ROUND ONE - A grade DEBUTANTS START WELL

The As went down but our two debutants (Kelly and Brittney) had good games in the first round of Women’s Cricket. Both players were presented with their “baggy reds” before the game and became players 25 and 26 to wear the “Baggy Red.”

We had two debut players in the stand-alone A grade round this weekend. C grader Kelly Armstrong (12) and Brittney Miller (14) played against West Torrens.

Kelly was first in the game, bowling first change into the breeze. She took her first A grade wicket in her third over having West Torrens Number 4 caught by Donna Clark at mid on. Her final figures were 1/21 off four overs. Kelly took a catch at square leg off Courtney in the 33rd over. 

Brittney bowled later in the innings – after 10 runs off her first over she finished with 2/18 (both bowled) off four overs. She also took a catch.

West Torrens made 228 (all out) with Dayna took two early wickets (State player Angela Moritz for 39 and Australian player Lauren Ebsary for three), Jess took 3/28 off 9 and Brittney two.

We lost early wickets to be 4/30 – but a 32 run stand between Tahlia McGrath (49) and Cara Allen (3) took us out of the "danger zone" of outright defeat. Tahlia made 49 out of 81 when her wicket fell. (There were 63 runs off the bat at that stage!!!) 70+% of the runs!

This week both games are up in Adelaide at Park 25 on Sunday with the As on Number one against Kensington (50 over) at 11.50 and the Bs at Number 3 at 12 noon (T20).

Welcomes:

We welcome Chloe Lyons to Southern. Chloe is a right hand bat, medium pacer and wicket keeper from Somerset in England.

Welcome also to Zoe Faulkner who comes to us from Mt Compass (where captain Jess O’Reilly started her cricket!!!!) and is a right hand bat, right arm medium pacer.

SCORERS WORKSHOP

There is a scorer’s workshop at the Club Monday evening – all welcome.

Kelly and Captain Jess discuss field placements.