Fantastic game! - Wrong result :(

The sun finally came out, and witnessed what can only be described as an epic nail biter! Star A took on Te Rapa A in the 20/20 final at Steele Park. Star started well by winning the toss and electing to bat, but soon there was disbelief in the Star camp as runs dried up and wickets started tumbling. The Te Rapa openings bowlers spearheaded by a certain Mr Council made a mess of the Star top order! At 37 for 7 after 11 overs the Star boys were getting ready for an early shower, but a solid 9th wicket partnership orchestrated by the man of the match Dan Hennebry (31 no) saw Star to a defendable total of 97. At this point even the Star premier captain had given up all hope, and started looking for the magic ball in a bottle!

But in typical body-on-the-line Star fashion, the afternoon became very exciting as a superb fielding effort took Te Rapa all the way to the second last ball of the game for the win. Three run outs emphasised the great Star fielding effort. Almost every run taken by the Te Rapa batsmen was turned into a half chance by the Star fielders! In the end pushing the fielding to its limits caused a bad overthrow in the last over, and sealed the win for Te Rapa with only 2 wickets in hand. The wickets were spread amongst the Star bowlers, with Dan Hennebry ending up on top again with 2 for 9 of his 4 overs.

The Star lads left the field with their heads held high to a much appreciated applause from the very supportive Star crowd. As everyone settled down for a well deserved beer, the day's events were summarised by a tired Star player: "A very good day's worth of cricket, just a pity about the result!"