The Casey South Melbourne 3rd XI were second best against Ringwood 3rd XI in Kookaburra Men's Premier action.
The scorecard reads Casey South Melbourne 3rd XI 9/322, Ringwood 3rd XI 9/425. Akith Abeywickrama passed fifty on the way to 71 off 78 balls with seven fours and six sixes. Aryan Ghanekar brought up a quality half-century, finishing with 64 off 87 balls. Max Heffernan played a handy knock of 43. A five-wicket haul to Gabe Lawson for our opponents (five for 84). Isaac Macklin backed up with three for 57 for the hosts.
With the ball, Josh Guinea did the damage, claiming three for 67 off sixteen overs. Our opponents' Will Banfield made a quality 142 not out.
We'll take the lessons from this one and go again. The results haven't gone our way lately, but the side will keep at it.
The team will be keen to bounce back.
