Cricket Grand Final 2016

THE Golden Fleece Warriors won the Upper Hunter Cricket grand final against Rouchel on Saturday, with both teams agreeing the game could have gone either way.

The Warriors celebrating back at the Golden Fleece: Back row: Chris Brennan, Will King, Ben Murphy, David Spies, Josh Noble, Colin Storey and Joel Harrison. Front row: Josh Adams, James Smart, Dave Riley, Kirsten Smith and Isaac Smith.

James Spicer said he was glad the whole Warriors team was on deck for the win.

“They were on top of us for the first 30 overs when batting and looked like they would take it out, but we took a few quick wickets and we crawled back,” he said.

“It was a good feeling,” James Spicer said.

Josh Noble scored his second consecutive century for the Warrior’s which helped secure the win.

Steven Clydsdale said it was the 35 runs off the last three overs which took the game away from Rouchel.

“It was 0 for 64 but we then lost 5 for 5 from the 16^th to the 20^th which we didn’t recover from,” he said.

“We had an excellent year and Nat Atkinson was a standout all year, but got 8 overs for 11 runs during the grand final which was brilliant.

Rouchel team: Front row: Andrew Clydsdale, Luke Gallagher, Michael Bourke, David O’Donnell. Back row: Angus Patterson, Steven Clydsdale, Peter Fleming, Brett Hails, Nate Atkinson, Scott Brooker 12th man Oscar Field absent from photo.

“It was a good season all ‘round for Upper Hunter cricket, between the 11 teams it has been a close competition all year,” said Steven Clydsdale.

In the B grade competition Aberdeen defeated Murrurundi and Garry Latham said the Aberdeen Club was proud of how both of their teams performed throughout the season.

“We had a mixed season but after Christmas we started getting a few wins and managed to take out the grand final,” said Mr Latham.

“The grand final was like an arm wrestling match, which could have gone either way,” he said.

“We took out the B grade grand final and the A grade were the minor premiers,” he said.

Aberdeen winners: Back row: Edan Tickle, Rob Bennett, Matt Brabant, Manu Sharma, Garry Latham and Ron Tillemans. Front row: Kieran Connett, Cameron French, Blake Fulcher, Bailey Cullen, Jake Duffin and Neville Givney.

“It was great to take it out for the Club,” Garry Latham said.

Results:

 “A” Grade: Warriors 5 / 177 off 40 overs defeated Rouchel 130 off 37 overs.

• Golden Fleece Warriors 5 / 177 off 40 overs.
• Josh Noble 102, D Riley 27, W King 13.
• A Clydsdale 3 / 48, B Hales 1 / 38, S Brooker 1 / 44.

• Rouchel 130 – bowled out in 37 overs.
• N Atkinson 38, S Brooker 21, B Hails 20, P Clydsdale 16.
• D Spies 3 / 39, B Murphy 2 / 17, J Adams 2 / 19, I Smith 1 / 8, K Smith 1 / 18.

“B” Grade: Aberdeen 7 / 165 off 40 overs defeated Murrurundi 8 / 164 off 40 overs.

• Aberdeen 7 / 165 off 40 overs.
• G Latham 25, N Givney 21, R Bennett 22, E Tickle 15.
• S Tuckwell 2 / 24, A Juratwich 2 / 26, J Evans 1 / 29.

• Murrurundi 8 / 164 off 40 overs.
• P Crowe 63, J Taylor 2 / 1 6, M Cameron 22, B Crowe 14.
• M Sharma 2 / 21, G Latham 1 / 21, M Brabant 1 / 31.