A STRONG team batting performance has seen Sussex Inlet defeat Ulladulla United in their semi-final.
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Playing at Sussex Inlet Oval, the hosts won the toss and decided to bat first, in cool conditions.
Ulladulla struck the first blow, as Anatole Taylor dismissed Sussex’s opener Jason Hornitzky for a duck.
That brought Geoff Webber to the crease and along with Shane Bate, the pair strung a 69 run partnership together.
Caleb Murray claimed the wicket of Webber for 21, before claiming Kyle Jarrett for one soon after.
Bate would eventually be dismissed for 40, when the team score was on 4/90.
Five other Sussex batsmen reached double figures, led by a fast 38 from Jake Westley.
Westley smashed six boundaries and a six to help his side reach 202 after 57 overs.
For Ulladulla, Chris Barford led the way with five wickets, while Caleb Murray ended up with four.
In response, Ulladulla were all out for 114 runs, thanks to strong bowling from Shane Bate and Kyle Jarrett.
In the other semi-final, Nowra hosted Shoalhaven Ex-Servicemen at Lyrebird Sport Park.
The Ex-Servo’s won the toss and sent their opponents in to bat, hoping to claim a couple of early wickets.
And that they did when Vincent Morris clean bowled Dylan Turner for one.
Nowra fought back through Ray Moore (76) and Jordan Pearson (15), before Morris claimed his second wicket.
The introduction of bowlers Dylan Higgins and Andrew Wilson proved a master stroke for Ex-Servos’s who seemed to continually take wickets at the right times.
On the back of Moore and 18 a peice from Lachlan Butfield and Stewart Graff guided Nowra to the competitive total of 163.
Dylan Higgins and Andrew Wilson both ended the match with three wickets, as did opener Vincent Morris.
In response, Wilson got his team’s innings off to a strong start with a quick fire 29.
But the dismissals of Ben Guyer, Matthew Apps and Wilson left Ex-Servo’s at 3/53 at the close of day one.
Day two was dominated by Nowra, who claimed first innings points after dismissing Es-Servo’s relatively cheaply.
Nowra then headed back to the crease for some batting practice ahead of next weekend’s match, against Sussex Inlet.
