St Clair Hawks

Match Report – Round 9

St Clair Under

V’s

Glenmore Park Black

Date

19/11/05

Opponent

Batting Highlights

1.Brett South, 53 not out.

2. Ben Pagett 16 runs,

3. Jayden Kostrubiec, 4 not out.

Bowling Highlights

1. Jalay Bell, 4 overs, 1 maiden, 1 for 8.

2., Brett South, 5 overs, 2 maidens, 0 for 5 and Keegan Jones, 2 overs 1 for 2.

3. Jayden Kostrubiec, 4 overs, 0 for 9

Award Winners:

Sam’s Pizza:	Jalay Bell, for his strong bowling returning 4 overs, 1 maiden, 1 for 8, his excellent caught and bowled and his enthusiasm throughout the match.
KFC:	Jayden Kostrubiec, for scoring his first 4 of the year, and continued good bowling, 4 overs, 0 for 9.
McDonald’s:	Brett South
Match Trophy:	Brett South, who played the game of the year in scoring 53 not out, bowling 5 overs, 2 maidens, 0 for 5 and throwing down the stumps from the outfield for a brilliant runout, encouraging the team and for never giving in. Thanks Brett, great effort and we are all proud of you.

Comments:

In our sixth match we played Glenmore Park Black. Ethan Willard was the captain for the day. We lost the toss and were sent in to bat. Glenmore Park Black won the match on first innings.

Our opening batsmen performed well, with Cameron Findley (0 runs) staying in for 22 minutes, taking the shine from the ball and removing their most dangerous bowlers. Ben Pagett (16 runs) once again batted strongly and elegantly and is developing into a fine opening batsman. Brett South (53 not out) played the innings of the season for our team, hitting the bowlers to all corners of the ground and encouraging his batting partners. The innings was a pleasure to watch and it was great to see the team supporting Brett from the boundary. Michael Lovegrove (2 runs) stayed in for 44 minutes and supported Brett well, and Ethan Willard (0 runs) helped support as well. Keegan Jones (1 run), who volunteered to play from the under 10s, stayed in and scored a run and Jayden Kostrubiec (4 not out) scored his first boundary for the year. After 33 overs, we had scored 5-115, our best score of the year and a score that made us competitive.

Our bowlers performed well, with Jalay Bell (4-1-1-8) again taking a spectacular caught and bowled, his third in 2 weeks. Brett South (5-2-0-5) bowled well but without any luck and Jayden Kostrubiec (4-0-0-9) bowled steadily as always. Cameron Findley (2-0-0-10) returned his best bowling figures all year, while Adam Gradidge (2-0-0-13) is improving each week. Michael Lovegrove (3-0-0-15) and Owen De Silva (3-0-0-20) bowled extra overs well at a time when the Glenmore Park batsmen were going after the ball. Ben Pagett (4-0-0-16) and Ethan Willard (4-0-0-17) both bowled well and kept runs to an acceptable level. Keegan Jones (2-1-1-2) bowled excellently and aggressively. In a thrilling and competitive end to the game, Glenmore Park Black won in the last 2 overs, scoring 3-121 from 33 overs.

Last week our batting had let us down. This week our batting and bowling was excellent and placed us in a competitive position and I was really pleased at our improvement. However, our fielding fell apart after the 20 over mark this week and eventually cost us the match. Our team started to field lazily, allowing balls to roll between our legs or go right past us. Players dropped catches or ran away from the ball when it was hit to them. Almost everyone refused to walk in with the bowler unless reminded every ball.

Most disappointing was the defeatist attitude that crept into the team after the drinks break, with the exception of Brett, Jalay and a couple of others. The team and I spoke about this after the game so they know exactly what I mean. Until we as a team want to win and expect to win, we will keep losing these close games. We need to think about our commitment and put everything into our play for our teammates. We should have won this game.

I will be throwing a lot more responsibility back onto the players, for field positions, encouraging each other and for keeping the intensity high.