LMS T20 (8-a-SIDE) EASTERN SYDNEY SUNDAY  DIVISION 3  FINAL v ‘AVIN A SLAP AT ROBERTSON ROAD, MP5, MOORE PARK ON SUNDAY 13 AUGUST 2023: REPORT BY JAMIE MURTHA 

The Team was: – James Bonkowski 51*, Mick McGrath (c) 23, Rhys Longbottom 40, Wade Butler (w) 38*, Avi  Bhandari 1, Jonathan Seifman 10, David Craig 0*, Ming Heng dnb

In a high-stakes showdown under overcast skies, cricket enthusiasts around Moore Park were treated to an exhilarating clash between CCNSW and ‘Avin A Slap. Our opposition had the wood over us in close encounters during the regular season, 0-2, The sun  assisted our batters early, but as the game progressed the rain clouds started looming for the two evenly balanced teams. The spectators were in for a treat as this match promised to be a spectacle of skill and determination!

CCNSW lost the toss and were sent in to bat first. James Bonkowski and Mick McGrath opened and looked solid, both were forced to respect some good bowling early as it took nearly 5 overs to find the first boundary, 

James scored an unbeaten 51* runs and anchored the innings, he also produced a very memorable lofted cover drive for six with some sweet timing, Rhys Longbottom (40) and Mick (23) both contributed to the scoreboard with some clean strikes; Rhys was dropped twice and made them pay, proceeding to smash five sixes to all parts! 

Avi Bhandari looked to play positively but got a good ball that hit the top of off, and Wade Butler (38) continued his fine form while launching balls deep into the other field, he was kept on strike by ‘Jono’ Seifman (10), our innings progressed steadily and after 20 overs we raised a sizeable total of 168 runs for 4, entirely defendable’

— Break — 

Pressure was on ‘Avin A Slap to chase down our challenging target, and our guys were ready after receiving a quality high ball catching practice session, led by Rich ‘Berry Boy’ Clark who was only too happy to bomb a few up. Rhys Longbottom led the bowling attack, and seemed to beat the batters outside edge every ball during a great opening four over spell, conceding just 23 runs without luck,  

Mick McGrath opened at the other had a two over bumper burst at the other end, unlucky not to take a wicket, one falling just short of a diving Avi at deep-square, and another really special effort from David Craig at long-off , covering several metres, dove full length and nearly took a screamer, both fielders saving boundaries too with great commitment . David bowled excellently, his leggies proving difficult to score off in the first three overs and getting an important breakthrough bowling the opening batter!  Some rain started to fall which made both fielding and batting more difficult, however no time was lost! 

Avi Bhandari bowled accurately despite the damp conditions, he ensured the required run-rate climbed and finally the other opener succumb to pressure, skying one for Mick McGrath  to take a great mid-field catch, all the more impressive because the ball’s seam had cut Micks hand and was bleeding significantly. Mick had to leave the field for medical attention, kindly provided by the opposition. Stitches do seem likely to be needed, however! Jamie Murtha didn’t hesitate to join in the field at fine leg despite nursing a broken thumb, even managing to return a rather limp left handed throw in towards keeper Wade!

Just as one of the batters started to get a hold of some boundaries Ming Heng entered the attack and  bowled an exceptional four over spell for just 19 runs, in gloomy conditions he had the ball swinging, hitting the stumps on one occasion and very nearly a couple more, Ming deserved a second wicket but an edge was unfortunately not picked up by the umpire, who had done a great job all game. Still very much either team’s game at this point!

Mick opted to finish the game with a wrapped hand before going to hospital, his two remaining overs kept momentum with us and was called on the field several times before the end! But it was Avi, Ming and Dave bowling dots at the death  who finished the job; not even an impressive 58 from Oscar Jamieson including a home-run could keep them in it. Through an excellent team performance against a good opposition in tough conditions, we beat the previously undefeated ‘Avin-A-Slap  by 6 runs to win the competition final.

The match showcased good spirit of cricket, sportsmanship and skill, credit to the team on the day as well as all 33 players who contributed to the team this winter season, this was a well deserved victory!

