It has been a tough start to the season for Griffith's Geoff Lawson Cup side as they fell to their second defeat in two games with a 147-run loss at the hands of Wagga White.
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The Wagga side batted first, and Billy Evans (2/30) was able to pick up two quick wickets to have Wagga White sitting on 2/19 after 7.4 overs, but that was the last of the success for quite some time for the Griffith side.
The third-wicket stand from Wagga put on 92 runs before Rylan Mecham (1/19) made the breakthrough his side needed, but it didn't slow the progress of Wagga White.
Jed Beavan (69) past fifty before he was caught by Evans off the bowling of Ranitu, but it would be another 38 runs before Ben Fattore would pick up the fifth wicket.
Fattore (2/32) picked up his second soon after with Wagga finishing their 45 overs on 200.
The Griffith side was on the back foot early as Daniel Whitworth (0) fell in the second over while Fattore (4) followed an over later to have the home side sitting on 2/5.
Evans (21) was the only Griffith batsman in the top order to offer any resistance with Luke Cannon, Cooper Rand, Rylan Mecham and Noah Kirkman all falling without troubling the scorers.
Sean Garcia (11) broke double digits, but that was as good as it got for the Griffith side who were bowled out for 53 in 23.1 overs.
The side now prepares to travel to take on rivals Leeton on Sunday.
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