BLU’s Aurelia Kemp celebrates the wicket of Hayley Hendrie. Photos: Matthew Kappos.
Round six of the GMCW is in the books with a mix of performances across the league.
BLU vs Katamatite
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Bamawm-Lockington United didn’t have enough in the sheds to hunt down Katamatite’s 7-120.
Christina Roberts retired on 21, while Matilda Iddles retired before returning, eventually making 18 unbeaten, as the two leaders for the Katamatite batting effort.
Lacey Rankin rolls the arm over.
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Matthew Kappos
Amy Fitzgerald took 3-27 for BLU, while Lily Miriklis (2-4) was also good with the ball.
When it came time for the Lions to bat, Katamatite quickly got into the ascendancy.
From 3-6, BLU staged a recovery effort, primarily through Amy Fitzgerald and Bree Styles.
Christina Roberts nervously skies one over the infield.
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Matthew Kappos
Styles retired on 29, which triggered another Lions decline.
BLU made its way to 86, when Styles was recalled for the last wicket, but she only survived one ball, ending the innings with the Lions still 34 runs short.
Ruby Brentnall steams in.
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Matthew Kappos
Matilda Iddles was the best of the Katamatite bowlers, taking 3-15.
BLU is 1-3, sitting second bottom ahead of a trip to Moama this Sunday.
BLU celebrates a late wicket.
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Matthew Kappos
Rochester vs Nathalia
Rochester scored a 55-run win over Nathalia after some strong top-order batting.
Sent in by the visitor, Rochy started well with Hayley Broucek (10 retired not out) and Taya Munro (18) setting a platform for the innings, while Cadence Major really took control upon her introduction, hitting seven boundaries on her way to 38 from 32 balls, retiring not out.
Bree Styles keeps wicket.
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Matthew Kappos
The lower order chipped in with sporadic runs, as Rochy batted out 30 overs and posted 7-139.
Cody Power stood up with the ball for Nathalia, taking 3-17.
The Nathalia run chase started with some positivity, as Jessic Daniel and Abby Favaro paired up to put on 31 for the second wicket, but the Rochy attack soon started to fire.
Lily Miriklis took 2-4.
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Matthew Kappos
A crucial run-out ended Favaro’s quick-scoring innings and from then on, the host struck frequently to keep the opposition reeling.
Nathalia lost 4-12, declining to 7-60, and although the tail tried to wag to extend the game, eventually the visitor was dismissed for 84.
Six bowlers got their name in the wickets column, led by Matilda Shawcross (2-8) and Taya Munro (2-12).
Rochester stays unbeaten with the win and will visit Echuca at its adopted home of Tongala Recreation Reserve this Sunday.
In the other game of the round this week, Echuca smashed Cooma by four wickets, 48 to 6-50.
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