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22 November, 2024
There was some resistance in the middle order
By GARY WALSH A LONE hand from Benjamin Power wasn’t enough to see Bridgewater Bulls home against Wedderburn Band in their T20 clash at Wedderburn. Put into bat, the youthful Bulls were languishing at 6-59 before Power and Oscar Horan came...
By GARY WALSH
A LONE hand from Benjamin Power wasn’t enough to see Bridgewater Bulls home against Wedderburn Band in their T20 clash at Wedderburn.
Put into bat, the youthful Bulls were languishing at 6-59 before Power and Oscar Horan came together for an unbeaten 40-run partnership, giving the team a defendable 99 runs in all.
Batting at fifth drop, Power smashed five fours and three sixes in his 43 not out from only 24 balls.
He took particular toll of Isaac Holt’s bowling, belting two sixes and a four off Wedderburn’s final over.
Will Holt took 2-18 off his four overs, while Steven Giorlando took 2-19 off three.
James Van De Wetering impressed with 1-6 off three overs, and Finn Turnbull finished with 1-11.
Seth Hewett-Scull came out all guns blazing for the Bulls and raced to 12 runs off nine balls before he became Will Holt’s first victim.
None of the other batsmen could get close to a run-a-ball rate until Benjamin Power’s fireworks late in the innings.
Wedderburn made short work of the chase, racing to 80 before opener Cameron Steel was bowled by Horan, who then scuttled Will Holt for a golden duck to be on a hat-trick.
Isaac Holt avoided being Horan’s third victim in as many balls and helped steer Wedderburn to the winning total.
Any nerves were quickly settled by opener Bradley Holt, who motored to 71 not out off 49 balls, including 11 fours and a six. Steel made 22 off 32 balls with one four and one six.
The match was called after Wedderburn reached 2-109 from 14 overs, with Horan taking 2-14 off his two overs.
Only Lewis Lonsdale, one of Bridgewater’s many juniors, was able to apply the brakes for the Bulls, with his three overs costing just 12 runs, including two wides.
Wedderburn will meet Arnold in a one-day clash on Saturday, while the Bulls have the bye.