BOWRAVILLE replied with all guns blazing in their Nambucca Valley club cricket match against Macksville Country Club on Saturday – only to run out of wickets.
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Country Club won the toss and batted first, compiling 6/145 off their 40 overs. Damien Frost 44, Chris Budden 37 and Daniel Budden 25 top the scoring.
In reply, Bowraville scored at a rapid rate but the wickets tumbled just as quickly and they were bowled out for 102 in the 21st over. Damien Frost backed up his good innings with 3/43 off eight overs, while B Goulder took 3/20 off five overs and Daniel Budden and Nigel Petersen took a wicket each.
Country Club winners by 43 runs.
Nambucca Hotel v Nambucca Hotel Colts
Colts won the toss and batted first, finishing the 40 overs on 6/215 with Brodie Bartlett 123 not out, Chris McDonald 31 and Dane Luffman 23 the best with the bat.
Matt Ward 2/36 and Mick Townsend 2/44 were the best bowlers for Hotel.
In reply, Nambucca were all out for 145, Matt Ward with 61 the best. For the Colts, Daniel Ledger 3/23, Brayden Luffman 2/19 and Brayth Ledger 2/12 were the best bowlers.
Colts won by 70 runs.
Pub With No Beer v Macksville Ex-Services
Pub with no Beer batted first and only lost three wickets in the 35 overs, ending with a total of 3/207. Joe Costa was at it again with 129 not out, while Connor Johnson made 28 and Jake Nicholas 21. L Greenup and Harrison Lee picked up a wicket each.
In reply, Ex-Services battled away but the total was just too much as they finished the 35 overs at 6/158. Geoff Hannah 47 and Alex Hull 46 were best with the bat.
Wickets were shared for the Pub bowlers with six different wicket takers.
Pub with No Beer won by 49 runs.
Scotts Head had the bye as did the Premier League side.
This Saturday’s matches:
Bowraville v Pub With No Beer at Bowraville
Scotts Head v Macksville Country Club at Scotts Head
Macksville Ex-Services v Nambucca Hotel Colts at Donnelly Welsh
Nambucca Hotel have the bye.
In the Premier League, Nambucca Valley host CCC at Phillip Hughes Oval in a one day game.