Upper Hunter Cricket – Round 10

By Russell Sakey

Results:

• Rouchel 6/144 def Aberdeen B 142
• Aberdeen A 7/203 def Merriwa 140
• Murrurundi v Bunnan 4/190 def Murrundi 9/155
• Bulls A 2/87 def Bulls B 80
• Warriors 4/152 def Belltrees  9/149

Details:

Rouchel 6 / 144 off 34 overs
A Clydsdale 68*, P Fleming19*
J Smith 2 / 25, B Crackett 2 / 42.
Aberdeen B 142 off 37 overs
C Parkinson 23*, N Crackett 22, J Smith 14.
POINTS:- 3 A Clydsdale, 2 W O’Donnell, 1 J Smith.

Bunnan 4 / 190 off 40 overs.
M Soper 56*, M Langan 38, S Davis 33, D Cheshire 33.
Shahid 1 / 23, A Juratovich 1 / 25, B Crowe 1 / 42, J McClymont 1 / 44.
Murrurundi  9 / 155 off 40 overs.
P Crowe 51, B Crowe 34, A Jovatowich.
D Cheshire 2 / 24, S Davis 2 / 28.
POINTS:- 3 M Soper, 2 P Crowe, 1 S Davis.

Aberdeen A  7 / 203 off 40 overs.
C French 77*, G Latham 35, N Connor 18, J Duffin 17.
C Stokes 2 / 29, H Hood 2 / 48.
Merriwa 140 off 31 overs.
W Gell 46, C Stokes 44, J Armstrong 19.
E Tickle 2 / 13,  B Fulcher 2 / 17, D Hoogerwerf  2 / 21, N Connor 2 / 23.
POINTS:- 3 C French 2 W Gell, 1 C Stokes.

Belmore Bulls A 2 / 87 off 13 overs
C McDean 21*, G Newton-Smith 21*, A Hill 18.
L Moore 1 / 16, N Moore 1 / 22.
Belmore Bulls B 80 off 28 overs.
M Bailey 23, N Moore 12*,
S Parkinson 3 / 22, M Davidson 2 / 4, R Lawrence 2 / 8.
POINTS:- 3 S Parkinson, 2 S Bhullar, 1 M Bailey.

Warriors 4 / 152 off 26 overs,
J Noble 66, I Smith 57*, A Wallace 17.
B McRae 2 / 44, M French 1 / 13.
Belltrees 9 / 152 off  40 overs.
J Teague 34, B Taylor 21, A Williamson 18, C Simpson 15.
I Smith 4 / 29, C Storey 2 / 22.
POINTS:- 3 Isaac Smith, 2 J Noble, 1 M French.

What a great game of cricket – Warriors v Belltrees. Good competitive bowling, great batting, a huge six or two, a number of experienced competitors returning to the fray, and a junior cricketer who made great attempts at three pretty hard chances.

All in all, a great game to be involved with.

Once again the ball had to be replaced half way through the innings and within 3 balls of the replacement a key batsman lost his wicket [ co-incidence].

It was a lovely six Brad Taylor – old skills!, M  French bowling his tricky floating swingers that dip in late then move off the wicket-old school gems, and Jack Pennell, getting his young hands to three very hard catches and chasing down numerous boundary balls, only three of the high lights.