Despite blistering temperatures, Round 5 of the Diggers The Entrance 1st Grade Two Day Men’s Cricket Competition got underway on Saturday, December 9, along with Round 9 of the Women’s Ibis Styles The Entrance T20 Competition.
In the men’s competition, at Woongarrah Sporting Complex, Wyong won the toss electing to bat against Warnervale.
Three of Wyong’s players made the 50s – Thomas Alderson 59, Mark Leard 56 and Lachlan Rainger 52.
Kaleb Daley 3/68 off 23 and Harrison Townsend 3/76 off 27 with 11 maidens took the majority of the wickets with Brett Russell finishing the wide off 2/19 off 5.1 with a maiden.
In the 79th over, Wyong were all out for 242.
Narara Wyoming won the toss electing to bat at Fagans Park.
The opening batters were quickly taken out with both on only seven runs.
Two Narara Wyoming batters reached double figures with Lachlan Shedden 89* and Peter Cross 32.
Lisarow Ourimbah’s skipper Benjamin Sunshine thrived in the heat, bowling 4/19 off 12 with five maidens.
At Umina Oval, Southern Spirit lost the toss with Brisbane Water sending them into bat.
Brisbane Water were bowled out for just 93 runs in the 37th over, with their top scorer being Jacob McCormick 33.
Southern Spirit bowlers all took a share of the wickets with Matthew Jones taking 3/11 off 9 with five maidens.
Southern Spirit are currently 2/168 with skipper Liam O’Farrell not out on 121 with 14 fours and two sixes.
The Entrance won the toss and elected to bat against Northern Power at Harry Moore Oval.
Simon Keen opened the batting finishing 64 off 55 with 10 fours and two sixes.
Broc Hardy followed with 38.
The middle order of The Entrance collapsed with three ducks.
Northern Power bowlers Chris Archer 4/8 off 4.1 and Josh Abel 4/3 off six with five maidens had The Entrance bowled out after 32 overs for just 151 runs.
Northern Power are currently in their batting innings with Joe Hawkins not out on 57.
The Entrance skipper Broc Hardy sits on 3/36 off 14 with three maidens.
Terrigal Matcham and Kincumber Avoca competed at Duffy’s Road.
Kincumber Avoca won the toss and elected to bat.
Alexander Cutting top scored on 47 along with skipper Dylan Robertson on 45.
Terrigal Matcham’s Austin Haba bowled 4/28 off 13.
At stumps, Kincumber Avoca were 6/137.
Day two will of Round 5 of the men’s competition will be held on commence on Saturday, December 16.
In the women’s competition at Taylor Park the match between Northern Power Orange and Lisarow Ourimbah was abandoned due to the weather conditions.
Kincumber Avoca 1/150 defeated Northern Power White 10/59.
Kincumber Avoca won the toss and elected to bat with skipper Sophie McCrae top scoring and retiring on 52.
Kiarra Laugwitz was the only bowler to take a wicket with 1/26 off four.
Northern Power White were unlucky with their batting with the top scorer being Sarah Abel on 22.
Skipper Sophie McCrae again had a great bowling innings with the figures of 3/16 off four.
The Entrance 7/68 won by DLS against Narara/Terrigal 7/26.
The Entrance won the toss and elected to bat ending with a low score of 68 off 18 overs.
Holly Bayss took 3/10 off four and skipper AlexBobbi Smith took three catches in the field.
Narara/Terrigal were only able to complete 10 overs but after 10 they were already seven down with only 26 runs with Skye Gallagher 3/3 off three with one maiden.