An undermanned under-13s Rhinos cricket team scored a decisive win against Tocumwal last Friday.
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It was an away game for the Rhinos against a Toc side at full strength, with the Rhinos a few players short due to the game falling within its heat week.
Tocumwal batted first and the Rhinos opening bowlers struck early with Henry Pisasale bowling a perfect delivery to take out the stumps of opener Sam White.
Ollie Bull took a good catch to dismiss Joel Harrison cheaply off a great ball from Ned Wettenhall before Tocumwal’s Arlo Haley settled into his innings.
Daniel Burn used his wily leg-spin to pitch one ‘through the gate’ and dismiss Skye Chellew for a duck.
Classy Tocumwal talent Lucas Grieves hit some beautiful shots including two sixes to push Tocumwal’s score along.
Tight, disciplined bowling from Hunter Campbell, Ned Wettenhall and Henry Pisasale restricted Tocumwal’s score to 6/84 from their 20 overs.
Hunter Campbell and Ollie Bull got the Rhinos off to a great start before Ollie was caught off a great ball from Tocumwal’s Sam Borg.
Bowler Sam White eventually got through George Marshall’s defence before Daniel Burn joined Hunter at the crease.
Hunter and Daniel hit some great boundaries and together with Tom Marshall ended the game not out as the Rhinos won the game after 15.1 overs, which was an impressive result with only nine players.
Tocumwal’s female bowling attack wreaked havoc on the Rhinos lower order, with Abbey Owen firing two accurate deliveries to bowl out Henry Pisasale and Ned Wettenhall before they troubled the scorers too much.
George Bull and Jacob Holschier also fell victim to good deliveries, being bowled out by Skye Chellew and Layla Harrison before scoring.
Hunter ended the game not out on 24 runs while Daniel remained unbeaten on 11 and Tom Marshall on 10.
The Rhinos’ best bowling figures went to Henry Pisasale with 2/18 after four overs, Ned Wettenhall 1/6 after four overs, Daniel Burn 1/10 after four overs and Hunter Campbell 1/11 after two overs.
The Wired coach’s award went to Hunter Campbell for his impressive performance with the bat and ball.
The under-13s play Katamatite this afternoon from 5pm at Finley High School.
Families and businesses interested in either playing with or supporting this exciting club are encouraged to contact Deniliquin Rhinos Cricket Club, either by email denirhinoscc@hotmail.com or Jo Burn on 0428 826 327.
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The under-15 Deniliquin Rhinos team travelled to Cobram on Saturday to come up against the undefeated top-of-the-table Cobram Tigers.
In a fantastic effort from the young Rhinos team, there was tremendous spirit displayed and so much fight shown by our young stars.
A big thanks to our family helpers Belinda McCallum, Jo Burn and grandfather Rick for helping out with scoring and umpiring.
Stuart Benger and Hamish Baker got Deni off to a flying start with crucial boundaries and quick singles keeping the scoreboard ticking over.
Hamish retired early, and a few early wickets stalled the Rhinos innings.
But crucial partnerships from captain Charlie McCallum, Tom Marshall and Daniel Burn were important.
Cobram bowler Ben Padman found himself on a hattrick ball but the Rhinos defences held out, denying him the milestone.
A cracking boundary from Tynen Rothe kept the Rhinos supporters happy before the Rhinos finished at 9/51 after 25 overs, a tough morning with the bat.
Hamish Baker and Daniel Burn were our not out batsmen on 14 and seven respectively.
The Cobram Tigers’ batting order came out with plenty of experience and solid performances this season under their belt and they didn’t disappoint.
Five batsmen reached 25 runs before being retired, helping the Tigers to a massive total of 173.
The Rhinos bowlers never gave up and worked tirelessly, trying to keep consistently full and straight.
Some standout bowlers were Charlie McCallum, Tom Marshall and Harley Benger.
Congratulations to debutant Jacob Holschier on scoring his first runs in the under-15s.
Hopefully there are plenty more to come. He received a rousing reception from Rhinos supporters following his innings.
The under-15s have the bye this weekend, and have one more game against Nathalia at Memorial Park next Saturday, February 17.
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