Results v Parnell

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Game 1: Parnell Maroon v North Harbour Black

Parnell Maroon played North Harbour Black with Black batting first. Our opening batsmen had a good opening partnership of 69 that provided the foundation for a final score of 118/7 off 30 overs. The bowling was reasonably good, and a score of 118 was defendable, although we would have to bowl and field well to defend it.

The bowling was generally tight and the fielding good. The fielding positions and general fielding "nous" have improved dramatically during the season. Parnell were restricted to 108/9 in 30 overs. Individually there were some good bowling performances and as a bowling unit we bowled well.

North Harbour Black 118/7 off 30 overs. Dylan Stevenson 27 (59), Jacob Scott 27 (46)
Parnell Maroon 108/9 in 30 overs, Jack Collinson 4ov, 2-13, Liam Brown 4ov, 3-14, Angus, 4ov 0-5.
A win to North Harbour by 10 runs.


Game 2: North Harbour Burgundy v Parnell Burgundy

North Harbour Burgundy were up against Parnell Burgundy. Again we batted first and the batting was a real struggle. The bowling was good, but we lost wickets regularly, couldn't form partnerships, and we couldn't seem to work the ball around, pick up singles, get the score ticking over and take pressure off ourselves. I know I've (and all the Coaches...) have mentioned this before, but if you are struggling to score runs the way to get moving is by looking to play the ball into gaps and aggressive, positive running between the wickets.

It was not until we were 51/8, with eight or nine overs still to play, when a partnership between Jack Clothier and Jonty formed and took us though to 88/8 off 30 overs that we showed what we were capable of.

Despite the small score to defend, Burgundy put in a good fight to defend their total, but 88 was not enough. I was impressed by the effort that was put into defending the total though. You fought hard to the end, and gave it your best.

North Harbour Burgundy 88/8 off 30 overs. Jack Clothier 16n.o (33), Gray Hardy 14 (33),
Parnell Burgundy 92/7 in 23 overs, Adrian Young, 2ov, 2-6, Jonty Hawkins, 2ov, 0-4
A win to Parnell Burgundy by 3 wickets.


In summary then we went into this fixture with a plan of giving other boys more batting opportunities. I was really pleased to see some boys take their opportunity today, and their ability to perform today was due to improvements in their game during the course of this season.

Likewise, the bowling of some of the boys has improved considerably and that was displayed today.

A big thanks to Tom Barham and Harrison Caldwell for filling in and playing their first games for North Harbour. Well done guys, I could see you enjoyed yourselves.

And of course a thanks to the Coaches, Scorers, and Umpires who all helped make the day a success.