After a sensational win against SHOC in the semi-final and Hope Valley defeating Modbury we got the home ground advantage in the Grand Final and played at the home of cricket “Goody Oval”. We chose to play at Lockleys but ATCA wanted us at Goodwood so bring it on! With the curator organizing a reasonable pitch along with a very wet outfield Hope Valley won the toss and sent us…
A1 @ Goodwood vs Payneham A2 @ Lindblom Park vs Pooraka The B grade travelled to Pooraka for Round 1. We lost the toss and were asked to bat on a sticky wicket. Darren Martin played a lone hand batting for most of the innings and compiling a hard hitting 89 taking us to a defendable total of 171. In the field we bowled well and were in the game for…
A Grade – A1 vs B Grade – A2 vs Pulteney At home, hosting Pulteney back from the spring racing carnival we lost the toss and were put in on a damp wicket. Pulteney bowled well early with one of their opening bowlers returning 6 overs 1/1. We worked our way into the game with a number of good partnerships batting around Darren Martin who made a patient…
A Grade – A1 vs Pembroke OS B Grade – A2 vs Fulham The Bs headed out to Collins Reserve to take on Fulham’s As in a grand final rematch. We started off well winning the toss and batting on a good wicket that had a bit of moisture in it early. This game saw the return of club legend Jim Llewellyn and he got off to great start…
A Grade – A1 vs Brighton A very entertaining game to start the year with the game ending in a tie. A thrilling finish to a game which looked like it could go either way throughout the entire 2 days. Brighton batted first and posted a very solid score of 242. The A grade managed to bowl them out in the 78th over with the pick of the bowlers being…
In season 2014-15 Goodwood’s B grade was promoted from A4 to A3 after a premiership in season 2013-14. With a number of premiership players retiring from two day cricket it was a season of opportunity for some of the younger guys coming through the grades. Our bowling was led by veteran Tim Sargent who went on to share the A3 ATCA bowling with a total of 31 A3 wickets for…
