Wanderers v Anglican Church Grammar School
4 December 2020 at Churchie Main Oval
The end of a big week for Wanderers playing GPS big guns Churchie, on the idyllic Main Oval at East Brisbane.
Lucky Peterson and Raghav Goel started positively for the visitors, adding 68 from 69 for the first wicket, before Peterson was out to James Holy in the 12th over and a mid-pitch mix-up brought about the run-out of Goel a couple of overs later.
A great catch at gully by Henry Zeitsch off Billy Harris did for Flynn Thomasson in the following over and when Tom Nicholson edged to keeper, Clancy Brady, off Campbell Corrigan, Wanderers had lost 4/25 in 7 overs.
Steven Page and Matthew Grant fought well in a 38-run, 5th wicket stand and looked to be in control, but, Brady and Corrigan combined again to dismiss Grant in the 27th over with the score on 131.
A well-judged boundary catch by Steve Timms off the leg-spin of Hamish McDonald was the downfall of Page in the 33rd over and when Harry Carroll missed one two balls later, McDonald had his second and Wanderers were in trouble at 7/143. A short revival by Frederick Lee Watts and Byron Gale was snuffed out by a a Campbell Corrigan catch off Jack Con Taylor, leaving Hamish McDonald to mop up the final three wickets and complete a 5fa; Churchie restricting Wanderers to 170 from 42.5 of the allotted 50.
The chase started disastrously for Churchie; Brady Clancy caught by Thomasson off Grant in the second over and Jack Con Taylor bizarrely run out off an attempted second run of a wide delivery.
Skipper, Jacob Verstegen, and Campbell Corrigan added 39 for the 3rd wicket, but, three wickets in 7 balls - 2 to Tom Nicholson and 1 to Kade Horan did nothing for Churchie’s cause.
From 5/49, partnerships of 57 between James Holy and Josh Welsh and 46 between Welsh and Harris for the 6th and 8th wickets, took Churchie to within 20 runs of victory. Horan picked up a couple via a return catch and a Watts stumping; Watts and Grant combined for another.
A fine innings from Josh Welsh, finally ended one run short of victory when Thomasson held one at short cover off Josh Gittins; Churchie going on to complete victory in the 43rd over.
Brad Murphy paid tribute to the Churchie coaches, staff and players for their continued support of the Wanderers cause. As always the hospitality and facilities were impeccable.
Well done everyone!
Enjoy the wonderful Pano photo below, expertly snapped by Devon Singh .
