At Bice Oval, Tea Tree Gully captain Matthew Weaver won the toss and elected to send the home team into bat. Openers Daniel Irvine (23) and Simon Roberts (14) got the Stingrays off to a steady start before Brenton Maiolo came and went adding just one run to the score. Josh Barrett (45), Nick Bowen (23) and Shaun Tanner (24) were the only other batsmen to reach double figures and add any substance to the Stingrays total as the other batsmen struggled around them. Tea Tree Gully’s Adam Somerfield, Tim Cronin and Brad Evans all led with the ball. Southern District were eventually bowled out for 136, giving their bowlers a small total to work with.
Tea Tree Gully were required to commence their run chase late on day one. Joraslafsky took an early key wicket, snagging dangerous opener Tim Evans for seven runs. Joraslafsky’s off spin bowling again came in to play late in the innings as he took the wickets of Brad Evans, West End Redback Jake Haberfield and Callum Graeber. Joraslasky’s tight bowling (4/32 from 15.5 overs) ensured the Bulls were restricted to 98 runs and Southern District’s total was defended.
Commencing in season 2006/07, the Grade Cricket Rising Star Award was introduced to acknowledge the outstanding performances of some of the young players within our Grade Cricket Competition. Each round, a player under the age of 23, having played less than 20 A Grade matches is selected as the Grade Cricket Rising Star for that Round. From these nominations, a Grade Cricket Rising Star of the Year is selected. This player will be awarded the Jason Gillespie Medal at the Bradman Medal Presentation at the end of the season.
