The Kookas batted first with the Eagles flocking into the field. A delayed start due to a wet pitch and outfield meant a reduced match to 22 overs a side, with each of the Eagles kids getting a two over spell to showcase their wares. Blake Ison had the honour of opening the season up and while a bit scratchy in his first over bowled a particularly good second over and finished with 0/5. His partner Rob Denny was excellent, his left arm mediums looked good and he took out the off stump of the left-handed opener in the process of finishing with 1/9. The first change attack of Aiden Campion and Tom Denyer also impressed. Aiden was straight and miserly, finishing with 0/3, while Tom bowled with good pace and also managed to snare a wicket bowled, finishing with 1/10.
Josh Peters and Jack Couley followed and were the only two bowlers not to concede an extra. Josh’s leg spin was well flighted, and narrowly missed a wicket stumped as the batsman just got back before keeper Owen Pickering could remove the bails and all three stumps. He finished with 0/2. Jack bowled straight and full and reaped the reward for this, taking three wickets for just two runs. Two wickets were bowled while his third was a caught and bowled. Kane Rex bowled a good first spell for the season, and will improve from here with his 0/10, as will Will Schofield who was a little unfortunate with a couple of deliveries but snared a wicket when a top edge flew to Blake Ison at square leg for a comfortable catch. Will finished with 1/10.
Lucas Thompson started off his season well, and despite some waywardness finished with 0/6 from his two overs today. Liam Cergovski began his year on a good note, picking up the last wicket to fall for the day bowled, and should be happy with his figures of 1/5, while Owen Pickering bowled particularly well with a couple of deliveries unfortunate not to have picked up wickets, and he finished with 0/4.
At the end of their 22 overs, the Kookas had scored 7/72, 36 of those runs coming from extras. Something for the boys to work on next week.
Chasing the smallish total, the most accomplished batsmen headed to the crease and took care of business within 9 overs. Aiden Campion and Tom Denyer both finished retired not out when their allotted number of deliveries had expired. Aiden suffered a little from trying to hit the ball too hard but still made an excellent 4 runs, while Tom blazed away in the second half of his innings, and despite the square leg umpire saying to him “don’t get out!” as his last ball came up, he finished it with a massive six over mid-wicket to complete his innings on 27. Number three Owen Pickering and number four Will Schofield completed the routing, with Owen playing some heavy shots in his 20 not out, while Will showed an excellent technique and temperament in his 8 not out.
The Albion Park team finished on 0/78 in just the ninth over, to win the game handsomely in a match played in good spirit by both teams.
The result was comprehensive, and a good way to start the season. There were a lot of promising signs from everyone, and with three good players coming in next week after their week off the mood on the sideline was of a positive season coming up.
Today’s photo is the final wicket taken in the Kookas innings, with Liam celebrating having bowled the Kookas batsman.
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