FIRST WINS!!! INTERNATIONAL FIFTIES!!!

Both teams had their first wins for the season.  We chased in the As to win in the 19^th over and chased in the Bs to win the 17^th.

Both our international reps were at their best with Sarah finishing with 59* and Anna 52*.

The As won their first game with a perfectly timed run chase.

Northern chose to bat starting at a breakneck pace with 41 off the first four overs.  The forced move of Kylie Rattray to the bowling crease (to finish Donna Clark’s second over) broke the opening partnership and started to stem the runs. 

A key spell from Tahlia McGrath 2/13 (including two maidens) and Alicia Holt 1/16 off four put further pressure on them to have them 6/70 in the 12^th. A 52 run partnership between Chloe Scheer and Steph Morrison took them to 113 in the 18^th.  But Chloe Lyons and Rachel Greenshields cleaned up the tail to have them dismissed for 117 inside the 20 overs.

Tahlia McGrath (17 off 18) and Sarah Taylor gave us a good start with 26 off the first four overs. After the run out of Tahlia, Sarah (59 off 42 balls) and Jess O’Reilly (30 off 54) saw us home with seven balls to spare.

The highlights of Sarah’s inning included three RAMP SHOTS!!!!

The Bs scored their first win in convincing style.

We fielded first and did not get our first wicket until the 12^th over.  Bridee Tonkin (with the wind) took three wickets seven balls (all bowled) to start the Port collapse.  Wickets to Kate and Anna also slowed the Port run rate.  (after 12 overs Port were 57 and finished with 92.)
Ella took her first catch as keeper.

Our run chase started well with Rachel Dickinson (5) and Anna Kerrison scoring 16 off the first four overs.  Anna and captain Kate finished the job with an unbroken stand of 85. 

The partnership was a contrast of styles.  Anna using her off side shots to pierce the field and take cheeky singles, while Kate batted with her typical belligerence and brute force!!! Both players ran very well between the wickets to convert ones into twos, twos into threes and force overthrows.

Anna opened her innings with two pull shots for four in the second over and scored many runs in the arc between cover and third-man.

We passed their score in the 16^th over and Anna scored her 50 an over later.
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Welcome back to Nikki Moyle who played her first B grade game for two seasons - coming back from injuries.

No games this week…. But we will have some representation at the Test match on Thursday with some of our coaches on the ground at lunchtime on Thursday.

One game to go for the As before Christmas.  The Bs will resume in January with the 40 over competition.

Anna and Sarah will be speaking at the Cricket Lovers event on Wednesday evening.