Women – Kensington District Cricket Club

ATCA Women’s 1st Grade Round 4

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Feb 232018

Our very young 3rd Grade side ventured to Adelaide Uni on Sunday for a Pink Stumps Day double header involving our 2nd and 3rd Grade sides. A few of the girls had an early start to their day by heading to Adelaide Oval to watch the 1st Grade play in the T20 final before making their way across the parklands to the Uni grounds.

By the time the afternoon game started, steady drizzle had set in, making playing uncomfortable. Captain Sam Tammita won the toss and elected to bat, thinking it would be better to bat than field in the conditions.

The game was reduced to 18 overs, and our girls did well to bat out again, however struggled to bother the scorers too much. Only Julie Jansen, a late replacement on the day, made it to double figures and we were 7/44 at the end of our innings.

The bowlers did a great job, with few runs to defend, and bowled very few extras. Unfortunately the much older and stronger Uni girls chased down the total without losing a wicket inside 9 overs.

At least everyone could then move inside and get warm and dry, and enjoy the Pink Stumps Day celebrations.

REMINDER -Ladies Day, 3rd March

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Feb 212018

Don’t forget to book for Ladies Day, 3rd March

Open to all ladies at the club

Junior and Senior players
Mums
Wives
Girlfriends
Friends
Grandmothers

Great prizes and giveaways including;

Passes for Adelaide Cup
Vouchers for Argo Deli, Dulwich Bakery, Norwood Sports store,
Medi Pedi Spa,
Di Palo Hair
Cafe O
Erindale Meats

To mention a few !!

Women’s T20 Grand Finals live streamed on Sunday, 18th Feb

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Feb 172018

Kensington women in T20 final – live streamed this Sunday

SACA is pleased to confirm that this Sunday’s T20 Grand Finals will be live streamed for the first time.

The Statewide Women’s T20 Cup GF is scheduled to start at 9am, with the West End T20 Cup GF to follow directly afterwards at 12noon.

For more details, and the link to where the live stream can be viewed, please view the article below which is on the SACA website.

http://www.saca.com.au/news/finals-fest-at-adelaide-oval/2018-02-15

Our girls are going for their 4th successive win in this competition. If you can’t be there on the day to support them, please keep up with the live stream.

Statewide Women’s Country Round – T20 Round 10

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Feb 142018

Round 10 v Sturt, Berri

After breakfast in the communal dining area, and checking out of our rooms, we wheeled our cricket bags and gear from the caravan park to the adjacent oval. Apparently the pitch at Berri had been difficult to play on Saturday, and winning the toss, Sturt asked us to bat. Again boundaries were hard to come by, although Ash Gardner decided that clearing the ropes was the way to go, with a massive hit into the grand stand.
Our

scoring was steady throughout the innings, with most batters making a contribution, posting 6/102 after our 20 overs, Kelly Armstrong top scoring with 26.

Sturt started the run chase cautiously, and they never really got close to the required 5 an over. At the half way mark they were 2/31, and ended at 4/69 after their 20 overs, their total flattered by 22 wides! Best of the bowlers were Ash Gardner 1/6 from 4, and Shae Daly 1/7 from 3.

So, with 2 wins over the weekend we secured top spot on the ladder, and get to defend our T20 title next Sunday morning at Adelaide Oval.

Statewide Women’s Country Round – T20 Rounds 9

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Feb 142018

SACA took women’s cricket to the Riverland for the Country Round this season. With all state and international players available for selection for the first time this season, it was a good opportunity to showcase women’s cricket in the region with the final 2 rounds of the T20 competition being played over the weekend in Renmark, Berri and Loxton.
We needed to win both rounds to secure our place in the Grand Final next weekend.

Round 9 v Port Adelaide, Renmark
After a very long bus trip to Renmark, via Port Adelaide, we arrived to a hot and steamy welcome. Fortunately the temperature had fallen below 40, after a week of extreme temperatures. A quick lunch and then on with the game.
Fortunately we won the toss, and chose to bat. Openers Bridget Patterson and Eliza Doddridge moved the score along at a steady pace. However, losing Eliza and Ash Gardner in successive overs slowed the rate temporarily. Sarah Lowe then joined Bridget and the scoring picked up, despite very long grass in the outfield making boundaries very hard to come by. The middle ten overs saw 90 runs added before Sarah was out for 38 (2@6, 1@4). Kelly Armstrong and Katelyn Pope both then offered great support to Bridget, and saw us post a very credible 5/155. Bridget carrying her bat for 78 from 58 balls with 2@6 and 4@4.

