Playing at home, our Randwick Petersham 3rd came up short against Manly Warringah 3rd by 36 runs at Petersham Oval on Saturday.
Manly Warringah 3rd batted first and put 269 on the board from 47.4 overs. The visitors' best was a half-century from George Cumming, who made 72. Kaden Warner bowled superbly to finish with three for 49.
In reply, we finished on 233 from 47.3 overs. A classy 71 off 88 balls from Kaylan Mantara was the highlight. Marcus D’Ambrosio passed fifty on the way to 60 off 98 balls with six fours. Five wickets for Thomas Walker of our opponents, who returned five for 21.
Credit to the visitors, who played well. A tough stretch, and one the side will be determined to end.
Congratulations to our opponents on the win.
