Manukau were the strongest district in both the A and B tournaments last year, so these games were key to judging where we were this season. Manukau District is predominantly Howick Pakuranga CC with Papatoetoe CC and with both HPCC Y8 Prem sides at the top of the tables in the two ACA leagues, they were always going to be a tough proposition. In particular, the Manukau B team look be to be an extremely strong unit and showed as much on the day.
Burgundy A v. Manukau A
Manukau A 187 All Out (48.5 overs): Jake Fitzgibbon 2/24, Angus Nicoll 2/28, Reid Hastie 2/19, Max Lewis 1/27, Bronson Marshall 0/26 and Chris Groenink 3/37
Burgundy A191/6 (46.5 overs): William O'Donnell 44, Donald Coleman 76 and Angus Mckenzie 22
A very good win and confidence booster for the Burgundy A side with everyone contributing in some form. Definitely not the polished product but, looking good for the tournament proper.
Burgundy B v. Manukau B
Manukau 276/6 (50 overs): Liam Brown 2/33 and Jake Meenhorst 1/32
Burgundy B 148 All Out (49.5 overs): Ed Henning 50, Asher Robb 29 and Scott Gannaway 16
Unfortunately against any side at this level, let alone a really good one, 53 extras is not good enough. The bowling needs to be more consistent with fewer short balls; we have spoken about this before and the importance of bowling full and straight. That being said, they are a very strong side and we can take positives of batting our overs and some good partnerships both batting and bowling. Between now and the tournament, we can really change our attitude towards fielding and the consistency of our bowling, if we are able to do this, I strongly believe that we have the players to be able to compete and give the other districts a real run for their money. We can slide in to the tournament under the radar but, have shown against Hamilton that we have the ability - positivity and teamwork are our friends!
Burgundy A v. Manukau A
Manukau A 187 All Out (48.5 overs): Jake Fitzgibbon 2/24, Angus Nicoll 2/28, Reid Hastie 2/19, Max Lewis 1/27, Bronson Marshall 0/26 and Chris Groenink 3/37
Burgundy A191/6 (46.5 overs): William O'Donnell 44, Donald Coleman 76 and Angus Mckenzie 22
A very good win and confidence booster for the Burgundy A side with everyone contributing in some form. Definitely not the polished product but, looking good for the tournament proper.
Burgundy B v. Manukau B
Manukau 276/6 (50 overs): Liam Brown 2/33 and Jake Meenhorst 1/32
Burgundy B 148 All Out (49.5 overs): Ed Henning 50, Asher Robb 29 and Scott Gannaway 16
Unfortunately against any side at this level, let alone a really good one, 53 extras is not good enough. The bowling needs to be more consistent with fewer short balls; we have spoken about this before and the importance of bowling full and straight. That being said, they are a very strong side and we can take positives of batting our overs and some good partnerships both batting and bowling. Between now and the tournament, we can really change our attitude towards fielding and the consistency of our bowling, if we are able to do this, I strongly believe that we have the players to be able to compete and give the other districts a real run for their money. We can slide in to the tournament under the radar but, have shown against Hamilton that we have the ability - positivity and teamwork are our friends!
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