Junior Cricket Match Reports 21 November

U11s Boys
Written by Kate Gibbs
The Pitbull pups were back at home to face Walkerston, with Captain Fred winning the toss and electing to bowl. The boys backed him brilliantly, producing energetic fielding and disciplined bowling to restrict Walkerston to 64. Hector starred with 3–6, Jonty took 2–5, and Harrison claimed one, while Fred, James, Luka and William kept things tight. Run outs from William (2), Hector and Luka added to the pressure.

Chasing 64, Jonty and Will got the Pitties moving before James added 14. Hector’s commanding 30 sealed the result as the team pushed past the target, finishing on 107. A strong home performance.

U11s Girls
The Pink Pitties travelled to Vigaro Fields to meet Souths Yellow. With wides and no-balls not re-bowled, scoring chances were limited, but the girls made every run count. C. Green led the way with four singles, supported by E. Brazil (5), A. Baker, G. Green and others contributing to a total of 49.

With the ball, the Pitties lifted again. Leg-spinner G. Green took 2–16, A. Baker hit middle stump, and F. Gallagher snared a superb caught-and-bowled. Tight bowling from C. Goldspink and sharp wicketkeeping from Neal and Glindemann (just one bye) capped off the effort. Souths finished on 113, but the Pitties showed huge improvement.

U11s Mixed
The new Mixed Pitties squad played their first official match, with Brothers providing two fill-ins. Batting first, L. Sander (12), N. Garraway (17) and L. Wilkinson (10) laid a solid platform, helping the side reach 98.

With the ball, Sander led with 3–24, Garraway claimed 1–6 and Wilkinson added another breakthrough. Mead bowled tightly and delivered a run out, while the keeping combination conceded only four byes. Brothers finished on 124, but the Mixed Pitties showed excellent promise.

U12s
Written by Justin Gibbs
The Pitbull pups travelled to Bucasia to meet Norths. Captain Spencer chose to bat, and openers Henry (47*) and Thomas (40) set a strong tone. Contributions from Blake, Lilly, John and Nate pushed the total to an imposing 5–160.

With the ball, Patrick opened tightly before Blake, Thomas, Lilly and John shared the wickets. Strong fielding held Norths to 5–113, securing a two-game winning streak.

U13s
At home against Sarina, the Pitties opened well with J. Smith taking 2–26 and Z. Cale adding 1–12. M. Hope delivered the highlight—a hat-trick on his way to 4–6—while Brazil added a wicket. Sarina posted 103.

C. Edgerton top-scored with 20, but despite efforts from Hearn, Smith and Brazil, the Pitties were dismissed for 56. Plenty of positives, including a memorable hat-trick.

U14s
Against Sarina at Harrup Park, B. Hetherington (32) and K. Whitty (23) led the Pitties to 144. With ball in hand, S. Green dominated with 4–18, supported by Manley (2–24) and Dibben (1–5). Sarina reached 113, giving the Pitties a solid win.

U15s
At Mirani, the Pitties struck early with B. Hope removing a batter first ball. L. and E. Smith then combined for six wickets between them. Strong catching saw Walkerston dismissed for 128.

R. Davies produced a maiden half-century (50*), supported by Marshall (26) and Hope (19*), to guide the team to 7–141 and a confident win.

U17s
Back at home, the U17s posted 5–213 thanks to M. Logan (54), M. Gabey (37), J. Valmadre (22) and J. Geisler (33*). With the ball, M. Pomeroy shone with 4–10, supported by O. Seamer (2–17). Brothers were bowled out for 27, sealing a dominant victory.

Contributed with thanks to Danni Green

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The U'11s boys. Photo supplied

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