Murrumbidgee's under 15s side have shown their skills out in the middle after finishing sixth in the inaugural Cricket NSW Youth Championship in Dubbo last week.
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After finishing the opening day with two wins from as many games and would be looking to carry that form into their three remaining games. It was a tough start to the second day as they took on ACT/SD Barons in a Twenty20 clash.
A strong bowling performance from the Murrumbidgee side saw them able to restrict the ACT/SD side to 88 from their 20 overs.
Griffith's Billy Evans (2/23) lead the way with the ball while Leeton's Blake McDonald (1/6) and Griffith's Noah Gaske (1/5) picked up a wicket each.
Gaske (36) then backed up his performance with the ball as he steered his side into a strong position before Griffith's Hayden Forner (16*) guided his side to a six-wicket win with five balls remaining.
The side then took on another one of the stronger teams in the Illawarra Highlanders in their final Twenty20.
After winning the toss and electing to bat it was tough for the Murrumbidgee side to find their footing as they lost three early wickets to be sitting at 3/19.
Griffith's Jake Rand (18) was the only batsmen inside the top five who broke double digits before Ben Signor (24) added some crucial late runs before the Murrumbidgee side were bowled out for 108 with two balls remaining in their innings.
Gaske (1/31) opened the bowling for the Murrumbidgee side and made the early impact his team needed, but the Illawarra side proved to be just too strong as they came away with a three-wicket win.
In their final game of the three-day carnival, the Murrumbidgee side took on Central West in a fifty-over match.
The Murrumbidgee side was led well with Hay's Tom Davies (56) posting a half-century at the top of the over which saw the team in a strong position early.
Signor (63*) posted his second half-century of the carnival while Gaske (20*) added some late runs to see the Murrumbidgee side reach 4/233 after 50 overs.
Gaske (4/48) was the pick of the bowlers as the game went right down to the wire; however, it was the Central West side who were able to pick up a three-wicket win.
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Liam Warren
As someone with an underlying passion about sport it is a privilege to report on the sporting landscape around the MIA
As someone with an underlying passion about sport it is a privilege to report on the sporting landscape around the MIA
