United Cricket Club's top team, the
Teale Metal Products Premier Twenty20 side, got a taste of top-level club cricket today with their debut at this level proving to be a "baptism by fire" for a side already weakened by the non-availability of inspirational skipper & all-rounder Harley Bayliss. In Harley's absence, vice-captain Josh Burgess took over the reins, with senior pro Matthew Forrest sharing the leadership duties with him in the 2011-12 Counties Manukau Cricket Association (CMCA) Inder-Lynch Premier T20 Tournament.
The brief scores were as follows:
Match 1:
United CC Teale Metal Products Premier T20 v/s Waiuku CC Premier T20
Waiuku CC - 143 for 7 in 20 overs
P. Lambert 45, A. Panchia 23, B. Morey 20*, Thomas Raybould 2-16, Dean Ross 2-19
United CC - 49 all out in 15.3 overs
Jonathan Lawrence 9, S. Hughes 5-11, Scott Guthrie 3-4
Result - Waiuku CC won by 94 runs (click here for complete scorecard).
Match 2:
United CC Teale Metal Products Premier T20 v/s Papakura CC Premier T20
Papakura CC - 152 for 2 in 20 overs
S. Horne 59*, Gian Botha 56*, Shane Gadsdon 22, Daniel Fitzpatrick 2-23, Anthony Brookes 4-2-3-0
United CC - 90 for 9 in 20 overs
Lee Ter Huurne 26, Anthony Brookes 17, Gian Botha 2-12, H. Gibson 2-30
Result - Papakura CC won by 62 runs (click here for complete scorecard).
