Broadbeach Robina Second Grade Season 05/06

The season didn’t start off to well for us not being able to put together to many runs with the bat. As we got the first two games out of the way and the new faces in the team fell in to place, runs came a little easier, with an outright win over south tweed and close game against surfers, that we won with one wicket and an over to spare we were on a bit of a role with another couple of wins following, finals were looking very hopeful.

But with wash outs and byes we lost our momentum coming up to the pointy end of the season, then a couple of losses really stung us especially the outright loss to tambourine. Yet again another wash out for the last game of the season, we really needed the match practice seeing as we only played 8 0f the 12 games. So from being in a comfortable second on the ladder before Christmas, we ended up just scraping in forth place with south tweed nipping out our heels.

Well we made it to the finals; we had to play the team that finished first in the northern competition, Runaway Bay at Runaway Bay. We were pretty confident of a win and spirits were high. They won the toss (as usual, I only won about two for the year) and chose to bat, which worked out good because we wanted to bowl anyhow. Doing what we did best we went out there guns blazing and shot them down for all out for 115 in the first day.

Our turn to bat with the game easily in reach……we were bowled out about thirty runs shy of the opposing teams score we were shattered, All In all we had a pretty good year except for the end result, at least we bowled the number one side out very cheaply. I would just like to thank all players who played for me this year, you gave 100% thanks guys, and the flag is ours next season. Special mentions to Adam Pentland for taking out both batting awards, Nathaniel ‘BUGSIE’ Slater for taking both bowling awards and Andy Rodrick for an amazing hat trick.

Steven Lawn

Batting Aggregate -Adam Pentland 219 runs : Batting Average - Adam Pentland 31.28

Bowling Aggregate - Nathaniel Slater 28 wickets : Bowling Average - Nathaniel Slater 14.41 runs