| Subject: Re: U18 Final-Match Report St George v Balmain (from st george's point of view) |
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Kevin Riley
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Date Posted: 22:15:11 04/19/01 Thu
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In reply to:
Stuy
's message, "U18 Final-Match Report St George v Balmain (from st george's point of view)" on 02:02:42 04/02/01 Mon
>Harold Fraser Park was the setting for the final of the
>Brewer Shield where a confident St George team took on
>Balmain after wiping the floor with them the previous
>week.
>This week would be a totally different matter as
>Balmain came out fired up and ready to play.
>St George won the toss and elected to bowl on a damp
>wicket.
>This initially proved a good tactic as Rene Farrell
>and Sara
>Aley had very little runs taken from their bowling and
>Sara
>picked up two early wickets. Patrice Callaghan and
>Samantha
>Han then bowled good spells each taking wickets and
>keeping
>the run rate down, UNTIL… Kirsty Riley for Balmain
>came to
>the wicket and went on a run-scoring spree that
>threatened
>to ruin our chances of victory. On 26 , and looking
>very
>dangerous she hit a Sohryn Carter delivery like a
>tracer
>bullet to Emily Nash at Mid on who took a great catch
>that
>turned the match back our way. Balmain then cruised to
>7 /64
>from their allotted 30 overs. A score that was still
>going
>to be hard to chase on this wicket.
>
>Aimee Harris and Samantha Han opened the batting and
>moved
>along slowly and carefully until Samantha was
>brilliantly
>caught at short mid on by Sara O’Rourke. Aimee Harris
>departed a short time later for a well made 6 which
>brought
>Rene Farrell to the crease. Rene and Katherine Koschel
>batted steadily until Katherine was dismissed for 6.
>Sara
>Aley then joined Rene and it seemed it was up to the
>captain
>and vice captain to bat us out of trouble. Sara had
>made 5
>and looked great until she was caught at point by
>Alison
>Parkin. The ball seemed past her but she somehow got a
>finger to it and knocked it up to take a catch that
>really
>sparked the Balmain girls.
>Patrice Callaghan joined Rene and after a few swings
>and
>misses started to see the ball well and these two
>girls got
>us to 60 when Kirsty Riley bowled a slower delivery and
>caught Rene on the pads in front. We were now 6 for
>60. We
>needed 5 to win with 4 overs to go. The crowd was
>cheering
>every delivery and the scorers were nervously adding
>the
>book to ensure no mistakes were made.
>Patrice attempted to hit her way out of trouble and
>fell for
>12. We were now 7 for 60. Sohryn Carter confidently
>strolled
>to the wicket but she was out for 0 to another great
>delivery from Kirsty Riley.
>With Clare Crewdson and Lisa Maurice at the crease and
>still
>5 runs to go, Balmain bowled a couple of wides leaving
>us 3
>to win.
>Clare hit a ball to mid wicket and the girls took off
>on a
>suicide single. They made it! One to tie, two to win.
>Lisa hits the ball to point and Alison Parkin takes
>another
>catch. Amy Pratt comes to the crease and survives the
>last
>few deliveries of the 2nd last over.
>Amy Wark is given the task of bowling the last over for
>Balmain. Clare punches the ball past square leg and the
>girls run like the wind. Scores are tied.
>Amy Pratt is then bowled and scores are still tied.
>Amy Crewdson joins her twin sister at the creasefor
>the last
>few balls. Amy swings and misses twice and is finally
>bowled
>on the last ball. Scores are tied and thankfully St
>George
>win the game as they were minor premiers. Whew!!!!!
>
>Final details were:
>Balmain 7/64 tied with St George 10/64
>Bowling figures:
>Rene Farrell 0-8, Sara Aley 2-11, Aimee Harris 1-1,
>Clare
>Crewdson 0-14, Patrice Callaghan 2-12, Sohryn Carter
>1-4.
>Catches were taken by Sara Aley, Amy (Crocodile) Pratt,
>Emily Nash and Katherine Koschel.
>
>Batting results were:
>Samantha Han 1, Aimee Harris 6, Katherine Koschel 6,
>Rene
>Farrell 22, Sara Aley 5,
>Clare Crewdson 2
>
>Thanks to all players, parents and officials who
>participated in the 2000/2001 Brewer Shield. I, as a
>parent was very impressed with the standard of the
>competition and the demeanour of everyone involved. We
>made some great new friends and hope to see you all
>again next year.
>
>Also, Kirsty Riley from Balmain- Best wishes for your
>upcoming tour to the UK. Hit it hard (the ball that
>is).
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