Thank you to all our report readers and wider CCNSW club-mates!  Particular thanks to Adrian Hawkes for his diligent administration behind the scenes!  And finally, well done to all of the 33 players this season! Jim Hadley, Wade Butler , Mick McGrath, Minh Heng, Jonathan Seifman, James Bonkowski, David Craig, Rhys Longbottom, Avinash Bhandari, Richard Clark, Nicholas Kochanowicz, Jamie Murtha, Joel Uddstrom, Scott Williams, Gerry O’Shea, Shahzeem Ajani, Declan Thomas, Shivam Agarval, Sanjeet Bhandari, Brendon Clarke, Toby Forbes, Sherville Hall,, Dan May, Charles Sharpe, Tom Sterrett, David Waldron, Phil Anderson, Liam Broughton, Yair Edinburg, Craig Fordham, Will Jacobs, Aaditya Mahata, Gurav Jain.

The Result was:- 

CCNSW: – 4-168 (20 overs) (J. Bonkowski 51*; R. Longbottom 40)

Defeated

‘Avin A Slap: – 4-162 (20 overs)

By 6 runs

The Bowling was: – R. Longbottom 4-0-23-0; M. McGrath 4-0-36-0, D. Craig 4-0-49-1. A. Bhandari 4-0-35-1, M. Heng 4-0-18-1

The Fielding was: Stumpings: – Nil Catches: – One to M. McGrath  Run outs: – One to R. Longbottom

Player points (awarded by captain): – 3 points to J. Bonkowski ; 2 points to M. Heng ; one point to M. McGrath.See:  https://www.lastmanstands.com/leagues/scorecard/live?fixtureid=389044

LMS T20 (8-a-SIDE) EASTERN SYDNEY SUNDAY  DIVISION 3  SEMI-FINAL v THE CUSTARD ARMS AT UPPER KIPPAX, MOORE PARK ON SUNDAY 6 AUGUST 2023: REPORT BY JAMIE MURTHA 

In an exciting LMS T20 semi final CCNSW faced off against The Custard Arms at Moore Park 6. The match promised to be a thrilling encounter. Despite grey skies overhead and a bit of drizzle, captain Jim Hadley won the toss and decided to bat.

We put on a dominant batting performance, setting a formidable target of 227 runs from our 20 overs, with outstanding contributions from Daniel May (52* from 17 balls) and Wade Butler (51*from 15 balls). The game was already looking to favor us. The pair was brutal with their ball-striking and found the boundary often. James Bonkowski (22), Richard Clark (25* retired), Nicholas Kochanowicz (34*) and Rhys Longbottom  (35) also chipped in with valuable runs, ensuring a challenging total for our opponents to chase.

In response, The Custard Arms made a commendable effort, scoring 149 runs in their 20 overs. Our bowlers showcased disciplined performances, restricted The Custard Arms’ batting lineup. Nicholas Kochanowicz claimed one wicket with a perfect yorker. Rhys Longbottom bowled economically, going wicketless but conceding only 19 runs in his 4 overs. Richard Clark bowled 3 overs without taking a wicket but fielded brilliantly off his own bowling. Daniel May kept the runs in check with outstanding economy, the batters only managing 8 runs in his 3 overs. James Bonkowski contributed both with the bat and ball, taking one wicket thanks to Jim Hadley who took a brilliant catch on the square-leg boundary. Jim was as good as ever with the ball and had a big impact taking one wicket while only giving away a miserly 11 runs in his 3 overs.

In the fielding department, the team showed great athleticism and teamwork. Wade Butler executed a nice stumping and Jamie Murtha (who had not expected to play) fielded a few balls despite his broken thumb.

Overall, it was a memorable match, and our comprehensive victory by 78 runs has secured our place in Grand Final next Sunday!

 (Editor’s note: The Grand Final will be v  ‘Avin A Slap” (undefeated this season with 13 wins)  at 1.40pm on Sunday 13 August at Robertson Road, MP5.)

