THE Northern NSW Under 21 Emus will have to be at their best with the bat today to keep the Boomerang Cup in their possession after being set a chase of just under 370 while the Central Northern Zone Under 16s will also have to be at their best to beat Newcastle in their second- round Bradman Cup clash at Townson Oval in Newcastle.
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Yesterday the Kel Walls-coached CNZ side beat North Coastal by 128 runs in their first-round Country Under 16 Championship clash at Charlestown Oval in Newcastle.
After scoring 7-235 in their 50 overs, they dismissed North Coast for 107.
“It was a good result, a good team performance,” Walls said.
“But we have a big test against Newcastle tomorrow (today). That will be a big test.”
In Mandeville, the NNSW Under 21 Emu Colts have a major pursuit on their hands against the Canterbury Under 19 Senior Performance Squad in their Boomerang Trophy Test.
The Emus resume at 3-163 this morning in reply to Canterbury’s 7(dec)-368.
The home side declared around half an hour before tea after the Emus had an ordinary start.
A bit of wayward bowling from the Emus early on and a fast outfield allowed the Cantabrians to get away to a flyer.
After 24 overs they were 3-129.
The Emus did tighten things up but couldn’t get the breakthrough they needed, with Canterbury moving onto 3-231 off 47.
They added another 137 off the next 28 before deciding to put the Emus in.
Of the Emus bowlers, Tamworth’s Will Chesterfield had the most attractive figures, as manager Warwick Glaves put it, with 2-58 off 14.
“It was very much a batting wicket,” Glaves said.
“We didn’t adapt to the deck early on.
“With the very fast outfield and small boundaries it was very hard to contain the runs.”
Armidale’s Michael Dawson was back amongst the runs and, with Dean Mills, got the Emus’ run chase off to a promising start, putting on 89 for the first wicket.
Dawson was bowled for 47 and Mills trapped in front for 55.
They saw out 48 overs, with Trent Dierick unbeaten on 33.
“The game is poised well,” Glaves said.
“The runs are certainly gettable.
“All going well they should get 200 on it (wicket),” he said.
In Newcastle, the CNZ side will be looking for another team performance.
Skipper Jye Paterson’s 45 was a feature high in the order, with Caleb McNeill (19), Will Fort (25), Brendan Crouch (28) and then Narrabri wicketkeeper Coby Cornish (50) ensuring the side reached a good total.
Moree paceman Paddy Montgomery came back from an indifferent first spell to claim 3-23 and off-spinner Mitchell Pinch claimed 3-24 off his 10. Pinch and left-arm medium pacer Jeremy Smith (2-18) pegged back the North Coast side after they had reached 50 in the first 10 overs without loss.
“They had us under the pump early on,” Walls admitted.
“Newcastle will be a big challenge after they had a good win over Central Coast today.”
