Top cricket action to kick off Round 8

Round 8 of the 1st Grade Mens Diggers The Entrance cricket competition saw some top action on Saturday, February 3.

Wyong won the toss and elected to bat at their home ground, Baker Park.

The Entrance restricted all of Wyong’s batters leaving top scorers Sam Beedle and Mark Leard both on 32.

Broc Hardy had a great day with the ball finishing his overs 6/53 off 24.1 with five maidens leaving Wyong all out for 149.

The Entrance went out to the crease to chase down the runs and at stumps were 1/106 off 27 overs with Dylan Bennett 42 not out and Broc Hardy 43 not out.

At Adcock Park, Brisbane Water won the toss, electing to bat.

Kincumber Avoca tore apart their opening batting order.

Bradley Brown started to stabilise with 22 runs but Michael Pate and Bailey Lidgard took out the rest of the batters leaving Brisbane Water all out for just 78 runs.

Michael Pate finished 4/36 off 13 with three maidens and sent his team to the crease.

Alexander Cutting put up 40 off 49 with four fours but with not much luck Kincumber Avoca declared at 7/130 after Lachlan Spencer took 4/40 off eight.

At stumps, Brisbane Water were back out to the crease and were 1/47 off 21 overs.

Lisarow Ourimbah won the toss and elected to bat at their home ground, Bill Sohier Park, against Terrigal Matcham.

The toss seemed to be their only bit of luck for the day with only two batters reaching double digits.

After 55 overs, Lisarow Ourimbah were all out for only 98 runs.

Jaime Brien took 2/25 off 9.5 with two maidens sending Terrigal Matcham to the crease.

At stumps, Terrigal Matcham led by 25 runs sitting at 3/123.

Christopher Brown was not out 38 off 39.

At Woongarrah Oval, Northern Power won the toss and went in to bat.

The top of the batting order did their job with Joshua Abel 101 off 134 with 12 fours and a six.

Jeremy O’Connell reached 43 off 71 with four fours and a six.

Harrison Townsend took 5/64 off 21 with four maidens finishing Northern Power all out on 263.

Warnervale went in for a high run rate chase and had a collapse with the batting order being unable to find their feet; the first three batters out with just six runs all up.

Brett Russell steadied the runs and was not out on 30 off 58 with four fours and at stumps Warnervale were 5/52 off 23.

Narara Wyoming won the toss electing to bowl at their home ground, Carrington Street.

Southern Spirit were at the crease with not a lot of luck thanks to skipper, James Smith, taking 4/63 off 14.4 with a maiden.

Lachlan Cork top scored on 51 off 57 with two fours and two sixes.

Southern Spirit were all out on 165 off 48.4.

Narara Wyoming went out to bat with Peter Cross top scoring on 40 off 69 with six fours.

Lachlan Cork took 3/24 off 10 along with Jaylen Johnston 3/27 off 11 and after four ducks at the back of the order, Narara Wyoming were 9/96 off 37 overs at stumps.

In the Womens 1st Grade ibis Styles The Entrance Competition Round 15 Lisarow Ourimbah 6/152 defeated Wyong 7/68 at Fagans Park.

Gunisha Garg finished 47 off 26 with five fours and three sixes.

Ebonnie Leard took 3/23 off four.

Narara/Terrigal 1/90 defeated Northern Power White 5/87 at Rogers Park.

Dehann Richardson finished not out on 35 off 28 with five fours.

Keira White took 2/1 off two with one maiden.

Northern Power Orange 6/150 defeated The Entrance 7/77.

Rebecca Callan finished 45 off 30 with six fours.

Brooke Stratton Crampton finished 3/29 off four.