By Chris Handasyde
Healesville Cricket Club resumed their annual T20 matches after a spell due to Covid.
Game 1: Two teams (White Lightning and Red Devils) that had a mixture of parents and junior players were selected. Owen Morcombe captained the Red Devils and Adam Keath captained White Lightning. White Lightning batted first and made 155 with all batters getting an opportunity to bat. The Red Devils started slowly but with some late hitting, required 18 off the last over to win but fell 5 runs short. The game was a real success with all players having songs over the loudspeakers whilst they batted and bowled. Thanks to all the participants and helpers.
Game 2: Healesville Football & Netball Club (HFNC) v Healesville Cricket Club (HCC) – The shield revealed that HFNC had won 6 of the past 11 matches so HCC were keen to square it up. HCC won the toss and batted first and amassed 170 from their 20 overs with Cam Nyko, Josh Handasyde, Ash Hamer and Luke Chandler the leading scorers. HFNC players headed straight to the bar after their 20-over stint in the field for some light refreshments and then sent out the run machine Sam Gebert (45) to open the innings. Connor 31 looked like a good batsman and the new coach Ryan Webster 19 showed off his silky batting skills. Peter Nolan took 2 wickets for HCC as HFNC finished on 143 and the win going the Healesville Cricket Club. Thanks to all the participants and to HFNC for their support – it was a great day.