The Team was: – James Bonkowski 22, Richard Clark, 25, Daniel May 52*, Wade Butler (w) 51*, Nicholas Kochanowicz 34*, Rhys Longbottom, 35 Jim Hadley (c) 8*, James Murtha (dnb)

The Result was:- 

CCNSW: – 2-227 (20 overs) (D. May 52*; W. Butler 51*)

Defeated

The Custard Arms: – 3-149 (20 overs)

By 78 runs

The Bowling was: – N. Kochanowicz 4-0-36-1; R. Longbottom 4-0-19-0; R. Clark 3-0-39-0; D. May 3-0-8-0; J. Bonkowski 3-0-34-1; J. Hadley 3-0-11-1

The Fielding was:-

Stumpings: – One to W. Butler

Catches: – One to J. Hadley

Run outs: – Nil

Player points (awarded by captain): – 3 points to D. May ; 2 points to W. Butler ; one point to R. Longbottom

See:  https://www.lastmanstands.com/leagues/scorecard/1st-innings?fixtureid=389041

LMS EASTERN SYDNEY DIVI$ION 3 LEAGUE TABLE WINTER 2023 

Team	P	W	L	D	Pts	NRR	TSBP	SBP	20%BP
CCNSW	12	9	3	0	86	1.763	6	8	18
‘Avin A Slap	12	12	0	0	85	1.434	4	3	6
Stumped!	12	6	6	0	70	-0.216	12	12	10
The Custard Arms	12	5	7	0	68	-0.183	11	11	16
The Fellowship of the Swing	12	5	7	0	57	0.154	7	8	12
High Street Cricket Club	12	3	9	0	49	-1.296	8	11	12
Flat Track Bullies	12	2	10	0	31	-1.840	5	4	10

 NB 6 points for a win + 3 categories of bonus points

First Four teams go through to Semi Finals

LMS T20 (8-a-SIDE) EASTERN SYDNEY SUNDAY  DIVISION 3  ROUND 11 (REARRANGED BECAUSE OF RAIN) v ’AVIN A SLAP AT MP5, ROBERTSON ROAD, MOORE PARK ON SUNDAY 30 JULY 2023: REPORT BY JAMIE MURTHA 

CCNSW faced the undefeated ‘Avin a Slap’ in a closely fought contest in the last round of the season for first place in the League. After winning the toss, we decided to bat first and scored a total of 8-138 runs in 18.1 overs, led by Mick McGrath’s 42 runs. Other notable contributions came from Scott Williams (33) and Toby Forbes (34). A couple of poor umpiring decisions resulted in a flurry of wickets falling in the middle overs and severely reducing our run rate.

Chasing the target, ‘Avin a Slap’ showed determination and successfully reached the target with 4 wickets in hand and 8 balls remaining to defeat us for the second time this season. 

Ming Heng took 1 wicket for 25 runs in his 4 overs. Scott Williams produced two excellent seeds to bowl two of the opposition’s best batters. Mick McGrath, who performed well with the bat, could not claim any wickets but conceded only 27 runs in his 4 overs. Toby Forbes also chipped in with a wicket which slowed the scoring rate for a while.

Overall, it was a good contest that ended with ‘Avin a Slap’ emerging victorious against us for the second time this season. However due to bonus points awarded for the CCNSW team all wearing their official LMS shirts and bonuses for run rate and size of victories, we have somehow emerged at the top of the table, one point ahead of     ’ Avin A Slap and face off next Sunday at Upper Kippax at 9am   against the  4th place side, the  Custard Arms!

(Editor’s Note: and if we win the semi final, the Grand Final two weeks later on Sunday 20 August will likely be our third game of the season v ‘Avin a Slap!)

The Team was: – Mick McGrath (c) 42, Brandon Clarke 17, Scott Williams 33, Wade Butler 1, Richard Clark 7, Toby Forbes 34, Declan Thomas (w) 1, Ming Heng 0

The Result was:- 

CCNSW: – 8-138 (18.1 overs) (M. McGrath 42)

Lost to

‘Avin a Slap: – 4-143 (18.2 overs)

By 4 wickets

The Bowling was: – M. Heng 4-0-25-1; S. Williams 4-0-35-2; M. McGrath 4-0-27-0, T. Forbes 3.2-0-28-1; R. Clark 3-0-28-0

