Sport
3 December, 2024
Rain plays havoc
RAIN has once again played havoc on the Far North Cricket competition, leaving two matches abandoned and one game forced to play reduced overs during the busy double-header round.
RAIN has once again played havoc on the Far North Cricket competition, leaving two matches abandoned and one game forced to play reduced overs during the busy double-header round.
The Atherton Cricket Club was only able to complete one game out of two that they were scheduled to play, but nonetheless came away with a win over the Cyclones.
The Mareeba Bandits were unlucky with their endeavours this week, falling short in their first match against Norths on Saturday and again losing their reduced overs game against the Rovers on Sunday.
The double-header round kicked off on Saturday with Atherton taking on Mulgrave at home.
Atherton opened the batting and got out to a good start, finishing 10/174.
After just 16 overs into Atherton’s bowling, however, the game was abandoned due to rainfall.
Mareeba fell short of a victory in their match against Norths on Saturday, losing by 97 runs.
Norths opened the batting, and after an enormous effort of 116 runs from Aidan Firman, they were in prime position to continue to tally up runs.
A good effort from Mareeba bowlers Grant Hanlon and Nadeem Chohan, both taking three wickets each, was unfortunately not enough to stop the Cairns team who finished 8/229 after 35 overs.
Mareeba batsmen Brendan Falvo (captain) and Will Hanlon gave the run-chase a fair crack, scoring 47 and 36 respectively, but it wasn’t enough as Mareeba finished 6/132 after 35 overs.
Mareeba’s match against the Rovers on Sunday was another match affected by weather. After being delayed by rain, reduced overs and the DLS system was implemented.
The Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) system is used to calculate how many runs over a number of overs a batting team needs to obtain in a weather affected game.
After facing a challenging bowling side, especially from Rover Seth McGinty who took five wickets, Mareeba struggled to get runs going and finished 9/88 after 28 overs.
Using the DLS system, it was calculated that the Rovers needed 60 runs from 20 overs. After just 6.5 overs, they chased down the run score and secured the win over Mareeba.
Sunday also saw Atherton travel to Innisfail to take on the Cyclones. The local side opened the batting and after getting off to a slow start, a 23-run boost from captain Tom Boorman and a 43-run effort from Chris Adams got the ball moving.
With 21 extras added to their total score, including 20 wide balls and one leg ball, Atherton finished 9/171 after 40 overs.
In the second innings, Atherton came out looking dangerous with their bowling, getting the opening batsmen out for 7 runs, with one getting a duck.
Third into bat for the Cyclones was Rhys Camilleri, who gave his side a massive boost with 64 runs.
However, Atherton kept on strong with Lochlin Hollitt taking four wickets through 7.3 overs, getting the opposition all out for 112.
This Saturday, Atherton will face the Cyclones once again at Cazaly’s Stadium at 8.30am.
Mareeba will begin their match at 12.30pm at Borzi Park in a rematch against the Rovers.
