Greystanes Cricket - Round 2

Greystanes opened their home ground this weekend and it has to be the driest patch of dirt this side of the Great Dividing Range! The field was bone dry and the grass was dead and the council has “aerated” the field to try and get some life back into it. The result is this dust bowl:

On the plus side, the home game saw a BBQ set up and Big Nick Nardo’s “Marque” was erected on the boundary.

Then after a few snags and a chat, Greystanes won the toss and BOWLED!! Yee Gods, skipper Terry Hoban did a Ricky Ponting and sent the opposition in. But it proved successful early on as both Terry and Enoch Harris with the new ball took early wickets to have the opposition at 2/20.

To sum up a long day in the field though, the slow outfield kept the scoreboard down but crucial drop catches saw Wenty Leagues crawl to 153 all out. Terry Hoban was the pick of the bowlers with 5/14.

At stumps in reply, Greystanes are 1/8 off 8 overs with Simon Agius the man to fall to what appeared to be a very unlucky LBW decision.

With the rain this week, the outfield should green up a bit and settle down to ensure Greystanes remain at undefeated after 2 rounds.

(More photos available in the Lime Kettles Photo Album)