The Fielding was:-

Stumpings: – Nil

Catches: – One to M. Heng and one to S. Williams

Run outs: – Nil

Player points (awarded by captain): – 3 points to S. Williams; 2 points to M. McGrath; 1 point to T. Forbes

See:  https://www.lastmanstands.com/leagues/scorecard/1st-innings?fixtureid=389037

LMS T20 (8-a-SIDE) EASTERN SYDNEY SUNDAY  DIVISION 3  ROUND 12 v ’AVIN A SLAP AT MP5, ROBERTSON ROAD, MOORE PARK ON SUNDAY 23 JULY 2023: REPORT BYJAMIE MURTHA

In round 12 won the toss and batted; the openers Shivam Agarwal and Gaurav Runwall made a solid start. Gaurav was the standout batter with a few big sixes over cow corner. Joel Uddstrom and Sherville (‘Wes’) Hall also started well, continuing to build on the total, but were unfortunately bogged down by decent bowling and uneven bounce in the middle overs and end of the inning. After being 1-80 after 10 overs, we were only able to post 1-130 in 20 overs.

The opposition got off to the perfect start scoring 10% of their runs in the first over, but Jim Hadley immediately struck with a top spinner that smashed into off stump, it wasn’t long before he trapped another guy lbw in front for a golden duck.

The bowling was generally good  but we did not get the rub of the green in the field; the conditions were quite windy.. Jamie Murtha used the wind to his advantage and produced a fair amount of inswing which earned him a couple of wickets.

We bowled tightly enough at the end to take it down to the last two overs, but sadly with one batter in the sheds, the opposition was able to safely score the remaining runs and win the game.

We will aim to turn the tables in a rearranged Round 11 (originally rained off) next week!

The Team was: – Shivam Agarwal 10, Gaurav Runwall 50*. Sherville Hall 37*, Joel Uddstrom  (w )25*, Jim Hadley dnb, James Murtha (c) dnb, Mick McGrath dnb , Ming Heng dnb, Nicholas Kochanowicz dnb

The Result was:- 

CCNSW: – 1-128 (20 overs) (G. Runwall 50*)

Lost to

‘Avin a Slap: – 4-130 (18.3 overs) 

By 4 wickets

The Bowling was: – M.  McGrath 4-0-30-0; J. Murtha 4-0-20-2; J. Hadley 4-0-18-2; S. Hall 3.3-0-29-0; M Heng 3-0-33-0

The Fielding was:-

Stumpings: – Nil

Catches: – Nil

Run outs: – Nil

Player points (awarded by captain): – 3 points to Jim Hadley; 2 points to Gaurav Runwall; 1 point to Jamie Murtha 

See:  https://www.lastmanstands.com/leagues/scorecard/1st-innings?fixtureid=389016

LMS T20 (8-a-SIDE) EASTERN SYDNEY SUNDAY  DIVISION 3  ROUND 11 v ’AVIN A SLAP AT MP8, ROBERTSON ROAD, MOORE PARK ON SUNDAY 16 JULY 2023

Cancelled by rain; treated as a tie under the Rules. CCNSW currently in first place in the League and ‘Avin A Slap (undefeated) in second place six points behind. Both teams replay next week for the League Premiership prior to the Finals.

This game was rearranged for Sunday30 July

LMS T20 (8-a-SIDE) EASTERN SYDNEY SUNDAY  DIVISION 3  ROUND 10 v FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING AT MP8, ROBERTSON ROAD, MOORE PARK ON SUNDAY 9 JULY 2023: 

No report submitted.

The Team was: – Joel Uddstrom 3, Mick McGrath (c) 4, Avi Bhandari 18, James Bonkowski 24, Wade Butter (w) 58*, Liam Broughton 29, Ming Heng (c) 2, Sherville Hall 9.

