20/20 team v Pembroke OS 1 at Haslam Oval on Tuesday 8 December.
Portlock, S Jones, Amarasinghe, Loveder, Ozolins, Sheedy, Giles, Shaw, Krasnov, Mitchell, Leikas.
A great start to the T20 comp for the boys with a comfortable win against Pembroke. MJ lost the toss and we fielded first and bowled and fielded well early to have them 2/2. A good partnership got them back on track but some tight fielding helped to keep the total below 150 after looking like it could be much higher. Wazza took 2 wickets while Hooch, Charlie and MJ took one each. Tilly and Porters got the Hunters off to a great start with a 61 run partnership before Tilly was out for 20. Enter Leon Krasnov - the young fella smashed 31 in his first ever A grade game after a sensational fielding performance earlier in the day. Showing no fear, Kras smashed 3 sixes and with Porters, all but secured the win. Porters' 55 was his 2nd consecutive half century and the form A grade batsman showed rare glimpses of outright aggression in another excellent innings for the club. A great win for the boys and we will be looking to continue this confidence into the game this Saturday vs Payneham.
Pembroke 7/146 (Mitchell 2/28, Shaw 1/22, Loveder 1/22, Giles 1/26, Ozolins 0/39) def by AHOS 4/147 (Amarasinghe 20, Portlock 55, Krasnov 31, Ozolins 12, Loveder 8*, Jones 6*) with 13 balls to spare.