Port’s run chase didn’t get off to the best of starts and they were well and truly on the back foot at 2/1 after the first over, following great catches by Katelyn Pope and Kelly Armstrong. A run out, another good catch to remove Amanda Wellington, and at 4/15 in the 4th over, the game was pretty much ours. It was just a matter of whether we would dismiss them inside the 20 overs. Another run out – a direct hit from Shae Daly – and impressive bowling from Katelyn Pope (3/1 from 4 overs), Sarah Jameson 1/0 and Shae Daly 1/1 saw Port all out for 26 in the 17th over.

As well as being Country Round, this was also FebLuary Round with Bridget Patterson awarded the medal, with a catch and run out on top of her 78* .

After dinner at the cricket club, we were transported to Berri and checked in to our accommodation there. Fortunately Kathryn and Russell Doddridge did a great job of washing our uniforms after the Renmark game, so we were clean and ready to go to take on Sturt in Berri the next morning.

ATCA Women’s Division 1 – 2018 Round 2

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Feb 092018

Kensington v Trinity Old Scholars

With Round 1 of the new year competition heated out the previous week, we took on Trinity at home for the first game of the new competition. A late change to the start time of the SACA Women’s 1st and 2nd Grade games, brought forward to allow players to get to the BBL final at Adelaide Oval, meant Maeve Edwards was unable to play in the 2nd Grade fixture and joined the 3rd Grade side. Kensington batted first, and following a rush of blood from captain Sam Tammita, and a nick to the keeper from Alicia Doyle, we were suddenly 2/4. Maeve joined Eloise Jansen at the crease, and the pair put on 122 runs, with Maeve finishing 75* (13@4, 1@6) and Eloise 11*, Kensington posting a very competitive 2/122 from their 20 overs.

Trinity boasted a couple of strong batters, but our bowling attack was on point.Trinity was soon 3/8 in the 2nd over, with Matilda Stone (2/29) on a hat-trick, and captain Sam Tammita (2/3) again in great form. Some sharp fielding from Maeve Edwards, running out the opposition’s key batter with the score on 36, was instrumental in keeping the scoring under pressure, and Trinity were all out for 60 in the 14th over, our young side scoring a well-deserved first victory.

Statewide Super Women’s 1st Grade Round 8

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Feb 092018

Kensington v West Torrens

In a strange programming anomaly, round 8 of the 50 over competition was played on Sunday, prior to round 7 being played. With the Strikers WBBL losing their semi-final to the Sixers on Friday, both sides were boosted with star inclusions, so a tough battle was envisaged. West Torrens won the toss, and decided to bat on a beautiful pitch on Park 25 # 3. Losing their first wicket to the returning Katelyn Pope (4/31) in the 5th over, their innings imploded, and they were soon dismissed for 49 in the 22nd over. Captain Sarah Lowe was again economical and effective, taking 2/6 from her 7 overs. Eliza Doddridge, who has been in great form with the bat in recent weeks, proved her all-rounder status cleaning up the tail, taking 4/7 from 3.1 overs, including a hat-trick. A great double, having scored a century against the same side 4 weeks ago. Needing 50 to win, Eliza and Rachel Church made light work of the chase, scoring the winning runs inside 11 overs.

We now have a 2 week break from 50 over cricket, before returning with Round 7 on February 25th.

Rachel Church in Australian U18 talent squad – live streamed this Sunday

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Jan 222018

Rachel Church has been selected to play in an Australia U18 exhibition match after the WBBL (Stars v Hurricanes) at the MCG on Sunday 28th January. The two teams were picked following the recent U18’s carnival where Rachel captained SA.

Rachel comes off great performances in club cricket in recent weeks, having scored 209 runs without being dismissed in her last 4 innings.

Match Details

The match will be live streamed on www.cricket.com.au

3:30pm (AEDT) – U18 WBBL Exhibition match starts. If you happen to be in Melbourne over the weekend – Entry is free, through Gate 3 at the MCG – please let your friends and family know.

