Anza III vs SIA 2

ANZA III signed off the season with a big win on Friday. Winning the toss and batting saw us well-positioned at 4/80 at drinks with Tony Edmondstone unbeaten on 40. The second session brought us 100+ runs with the highlight being an unbroken 8th wicket partnership of 57. Rohan ended with 8 not out while Tony accelerated with his last 45 runs coming off 22 balls. Tony finished on 95 not out, a serious fine for 100 avoidance. ANZA finished on 7/183 our highest score of the season.

We started well in the field with Clive picking up a wicket in the first over. With James Howlett bowling tightly and Clive picking up wickets, SIA 2 raced to 4/77 after 11 overs. James picked up a wicket thanks to a tremendous diving catch by Rohan in slips. At drinks they were 6/106 with Tony and Rohan both taking wickets. Their number 4 bat was hitting the ball cleanly and they were well ahead of the run rate. It would come down to whether they could keep up the run rate without losing wickets too quickly. Tony then picked up 3 wickets in his next two overs to settle the issue. Their number 4 was held by James Howlett at point and John Dick completed an acrobatic diving catch at square leg to remove their number 9. Rohan then bowled their number 10 bat to end the match, ANZA III winning by 65 runs.

Batting
Tony Edmondstone 95*
Chiro 15
Mark Cordiner 12

Bowling
Tony 4-0-18-4
Clive 6-0-51-3
Rohan 3.4-0-23-2
James Howlett 5-1-22-1