Strong finish for Umina cricket

The final leg of the cricket season has seen the Umina Juniors put in some more strong performances, with three teams reaching the semi finals and two in finals

Round 8 saw strong batting performances from Mitchell Fiddock (16B) with 67 not out and Daniel Friend (11A) 42 not out, as well as a dynamic 51 from Andrew Trinder (14B). However the undoubted highlight of this round were some incredible results with the ball. Michael Payne (13B) had the remarkable figures of 7/12, Matt Mitchell had 4/31 and Jeff Tomlin (16B) had the figures of 4/11 with a match winning hat trick.

Round 9 brought more solid knocks with the bat.

Ben Howell (15B) had scores of 66 and 14 (both not out), Harry Jones (14B) had 27 and 63 not out, and Daniel Friend 40 not out and 23.

With the ball, stars were Chris Lloyd (13B) a devastating 5/7, Adam Smith (14B) 3/6, Josh Wakeham (11B) 3/13 and Daniel Bryant (11A) 2/5.

Round 10 had batting highlights from Ben Brooks (11B) 40n.o, a stylish 44 from Matthew Jones (11A), a solid 47 from Ryan Matthews (16B) and 53 well deserved runs to Myles Burgess (15B).

In the bowling department, great performances came from Ben Kalnins (U16B) with 2/3, Tim Bell (15B) 3/8 and a fantastic all round effort from Myles Burgess with bowling figures of 4/2.

While several teams had managed to place themselves in semi-final contention, rain frustrated potential candidates.

Three teams made it through – 16B, 14B and 12Cs - with the 14s and 12s proceeding to the finals.

Although neither team brought a premiership home for the Red and Greens, the achievement of three semi final berths from a nine-competition club side still satisfied club members.

Umina Juniors will mark the end of season with a presentation day to be held at Umina oval on Sunday, May 6, at 12.30pm.

Kerrie Friend, April 4