Statewide Super Women’s 1st Grade Round 5

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Jan 222018

Kensington v Port Adelaide

This week we welcomed Port Adelaide to a Parkinson Oval on a very warm Sunday.
Port, who we had defeated to win the Grand Final last season, has been struggling with numbers and form this season, and just managed to get a side together for this game. They were delighted when their captain won the toss, and they chose to bat. Losing their first wicket in the first over without a run on the board set the tone for the innings, and they were all out in less than an hour for 34 runs.
Unfortunately Sarah Jameson (2/4 from 5) missed her hat-trick, but that was the only real disappointment of our bowling.
Eliza Doddridge and Rachel Church scored the necessary runs in quick time, and we were sitting down to afternoon tea in a matter of minutes.

Statewide Super Women’s 1st Grade Round 4

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Jan 182018

Rachel Church 105 no Shae Daly 68 no

Kensington 3/232 def Sturt 7/229

With players unavailable with the ACCC and WBBL, we were again undermanned as we took on Sturt at Price Memorial, in a game we needed to win.
Sturt won the toss and batted, and a steady opening stand saw them compile 117 runs before Sarah Ferris (2/43) made the crucial breakthrough in the 22nd over. The majority of our bowlers continued to struggle, however Sarah Ferris took another wicket with the score at 151, and Sarah Lowe (1/16) then removed the dangerous Dani Ransley with the addition of only 1 more run, and at 3/152 after 29 overs, things were looking a little better. Sturt managed to add a further 77 runs from the final 21 overs to post a competitive 7/229.

After not batting out our overs in our previous game, a strong batting performance was required to get the side across the line. Eliza Doddridge, fresh from her maiden century last week, opened with Rachel Church. Eliza was again looking good, but fell for 13 with the score on 27. Sarah Lowe and Amy Kaesler both added runs in partnership with Rachel, but with both out, and the score at 3/79 in the 16th over, the game was certainly in the balance. Solid batting was needed to get us the points.
Shae Daly joined Rachel at the crease, and they set about chasing down Sturt’s total. Both hit the ball beautifully to all parts of the ground, with Rachel hitting 8 boundaries and one massive 6 that had fielders and spectators taking close to 5 minutes to find the ball. Their 50 run partnership came from 10 overs, the next 100 from 17, seeing us across the line in the 43rd over. Rachel finished unbeaten on 105, scoring her first A Grade century, and Shae posting her first A Grade 50 in finishing 68no.
Rachel and Shae’s partnership of 153 is the highest in SACA 1st Grade for any wicket this season.

The win capped a great week for the club, and in particular Eliza and Rachel, with Eliza Doddridge having posted 104 against West Torrens the previous Sunday. Eliza then coached, and Rachel captained, the U18 side to victory in the inaugural SACA U18 Shield, where Rachel compiled scores of 60no and 34no, backed up by her 105no in A Grade -199no for the week!

SACA Under 18 Girls Shield

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Jan 132018

This season SACA introduced an Under 18 Girls Shield, to be played concurrently with the boys Under 17 Shield. Unfortunately several clubs were unable to get a team together and, frustratingly, 2 sides pulled out at the last minute, leaving Kensington, Sturt and Southern District to battle it out for the inaugural Shield.

With the timing of the competition meaning several players were unavailable, we were able to give an opportunity to former Brown, Cassidy Perkins, and her Tea Tree Gully team mate, Alysha Petherick, to represent Kensington. Thanks to Bruce Jamieson at TTG for allowing this to happen.

On day 1 our side took on Sturt, who were strengthened with the addition of the talented Letcher sisters from Broken Hill.
Sturt won the toss and decided to bat, with Katie Letcher joined by Strikers rookie, Emma de Broughe. Alysha Petherick clai

med the wicket of de Broughe with the score on 57 in the 10th over, and Maeve Edwards removed Letcher in the following over.
Sturt scored at a steady 6 runs an over, losing 1 more wicket to Alysha Petherick’s bowling on their way to 3/125. It would have been easy for captain Rachel Church to only use our senior bowlers in Sturt’s innings, however every player bowled a minimum of 2 overs, even our 4 players – Ayisha Salah, Eloise Jansen, Elodie de Wit and Indi Panelli – who were under the SACA “recommended” age of 13. The effort in the field was fantastic, with players throwing themselves around, saving several boundaries along the way, and supporting their bowlers.

