Casino Cavaliers Settle Thrilling Victory in FNCCC Round 4 Showdown
On Day 2 the Casino RSM Cavaliers Cricket Club resumed at 0/0, chasing 215 runs set by Alstonville in Round 4 of the FNCCC 1st grade competition.
With the Cauldron in pristine condition the stage was set for the young Cavaliers to step up against the spirited Alstonville attack.
It did not take long before the fireworks erupted with young Miller Scully (59 runs from 52 balls) quickly finding his mojo as he put the bowlers to the sword in a swashbuckling innings which had the crowd utterly entertained. As Scully went about plundering the attack he was well supported by Jed Mulcahy (41 runs from 86 balls) who quietly accumulated the runs in a well- constructed, patient innings.
When Scully was out in the 15th over the Cavaliers were in the box seat at 1/77. Mulcahy was joined at the crease by Mitch Duddy (19 runs from 49 balls) and the guys continued to keep the scoreboard ticking over. Duddy looked in fine form and played one of the shots of the day, with a flat bat punch pull shot which rocketed to the boundary.
The Cavaliers were in a commanding position when Mulcahy was dismissed with the score at 2/124. But as is often the case Alstonville fought back, claiming a couple of cheap wickets to put themselves back into the contest at 4/125.
This brought together the classy combination of captain Damien Vidler (48no runs from 48 balls) and the in-form Olly Walker (35 runs from 71 balls). With Alstonville up and about in the field, Vidler and Walker went about steering the Cavaliers home through some high- quality cricket, pinching several cheeky singles as well as playing some classy shots.
Unfortunately, the 87- run partnership was ended when Walker was dismissed with just 4 runs required for victory.
The Cavaliers finished at 5/218 from 52 overs to take a confidence boosting victory in a clinical display.
Next week the Cavaliers are away playing against Tintenbar East Ballina in a 1-day fixture, which is always a tight contest.
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