B grade women start 2009 with a win

The Bs had at 48 run win over Kensington in the T 20 comp to start 2009.

 

We started without state reps Jess O'Reilly and Dayna Cox (in Canberra) and Kylie Rattray (illness) but C graders Rachael Greenshields (PB with the bat and a wicket), Courtney Brideson (first B grade wicket) and Kayla McGrath (well done as wicket keeper) had good games.

 

Stand in captain Shari Bray lost the toss and we were put in. Shari and Rachael scored well (five overs 37, 10 overs 63, 15 overs 121) to create a new first wicket stand for the Bs of 123.  Shari scored 48 (47 balls) and Rachael a PB of 40 no (59 balls).  We finished with a season's second best score of 151.  (Previous best 155 off forty overs against East Torrens.)

 

We bowled well with four very good medium pacers (Jade, Jas , Karin and Tahlia) all bowling accurately.

 

Courtney and Rachael chimed in with wickets in the final overs of the first two sets of five to have Kensy's 2/34 after 10.  Jade took a wicket in the 11^th to make it 3/34 and despite a 69 run partnership we always looked safe.

 

A warm welcome to Karin Prince -  who made her Southern debut – scoring 9 (9 balls), taking a catch and bowling economically with 0/9 off four with two maiden.