The Greenies started the Twenty20 competition well with a comprehensive win over an understrength Paramount side.

Paramount won the toss and elected to bat on a clear day at West Bay but were soon bogged down by a slow outfield and some excellent bowling. The opening combination of A Blackwood and D McInnis withstood the pressure against the new ball but could never accelerate against an accurate Greenies attack backed up by an outstanding fielding display. Only V “Mango” Campbell managed to break the shackles lofting a straight six to limp to a score of 94 for 6 off the allotted 20 overs. Best bowling for Greenies came from the debutants C Reid and W Timothy who both squeezed the life out of Paramount, bowling 3 overs each for just 11 runs. Play of the day came from a super running catch in the deep by J Brown off the bowling of S Watson.

Small targets can sometimes be tricky to chase, particularly on a worn pitch, but the Greenies openers looked assured posting 40 for the first wicket when T Stephens was caught in the deep top scoring with 24. S Cameron and S Watson continued untroubled for another 30 runs until both threw their wickets away in the outer, leaving J Brown and P Monico to mop up the remaining runs comfortably with a few overs to spare.

Play of the day – Josh with a well judged running catch.
MVP –  Colin by a whiska over Wrendon for a fine bowling display
COTD – Ledge – Welcome back!

PS: Not sure who our media liason officer is, but hopefully the top spiel can be forwarded to Compass/Net News for publication. With Dickie being away I don’t have the stats to attach.

Thanks to Beefy and Simon for scoring and to Troskie for playing 12^th man!

Fine bottle of bundy and Vegemite was said to be “not bad” by Ledge (pick the cane toad) and “enjoyed” by the “Docta “, who, shortly after, in a moment of verbal clarity confessed to being fucked up last season after Ledge’s nasty creation. All in all, a great start to the season, looking forward to tougher competition this weekend. Very pleasing to see the new boys all contribute well.