In warm conditions at the Dimboola Recreation Reserve last Saturday afternoon, the A grade Blackheath-Dimboola Bulls endured a tough day in the field in the first day of their two day game against Rupanyup-Minyip.
Blackheath-Dimboola v. Rupanyup-Minyip 9/265 (L Watts 2/20, E Braithwaite 2/29, G Liston 2/31, H Young 2/39)
Upon being sent into the field by their opponents, Elliott Braithwaite had immediate success by taking the first Rupanyup-Minyip wicket with only 5 runs on the board.
Despite two more wickets which had their opponents in a shaky position of 3 for 70, a couple of big partnerships in the middle order allowed a very competitive total of 9 for 265 to be registered.
The Blackheath-Dimboola bowlers shared the wickets, with Braithwaite, Lachie Watts, Garrett Liston and Harry Young all taking two each, and Peter Wren took the last one.
Above - Peter Wren taking the catch to dismiss Rupanyup-Minyip's Travis Hair
With hot conditions again forecast for the second day of this match on Saturday, the local batsmen will have to play at their best to reach this target.
A win in this game would be enough to see the Bulls rise from the bottom of the A grade ladder.
C Grade
Quantong defeated Blackheath-Dimboola on forfeit
With only nine players available to travel to Quantong on Saturday, the C grade Bulls were forced to forfeit their encounter.
Next weekend the team has a bye before they take on Lubeck-Murtoa at home on the following Saturday.
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