Carnival final so close

By Rohan Aldous

Jan 6, 2022

Goulburn Murray girls: Opening batter Chloe Moyle scored 23 in yesterday’s Junior Country Week final against Gisborne. Photo: Cath Grey Photo by Cath Grey

With 20 overs of its grand final with Gisborne remaining, the Goulburn Murray girls’ Under-14 team had a daunting task ahead in the Northern Rivers Junior Country Week play-off.

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After winning the toss at Tongala’s Brose Recreation Reserve, GM sent Gisborne in to bat and at the completion of its 36 overs the team was 7-181.

Mia Elliott and Sadie Martin both took two wickets in the Gisborne innings, Elliott removing both openers after they spent 43 minutes at the crease.

GM had contested the opening round of the tournament against Gisborne, and on that occasion it bowled its opponent out for just 82 and responded with 6-211.

Gisborne reversed the result when the teams met on Tuesday in round two of the carnival, and took that form into the grand final on Thursday.

In response to the 181-run Gisborne total, GM was 2-72 after almost 16 overs of its innings, at the time of publication.

Sadie Martin and Chloe Moyle put on 33 for the opening stand, Martin first to go for 11 from 31 deliveries and Moyle following for 23 from her 47 deliveries.

Moyle struck two boundaries in her hour-long stay at the wicket.

The match was poised in Gisborne’s favour as GM required 110 runs from a little over 20 overs, meaning a five-runs-an-over scoring rate was required.

Full details from the Junior Country Week carnival, along with some of Steve Huntley’s photos from the final, are on page 30 today.

Northern Rivers Junior Country Week

GIRLS’ UNDER-14 FINAL

Goulburn Murray v Gisborne

(at Brose Reserve, Tongala)

GM won toss and bowled.

GISBORNE

C Busy c&b Elliott . . . . . 11

E Niessen b Elliott . . . . . 8

IS Jayesh c Laffy

b G Riddell . . . . . . . . . . . 26

E Moore c Howard

b C Moyle . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

A Lalor c E Napier

c Hooper . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

AS Jaresh c C Moyle

b Martin . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

A Whiteway not out . . . . . 5

H Brewer lbw b Martin . . 2

C Laity not out . . . . . . . . . 0

Sundries

(21nb, 31w, 6b, 2lb) . . . 70

SEVEN wkts (cc) for . . 181

OVERS: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

FOW: 30, 42, 69, 100, 135, 174, 179.

Bowling: I Laffy 5-0-14-0, L Hooper 6-0-27-1, E Napier 5-0-18-0, M Elliott 3-0-19-2, S Good 5-0-29-0, C Moyle 3-0-22-1, G Riddell 2-0-13-1, S Martin 4-0-17-2, M Howard 3-0-14-0.

GOULBURN MURRAY

S Martin c T Grero

b Datson . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

C Moyle lbw b Grero . . 23

G Riddell not out . . . . . . 9

A Pell not out . . . . . . . . .0

Sundries

(8nb, 14w, 7b) . . . . . . . 29

TWO wkts for . . . . . . . . 72

FOW: 33, 67.

OVERS: . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.5

Bowling A Lalor 3-0-14-0, C Busby 3-0-7-0, M Datson 3-0-19-1, E Niessen 3-0-7-0, T Grero 2-0-8-1, A Whiteway 1.5-0-10-0.