Melville Win by 64 Runs
Melville 153/5 South Perth 89
Brianna Ray's South Perth Women's Cricket team faced a setback at the Kingsway Sporting Complex, falling to Melville by 64 runs in a competitive match.
Melville won the toss and elected to bat first, setting a challenging total of 153/5 in their allotted 20 overs. Jessica Shepherd anchored the innings with a well-constructed knock of 45 not out. Jean McKinlay spearheaded the South Perth bowling attack, claiming 3 wickets for 25 runs in her four overs. Ray contributed with both bat and ball, taking 1 wicket for 31 runs and holding onto a catch in the field. She also opened the batting for South Perth, scoring a brisk 9 runs off 5 balls, including a boundary.
Despite Ray's efforts, South Perth struggled to chase down the target, ultimately being bowled out for 89. Asvitha Selliya Kalaivanan top-scored with 18 runs. Natasha Kelsey was the pick of the Melville bowlers, claiming 3 wickets for 30 runs.
While the result did not go in favor of South Perth, Ray's all-round contributions demonstrate her value to the team.
Melville Innings
..34 (34) Rebecca McGrath c Brianna Ray b Jean McKinlay ..03 (04) Sam Pope c Mali Vanderstoep b Brianna Ray ..03 (07) Sascha Lowry LBW Jean McKinlay ..10 (12) Micayla Roelofse c Asvitha selliya Kalaivanan b Jean McKinlay ..45 (32) Jessica Shepherd Not Out ..06 (16) Tori Suwandewi LBW Carlijn van Koolwijk ..17 (17) Grace Nuttall Not Out ..35 Extras (28w-2nb-5b) 153 Total for 5 wickets after 20 overs
Fall of Wickets: 1-20 (Pope), 2-59 (Lowry), 3-60 (McGrath), 4-69 (Roelofse), 5-110 (Suwandewi)
South Perth Bowlers
3.0-0-31-1 Brianna Ray 4.0-0-34-0 Rebecca West 4.0-0-16-1 Carlijn van Koolwijk 4.0-0-25-3 Jean McKinlay 3.0-0-25-0 Mali Vanderstoep 2.0-0-17-0 Loren Russo
South Perth Inning
..00 (03) Ella Dodgson b Natasha Kelsey ..09 (05) Brianna Ray b Natasha Kelsey ..04 (10) Rebecca West c Jessica Shepherd b Maddie White ..08 (07) Carlijn van Koolwijk c Jessica Shepherd b Natasha Kelsey ..12 (17) Loren Russo c Tori Suwandewi b Rebecca McGrath ..11 (09) Emily Jacobs b Tori Suwandewi ..18 (22) Asvitha selliya Kalaivanan b Georgie Middleton ..06 (110 Emily Hessell c Sam Pope b Rebecca McGrath ..05 (09) Maddison Hill b Seren Simpson ..01 (03) Mali Vanderstoep b Seren Simpson ..09 (12) Jean McKinlay Not Out ..06 Extras (4w-2nb) ..89 total All Out after 17.4 overs
Fall of Wickets: 1-0 (Dodgson), 2-13 (Ray), 3-15 (West), 4-27 (van Koolwijk), 5-44 (Jacobs), 6-44 (Russo), 7-52 (Hessell), 8-61 (Hill), 9-64 (Vanderstoep), 10-89 (Kalaivanan)
Melville Bowlers
4.0-0-30-3 Natasha Kelsey 2.0-0-07-1 Maddie White 4.0-0-21-1 Tori Suwandewi 4.0-010-2 Rebecca McGrath 3.0-0-14-2 Seren Simpson 0.4-0-07-1 Georgie Middleton
|