
Stage 2 Div 1
Marist Sky
Marist Sky (4/220) defeated BAS Falcons (6/92)
Batting: Tom Ohare 52* (30), Yash Karnati 36* (30), Sam Pathmaperuma 26 (26)
Bowling: Tom O'Hare (3-1) Mitchell Howard (1-16) Steve Loukadellis (0-8)
Exceptional Performance: Tom Ohare scored a fierce half-century and achieved three wickets.
Marist Sky were required to bat first after losing the toss to Burgmann Falcons. Sky got off to a great start after Henry smacked 21 of 18 balls, including hitting the first six of the season. Steve played brilliant shots around the ground on his way to 23 of 19 balls. Then Yash and Tom came in to bat and delivered a phenomenal batting masterclass. Yash scored an amazing 36* of 30 deliveries and Tom scored a meticulous 52* of 30 deliveries. Bill and Hardy made a great partnership and ran well between the wickets. Marist Sky's batting efforts were outstanding and finished on a giant total of 220-4.
Marist Sky immediately struck in the third bowl of the first over when Mitchell got an edge and Henry, behind the stumps, took the catch. Bill and Arjun gave a lot of effort in field with lots of creative talk unsettling the batsmen. From then on, wickets kept on falling for Burgmann. Soon, Tom cleaned up the last two wickets for Marist Sky giving them the early mark.
In the end, Marist Sky were the better team and in style, Marist swept Burgmann for their first win of the season!
Nat Norton-Knight





