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12 December, 2024
Supercharged brothers belt through balls
BRIDGEWATER Bulls have broken their duck for the 2024-25 cricket season with an impressive T20 win over Arnold on Saturday. It was a McKinley brothers-led victory, as the Bulls openers powered their way to an 85-run first-wicket stand in just over...
BRIDGEWATER Bulls have broken their duck for the 2024-25 cricket season with an impressive T20 win over Arnold on Saturday.
It was a McKinley brothers-led victory, as the Bulls openers powered their way to an 85-run first-wicket stand in just over nine overs.
Harry McKinley was brutal in smashing 57 off 35 balls, with five fours and four sixes, while brother Tom hit 45 off 31, including three sixes.
Bridgewater reached 1-108, but then followed a stunning collapse as the Bulls lost five wickets for just four runs to tumble to 6-112, eventually battling to 126 in their 20 overs.
Flynn Lock was the best of the Arnold bowlers, dismissing Tom McKinley to begin the flurry of wickets and then taking two other quick victims to finish with 3-18. Ben Metelmann had Harry McKinley caught by Heath Lock to capture the first Bridgewater wicket, but in the same over he coughed up 18 runs. His two overs cost 33 runs.
The Bulls would have been disappointed with their eventual total after such a devastating start to their innings, with only 18 runs scored from the last eight overs, but it was competitive nonetheless.
Arnold began the chase steadily, with Heath Lock (33) and Ryan Metelmann (32) putting on 51 for the first wicket and keeping up with the required run rate.
However, from a comfortable 2-76 the home side lost wickets at an alarming rate to finish on 9-90 in 17.1 overs, with Kale Hewett unable to bat.
The last five wickets fell for only five runs, with first-gamer Oscar Horan the destroyer, ending with 4-9 from three overs.
All the Bridgewater bowlers were among the wickets, with impressive junior Lewis Lonsdale taking 2-24.
Boort Yando’s three points for the washout against Wedderburn keeps the team in fourth place on the ladder ahead of the Bulls, who would have overtaken Boort had the Magpies played and been defeated by the ladder-leading Band.
Bridgewater hosts Kingower in a one-day clash on Saturday, while Arnold travels to face Boort Yando.
Arnold lost to Bridgewater
Bridgewater
H. McKinley c H. Lock b B. Metelmann 57
T. McKinley c B. Metelmann b F. Lock 45
T. Naughton c F. Lock b K. Hewett 6
Fill in b F. Lock 1
S. Hewett-Scull c P. Scholes b K. Hewett 0
L. Lonsdale not out 9
O. Horan c I. McLean b F. Lock 1
C. Alexander not out 4
Extras 3
Total 6/126
Bowling: R. Metelmann 3-0-16-0, H. McCullough 3-0-20-0, M. Dale 2-0-19-0, F. Lock 4-2-18-3, B. Metelmann 2-0-33-1, N. Drew 1-0-4-0, K. Hewett 4-0-11-2, I. McLean 1-0-5-0.
Arnold
H. Lock c O. Horan b L. Lonsdale 33
R. Metelmann c Lonsdale b T. McKinley 32
P. Scholes c b T. Naughton 5
H. McCullough b O.Horan 5
M. Dale c H. McKinley b L. Lonsdale 2
A. Davies c H. McKinley b O. Horan 5
I. McLean lbw S. Hewett-Scull 2
F. Lock c T. Naughton b O. Horan 1
B. Metelmann b O. Horan 0
N. Drew not out 0
Extras 5
Total 9/90
Bowling: T. McKinley 4-0-20-1, S. Hewett-Scull 2.1-0-18-1, T. Naughton 4-0-18-1, L. Lonsdale 4-0-24-2, O. Horan 3-1-9-4.
Boort Yando v Wedderburn abandoned.
LADDER
Wedderburn 44
Kingower 33
Arnold 12
Bridgewater 12
Boort Yando 0