By Mike Ainsley
Yarra Junction Skipper Carly Millar won the toss and decided to have a bowl first at a game that was moved to Norwood’s Mullum reserve due to St Andrews ground being unfit to play on.
Alannah Bomford got the early breakthrough thanks to a fantastic catch from Anelise McCracken. McCracken was in the game again as she claimed two quick wickets to leave St Andrews 5/29 at drinks. Wickets from Tara Wilson and Millie Kuth put more pressure on St Andrews and this pressure was backed up by the teams ‘golden arm’ Rachel Pilton who bagged 3/6 to restrict St Andrews to 9/55 off 20 overs. Special mention to Tara Wilson and Anelise McCracken for taking 2 catches each.
Millar and Kuth opened the batting and it got off to the worst possible start with Millar cleaned up for a first ball duck and she was swiftly followed back by Bomford who was bowled for 1 leaving Junction 2/2. Tara Wilson came in to steady the ship with Kuth who was going about her business as normal hitting boundaries for fun before Wilson was bowled for 5 in a partnership of 32. Lisa Hilton came in to join Kuth and got Yarra Junction over the line with a gritty 11* but the real superstar was Kuth finishing on a run a ball 30* to give Junction a 7-wicket win.
St Andrews 9/55 (R Pilton 3/6, T Wilson 2/4, A McCracken 2/10) def by Yarra Junction 3/62 (A Kuth 30*)
