Over 60s in charge against Endeavour Hills
Veterans Cricket THE Goannas Over 60s team hosted Endeavour Hills at Toongabbie. The weather was very pleasant, with a bit of wind later in the day. The pitch was in good condition, and the outfield a little damp early as the Goannas won the toss...
Veterans Cricket
THE Goannas Over 60s team hosted Endeavour Hills at Toongabbie.
The weather was very pleasant, with a bit of wind later in the day.
The pitch was in good condition, and the outfield a little damp early as the Goannas won the toss and batted first.
The two Rays, Floyd and Smith opened the innings, with Floyd LBW in the sixth over for 11 and the score 1/20.
Col Carmody, in his first match for over a year, made five before being bowled.
It was 2/39 in the 12th over.
Smith followed shortly after for 21, which brought Rob Taylor and Jim Armstrong together.
These two increased the tempo and put on 71 runs in 12 overs, when Taylor retired for 43 from 44 deliveries.
Mark Brown joined Armstrong, who also retired, for 40 from 48 balls, then Rob Bacchetti was bowled and the score was 4/137 in the 33rd over.
Rino Metlikovec, 10, Brown, 22, Murray Moore 10* and Neil Meredith 3* took the score to 6/169 at the end of the 40th over.
The outfield was drier, and hence quicker, when the Endeavour Hills’ innings commenced after the lunch break.
Bernie Symons and Meredith opened the attack for the Goannas, with Meredith hitting the stumps in the sixth over.
EH were 1/18 at this stage. Bacchetti replaced Symons, and Mero bowled his eight overs for 1/23, as Peter Anton replaced him.
EH had reached 58 at the 20 over drinks break, due to some tight bowling by the Goannas’ attack.
After drinks Anton struck in each of his fourth, fifth and sixth overs, to have Endeavour Hills reeling at 4/84 after 28 overs.
Anton finished with the excellent figures of three wickets for eight runs from his eight overs.
Smith, three overs, Armstrong, two, Moore, four and Symons two more, completed the innings for the Goannas and only allowed the EH batsmen to reach 4/128 at the end of their 40 overs.
Catches were taken by Bacchetti and Armstrong in what was another good performance from the Goannas.
Over 70s:
The Goannas Over 70 team will host Warrandyte at Duncan Cameron Oval in Traralgon on Tuesday of this week.
Over 50s delayed:
The Gippsland Goannas Over-50 cricket match away to Sunbury/Macedon has been postponed until November 17.