The Result was: – 

CCNSW: – 7-153 (20 overs) (W. Butler 58*)

Defeated

The Fellowship of the Swing: – 6-128 (20 overs)

By 25 runs

The Bowling was: – S. Hall 4-0-19-1; M. Heng 4-0-27-1; A. Bhandari 4-0-26-2; M. McGrath 4-0-21-1; L. Broughton 2-0-15-1; J. Bonkowski 2-0-18-0

The Fielding was:-

Stumpings: – Nil

Catches: – Two to W. Butler; One to M. McGrath; One to J. Uddstrom

Run outs: – Nil

Player points (awarded by captain): – 3 points to Wade Butler; 2 points to Avi Bhandari; 1 point to Liam Broughton

See: https://www.lastmanstands.com/leagues/scorecard/2nd-innings?fixtureid=389032

LMS T20 (8-a-SIDE) EASTERN SYDNEY SUNDAY  DIVISION 3  ROUND 9 v FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING AT MP8, ROBERTSON ROAD, MOORE PARK ON SUNDAY 2 JULY 2023: REPORT BY JAMIE MURTHA

Round 9 didn’t start the way we wanted as we lost the toss and were sent into field. Early wickets from David Craig and Ming Heng put us right on top though. We generally bowled and fielded well and didn’t allow the opposition to get ahead of the game despite their rally in the middle overs to post a respectable 138.

Our chase started off on the back foot, losing Richard Clark early for 1. Scott Williams had flashes of brilliance with some well struck boundaries, but unfortunately one got through the gate on him. The top order struggled to fire this gave and a lot of work was left for the last three batters. David was well composed in his score of 48, he timed the innings perfectly and was unfortunate to fall just before his 50!

Jamie Murtha and Ming continued to accumulate runs and took the game down to the last over, Jamie hit two fours to win the game, securing first place on the competition ladder.

The Team was: – Richard Clark 1, Scott Williams 24, Wade Butler (w) 10, Jonathan Seifman 18, Nicholas Kochanowicz 0, David Craig 48, Jamie Murtha (c) 27* , Ming Heng 13*

The Result was: – 

CCNSW: – 6-142 (19.3 overs) (D. Craig 48, J. Murtha 27*)

Defeated

The Fellowship of the Swing: – 5-138 (20 overs)

By 2 wickets

The Bowling was: – D. Craig 4-0-35-1; M. Heng 4-0-28-2; J. Seifman 3-0-18-0; R. Clark 2-0-11-0; J. Murtha 4-0-23-1; N. Kochanowicz 2-0-12-0; S. Williams 1-0-10-0

The Fielding was:-

Stumpings: – One to W. Butler

Catches: – One to J. Seifman

Run outs: – One to M. Heng

Player points (awarded by captain): – 3 points to David Craig; 2 points to Ming Heng; 1 point to Jamie Murtha

See: https://www.lastmanstands.com/leagues/scorecard/1st-innings?fixtureid=389013

LMS T20 (8-a-SIDE) EASTERN SYDNEY SUNDAY DIVISION 3 ROUND 8 v THE CUSTARD ARMS AT MP5, ROBERTSON ROAD, MOORE PARK ON SUNDAY 25 JUNE 2023: REPORT BY JAMIE MURTHA

Round 8 was played under stunning blue skies, there was no dew, and it was very warm for 9am. The captains agreed on the outcome of the toss, we wanted to bat, and they wanted to bowl. 

Charles Sharpe and Mick McGrath opened and got us off to a very solid start, the boundaries were large, so the first boundary took a while to score, it wasn’t long before both batters started clearing the deep mid-wicket boundary for 6. Mick fell for 31 off just 25 and Charles retired quickly taking only 27 balls for his 51*.

Wade Butler on the other hand was clearly in a hurry, he retired with 53* off an astonishing 15 balls, Wade effortlessly dispatched full-tosses over deep mid-wicket and was gifted a few free hits in the process. Jamie Murtha kept the scoreboard ticking over at the other end with a handy cameo 37 of 23 balls before being adjudged caught behind.

At 5, Ming Heng was stumped for 5, a very close call. With less than two overs remaining Avi Bhandari kept the momentum going with 10* off 4 balls and Tom Sterrett 3* kept Avi on strike. Our total score after 20 overs was a hard to beat 3-198.

Tom and Phil Anderson shared the new ball. Tom was once again unlucky not to get a wicket, beating the bat multiple times. Phil on the other hand picked up one of the openers cheaply with a ripping ball through the gate, a great bowling performance on debut!

