Seniors win - Juniors lose to fighting sharks

With two weeks to go to finals in the Under 15 comp we had a good win over the Slappers. The 12s could not repeat their recent good form and went down by 43 runs to Fighting Stingrays.

Batting first we made 147 - with Thomas and Josh making 67, Brandy and James 34, Cara and Donna 34 and Brandi and Johnny 12.
We bowled and fielded well with their first partnership scoring 33, second 4, third minus 4 and final 45. 
The Under 12s made 77.  Hannah and Kelly (batting last) made 27, Jesse and Ethan 25, Eben and Liam 12 and Emily and Nikki 13.
We wish Rachael a speedy recovery from her wrist injury.

They passed us in the third pair and stayed ahead to finish with 120.

At Southern we recognise the assistance of the Be Active Program set up by the Government of SA over the last three years for their generous assitance with our Girls Cricket Program.

juniors two wins / seniors down / state news

The junior (u12s) have had two wins over recent weeks - we beat Flapjacks 128 to 65 - with Kelly and Hannah opening with 28, Eben and Ethan 29, Nikky and Emily 29 and James and Jesse 51.

This week we had a far tighter game against Lil Rippers.  We made 118 (Kelly and Hannah 22), Eben and Ethan 30, Nikki and Emily 23 and Jesse and James 43.)  They started well with 39 for the first pair 23 for the second (69 at the half way mark), 29 for the third and needed 28 from the last pair.  Half way through the second over they were 105 (needing 13 off 12), but we took wickets regularly to keep them to 106.  Eben's fielding in the final two overs was great with two run outs and a catch.

The seniors went down again to Sharks.  We welcomed Liam Mason and Jordan for his first game and welcomed back Josh DeHues and Daniel Bruce.  (We wish Rachael a speedy recovery from her wrist injury.)

We made 60 Jordan and Cara 13, Liam and Addison 9, Josh and Daniel 26 and Thomas and Brandi 12.  They kicked off well with 52 and eventually ended up with 98.

STATE NEWS

Kylie, Courtney and Donna have been included in the Under 18 state training squad.  They join Senior state squad member Tahlia McGrath in this squad.

Kayla McGrath and Brittney Miller have made the first cut of the Under 15 squad.

Kayla, Kelly and Hannah Armstrong have made the latest cut of the SAPSASA squad.

We wish all players well.

http://www.beactive.com.au/

Parallel wins to both teams!!

In games which were played in ajoining nets Tuesday's games were almost mirror images of each other.  The Seniors made 115, Juniors 116 chasing teams Gold Machine (15s) and Fighting Sharks (12s) made 84 and 76 respectively - but were neck and neck throughout the game.

The Seniors opened with a 31 run partnership between Rachael and Donna, Brandi and Cara made 16, brothers Thomas and James 22 and guest players Aiden and Daniel 46.  We held them to 72 into the last partnership - four wickets to Donna in her two overs held them to 12 for the last pair.

The Juniors batting was  dominated by Eben and Ethan who put on a season best 44, Hannah and Jessie made 32, Emily and Nikki 24 and Eben and Liam 16.

Their first pair made 33 (to have them on par), we took three wickets in the second pair (14) to hold them to 47.  Their third pair made 30, but we took seven wickets in the final partnership to concede minus one for the last pair.

The senior team has the bye next week.

One up one down in indoor

The Senior team had a very good win 112 - 93.  We dominated throughout  with partnerships of 29 (Johnny and Brandi), 35 (Rachael and Donna), 22 Cara and James and 26 Thomas and Johnny.  We had the game within touch with 33, 16 and 30 (79 with one pair to go) and 14 for the last pair.  Thomas, Donna, Rachael and Brandi bowled well and forced four wickets and 9 dot balls in 24.

The Juniors were 97 looked to be about 20 runs short of par.  Jessie and Ethan 33 gave us a good start; Eban and Liam made 11, Nikki and Emily 18 and Kelly and Hannah 35.  The passed us early in the second over the last pair and ended with 121.

Jess, Courtney and Kylie were in Perth with the SA Ladies indoor team last week - full report next week.

