Saturday was a great morning for the first round of junior cricket with St Josephs Blue and Maroon facing off against each other.
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The Maroons won the toss and chose to bat first.
A strong opening partnership by Brock Thomas and Jim Webster was the feature of the innings, with the first wicket not falling until after the sixth over.
Oliver Churchill and Frey Joseph Built another strong partnership until Jett Edwards came into the bowling attack.
He proved difficult for the batsmen to face and ended his bowling figures with 3-10 off three overs. The next best in the Joeys Blue lineup was Preston Jolliffe with 2-7 off two overs.
The top scorer for Joeys Maroon was Jim Webster on eight and Marlowe Young on five not out.
St Joeys Blue went into bat chasing 52 runs for the win.
Opening batsmen Bailey Marshall and Caolan Hazell built a strong partnership before Harry Goode entered the attack in the sixth over and took the first wicket which brought Cayden Tiyce into bat.
Cayden steadied the innings with a high score of 12 runs, and was followed by Ryder Edwards on 11.
The best bowling figures for Joeys Maroon was Brock Thomas 2-11 off three overs.
St.Joseph’s Blue won the match by four wickets.