BATEMANS Bay have proven why they are the team to beat in Shoalhaven Cricket’s third grade competition, after they claimed an outright win against Nowra at Lyrebird Park on Saturday.
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On day one, the Bay rolled Nowra for just 94 before they cruised to 9/242, thanks to Sean Griffin (86 not out), Tom Purcell (66) and David West (48).
The lone shining light with the ball for the hosts was Grahame Morris (3/31).
In their second innings, Nowra again struggled, being all out for 92 – handing the visitors the outright win.
In the victory, West (2/2), Luke Nikolajew (2/9) and Mark Templeman (2/10) all took multiple wickets.
At the Bomaderry Sports Complex, the Tigers defeated Shoalhaven Ex-Servicemens on first innings.
After declaring at 9/225, Bomaderry rolled the visitors for just 91 on day two – thanks to Mark Pritchard (4/15), Gary Evans (3/22) and Michael Blattner (3/44).
In the second innings, after being forced to follow-on, Ex-Servos hung on to be 7/188 at stumps, with Scott Cusack (61) and Scott McCurdy (53 not out) recording half centuries – as Blattner (2/37) added another two scalps to his collection.
At Zealand Oval, Berry-Shoalhaven Heads (6/184 declared) edged North Nowra-Cambewarra (77 and 7/126), with Richard Brain (53) and Hugh Dobson (4/11) being the standouts for the Magpies.
Finally, at the Thomson Street Sports Complex, Sussex Inlet (9/138 declared and 0/9) defeated Bay and Basin (125 and 99) on first innings – with Aaron Piendl taking six wickets for the match.
Courtney Ward
Sports Journalist for South Coast Register and Milton-Ulladulla Times, who loves all things sport and travel. All views are my own.
Sports Journalist for South Coast Register and Milton-Ulladulla Times, who loves all things sport and travel. All views are my own.
