The first Mudgee and District Cricket Association games of the 2017 calendar year were played on Saturday.
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The Division 1 Twenty20 competition, which goes until the end of the month, saw Golf Club reel in the 79 set by McDonald Lawson.
Lawson Park Country scored two runs off the last ball for a last gasp win over Lawson Park
In Division 2, half centuries by three of Paragon’s middle order batsmen helped the side to a 57-run win over Kelly’s Barbarians.
After losing their first three batsmen for a combined nine runs Paragon consolidated.
Scott Blair added 35, before Nathan King (50 n.o), Greg Reid (53 n.o) and Grant Cookson (50 n.o) got the scoreboard ticking over en route to 238.
Phil Rosamond took 3/13, Josh Carev 1/28 and Anthony Wright 1/28.
Openers Matt Joyce (48) and Carev (25) got the Barbarians’ chase off to a good start, while number-five Amit Sutaria (42) and Dan Akers (25) tried hard but they fell for 181.
Reid took 3 /4, Will Brown 1/19, 1/15, Steve Consadine 1/17, Blair 1/6, Mitch Keen 1/15, Ben Gardiner 1/24, Tim Ward 1/32.
Home Decor were given a leg up by Carpet Court - in the form of 31 runs in sundries - in their win.
Brilliant knocks by Mitchell Sandry (69) and Lachlan Rayner (63 n.o) helped Carpet Court set a target of 170 for victory.
Connor Hargraves (2/17), Terrance Roach (1/16), Steve McKenzie (1/27), Matt Nutley (1/14) and Mark Drewe (1/15).
Like Carpet Court their total was based on knocks by two middle-order batsmen, Roach and Nutley who scored 52 n.o each, the only ones to outscore the sundries total.
Mudgee and District Cricket Association 2016/17 season.
Saturday, January 21, 2017.
DIVISION 2, Round 12.
Carpet Court v Paragon Hotel, Cahill Park
Home Decor v Ori Bulls, Glen Willow
Woolpack Hotel v Kelly’s Barbarians, Walkers 1
Saturday, January 28, 2017.
DIVISION 1 – Twenty20, Round 6.
Lawson Park v Mudgee Golf Club, Victoria Park (3pm).
Lawson Park Country v McDonald Lawson Bulls, Victoria Park (6pm).
*Note: there will be no Division 1 T20 this Saturday due to an Under 19 representative match.