At North Oval, our Valley DCC B2 came up short against The Lakes Knights B1.
The Lakes Knights B1 set the target, making 9/199 from 35 overs. Rob Staplehurst made a polished 81 for the visitors, a well-deserved half-century. Paul Hanssens was the pick of the bowlers, taking four for 25 off seven overs. Blake Guest backed up well, taking three for 31.
In reply, the side were all out for 146 in 32.5 overs. The top score came from Matthew Notridge, who made 40. Solid support came from Nicholas Fenech, who made 23. Nathan Gould did the damage for our opponents with three for 15.
There are plenty of positives to take out of this one.
The group will be keen to bounce back.
