Upper Hunter Cricket – Round 2

By Russell Sakey

^{Representative Cricket – NSW Country Plate}

The Upper Hunter team claimed victory in the NSW Country Plate on the weekend. Upper Hunter 6 / 233 off 50 overs beat Tamworth Blue 231 off 49 overs. For Upper Hunter – J Teague 98, T Wilson 51, J Davis 39*; G Latham 5 / 36, N Connor 3 / 28.

Results:

• Belmore Hotel Bulls 1:  5 / 201  defeated Aberdeen 1: 194;
• Belltrees 7 / 215 beat Merriwa 115;
• Warriors 2 / 55 beat Aberdeen 2:  50;
• Murrurundi 156 beat Belmore Bulls 2: 143, and
• Bunnan 5 / 145 beat Rouchel 88.

Details:

Belmore Hotel Bulls 1 = 5 / 201 off 40 overs
T Wilson 88*, M Davidson 59*, A Hill 18.
H Fox 3 / 22.
Defeated
Aberdeen 1 = 194 off 39.5 overs.
N Connor 75, E Tickle 23, B Cullen 15.
T Carter 2 / 24, R Thew 2 / 30, M Davidson 2 / 39, S Bhullar 2 / 44.
POINTS = 3 T Wilson, 2 N Connor, 1 M Davidson.

Belltrees 7 / 215 off 24 overs.
B McCosker 58, J Teague 36, E Burnett 31, B McR 27
J Armstrong 3 / 36, W Gell 2 / 14.
Defeated
Merriwa 115 off 38 overs.
J McLean 26, W Gell 13.
A Williamson 3 / 25, S McCosker 2 / 7, W Osmond 2 / 18.3
POINTS =  3 B McCosker, 2 J Teague, 1 W Gell.

Warriors 2 / 55 off 12 overs.
I Smith 22*, J Noble 19*.
J Smith 2 / 12.
Defeated
Aberdeen 2  50 off 21 overs.
B Crackett 20*.
M Dawson 6 / 9, J Harrison 2 / 15.
POINTS = 3 M Dawson, 2 I Smith, 1 J Harison

Murrurundi 156 off 31 overs
J Taylor 80, P Crowe 25.
E Connor 2 / 28.
Defeated
Belmore Hotel Bulls B 143 off 35 overs
M Bailey 50, L Moore 15,  E Connor 14.
S Tuckwell 3 / 29,  A Juratowitch 2 / 21, J Taylor 2 / 16.
POINTS = 3 J Taylor, 2 M Bailey, 1 C Jeffries.

Bunnan 5 / 145 off 40 overs
G Davis 35*, M Langan 35, J Strong 27, G Holland 15.
P Clydsdale 3 / 9, D Harris 2 / 34
Defeated
Rouchel 88 off 29 overs.
L Gallagher 25, B Hails 22, D Crowther 14.
J Davis 4 / 21, G Davis 4 / 23.
POINTS = 3 G Davis, 2 J Davis, 1 L Gallagher