We made a great start to the run chase with openers Maeve Edwards and Alysha Petherick scoring 10 off the first over. They were both out by the end of the 10th over, with 47 runs on the board. At that point Rachel Church, who had made a steady early start, was joined by Sarah Ferris, and the run rate jumped, the 79 runs required for victory coming in just 9 overs. Rachel finishing with 60 from 42 balls with 10 @ 4s, and Sarah 36 from 27 balls with 4@4 and 1@6.
A great all round team effort getting the Kensington girls across the line.

On Day 2 we lined up against Southern District with a slightly different team. With Eloise and Elodie unavailable, we welcomed 3 of our senior players in Emily Jones, Georgia Iannella and Amelie Green.
Winning the toss and batting we made another steady start, and at the half way mark we were 2/60. A flurry in the last 10 overs saw another 102 runs added, for a total of 6/162.
Rachel Church coming in at #6 was again our top scorer, with another unbeaten innings with 34 from 23 balls. Next best were Em Jones, Cassidy Perkins and Sarah Ferris who all contributed 19.
Opening the bowling, Em Jones and Amelie Green, kept things tight, as did all 8 bowlers, restricting Southern to 65 from their 10 overs, securing a 98 run win.

So, with 2 wins from 2 games, Kensington takes out the inaugural SACA U18 Girls Shield.
A big thank you to Eliza Doddridge who coached the side and created a very inclusive and supportive environment, one of the reasons we were successful.
Thanks also to Nat Edwards who managed and scored for both games, Peter Jansen who helped out on day 1 with scoring, Jamie Panelli who assisted with coaching and with umpiring on day 2, and to all the family members who came along and supported our girls.

Statewide Super Women’s 1st Grade 50 over Round 3

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Jan 112018

Kensington v West Torrens

The old adage of catches win matches was nearly our undoing on Sunday at Col Waite, as West Torrens’ fielders managed 4 of the best catches seen in some time to dismiss Kensington batters.
Fortunately Eliza Doddridge provided one of the best innings seen to lift Kensington to victory – a chanceless 104 from only 86 balls, including 13 @ 4’s and 1 @ 6. Eliza’s form this season has been outstanding and it was a joy to see her score her maiden century with such clean hitting and composure.
Shae Daly (16) provided middle order support, with Sarah Lowe (13) the only other batter to reach double figures. With Eliza the 8th wicket to fall with the score on 168 in the 37th over, the tail, aided by some wayward bowling, saw us post a total of 187. Unfortunately we didn’t bat out our 40 overs, so West Torrens’ target was a very attainable 3.74 runs per over.

West Torrens made a cautious start to the run chase, and losing only 1 early wicket, they were on target at 1/57 after 14. However the loss of 6 wickets for only 40 runs in the next 14 overs swung the game back our way, with tandem spin from Shae Daly (1/31) and Monique Draycott (3/30) and 2 run outs putting us on top.
West Torrens managed to bat out their remaining overs, but could only add 50 runs, handing Kensington their first victory in the 50 over format this season.

SAPSASA State Selection – Ruby Smith

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Jan 042018

Kensington’s Ruby Smith has been selected in the SA team to compete in the School Sport Australia Cricket Championships to be held in Barooga, NSW from January 5th – 12th.
Ruby is photographed here receiving her State cap from the Strikers and Kensington’s Bridget Patterson, herself a product of the SAPSASA program.

Statewide Super Women’s 1st Grade T20 Round 8

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Jan 042018

Kensington v Northern Districts
Playing on the Saturday before Christmas, with several players unavailable, we took on our nemesis in Northern Districts. A win would virtually guarantee us a spot in the T20 final, a loss would make things a little interesting.
Northern won the toss and batted, but found scoring hard early on. Losing their first 2 wickets in the first 6 overs, and with a run rate of just 4 after 9 overs, we had kept things tight. Unfortunately Northern were able to pick up their scoring during the middle overs to post a competitive 7/116 from their 20 overs. Best of the bowlers were Sarah Lowe (3/10 from 4) and Sarah Jameson (2/20 from 3).
Needing to score at just under 6 an over for victory, our openers again had us off to a flying start. Eliza Doddridge made a quick-fire 18 from 11 balls, before falling to a good catch as she kept pushing for runs. Unfortunately batters 3-6 failed, offering little support. Kelly Armstrong kept her nerve, and the run chase on target, with support from the tail, before falling with the total on 107 in the 19th over for a near run a ball 57.
Our chase fell an agonising 5 runs short of victory, finishing at 8/112.
The T20 format now takes a short break, until the final 2 rounds to be played in early February. Hopefully we will finish the season in one of the top 2 spots and have a chance to defend our title.

