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The Border Watch : January 12th 2016
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SPORT NEWS TIPS sport@tbw.com.au SOUTH EASTERN | 235 Commercial Street East THE GAMBIER | 2 Commercial Street West THE PARK | 163 Commercial Street West Proud to be one of the sponsors of the 2016 Vignerons Cup PALE ALE LONGNECKS 5 FOR $20 CRICKET 27 SPARKLING LONGNECKS 4 FOR $20 EAP champions SA goes down in T20 final REVOR ACKSON JA port@tbw.com.au SOUTH EASTERN | 235 Commercial Street East THE GAMBIER | 2 Commercial Street West THE PARK | 163 Commercial Street West Proud to be one of the sponsors of the 2016 Vignerons Cup PALE ALE LONGNECKS 5 FOR $20 CRICKET 27 SPARKLING LONGNECKS 4 FOR $20 EAP champions SA goes down in T20 final REVOR ACKSON JA trevor@tbw.com.au trevor@tbw.com.au Australia’s female cricketers have done the state proud after reachal of the inaugural Australian Country Cricket Women’s Championships. The SA side went down to a spirited CHAMPIONS: East Asia Pacific has claimed the inaugural women’s Australian Country Cricket Championships, with a final-over victory over South Australia at Malseed Park yesterday. East Asia Pacific team in the final over of the rain-affected match. With 17 overs played per side due to an early shower in the Twenty20 format, South Australia set East Asia Pacific 96 for victory. Despite EAP losing just two wickets in its run chase, the side required the final over to secure the win. In a tense finish, SA claimed a wicket as the match drew to an end, adding pressure to EAP in the final over. But with a boundary off the second ball of the over, EAP secured the championship. It is the first time the women have competed in their own designated competition, with the performances in the Twenty20 format so far suggesting it is overdue. It was a tough task for the SA women to reach the final game of the series after finishing fourth on the ladder behind Victoria, East Asia Pacific and Queensland. South Australia lost its first three round matches to Victoria, East Asia Pacific and Queensland before bouncing back against Northern Territory and Western Australia in rounds four and five to secure the playoff position. The side then faced the top-placed Victorians and after winning the toss sent the visitors in to bat. RUNNERS-UP: South Australia’s women’s Country cricket side has gone down in a nail-biting finish in the Australian Country Cricket Championships, with a final-over defeat at the hands of East Asia Pacific in the inaugural women’s event at Malseed Park yesterday. Nottle rips through Victorians From back page With the ball it was Somerfield and Nick Clayfield who did the damage. Somerfield finished with figures of 4/33 off nine overs, while Clayfield managed 3/31, also off nine. Josh Fidler also chipped in with one wicket. With the bat South Australia was never in the game, with Wall top scoring with just 21 runs. Ben Smith and Parish were next best with 16 each. In other Round 3 results New South Wales defeated Queensland while Western Australia defeated East Asia Pacific. Round 4 results saw Victoria defeat Western Australia, while New South Wales defeated East Asia Pacific. The results saw South Australia sitting top of the ladder, ahead of Western Australia, New South Wales and Victoria, all on 16 points. At the time of going to print the two top sides were doing battle in the final fixture of the series, a one-day match at Blue Lake Sports Park. SPIN KING: South Australia’s Sean Nottle complemented his teammate Ben Parish’s effort with the bat, ripping through the Victorian batting line-up to the tune of 9/41 to help the side to a comprehensive victory at Malseed Park. Picture: ASHLEY EARL Circulation Booster Revitive MEMBERS $264 49- 51 Commercial Street East Mount Gambier SA 5290 Phone: 8723 0277 Fax: 8724 9902 Picture: KYRA SYKES All began well in the semi-final clash, with Ainslee Knight claiming the first scalp of Chelsea Moscript with the score at just 11. Amy Yates fell to Febi Mansell just nine runs later and when Stephanie Townsend departed with only one more run added to the total the South Australians were looking good for an upset victory. However, Laura Croft and Jane Neil combined to steady the ship, with a solid half-century partnership to take the total to 110, when Croft was sent back to the sidelines. By that stage the overs were running out and the Victorians finished with a score of 122. An opening half-century stand set up the South Australian victory, with Brittany Perry and Hannah Armstrong taking the score to 87 before the latter departed. Emma Faint then joined the run chase, offering 10 runs, while Perry continued on with the aid of Jordan Doecke. With 23 needed for victory, the pair took the total to 121 before Perry departed for 52. With runs still required, the game went into the final over, with South Australia needing the fifth ball to score the winning runs and advance to the final. In the grand final, an early shower halted play, with the covers rushed out. Play soon resumed, but the match was shortened to 17 overs-a-side. Again it was Perry who continued her good work, after losing opening partner Armstrong for just three runs. Perry was joined by Monique Draycott and the pair took the score along to 48 before Perry was deemed short of her crease after trying to push the run rate along. She had contributed 31 to the score, but Draycott (22) and Doecke (12) were the only two other batters to reach double figures, taking the SA score to a tentative 95. A solid start from EAP saw Etsuko Kobayashi (12) and Tanya Ruma (41) post a 37-run partnership before Kobayashi fell to Draycott. From there EAP pushed on, with Ruma falling with victory insight and the score on 94. In the end it was Norma Ovasuru (32) who hit the winning runs with a boundary in the final over. For their efforts with the ball, South Australia’s Faint, Knight and Draycott secured top 10 positions in the overall competition, while Perry and Armstrong made the top 10 with the bat. Caravan Annexes Ute Canopies Tonneaus Boat Canopies Tarpaulins (08) 8723 1411 paxfordcanvas@bigpond.com Mount Gambier /ufschemist The Border Watch, Tuesday, January 12, 2016 - 27 682780 679061 682493
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