Round 7 Senior Report

Round 7 v Ferntree Gully at Home

Round 7 saw the Firsts host undefeated Ferntree Gully at home in a one day game.? Ferntree Gully won the toss and decided to bad first on a very blustery day.? A great effort with the ball and in the field saw us restrict Ferntree Gully to 151, an excellent result against the top team.? Demo (1/13 off 5) got an early one and Tim Binks (0/23 off 5) bowled well early on into? a very stiff breeze.? Dave Smith (1/26 off 9), Tim Emmett (2/25 off 9) and Steve Burgess (2/27 off 8) all bowled very well through the middle overs and got wickets at regular intervals.? Chris Hill wrapped up the tail and returned the best figures of 4/29 off 8.1).

We began our innings confident of chasing the modest total.? Chris Hill was looking good before he fell for 26, and a top order collapse saw us in trouble at 5/50.? Demo and Shan Whitty got a partnership together and steered the score passed 100 before Whits fell for a well made 30.? We were always in the game, but lost too many quick wickets and were bundled out for 127.? Demo was the last wicket to fall for 44.? After a good effort in the field, again we let ourselves down with the bat and? failed in what was a very winnable game.