Statewide Super Women’s 1st Grade T20 Round 7

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Jan 042018

Kensington v Sturt
With the vagaries of SACA scheduling this season, we were yet play Sturt in any format, yet had played some sides 2 or 3 times. With Sturt sitting just above us on top of the T20 ladder, we hosted them on a warm Sunday afternoon at Parkinson.
Winning the toss and batting, openers Eliza Doddridge (37 from 28) and Kelly Armstrong (20 from 29) had us off to the perfect start, putting on 58 before Eliza was out at the end of the 8th over. A run a ball 21 from Rachel Church added valuable runs, and at the end of our 20 overs, we had posted a competitive total of 7/121.
Opening the bowling, Sarah Lowe (2/8 from 4) had us off to the perfect start, taking the wickets of their openers in her first 2 overs. Sturt struggled to recover, and some tight bowling made scoring hard, and despite a lone hand from Emma de Broughe, we held Sturt to 4/92 from their 20 overs. The 30 run win saw us take top spot on the ladder.

ATCA Women’s Division 1 T20 round 6

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Dec 142017

Our 3rd Grade side took on Adelaide Uni in their final minor round game on Ford Oval. After winning the toss the opposition decided to bat. Once again our girls bowled and fielded well, restricting Uni to 96 from their 20 overs. Sub fielder Bec Farquhar, taking to the field in the absence of Ursula Gully and Matilda Stone, was the stand out fielder with a catch and near runout. Julie Jansen (1/3), Eloise Jansen (1/17) and Angela Mourtzios (1/8) were the successful bowlers.
Our side has struggled to score runs throughout the season, however has always managed to bat out their allotted overs. Unfortunately, this wasn’t to be the case today and, batting one short, we were all out for 40 in the 13th over, a couple of unfortunate run outs not helping our cause. Special mention to Indi Panelli who opened the batting and stuck around to the very end, facing 38 balls.
The ATCA side now has a break until their new competition starts in the new year.

Statewide Super Women’s 1st Grade T20 Round 6

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Dec 142017

After a break for the Test Match, we were back to T20 cricket, taking on West Torrens on a near perfect day at Henley High. West Torrens won the toss and, choosing to bat, made steady progress, despite losing a wicket in the first over.
Some solid fielding, including 3 catches to Eliza Doddridge, saw a score of 4/106 posted. Best of the bowlers was Sarah Jameson, with 2/11 from her 3 overs.
Needing to score at just over 5 an over for victory, we unfortunately lost Rachel Church to a sharp return catch with the total on 4. However Eliza Doddridge (39) and Sarah Lowe (42) set about chasing down the target, putting on 89 runs from 65 deliveries. We passed their score in the 15th over, and now sit second on the ladder with 4 rounds remaining.

Article from SACA Stumps – Katelyn Pope: pushing the boundaries

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Nov 302017

Katelyn Pope: Pushing the Boundaries

ATCA Women’s 1st Grade T20

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Nov 272017

With some interesting programming by ATCA, we took on Payneham at home, after having played them at Payneham last Sunday. Despite a 90 run loss last week our young side was undaunted, and took to the field enthusiastically. Matilda Stone (1/13) opened the bowling and took a wicket in her first over, helped by a good catch from Payneham’s substitute fielder. Captain Sam Tammita (1/7) followed Matilda’s lead, removing their other opener, and Payneham were 2/8 after 2 overs. Tight bowling and some good fielding by our girls kept the run rate down, and Payneham finished their 20 overs at 5/88. Special mention to Julie Jansen returning to the side this week, taking 2/13 from her 4 overs.
Sam Tammita opened the batting this week, hoping to provide some support and stability for our young players. This seemed to work well, and despite being 2/5 after 2 overs, the runs started to flow, and we were in the game. Sam played a captain’s innings, carrying her bat in scoring 35, including 5 boundaries. Again, we managed to bat out our overs, falling an agonising 8 runs short of victory.

