A glorious day greeted the Reds as the boys arrived in Soweto for the opening fixture of the tour. Our opponents were a senior Soweto club team which proved intimately a bridge too far for the touring Reds. Captain Liam lost the toss and the boys were forced to field on a fairly hot day. Two early wickets to Liam started the bowling effort with great hope. The bowlers all toiled manfully in tough conditions, the spinners Thomas, Michael and Jeremy bowled with great skill and kept the runs down, while Bruce took an important wicket to ensure the run rate was kept in check. Max bowled with fire and had one of the top order batsmen caught behind attempting a hook shot. Brendan worked hard bowling at the finish. The Soweto innings was dominated by their No. 5 batter who scored an impressive 159 no.
In reply, the Reds were scoring at 5 an over and looked in position to mount a serious challenge, but once Michael and Ben were dismissed after a courageous stay at the crease, the run rate slowed. Todd and Liam combined for valuable partnership which brought life back the innings, but unfortunately wickets fell at regular intervals and the innings ran out of steam. At the conclusion of the match, the boys were generously hosted by the Soweto club for a Braai after playing a bit of soccer against the locals. The boys played well against a senior team which included a number of former first class players.
Final Score - 310 to 140
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| Looking the goods in Soweto maroon. |
Thommo found someone who hadn't heard that he gave Brett Lee his nick name.
A panaramic shot of the Soweto Cricket Club
"What side is heads and what side is tails?"
 The odd couple openers. |
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