Our second graders headed north to Alberton, and on a sticky pitch with sand bunker style outfields, batted first. It turned out to be a good decision, with Daniel Cadman and Luke Seiter putting on 56 for the second wicket. A well worked 53 to Lee Barnett, 55 to Josh Benney and 36 to Ben Pearce lead the Bay to a imposing first innings tot al of 262 of 73 overs.

Defending a huge total, the boys got off to a steady start, taking the first wicket for 7 runs, however they needed to wait some time before the next wicket. A 112 run partnership from Alberton saw them claw back, however in the end our boys were too strong, bowling Alberton out for 244 and winning by 22. Well done to Nathan Finney (4/46 off 21) and Jason Plummer (2/26 off 16) leading the way with the ball.

A well worked win for our boys, leaving them in good stead for the rest of the season.

Playing against on Queens at Sam Loxton Oval, we lost the toss and bowled on a windy weekend at the Bay. Queens made the most of it, batting all day and hitting 2/221 their 75 overs. The results could have been better for our boys, with a few tough chances going down throughout the day, but in the end a tough day. Standout performances include Michael Graham, bowling really well, 1/26 off 14 overs, and Aaron McKeown picking up the other wicket with 1/32 off 13 overs.

Batting this week, we needed 3 an over to win the game. We started disastrously, losing Scotty Mulligan for 2 early on, and then Daniel Goldsmith not too long after. Daniel Cadman steadied the ship hitting 32, but teetering at 4/67, it wasn’t looking good. Another couple of cheap wickets saw our boys heading towards defeat at 7/97, however 2 hard working innings from Luke Seiter (45) and Daniel Nordstrom (27 not out) gave a little bit of hope, but after time ran out and so did the wickets, Runaway Bay going down in the end by 75 runs.