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scoring freely at one end so the second new ball was taken as we entered the last hour the day. Pat and Jack were tasked with extracting the last three wickets, finally in the 81st over of the day Pat deceived the Normo Captain, and he departed well caught ... the Ninth wicket followed 2 balls later to Pat bowled middle peg.
The last wicket eluded us, but Normo have closed their innings at 218 (under the 12th man rule).
So, a big Sunday of batting ahead for the Reds a minimum of 80 overs to run down there total. Confidence is high given the successful chase last week.
Our bowlers did an awesome job Pat 19 overs 2/55, Eric 19 overs 1/15, Jack 14 overs 0/41, with the man of the hour Nathan 21 overs 6/57.
Day 2
Not much to report today that went right for us.
We lost 10 overs of play at the start of the day due to overnight rain. And it didn’t get any better throughout the day.
It was a similar tale to most of the year where batters got starts, then just inexplicably threw away their innings. Best were Feathers with 23 & Eric with 20.
We certainly didn’t find the bowling terribly challenging, just showed a lack of application which is a pity in such a big occasion.
Thanks to all the guys in the team who made this such an enjoyable season. Even though there were 2 distinct age generations in the side, all of the guys came together well on & off the field.
We only won 5 games all season and were very fortunate to make the Final. We certainly didn’t expect to get this far, but I’m sure the guys will be more determined next year after getting a taste of what could’ve been today.
C3 Red Runners-up (111 runs) Vs Normanhurst-Warrawee (9/218 dec). Players from left to right: Back row: Cameron Croucher, Eric Junkkari, Nathan Fathers, Andrew Fiedler (C), Peter Lees, Steve Williams
Front row: Munish Verma, Shakeel Mistry, Jack Marsden, Lachlan Woolnough, Nathan Watkins, Patrick Watkins @ Normanhurst Oval - 16 & 17 March 2024