Bellbridge Win by 8 Wickets
St Andrew's Footscray 106 Bellbridge 108/2
Amari Ebbin and his Bellbridge Cricket Club secured a comfortable eight-wicket victory over St Andrew's Footscray at the Mossfiel Reserve Field, with Chris Henry leading the way with an unbeaten half-century.
Winning the toss and elected to field, Bellbridge made early inroads into the St Andrew's Footscray batting line-up. Christopher Armstrong was the pick of the bowlers, claiming impressive figures of 4 for 11 from his 5.3 overs. Despite a battling 22 from James Draper, St Andrew's Footscray were eventually bowled out for a modest 106.
In reply, Bellbridge made light work of the chase. Opener Chris Henry anchored the innings with a fluent 60 not out, guiding his side to victory in just 18.1 overs. Ebbin contributed 5 runs before being dismissed. James Draper was the most successful bowler for St Andrew's Footscray, taking 2 for 33.
This victory sees Bellbridge maintain their strong start to the season. Their bowling attack proved to be too strong for St Andrew's Footscray, while their batsmen showed composure and efficiency in chasing down the target. With Chris Henry in fine form, Bellbridge will be confident of continuing their winning ways in the upcoming matches.
St Andrew's Footscray Inning
..06 (09) Thomas Stoneham c&b Andrew Wilks
..06 (14) Tyler Rainbow c Colin Weller b James Lake
..12 (27) Imran Ali Khan Nazir LBW Christopher Armstrong
..02 (06) Qaiser Qadeer c Dillon Hinge b Christopher Armstrong
..15 (51) Luke Philpott c Dillon Hinge b Andrew Wilks
..06 (11) Vansh Amin c Christopher Armstrong b Colin Weller
..00 (08) Sanga Mithra Katikitala c Parambir Singh b Christopher Armstrong
..08 (11) Mark Dorricott c Chris Henry b James Lake
..06 (11) Sohail Hussain c Colin Weller b Henro Dias
..22 (28) James Draper b Christopher Armstrong
..05 (07) John Cowell Not Out
..18 Extras (14w-3lb-1b)
106 Total All Out after 30.3 overs
Fall of Wickets: 1-9 (Stoneham), 2-25 (Rainbow), 3-32 (Nazir), 4-34 (Qadeer), 5-43 (Amin), 6-44 (Katikitala), 7-56 (Dorricott), 8-66 (Hussain), 9-92 (Philpott), 10-106 (Draper)
Bellbridge Bowlers
6.0-0-29-2 James Lake
6.0-0-18-2 Andrew Wilks
5.3-0-11-4 Christopher Armstrong
8.0-2-20-1 Colin Weller
5.0-0-24-1 Henro Dias
Bellbridge Inning
..60 (81) Chris Henry Not Out
..18 (37) Colin Weller c Imran Ali Khan Nazir b James Draper
..05 (10) Amari Ebbin c Qaiser Qadeer b James Draper
..09 (35) Parambir Singh Not Out
..16 Extras (12w-1nb-1lb-2b)
108 Total for 2 wickets after 27 overs
Fall of Wickets: 1-40 (Weller), 2-53 (Ebbin)
St Andrew's Footscray Bowlers
4.0-1-14-0 Mark Dorricott
6.0-0-27-0 John Cowell
4.0-0-08-0 Sohail Hussain
8.0-1-33-2 James Draper
3.0-0-20-0 Imran Ali Khan Nazir
2.0-0-03-0 Thomas Stoneham
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