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Willow Talk #10 - Week Ending 18 December

Stage 3 - Division 2

Marist Cobalt

Marist Cobalt 3/123 defeated WCMCC 5/122 / (T20 - abandoned)

Batting: Cameron Smith 63* (34), Lucas Clifford 31* (39)

Bowling: Flynn Hurley 2-5 (4), Seth Armytage 1-5 (3), Lucas Clifford 1-6 (2), Marcus Julien 1-16 (2)

 

After two weeks of washed out play, a week of school holidays and a number of boys sporting new tape fade trendy hair cuts, Marist Cobalt looked the part and were keen to take on their opponents, Western Creek Molonglo Cricket Cub (WCMCC). Hughes Oval was freshly mowed & looking very green from all the rain. WCMCC won the toss and elected to bat. Given the temperature was due to climate into the mid-thirties, a quick game is a good game and together, bowler Flynn Hurley, fielder Seb Videroni, took the first wicket in the third over. It is great to see the bonds of team work and friendship on the field being formed. Dot balls from the bowlers created the pressure, leading to great wickets. Seth Armytage sent the stumps flying for the second wicket of the match, followed by Lucas Clifford and Marcus Julien also successful with the assistance of fielders Jash Patharkar and Flynn Hurley taking classic catches. Cobalt's fielding was superb and every effort saved runs, keeping the chase to an achievable 123. Opening batsmen Marcus and Jash showed promise, however our first three wickets fell and Cobalt were 3/22. Enter, Lucas and Cameron Smith, both settling into the innings nicely. The cricket magic was about to begin. Boundaries were being hit all over the field with a combined 14 fours and two sixes between them - who wants to run between the wickets! A solid partnership of 101 between these two batsmen was a pleasure to watch. Celebrated with applause by the sidelines, Cameron held his bat high with another fifty, becoming the highest run scorer to date in our competition this year. Cobalt chased down the total with 10.1 overs in hand. A great convincing win by the team, building the momentum needed in the race to the finals.

P.Scholtens

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