WITH its Turf One game in the balance with the score on 5/72 and defending 145, Narre Warren knew that early wickets on day two were vital.
However the Buckley Ridges batsmen batted well, hitting the odd boundary to keep the scoreboard ticking.
Chris Jarrett soon removed D’Rozario and the game was back on, Jarrett finishing his first spell with 1/7 off eight overs.
When Chris Pentland removed Rudd to get his fourth wicket, with eight runs to get it was all too little too late.
Buckley Ridges passed Narre Warren’s poor total with seven wickets down, the result making it tough for Narre Warren to play in its first Turf One finals series.
@BT Sub Sport News:TURF THREE
Buckley Ridges at 4/96 was chasing Narre Warren’s 142, and batting out its time to finish on 262 all out.
Dropped catches were again the curse for Narre Warren.
The best of the bowlers were Bryce Millar with 2/46, Michael Sigaras 2/35, Steve Woodward 3/46 and Michael Teeuw 3/33.
@BT Sub Sport News: A GRADE
Chasing the Southern Pirates’ 230, Narre Warren resumed at 2/54, and after losing Colin Perumal early steadied.
Dave Bartlett was out for a well-made 62 with the score on 5/140.
With plenty of time left, the tail did not hold up its ends and Narre Warren was bowled out six runs short for 224.
Best of the batsmen were Bartlett with 62, Ben Charles with 57 not out, Dwayne Hughes with 26 and Colin Perumal with 25.
@BT Sub Sport News:D GRADE
On the first day Narre Warren was all out for 126 against Berwick.
Gavin Maling was the best of the bats with a quickfire 29 in his first innings as an opener.
The players were fired up and hit Berwick hard at the close of the first day to have the score 6/46.
On the second day Narre Warren started well, taking three quick wickets to have Berwick at 9/65.
Narre Warren relaxed, however, and let the opposition get back into the game.
With less than 10 runs required Regan Welburn and Leigh Andrews came into the attack, bowling beautifully and lifting the team, with Andrews taking the final wicket with six runs to spare.
It was a tough win but a win that showed character.
Best of the bowlers were Welburn (8/61), Andrews (1/22) and Gareth Rees (1/19).
@BT Sub Sport News:E GRADE
Narre Warren was chasing the Southern Pirates’ 268, but lost wickets early and never recovered.
Rob Brew batted well making 48, Vic Bradshaw 34 and Darren Allen made 19.
@BT Sub Sport News:ONE DAY
Playing Keysborough, Narre Warren won the toss and decided to bowl, restricting the opposition to 121.
Best of the bowlers were Fred Besterwitch (4/20), Shane Johnston (1/20), and Dishan Kathurusinghe (1/15).
Narre Warren batted to make 114, with Andrew Stevens 40 and Kathurusinghe 20.
@BT Sub Sport News:UNDER 15 (1)
Narre Warren was defending 136, but its first hour in the field was ordinary with dropped catches and poor fielding allowing Cranbourne to make a good start.
Although Narre Warren recovered well, it lost by a run.
Best of the bowlers were Trent Anderson with 1/10 and Matt Darvell 1/12.
@BT Sub Sport News:UNDER 15 (2)
Defending 98, Narre Warren bowled tight early, then with a combination of short loose bowling and good batting, Cranbourne made 254.
Best of the bowlers were Anthony Jayalath (0/9), John Mentiplay (1/20), Jake Ingaliso (1/18) and Mitchell Arter (1/23), all from six overs each.
@BT Sub Sport News:UNDER 13 (1)
Playing Cranbourne, Narre Warren resumed at 2/39 and continued to bat well losing two more wickets in the 16th over to be 4/119 and all out for 256.
Best of the batsmen were Ben Carter (64 not out), Braden King (52), Brett Healey (27) and Shannon Marrell (27).
@BT Sub Sport News:UNDER 13 (2)
Defending 153, Narre Warren gave its all, bowling tight and fielding well to have St Mary’s eight wickets down when it passed the total.
The heat took its toll and the opposition, with a lot of help from extras (59), ran away with the win.
Best of the bowlers were Luke Clarke (2/6) and Jordan Muzzolini (2/9).
@BT Sub Sport News:UNDER 13 (3)
Playing Maranatha, Narre Warren batted well and stayed in 46 overs. The top scorers were Lachlin Shaw and Callum Spencer with an unbeaten 26 and 25 not out respectively.
@BT Sub Sport News:UNDER 11 (1)
After making 285 in the first week, Narre Warren was brilliant again in the field, bowling Cranbourne out in the 26th over for 91 runs.
It was a great all round team effort. Best of the bowlers were Veran Wanigasundara (2/2), Mitchell Dempster (1/4) and Travis Johnston (1/6).
@BT Sub Sport News:UNDER 11 BLACK
Playing Berwick, Narre Warren won the toss and elected to bowl. Due to the weather, the game was abandoned.
Best of the bowlers were Jaie Roberts (1/0), Billy Spreckley (2/3), Hamish West (1/3), Brendan Fernando (1/5) and Mathew Bartlett (2/0).
@BT Sub Sport News:UNDER 11 WHITE
Playing Endeavour Hills, winning the toss and sending the opposition in to bat, at the time it proved to be a good decision.
With excellent bowling combining with good fielding, Narre Warren had the opposition reeling at 8/30 after 11 overs.
However, with lightning surrounding the oval, the game was abandoned for safety.
Best of the bowlers were Nathan De Silva (3/1), Jackson Carter (1/1), George Jayawerdena (1/1), Maheesha Gamage (1/1), Jevon Fernando (1/4) and Tyler Hookens (1/4), with a good catch taken by Lachlan Berry.
