Women: McGraths dominate in A and B grade.

Tahlia and Kayla McGrath showed the benefit of their recent state duties with very determined batting in A and B grade games this weekend.

This weekend (end of school holidays, long weekend) all teams in all clubs struggled to fill teams. We played Sturt in B grade in a seven-a-side game.

It was also the first weekend for the season when we needed all three teams on the park) ON THE SAME DAY.

A big thank you to Fiona Gore and Linda McGrath (mums) and Hannah Greenshields (sister) who filled in on Sunday. A huge thank you to Marg Jude who ended up playing for the Bs and coming down to the Cs to assist – then returning…..

It is with much pride that we can say that we have never forfeited a game in five years.

The batting highlight of the A grade's effort against premiership favourite Sturt was the determined and unruffled batting of Tahlia McGrath. In the first innings she batted 45 minutes and in the second innings for over an hour to stave off the outright.

In the Sturt innings Marg Hay's stumping of their top scorer Casey Galbraith was very spectacular. Jess O'Reilly's off cutter to dismiss "Women's Cricketer of the Year "and Australian opener Shelley Nitscke for three was another highlight as was the courageous efforts of Jess Vincent in the field.

The B grade report is addressed in a separate article from Stuart Allen. We are extremely proud of the efforts of all involved in this side. We were under severe strain and the courage and determination of this team was nothing short of inspirational.

Kayla McGrath batted over two hours (31 overs) in the second innings and the efforts of Kayla and Cara Allen were outstanding with four wickets each for the game and a 17 over partnership in the second innings which kept us in the game.

The C grade's top scorers were fill ins Hannah Greenshields (her annual one-off game!) and Fiona Gore.

*** Fiona is now the FOURTH Mum to assist us (Sharon Rattray, Genieveve Brideson and Linda McGrath.)

Tianna Muirhead took a wicket in the TTG innings take her back to the top of the C grade wicket takers! (A position she held for most of the first half of the season!)

With the reorganisation of programs in B grade (TTG out of the comp) and C grade (Adelaide and Glenelg also out of the competition) it is expected we will play more games in the second half of the season.