Avi and Mick came on in the middle overs and both had a significant impact, each of them took a wicket. Mick had a straightforward caught & bowled in his first over and then helped Avi by making a much more challenging catch on the long-on boundary look easy. Avi, our premier C&S quick bowler beat the bat a few times in his economical spell.

Ming and Jamie filled in the remaining overs, doing enough to make sure the opposition were never in the game. Tom, Mick, and Phil each then bowled the final three overs without any real damage, securing us a bonus point victory by 56 runs.

We’ve returned to the top spot on the table as we head into the back half of the season, a solid position to be in as we work our way towards defending last year’s title!

The Team was: – Charles Sharpe 51*, Mick McGrath 31, Wade Butler (w) 53*, Jamie Murtha (c) 37, Ming Heng 5, Avi Bhandari 10*, Tom Sterrett 3*, Phi Anderson dnb.

The Result was: – 

CCNSW: – 3-198 (20 overs) (W. Butler 53*, C. Sharpe 51*)

Defeated

The Custard Arms: – 3-142 (20 overs)

By 56 runs

The Bowling was: – P. Anderson 4-0-17-1; T. Sterrett 4-0-27-0; A. Bhandari 4-0-18-1; M. McGrath 4-0-33-1; M. Heng 2-0-31-0; J. Murtha 2-0-16-0;

The Fielding was:-

Stumpings: – Nil

Catches: – Two to M. McGrath

Run outs: – Nil

Player points (awarded by captain): – 3 points to Wade Butler; 2 points to Charles Sharpe; 1 point to Mick McGrath

See: https://www.lastmanstands.com/leagues/scorecard/1st-innings?fixtureid=389030

LMS T20 (8-a-SIDE) EASTERN SYDNEY SUNDAY  DIVISION 3  ROUND 7 v HIGH STREET CC AT MP8, ROBERTSON ROAD, MOORE PARK ON SUNDAY 18 JUNE 2023: REPORT BYJAMIE MURTHA

Playing the same team as the previous week, we lost the toss and they elected to bat. Unfortunately we started with only 6 on the field, both opening batters sauntered on the field in the 4th over.

Despite only having six players, opening bowler Gerry O’Shea bowled a rare maiden over! The batter played and missed each ball through to the keeper. Ming Heng bowled a good spell at the other end. It was a solid but wicketless start after 5 overs, but then Richard Clark struck with the first ball of his spell thanks to a sharp catch from Gerry O’Shea in the gully.

Jim Hadley kept the batters tied down with his leggies, backed up by good fielding from the boundary riders. Jamie Murtha picked up a lucky run out, a straight drive deflected off his fingers onto the stumps and caught the non-striker off guard. He followed that up with a wicket at deep square, Jim safely taking a bullet at chest height. Shivam Agarval on debut took a wicket after another super catch from Gerry, it was a particularly athletic piece of fielding, taken low and on the slide from deep cover. Thanks to tight bowling and good ground fielding, we were able to restrict them to 124 in the 20 overs.

In response, James Bonkowski opened his account with a big six over deep mid-wicket; he made a good start. Richard Clark was less fortunate, trying to play the same shot but nicked his through to the keeper for a golden duck! Scott Williams wasted no time, hitting his first ball cleanly over deep mid-wicket for 6 as well. It looked like it could be another big score from Scott, but he was unluckily caught by the wicket-keeper down the leg side. Ming Heng too was a bit unlucky to go for a first ball duck, a well struck ball taken just inside the rope at long off. Jim  Hadley faced the hat-trick ball, and showing total contempt for the bowler slogged it over deep mid-wicket for 6, but this wasn’t enough for Jim who proceeded to do the same again the very next ball!

The fielding was a highlight for the opposition who took another catch to remove Shivam Agarval cheaply. At this point we were reeling around 5-50 and in a bit of trouble. Jim and Jamie Murtha  steadied, rotating the strike and seeing off good balls for a few overs. With 5 overs to go we brought the runs required down to 27 runs. Jamie was bowled soon after, but the opposition was no match for Jim and Gerry who dealt in dots and boundaries for the remainder of the innings. Gerry scored back to back fours in the 19th over to secure our 6th win for the season.

