AFTER nine overs of the T20 clash at Kingower on Saturday, Boort Yando was a woeful 4-13.
Three wickets had fallen with the total on 13 – from three maidens in a row – and it seemed unlikely the team could bat out 20 overs, let alone post a competitive tally.
Kingower’s bowlers looked likely to take a wicket with every ball.
Matt Rowe was on fire, having taken two wickets in one of those maiden overs – first an excellent caught-and-bowled of Will Gould, and then knocking over Brian Minogue’s leg stump.
It looked dire for Boort Yando, but a revival came in the forms of young gun Cooper Gooding and Daniel Lehman.
The two put on a partnership of 47 in eight overs, helping their side to a total of 7-73 off their 20 overs.
Both made 24, with Gooding striking five fours, and Lehman adding a mighty clubbed six to his one boundary before being run out.
They took particular toll of Will Deason, whose two overs cost 22 runs, and Lachlan de Jong, who took 1-27 off four overs.
Rowe ended with 2-0 from four maidens, in a remarkable bowling effort.
Kingower’s batsmen made short work of the chase, passing Boort Yando’s total in the 10th over, before batting on to make 4-168.
Deason made a well compiled 30 with five fours, while captain Jayden Leach managed 20.
Kyle Simpson finished with 56 not out, and Alex Cockerell took 2-27.
Boort hosts Bridgewater in another T20 this week. Kingower travels to face Wedderburn Band on the turf wicket of Market Square.
Kingower v Boort Yando
Boort Yando 
A. Cockerell b L. de Jong      9
J. Smith c D. Rose b K. Simpson      0
W. Gould c&b M. Rowe      2
B. Minogue b M. Rowe      0
C. Gooding c J. Nevins b K. Simpson      24
D. Lehman run out T. Murphy      24
N. O’Brien c J. Leach b A. Abate      6
T. Zanker not out     1
Extras      7
Total      7/73
Bowling: J. Leach 4-0-7-0, K. Simpson 4-2-5-2, M. Rowe 4-4-0-2, L. de Jong 4-1-27-1, W. Deason 2-0-22-0, A. Abate 1-0-2-1, J. Nevins 1-0-7-0. 
Kingower
M. Rowe b D. Lehman      15
W. Deason b B. Minogue      30
J. Leach c C. Gooding b A. Cockerell      22
K. Simpson not out      58
L de Jong run out      7
T. Murphy not out      31
Extras      5
Total      4/168
Bowling: A. Cockerell 4-0-27-2, N. O’Brien 3-0-18-0, D. Lehamn 3-0-32-1, B. Minogue 4-0-30-1, D. King 4-0-29-0, J. Smith 2-0-28-0.