The third grade cricket season is well under way, with round three providing some tight scores.
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Bundanoon defeated Mittagong Roar by five wickets in one fixture on Saturday.
Mittagong won the toss and were up first to bat. The team scored 96 runs off 32 overs. Bundanoon were up next and chased the total down in 20.5 overs with 5-103.
John Semmens top scored for Mittagong with 33 runs, before he was caught by Bundanoon’s Darren Ward. Martin Aungle closely followed with 31 runs.
John Semmens also played a strong match in the field and took one catch.
Bundanoon skipper Andrew Hore commended Steve Beveridge, who top scored for Bundanoon with 32 undefeated runs and Roger Ragg who followed with 20 runs.
“Our fielding and bowling has been really good. James Hughes got three for 15 and Jack Whittington got two for seven off four overs,” Hore said.
Hore had a strong game in the field himself and took two catches for Bundanoon.
He said that a couple of players had their first hit of the year with the bat and put on a great display.
“We have a big squad of 18 players so we have a lot of variety. It’s pretty well balanced because we don’t have the same standouts every match,” he said.
Bundanoon currently sit at top spot on the ladder and are yet to lose a match.
“It’s been a good start to the season for us, we’ve got some tough matches coming up against some strong sides over the next three weeks, so hopefully it goes well for us,” Hore said.
In another third grade fixture the East Bowral Stags defeated the Wingello Tigers by five wickets.
It’s been a good start to the season for us, we’ve got some tough matches coming up against some strong sides over the next three weeks, so hopefully it goes well for us.
- Bundanoon skipper Andrew Hore
Wingello won the toss and were first up to bat. The team scored 130 runs off 35 overs. East Bowral was up next and chased the total down in 29.5 overs with 5-133.
Paul Turner top scored for East Bowral with 84 undefeated runs, followed by Daniel Hawkins who was also undefeated with 20 runs.
East Bowral’s fielding was strong and the team took six catches, each to different players.
Greg Martin top scored for Wingello with 39 runs, followed by Jeremy Tonks with 37 runs.
Wingello Tigers skipper Georgia Finlayson named Greg Martin as the standout bowler after he took four wickets.
Finalyson said her team fell down when it came to bowling.
“We need to tighten up our lower end bowlers, because our bowling definitely wasn’t as strong as it could have been,” she said.
Despite the loss, Finalyson said it was a match played in good spirits.
“East Bowral played really well, they are such a nice team to play and they. They are very strong with batting and bowling and they put up a great match for us.”