By Casey O'Connor
Warwick cricketers finally got back on the pitch last weekend albeit in between the rain.
On Saturday at Slade Park Redbacks played Sovereign. Neither side was sure of how the wicket would play after the recent rain but when Sovereign won the toss, they sent Redbacks in to bat first.
It was a move that did not play out as they had hoped. Openers Tom Allison and Sam Lowney put on a 39-run partnership before Allison was caught by Damien Canning off a Joe Wagner delivery. Grogan came and went without troubling the scorer bringing James Mainey to the crease. He and Lowney took the score to 139 before Lowney was caught by Wagner off a Damien Canning delivery for 82.
The stage was set for a big total. Mainey (30) was bowled by Canning with the score at 162.
There was some bite in the Redbacks tail with Alex Dwan (21) and Tom Clarkson (16) making significant contributions. At the end of the innings Redbacks were 8/217 and Sovereign had a job ahead of them. Canning was the best of the bowlers taking three wickets.
The Sovereign run chase was a train wreck with no player reaching double figures and they were all out for 35. There were some impressive bowling performances with Tom Allison taking 3/5 and Sam Lowney cutting a swathe through the batting line up.
In the game at KO Masters Oval in Allora Vic Hill proved too strong for Allora. Allora had first use of the wicket after winning the toss and were all out for 98.
Allora began well with openers Tim Kajewski and Mitchell Scheiwe putting on 45 before Kajewski was out for 25. The bowling attack had the better of the batting line up and the only other Allora batsmen to reach double figures were Mitchell Scheiwe (18) and Laura Scheiwe (11).
Harry Sandhu was the main destroyer taking 5/17. Morris and Suresh each claimed a pair.
The total never looked enough although early doors Vic Hill did appear to be in some difficulty at 2/16. Rahul Suresh who top scored for Vic Hill played a steadying role in the middle order. When he was dismissed for 31 the score was 4/53 and there were still plenty of runs required. Tim Exelby (24) Tom Morris (n.o. 11) and Indika Senarathne (n.o. 8) ensured they knocked off the remaining runs midway through the 21st over for a good win.
