Twenty20 cricket competition grand finalists decided
Wednesday March 3, 2010
Ox Bushies, after their win against the Cook and Black Young Guns on Friday night, finished on top of the Twenty20 Cricket competition with 24 points along with CSA and Golfie Heroes, also with 24 points each.
A count back was needed to determine the grand final positions with Ox Bushies to meet CSA in this Friday night’s decider at Ward Oval at 6pm.
In last week’s game, Ox Bushies batted first and posted a total of 143 for the loss of six wickets from their 20 overs.
Opening batsman Stewart Fraser top scored with 36 and this score was matched by Phil Harley who played a short cameo innings of 36 not out which included three sixes.
The other two batsmen to make double figures were Tom Good with 30 and Dan Howard with 16 (including one six).
Wicket takers for the Young Guns were Luke Hillier with 3/22 from his three overs , Clinton Everett 2/13 from three overs and Macauley Dawson with 1/11.
The Cook and Black Young Guns’ batsmen were no match for the Ox Bushies and, at one stage, had collapsed to be nine wickets down for only 11 runs until a last wicket partnership of 33 between young Max Hillier and substitute player Wade Potter increased the total to 44 before Hillier was dismissed for eight in the 18th over.
Potter was the only batsman to make double figures remaining not out on 24.
Harley capped off a great all round match taking the figures of 4/3 from two overs.
No runs were scored off the bat from Harley’s bowling with the three runs coming from two wides and a no ball.
Other wicket takers were Jacob Good who took 3/6 from his three overs, Craig Tanke 1/4 from two overs, Bryan Manns 1/1 from two overs and Dan Howard 1/3 from one over.
The Eagle Boys Pizza Player of the Match was Harley.
The best fieldsmen were Jacob Good (Ox Bushies) and Alec Burton (Cook and Black Young Guns)- - Contributed
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