The Dubbo Stars Men's first and second grade teams have both advanced to the finals after a very successful fourth and final round of the Superleague indoor cricket competition played at Dubbo Sports World at the weekend.
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After travelling to the Hunter region for the past two rounds, the Dubbo boys were happy to host and there were some excellent results.
In Men's 1s it was a narrow victory against Hunter, with a final score of 98 to 95. Best players were Dan Horrocks (2/0) and Aiden Bennewith (2/9) who produced some great bowling, while Jordan Peacock (34) and Dan Holland (22) made their mark on the run tally.
Against Charlestown the Men's 1s had a decisive win, scoring 170 to their opponents' 107. Best with the bat were Aiden Bennewith on 27, and Tom Barber on 26. Tom also took a massive 5/3, while Dan Holland took 3/4. Player of the Match was Tom Barber.
In Stars Men's 2s it was another close finish for Dubbo against Hunter, the Stars eventually running out winners 81-79. Player of the Match Joel Johnston took 3/0 while teammate Jarrod Toole took 3/2. Brendan Powyer and Justin Knudsen were both strong with the bat, scoring 20 runs apiece.
The team then took on the Charlestown crew, with the home side scoring a 127-121 victory. Justin Knudsen was named player of the match, notching up 25 runs and taking 2/7 with the ball. Jackson Peacock also impressed, taking 2/7, while Tom Barber came away with a respectable 23 runs.
In the Men's 3s the Stars put in a strong effort against Hunter, making 71 to their opponents' 85. Dale O'Donnell was named Player of the Match along with his Hunter counterpart, Mitchell Thompson in a joint award. Dale made 24 runs and took 1/5 while Josh Wright made 25 and Will Benson was busy with the ball finishing with 5/-10.
The next match against the undefeated Charelstown side was always going to be tough and Dubbo fell short, going down 121-79. To the young Stars team it was a strong effort against a much more experienced outfit and a performance that they can be proud of.
Eric Woolnough put in a good all-round effort, with 3/2 and 21 runs while Jackson Dawe made 2/11 and Jackson Peacock scored 15 runs.
The other division was the Masters, who went down to Charlestown 133-117. Best effort came from Player of the Match Brian McKinnon who took 2/6 and scored 18 runs. Craig Pettit made 2/8 and 20 runs, while Scott Barber scored 18.
Dubbo then defeated Hunter in a convincing 133 to 92 victory, with Tim Beckenham making the most runs on 22. Scott Barber bowled his way to 3/4 while Craig Pettit scored 2/7. Dave Glassen made a handy 25 runs.
It was a successful weekend and while the Masters and Men's 3s bow out of the competition, the 1s and 2s travel to the finals at Thornton on August 16.
