Our Eastern Suburbs 3rd fought hard but were held off by Hawkesbury 3rd in NSW Premier Cricket (Men's) action.
Hawkesbury 3rd set the target, making 165 from 43.4 overs. Benjamin Bradshaw held the visitors' innings together with 45. William Preddey was the pick of the bowlers, taking four for 24 off nine overs. Clayton Herbst chipped in with three for 41.
Our chase ended at 158 from 35.4 overs. Max Cotter was the pick of our batters with 36 off 48 balls. Nicholas Taylor also got among the runs with 20 off 11 balls. Our opponents' best with the ball was Jayden Wheeler (three for 35).
It's two defeats on the trot, and the side will be eager to bounce back. Plenty to work on, and plenty to like.
