Cricket - Glen Innes News

Dec

21

2024

Colts Thrash Elks

In last week's cricket fixture the Club Hotel Colts took on the Elks. The seasons previous encounter between these two had seen a scorebook controversy, with Brendan smith misinforming the players on the field how many runs where needed for a victory. This resulted in Colts getting the win, which funnily enough is the team Smithy plays for. Coincidence or something more nefarious? No one but Smithy will ever know but at any rate there was a bit of spice leading in to the game. Colts won their first toss of the year and chose to bat and for the…

Dec

14

2024

Colts & RSL in T20 Nail Biter

In last Fridays cricket match at King George Oval the Club Hotel Colts took on the RSL and, with the days lengthening and good clear conditions, a full 20-20 was played in a match which would go down to the wire, needing every ball to be bowled to determine the winner. RSL won the toss, chose to bat, and found themselves 1 down in short order as Lucas Tait (6) was caught off Angus Lane in the second over. From there, though, RSL had steady contributions right down the order from Kayne Campbell (22), Mitch Duddy (47), Ryan Macintyre (24),…

Dec

04

2024

20/20 Cricket Match Report

Last Friday 29th November saw a match between Elks and RSL. The game got underway at the scheduled start of 5:00 but was shortened to a 16 over match in anticipation of bad light at the end of the day because of overcast conditions. Elks won the toss and chose to bat with Mitch Swift (9) and Michael Miller (33) putting on 48 runs in 6 overs in a handy opening start. The Elks then lost 4 wickets in quick succession, leaving them at 4-56 at the end of the 9th over. Wickets continued to fall at regular intervals with…

Nov

27

2024

Cricket Revival In Glen Innes

Attempts are being made to revive a Saturday or Sunday cricket competition in Glen Innes. A sport which was extremely strong in the town in the past, has fallen by the wayside in recent times. Where Glen Innes once had a number of club, pub and business teams competing, including a team from the Correctional Centre, and where Glen Innes once had players who starred in district and regional teams, organisers are struggling to have their mid-week 20/20 competition attract more than four teams. This Friday evening at 5pm a competition comprises one side made up mainly of members from…