Gillian Noelker and Sophie Good celebrate Good’s wicket in a bowling masterclass from Echuca against Cooma. Photo: Supplied.
Round six of the Goulburn Murray Cricket Women’s competition is in the books with a mix of performances across the league.
Echuca v Cooma
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Echuca didn’t require the extra overs provided by the one-day format, quickly dismissing Cooma for 48 and chasing down the target with four wickets in hand.
Echuca captain Jessica Cox took six wickets and gave up only five runs in her four overs. Photo: Supplied.
Breanna Baker (29) was the lone Cooma bright spot as eight batters failed to score in the first innings.
Echuca captain Jessica Cox managed a ridiculous 6-5 in four overs, while Sophie Good took 2-9, Grace Riddell 1-13 and Zoe Cook 1-0.
Gillian Noelker skips into the crease. Photo: Supplied.
With the small target in sight, consistent scoring across the order was enough to see Echuca to the win, despite none of the eight batters used reaching double figures.
Sophie McDonald took 2-6 to lead the Cooma attack.
Jordi Cain fields near the rope. Photo: Supplied.
Echuca, currently second on the ladder, heads into a top-of-the-table clash with Rochester this Sunday.
BLU v Katamatite
BLU’s Aurelia Kemp celebrates the wicket of Hayley Hendrie. Photo: Matthew Kappos
Bamawm-Lockington United didn’t have enough in the sheds to hunt down Katamatite’s 7-120.
Christina Roberts retired on 21, while Matilda Iddles retired before returning, eventually making 18 unbeaten, as the two leaders for the Katamatite batting effort.
Amy Fitzgerald took 3-27 for BLU, while Lily Miriklis (2-4) was also good with the ball.
Lily Miriklis took 2-4. Photo: Matthew Kappos
When it came time for the Lions to bat, Katamatite quickly took the ascendancy.
From 3-6, BLU staged a recovery effort, primarily through Amy Fitzgerald and Bree Styles.
Lacey Rankin rolls the arm over. Photo: Matthew Kappos
Styles retired on 29, which triggered another Lions decline.
BLU made its way to 86, when Styles was recalled for the last wicket, but she only survived one ball, ending the innings with the Lions still 34 runs short.
Matilda Iddles was the best of the Katamatite bowlers, taking 3-15.
BLU is 1-3, sitting second bottom ahead of a trip to Moama this Sunday.
Rochester v Nathalia
Rochester scored a 55-run win over Nathalia after some strong top-order batting.
Sent in by the visitor, Rochy started well with Hayley Broucek (10 retired not out) and Taya Munro (18) setting a platform for the innings, while Cadence Major really took control upon her introduction, hitting seven boundaries on her way to 38 from 32 balls, retiring not out.
The lower order chipped in with sporadic runs, as Rochy batted out 30 overs and posted 7-139.
Cody Power stood up with the ball for Nathalia, taking 3-17.
The Nathalia run chase started with some positivity, as Jessic Daniel and Abby Favaro paired up to put on 31 for the second wicket, but the Rochy attack soon started to fire.
A crucial run-out ended Favaro’s quick-scoring innings and from then on, the host struck frequently to keep the opposition reeling.
Nathalia lost 4-12, declining to 7-60, and, although the tail tried to wag to extend the game, eventually the visitor was dismissed for 84.
Six bowlers got their name in the wickets column, led by Matilda Shawcross (2-8) and Taya Munro (2-12).
Rochester stays unbeaten with the win and will visit Echuca at its adopted home of Tongala Recreation Reserve this Sunday.
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