We hope to field a strong side next week and make it 3 in a row after the top of the table clash.

The Team was: – James Bonkowski 16, Richard Clark 0, Scott Williams (w) 15, Shivam Agarval 6, Ming Heng 0, Jim Hadley 53*. James Murtha (c) 21, Gerard O’Shea 13*

The Result was:- 

High Street CC: – 4-124 (20 overs) 

Lost to

CCNSW: – 6-128 (19 overs) (J. Hadley 53*)

By 2 wickets

The Bowling was: – M. Heng 4-0-34-0; G. O’Shea 3-1-8-0; J. Hadley 3-0-21-0; R. Clark 3-0-16-1; J. Murtha 4-0-19-1;  S. Agarval 2-0-18-1, J. Bonkowski 1-0-2-0

The Fielding was:-

Stumpings: – Nil

Catches: – Two to G. O’Shea and one to J. Hadley

Run outs: – One to J. Murtha

Player points (awarded by captain): – 3 points to J. Hadley; 2 points to G. O’Shea; 1 point to J. Murtha

See: https://www.lastmanstands.com/leagues/scorecard/1st-innings?fixtureid=389000

LMS T20 (8-a-SIDE) EASTERN SYDNEY SUNDAY  DIVISION 3  ROUND 6 v ‘HIGH STREET CC’ AT MP6, ROBERTSON ROAD, MOORE PARK ON SUNDAY 11 JUNE 2023: REPORT BY JAMIE MURTHA

In round 6 of the LMS winter season, the match started without a toss, instead the captains agreed on the outcome. We are happy to bat first in good weather!

Joel Uddstrom was unlucky and fell early, but the rest of the batters made starts as we put runs on the board. Wade Butler hit another brilliant 50* off 25 balls including four sixes, slamming several shots over mid-wicket and gave the tail some freedom to bat positively. Jonathan Seifman, Nicholas Kochanowicz and Declan Thomas all hit some big sixes. Jamie Murtha ran hard and pinched a couple of steals despite a knee injury. We never got bogged down as the guys put on a competitive 203 in 20 overs.

In defence, David Craig bowled with precision and was extremely economical, going for only 17 in his 4 overs. Jonathan Seifman was dangerous as usual taking 2 wickets, including that of the by then well set opener who scored 77. James Bonkowski ripped the middle order apart with a double play. Wade  Butler took a nice catch at long on and safely under-armed it to James at the bowler’s end, with the  backing up batter stranded at the keeper’s end. Bonkowski  thought long and hard about whether to take the bails off or throw the ball to our keeper,  Declan Thomas at the other end, so long in fact that the batter nearly made it back!

Jamie Murtha picked up a wicket with some dodgy off-spin and Joel Uddstrom had a nice run out from deep square-leg too.

We chalked up our 5th win  (out of 6 games played)of the season by 55 runs and hope to continue the good form against the same team next weekend!

The Team was: – James Bonkowski 18, Joel Uddstrom 1, Wade Butler 50*, Declan Thomas (w) 23, Jonathan Seifman 36, David Craig 8, Jamie Murtha (c) 27*, Nicholas Kochanowicz 34*

The Result was:- 

CCNSW: – 5-203 (20 overs) (W. Butler 50*)

Defeated

High Street CC: – 8-148 (18.1 overs) (J. Bonkowski 3-21)

By 55 runs

The Bowling was: – D. Craig 4-0-17-0; J. Seifman 3.1-0-19-2; N. Kochanowicz 3-0-32-0; J. Murtha 3-0-29-1; J. Bonkowski 3-0-21-3; J. Uddstrom 2-0-28-0

The Fielding was:-

Stumpings: – Nil

Catches: – Three to W. Butler; one to J. Bonkowski

Run outs: – Two: – one to D. Craig and one to J. Uddstrom

Player points (awarded by captain): – 3 points to J. Seifman; 2 points to W. Butler; 1 point to J. Bonkowski 

See: https://www.lastmanstands.com/leagues/scorecard/1st-innings?fixtureid=389020