A fantastic knock of 72 not out from opener Peter Horn wasn’t enough to get Clarence Town to victory over Karuah Red in Dungog local cricket on Saturday.
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Playing away, Clarence Town won the toss and batted first but fielded only 10 batsmen.
The openers got off to a good start, getting to 1-48 when Mathew Horn was out for 23.
Clarence Town mustered up a score of 148 when they were all bowled out in the 35th over.
Darren Watt did the damage for Karuah with the ball, taking 4-32 off seven.
Matthew Selby also picked up a pair to finish with 2-20 off five.
Karuah Red passed the total in 30 overs, with two wickets to spare.
Colin McCarthy had a great day out to notch up 60. Selby backed up his great bowling figures to make 24 with the bat.
Karuah White also had a win over Gresford at Tea Gardens.
Gresford batted first and made 117 in 33.2 overs.
The wickets were shared across the board for Karuah White.
Darren Weatherall, Jordan Barry, Cameron Hyde and Brent Bills all picked up a pair of wickets each.
The home team hit their target in 29 overs with seven wickets left in the sheds.
Bills had a great all-round game to top score for Karuah with 28, which was matched by James Drinkwater who finished not out on 28.
Nathan Grimshaw also performed well with the bat to score 27.
Rebels had a win against Wallarobba at Dungog.
Rebels won the toss and batted first.
They were all out for 119 in the 32nd over.
Joseph Atkins tore through the home side’s batting lineup, making 4-8 off seven overs.
Mathew Gehrig bowled superbly to collect 2-16 off seven while Chad Walters came away with 2-17 off 5.3.
Despite a top knock of 42 for Adam Gehrig, Wallarobba could not chase down the total and were all out for 101 in the 31st over.
Mathew Gehrig (15) was the only other batsman to score double figures for Wallarobba.
Farmers (6/210) had a good win against Bunnies (7/200) at Vacy.
This week, Clarence Town take on Karuah White at Clarence Town, Bunnies line up against Karuah Red at Dungog High, Rebels will play Farmers at Dungog and Wallarobba face off with Gresford at Wallarobba.