 players in double figures, only the 2 openers over 20!

Eventually all out for 196 in the 45th over - balls remaining which would prove vital at the end of the day.

Old Boys, after losing their openers early, started to get on top with Horsely and Shutte settling into a partnership.

Shoston broke through getting them both in consecutive overs caught at mid on and off respectively. This put the breaks on the scoring, and after 25 overs Old Boys were 4 down, for a similar score to ours.

We went into the break positive, another couple of wickets and we'd be on top. And while we kept chipping away, taking a wicket every few overs, Greg Steele batted through to the end, making 60 NO to get Old Boys home with 8 balls to spare.

A much improved fielding effort kept us in the game, and helped back up the bowlers who bowled in great lines and lengths, but the game was lost in the 5 overs we didn't bat.

First two games of the season, great team efforts, everyone is contributing, and it shouldn't be too long until we register our first point of the competition.

Scoreboard here courtesy of HCA