Seniors behind on Day One vs Star
The seniors had to travel back to Timaru again on Saturday after getting home from there on Friday night after winning the Twenty20 match, but things aren’t going quite so well in the two day match with last season’s two finalists Waimate and Star battling it out again.
Waimate batted first after losing the toss and were soon battling as Craig Hinton decided to turn up the heat, and lost their first wicket at 0 and then 18 before a partnership got them into the 50s where three more wickets fell. Glen Drake had to retire hurt on 21 after batting a Hinton delivery away with his head and chin, but returned after a couple more wickets fell and took the attack back to the Star bowlers. He batted well to make 68 and put some respectability to the score with Waimate eventually all out for 122 with Alan Reid the only other batsman to make double figures while Hinton ended with 6-49.
Long opening spells by Alan Reid and Jared Matthews eventually brought success to have Star 29-3, but further breakthroughs just wouldn’t happen, and when Chucky Sew Hoy dropped a chance from the Star opener in the gully just after he brought up his fifty, and on what would have been Jared Matthews’ first senior five wicket bag, the momentum stayed with Star as they pushed on to 160-8 declared from their 60 overs.
Jared finished with 4-46 from his 19 overs and Alan 1-29 from his 16, while Justin Thompson and Matt Sew Hoy both grabbed one each.
At stumps Waimate had begun well needing only 8 more to wipe off the deficit at 24 without loss, and openers Naffa and Sheppo will be looking forward to a rest next Friday night and building on this start next weekend.
