With Angus as captain, the first side went in to bat and he along with Charles and Edward, started the scoreboard ticking over.  Ryan smashed 17 runs towards the end of the team’s innings to post a huge total.  The opposing side still managed some low run yielding overs including those from the two Olivers, Dan and Henry B.  Brigalow and Max were excellent in the field.

Aiden’s side then in reply batting started to drag back the total put in front of them with Aiden hitting a magnificent 12 off 7 balls for a superb captain’s knock.  This score was only beaten by Henry.  Noah and Nick helped with the runs to provide the victory however it was Max’s four off the middle of the bat that impressed the crowd the most.  Preston, Jack and Mia all bowled well for Angus’s fielding side.  

RSM were sent in to bat which no doubt suited Louis as he won the game ball being unbeaten with the bat (over three innings)  in a great combination with Dalton and then went on to take 2 for 11 with the ball.   Oscar banked a superb four as did Matt in his second innings.  Georgie Leonard on debut disrupted the batting with figures of 2 for 9 off her two overs.  In reply, Staggy threw everything in to their batting getting off the mark with Luke and Evan at the wicket. Wes, Lawson and Rocco could not be dismissed, all retiring. The wickets for the bowling side were well distributed amongst the bowlers including Tom with two wickets and a number of other bowlers with one including Oscar, Dalton and Jack. Thank you to the parents for the excellent support in umpiring and scoring.  This proved to be an extremely close match with only a couple of runs in it.

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Along with the long team names came the long ball hitters and Howie did not disappoint, with seven boundaries coming off his bat for Square and Compass.  Jayden, Angus and John also assisted well with some valuable runs.  Leo and Corey managed to break through the batting attack for Campbell and Freebairn, taking three wickets collectively and both banking their first wickets of the series.  Then in reply, Campbell & Freebairn sent in the boundary specialist Jackson to the crease to open the innings with Leo.  Both players lived up to their reputations with the ball rolling over the boundary on numerous occasions.  Corey, Connor and Henry all assisted with the bat in support.  The bowling side had their first break through with Jalen on task, skittling the stumps to dismiss Connor.  EJ had his first stint behind the stumps as Wicket Keeper.  Leo won the match ball with match figures of 2 for 13 bowling and 13 not out with the bat.  Campbell & Freebairn picked up the win.

Sunday saw Inverell U12’s go up against the prestigious Tamworth Blue side at Cameron Park.  The standout players for Inverell were Louis and Jayden, both with great efforts in their batting agenda.  Henry took his first rep wicket with a caught Roger, bowled Oliver entry.  There was some fantastic fielding efforts put in, including great saves by Wes, Connor and Zac.  Rocky and Fergus were amongst the most economical of the bowlers and Rocky’s direction throughout the day was inspiring.  This however wasn’t enough to win with the home side being bowled out in the 31st over, just as the threatening storm drifted over Cameron with the humidity matching the 100 per cent intensity of the match.

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