Around the Grounds.
Overall, a disappointing weekend of cricket for the Tewantin Club after a great first grade win Thursday night in Gympie. Returning Scorcher Cody Pyne starred with the bat in a hard-fought contest. That was where the fun stopped however, with all grades going down in some early season woes. An impressive 80 from Micheal Eckard and a hard fought 4 wickets for Ben Giddy the standouts.
First Grade
Thursday T20 Vs Gympie
Down to Gympie for the mid-week game, to keep the T20 campaign alive, Tewantin started shakily losing 3-32. Cody Pyne wrestled back some momentum with a quick fire 50 including 32 off one over. Some good partnerships through the middle got us to a competitive total of 145, but the bowlers would have to be tight. After getting off to a strong start Gympie built a partnership and looked threatening. Some incredible death bowling led by a reluctant Jarrod Officer (3-18 off 3) restricted the total to 138. An impressive win considering Gympie have been the form team in the T20’s to date.
Saturday Sunday Two Dayer Vs Maroochydore
At home on a belter of a deck against a very strong team meant Tewantin chased some serious leather. After taking some early wickets Maroochydore’s experienced batters piled on the runs racking up 430. In retrospect the bowlers did little wrong, other than the occasional loose ball but a rapid outfield and some chanceless batting made for a long day. Great fight and ticker shown from the team.
Left 65 overs to bat and a mammoth total ahead the chances of a win were slim. However, with a great wicket, rapid outfield and Maroochydore’s premier bowler doing the bulk of their run scoring, a draw was on the cards. After an early wicket, some impressive batting followed with Tristen Griffen and Michael Eckard steadying the ship. After Tristen went Mick continued impressively, finishing with 80 in a gusty knock with some support from the middle order. Ultimately, Maroochydore were too good Tewantin all out 152 with 20 overs still to play. A disappointing result but understandable given the circumstances.
Second Grade
Seconds went down to Maroochydore away, after a solid effort with the bat. Some tight bowling from the Tewantin boys wasn’t enough to restrict Maroochydore as they passed the total 5 wickets down and continued batting for bonus points. Another disappointing loss for the club but some signs of things to work on.
Third grade
It was a frustrating day for the relatively unseasoned 3rd XI away against Coolum. Opening bowlers Cooper Withers and Bailey Hozier each picked up an early wicket, with Bailey’s coming via a sharp catch taken by Cooper. Wayne Moore also claimed a wicket with a tidy edge, but from there, Coolum’s middle order took control.
Despite creating several chances, the Tewantin team were unable to capitalise, and two set batters scored freely. Cooper returned for an impressive second spell, eventually dismissing Coolum’s top scorer LBW for 97 – the highlight of the innings. Coolum declared after comfortably passing 220. Sent in late in the day, Tewantin finished 3/49, with Nate Watson playing some classy shots on his way to 18.
Sixth grade unfortunately forfeited.
Tier 1 Women
Thrust into Tier 1 the ladies fought valiantly, bowling well as a unit to limit Caboolture to a very chasable 100. Standouts were Stella and Tilly both in their first senior games, who bowled incredibly. Everyone else chipped in and bowled with discipline. With the bat, it was a tough start with Caboolture bowling fast and attacking the stumps. At 5 for 30, the team looked in trouble, until Bec Whisker played a blinder, manipulating the field and placing the ball into gaps wonderfully. Unfortunately, she got out still needing 20 and the task was too hard falling 10 short. An impressive effort in the first crack at Tier 1!
