Bay Harbour: February 06, 2019

Wednesday February 6 2019
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BAY HARBOUR
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SPORTS
Sumner make strong
start to two-day
cricket competition
Sumner club
captain
Dan Vann
reports on
how their
first XI
cricket side
performed
during the first day of
their two-day clash
against Lancaster Park
SUMNER hosted Lancaster Park
on Saturday as they returned to
two-day cricket.
After two very narrow losses
to Lancaster Park in the one-day
and T20 competitions, they knew
this would be a tough encounter.
Sumner won the toss and
bowled first and, in spite of
Lancaster Park getting off to
a very fast start, three early
wickets, all taken by opening
bowler Nawid Mohammady
(3-29) meant Sumner were able
to apply some pressure to the
Lancaster Park batsmen.
Lancaster Park managed to
rebuild somewhat before the
introduction of Jonny Percasky
(5-42 off 16 overs) and Dan Vann
(2-50 off 14 overs), who managed
to tie down Lancaster Park down
and take the remaining seven
wickets to have them all out for
175. In reply, Sumner made an
excellent start, losing their first
wicket at 40 and their second at
70. At this stage, Sumner were
looking in control. But a small
stumble saw three quick wickets
fall and, at 79/4, things were back
in the balance.
Brett Taylor (68) and I
combined to put on 30 runs to
steady the ship again. When my
wicket fell for 27 with the score
at 130, Taylor decided to put the
foot down and counter-attacked
with some outstanding striking.
Sumner ended the day on 209 (34
runs ahead).
We were very pleased with how
we played today. At times we
were put under pressure but we
responded well to it.
Lancaster Park are a very
strong team and we get on well
with them off the field so it was
nice to have a good start. But we
will need to play well again next
week to take the outright win.
EYE ON THE BALL: Paddy Laidlaw gets stuck into some
catches on the inflatable.
GAME TIME: Dan Vann gives the Club Captains XI a team talk
ahead of their clash with the Presidents XI.
Des Lyon day raises $5000
• By Louis Day
SUMNER CRICKET Club
raised about $5000 during its
Des Lyon day.
Club captain Dan Vann said
they would have a more accurate
total once money from raffles
had come in.
The Presidents XI fell to the
Club Captains XI in the premier
match of the day, which included
current Canterbury Magicians
Nat Cox and Erin Bermingham.
The junior match kicked off
the day before Sumner Rugby
Club battled it out with an Invitational
XI.
The day was in
commemoration of life
member Des Lyons, a man
who contributed a considerable
amount of his time to sports
clubs across Sumner.
ALL SMILES: Aaron
Stanley-Joblin of the
Invitational XI raises the Shag
Rock trophy after beating the
Sumner Rugby Club XI.
“He was always involved in
a lot of different sports clubs
across Sumner, he was the guy
who would do the grounds,
would help with coaching, so
it made sense to have a day in
his memory when he passed
away.”
Mr Vann said the money
raised would go towards ground
costs, junior equipment and
general running costs.