By Michael Nicholls
Lusatia Park Cricket Club’s senior ladies’ side travelled to Kilsyth to take on the Redbacks.
Lusatia Park lost the toss and were put into bat. Mak and Stace opened up and put on 9 before Mak was bowled with a cracker of a ball. Caity came in and not long after Stace was dismissed caught.
2/11 brought in birthday girl Sammy. Caity and Sammy batted brilliantly together putting on 104 run partnership with Sammy eventually dismissed for 37.
Amelia joined forces with Caity and put on another 44-run partnership before Amelia was dismissed for 6.
In came Nikki she was dismissed for 2 after a beautiful cover drive just didn’t make the boundary.
Lucy was to join Caity and was dismissed for 1.
First gamer Kylie came to the crease with only 9 balls left and scored 3 and ran hard with Caity and her to finish not out with a beautiful captain’s knock of 81.
Lusatia Park set Kilsyth a healthy total of 6/179.
Kilsyth started their innings well being 41 before the first wicket was taken with a run out.
Lusatia Park’s girls then got set to work with some great fielding and their best-catching performance to date.
Bring on young Lucy Pritchard with outstanding figures of 6/30 off 5.1 overs taking a wicket in every over she bowled.
Bocky toiled away taking 3/33 of 7 with 2 great caught and bowled.
Special mentions to the newcomers Lauren, Olivia and Kylie.
