Pub With No Beer v Scotts Head at Phillip Hughes Oval
Scotts head won the toss and decided to bat on a blustery afternoon in Macksville.
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The outfield was nearly as fast as the wind.
Scotts Head batsmen kept the scoreboard ticking over with as many as five getting a start but no one going on with the job to get a big score.
A couple of drop catches looked like it would cost Pub with no Beer but they just kept plugging away and after 40 overs Scotts Head finished 9/194.
Andrew Welsh 38, Jimi Allan 38, Nicole Lane 20, and young Will Deveroux a solid 9 not out were best with the bat.
Joe Costa 4/52 off 8, Brandon Willer 2/22 off 6, Jya Welsh2/43 off 8 and Darrell Welsh 1/21 off 8 were the wicket takers.
In reply Pub With No beer were 2/19 in the 6th over, but that just brought Joe Costa to the crease.
A couple of good partnerships with Connor Lockyer 23 and Jai Wassens 12, had them 4/109 after 24 overs.
Costa just managed the innings from then on as partners came and went.
He had the calculations in his head and farmed the strike his way. At 9 down with still just over 40 runs required Jake Nicholas stayed with him as Costa found the boundary regularly.
Pub With no Beer passed the total in 37 overs with a wicket in hand.
Costa finished unbeaten on 91 and Nicholas had one of the best 0 not outs I've seen in many years.
Best bowlers for Scotts Head were Jimi Allan 3/33 off 8, Logan Donovan 1/26 off 8, Lochie Bennett 1/17 off 4, Norm Deveroux 1/20 off 4.
Pub with No Beer - winners by 1 wicket.
Nambucca Heads v Macksville Country Club at Coronation Park
Nambucca Heads won the toss and batted first.
They were bowled out in 35 overs for 147, with Aaron Clarke 67, Greg Watts 24 and Peter Lee 20 the top scorers.
Best bowlers for Country Club were Chris Budden 3/24 off 7, Ossie Kinnear 3/27 off 7 and Ben Goulder 1/21 off 6.
Country Club chased down the total in 38 overs finishing 5/148, Chris Budden 69 Not out, Ossie Kinnear 30 and Damien Frost 19 not out.
Best bowlers were Aaron Clarke 2/15 off 8, Alex Hull 2/14 off 8 and Harrison Lee 1/18 off 8.
It's a great start to the season for Country Club who are yet to taste defeat with two wins and a draw.
Country Club - winners by 5 wickets.
Macksville Ex-Services Bulls won by forfeit against Bowraville
Macksville Hotel had the Bye.
This Saturday's Matches
- Macksville Country Club v Bowraville at Donnelly Welsh
- Macksville Ex-Services Bulls v Macksville Hotel at Phillip Hughes Oval
- Nambucca Heads v Pub With No Beer at Coronation Park
- Scotts Head have the BYE
Premier League game at Dorrigo between Valley Cricket and Northern District
by Glenese Welsh
The game was played in good spirits and the toss won by Northern District who elected to bat.
Final score was 9/137.
Best for Northern District with the bat were M Maharaj 38, T Dosanjh 24, A Grewal 20 and I Slapp 18.
Best bowling for Valley Cricket were S Moore 3/21 from 8 overs and T Adams 3/24 from 8 overs.
Valley Cricket batted a final score of 7/139.
Best with the bat were A Stetham 43, J Gilbert 18, B Bartlett 17 and T Statham 12 not out.
Best bowling for Northern District were M McMahon 2/16 from 3 overs, N Dosanjh 2/34 from 8 overs and T Dosanjh 2/39 from 8 overs.
The team is starting to gel and is looking great.