INDOOR TEAMS HAVE BIG WINS

Both Indoor teams had big wins before the school holiday break. The senior team was without Cara and Rachael (on state duties) and Liam C and Josh (illness) and we thank Daniel Bruce, Josh De Heus, James Scott and Kelly Armstrong for filling in.  This created spots in the junior team which were ably filled by Liam M and Kayla McGrath.

The senior team made a massive 188 - Daniel and Brandi made 58, Donna and Kelly 31, Thomas and Josh 66 and James and Kelly 33.  We dismissed Slappers for 13 - with their last pair being the only pair in positive numbers.

The Juniors made an equally impressive 142 - Ethen and Jessie 43, Eben and Liam 25, Nikki and Emily 29 and Hannah and Kayla 45. (Hannah hit her first seven!!!)

We held Flapjacks to 52 - with Liam taking three wickets.

Our state girls had a great week with the SA team finishing THIRD.  Rachael was among the top wicket takers and Cara was involved in some very good partnerships.  I am sure we will see the benefits of such intense competition in the future.

Marg Jude was the envy of all with an invitation to The LONG ROOM at Lords for the recent Australia v England game.

Tahlia McGrath offered "Rookie" spot

Tahlia McGrath has been offered a "Rookie" position in the SA Scorpions senior training squad.  Tahlia had was chosen in the Under 18 and Under 15 championships last year and was fourth in the SACA A grade wicket takers in 2009-10 at the age of 12.

At Southern we recognise the assistance of the Be Active Program set up by the Government of SA over the last three years for their generous assitance with our Girls Cricket Program.

http://www.beactive.com.au/

Indoor updates

Both teams were beaten by Aldinga Sharks and Sharks (as we were in the previous round).


We welcome Josh De Heus and Kayla McGrath who are filling in for us this week and next week (with players away on state duty.)

The senior team against Sharks made 85. Brandy and Josh made 9, Donna and James 9, Thomas and Josh De Heus made 38 and Cara and Donna 29.

Their first pair made 53 and their second pair took them within four runs. They finished with 147.

The juniors scored six and three to have us behind the eight ball – we made 36 –with Jessie and Ethan making our best partnership of 17 and our last pair (Emily and Kayla) made 10. They passed us early in the second partnership and finished with 99.

We wish Rachael and Cara well with their work with the Under 18 Indoor State team in Melbourne next week. (Jess O’Reilly, Kylie Rattray and Courtney Brideson are also in team)





Our Junior team continued their good form this season with a 31 run win over Fighting Sharks.

We batted first and continued with our consistent partnerships of recent weeks.

Kelly and Hannah (1) and James and Jessie (4) made 34 apiece and Eben and Ethan made 21 with Emily and Nikky making 24.

Our bowling and fielding were good with vital catches and run outs to Hannah, James and Jessie to keep us ahead of the game.

They had partnerships of 20, 22, 11 and 29.

Our Senior team had the bye.

Next week both teams play at 5pm – with two games before the holiday break.

Both teams had solid wins in the recent round of Indoor Cricket.

The seniors had a rather emotive game against Gold Machine. We had them in early trouble having them -14 at the half way mark. Wickets fell in every over (and three fell in Josh’s first over and three in Thomas’s first over). They finished with 42 - with partnerships of 26 and 30.

We started with -1 (better than their first pair). Rachael and Jonothan steadied the score with 17 and took the “sting” out of the game with steady batting. Josh and Liam put us 8 runs from the win with an 18 run partnership. Thomas and Cara passed their score with eight balls to spare. But a run out with seven balls left put us behind. We jagged a well run four with six balls to and a three with an over to go. Thomas faced all the balls in the last over (playing defensive outdoor cricket) to secure the win.

The juniors batted very consistently with partnerships of 26 (Jessie and James), 20 (Ethan and Eben), 20 (Hannah and Kelly) and 26 (Emily and Kelly again) to make 91.

We had Lil Rippers in early trouble with Hannah taking three wickets in two overs. Their first pair made 10 and their second 28 to have them behind the required rate. We held their third pair to 10 to have the game out of their reach. They finished with 69. One of the game highlights was the great close in fielding of Hannah Armstrong who scored three run outs and numerous near misses.

Our senior team has the bye this week.