IT WAS a long day in the field for the Hawkesbury Cricket Club’s first grade team at the weekend, after a Bankstown batsman made an unbeaten 226.
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Hawkesbury and Bankstown were playing the first day of the two-day match in the Sydney Grade Cricket competition.
It looks as though this one may already be out of Hawkesbury’s reach, as Bankstown declared at 3-376.
The Hawks actually got off to a good start after running out opening batsman Daniel Solway for 8, before Kerrod White, 226 not out, and Phillips Wells, 95, put the Hawks to the sword.
The first wicket had fallen with the scoreboard at just 23 runs, but the second wicket fell when the score was 304.
Despite losing Wells just short of a century, Bankstown continued on, making another 72 runs before declaring and sending the Hawks in to chase down a big total.
Arjun Nair was the only Hawkesbury bowler to claim a wicket, taking two, while the highly rated Pat Lawrence had a day to forget, as he toiled away, bowling 15 overs for no maidens and 104 runs conceded.
In reply, Hawkesbury finished the day on a score of 2-35 losing Dale McKay for 4, and Arjun Nair for 1.
Brent Atherton was not out on 20 and Lawrence came out as night watchmen, and was not out for 10.
The match will continue on Saturday at Owen Earle Oval.
It was not all bad news for the Hawks, as the team was victorious in a Twenty20 match against the Australian Capital Territory.
The team won by two wickets in the Kingsgrove Sports Twenty20 Cup, restricting the ACT to 8-141, and chasing the score down in the final over, finished with 8-146.
Anthony Kershler took four wickets and Shane Mott provided a crucial 27 runs at the end of the innings to top score.
Second grade made a decent total of 224, but Bankstown was 1-95 in reply.
Third grade made a good total, reaching the close of play with a score of 8-296, with Bankstown yet to bat.
Fourth grade bowled Bankstown out for 167, and was 4-87 and has a good chance of winning this weekend.
It was a similar story in fifth grade, as Bankstown was all out for 169 and in reply the Hawks were 4-83.
