Bs win - Kathryn first 50 for Stingrays

The Bs won their first game in their own right with a convincing five wicket win over Kensi Gold.

Rachel Dickinson and Chloe Dancer bowled tightly in their first six overs to take two wickets.  This opening up Kensi’s middle order to the guile and cunning of Alecia Holt.  After three overs she had 3/1 taking the game away from the home team. (She finished with 4/5 !)

With the Golds 6/22 they had a partnership of 17 for the seventh wicket and 11 for the eighth wicket. Erin Temme and Alecia cleaned up the tail to see them dismissed for 54 in just short of 20 overs. This was Erin’s first wicket for the Stingrays.

Our fielding was the best it has been all season with two catches to Tayla at short mid wicket (one an excellent reflex!) a run out and a slick catch by wicketkeeper Kylie.

Rachel and Kaitlyn Heath set the foundation with an opening partnership of 35 off the first 10 overs.  Kaitlyn finished with a PB of 12 off 32 balls batting 56 minutes.  Rachel made 13 including a delightful back foot square drive for the only boundary of the innings. Others to impress included youngsters Caitlyn Secoffein (24 balls) and Erin Temme (23 balls).  Erin hit the winning runs in the 22^nd over and now has a PB of 6 no.

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 The As welcomed back Tahlia from Big Bash duties, Kayla from the Under 18s and Bridee from the State Country side.

The  highlight of the first game of the double header was a 68 run partnership from Kathryn Bryce (50) and T Mac (26). They had us 1/81 in the 16^th but we could not capitalise on this partnership finishing with 5/97.

They passed us in the 19^th over with openers Treloar and Mackrill putting on 95 in 18 overs. Kathryn took two wickets in her last over.

Kensington won the toss in the second game and made 4/148. We took wickets in the 3^rd and 7^th over to have them 2/27, but a 121 run third wicket partnership between Dodridge and Doecke took the game away from us.

Cara took two wickets in her fourth over and TMac and Donna took a wicket apiece.

Our batting lost impetus with wickets in the second and third overs.  TMac scored 37 – after 26 in the first game and Jess 14.

Reminders

The As play at Price Memorial on Wednesday at 5.20 with the twilight game against Sturt.

Keep up the good work with the collection of goodies for the Pink Evening / Quiz night coming up on February 13.