Statewide Super Women’s 2nd Grade T20 round 7

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Nov 272017

With a number of regular players moving up to fill the gap in the 1st’s this week, and a couple of other players unavailable, our 2nd Grade side took on a competitive Tea Tree Gully at Bulkana Oval.
Skipper Jess Murray won the toss and elected to bat. Opener Amelie Green fell early, and then a mid innings collapse, losing 4/9, saw us on the back foot. To their credit, the younger girls stuck around at the end, and helped by some extras, we were able to register a score of 7/54.
The Tea Tree Gully girls were obviously keen for an early finish, and they managed to pass our score in the 10th over for the loss of 1 wicket.

Statewide Super Women’s 1st Grade T20 Round 5

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Nov 272017

With WNCL matches in Victoria, and the National U18 Championships in Canberra, the women’s competition returned to the T20 format this weekend. With 6 of our regular 1st Grade players absent, we took on Southern Districts at home, looking for a win to turn around losses from the previous 2 weeks.
Katelyn Pope won the toss in her first game as captain and asked Southern to bat. Taking the new ball, Katelyn (1/16) and Sarah Jameson (1/9) had Southern on the back foot at 2/8, but a 40 run 3rd wicket partnership ensured Southern would post a reasonable score. A mid innings collapse, losing 5/10, halted the runs, and Southern posted a total of 8/70 from their 20 overs. Stand in keeper Hannah Armstrong did well, taking a sharp catch off twin sister Kelly’s (3/19) bowling, and only letting through 1 bye, and first gamer Olivia Mulvany took an assured catch to remove their opener. Monique Draycott also relished the opportunity to bowl her quota, taking 1/9, also missing a sharp caught and bowled.
Needing 71 to win, openers Kelly Armstrong and Eliza Doddridge set about chasing down the total. Kelly transformed her fine form with the ball to the bat, and scored a better than run a ball 31 including 5@4’s to set up the win. It was then left to Katelyn Pope and Hannah Armstrong to get us over the line (2/71) after just 11 overs, ensuring an early afternoon.

ATCA Women’s 1st Grade – round 4

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Nov 242017

This week our young group of 3rd Grade players fronted up to Payneham Oval to take on yet another older and more experienced opposition. After again convincing the umpire that our girls were allowed to play in this competition, captain Sam Tammita won the toss and put the opposition in to bat, hoping that some of the damp from the previous days rain would work in our favour.

Our young bowlers managed to remove their #2 and #3 batters for 0 and 1, however were not able to take the key wicket of their captain and opener who retired on 63. After some helpful advice from the umpire, Alicia Doyle took her first wicket playing for Kensington. Despite tight bowling and fielding, our big hitting opponents scored 4/159 from their 20 overs.

A win would be very difficult from here, but again our batters proved to be resilient and despite losing the wicket of Bella Drew, runout with the score on 3, our girls batted out their overs to be 4/69. Once again our young group earned the respect, and frustration, of their opposition and proved they will be a force to be reckoned with in the future.

Statewide Super Women’s 1st Grade Round 2

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Nov 242017

For round 2 of the 50 over competition, SACA made Adelaide #2 available for our clash with Northern Districts. The match-up on paper would be a close, hard fought competition, with both sides boasting both numerous Scorpions and U18 state representatives. On the glorious Adelaide #2 ground, it lived up to expectations and proved to be a great game.

Northern won the toss and chose to bat on a great wicket. Katelyn Pope (3/60 from 10) managed to remove their number 2 and 3 batters, both for 3 runs, and at 2/30 in the 11th over, things looked promising. However Katie Rowe then joined Northern and Scorpions captain Tegan McPharlin, and they set about putting together an 84 run partnership. A very confident LBW appeal didn’t go our way, and Tegan McPharlin certainly made the most of the let off, scoring 69. Scorpions all-rounder Tabby Saville came to the crease with her dismissal and continued the run scoring, herself posting 69 before falling to Sarah Lowe (3/27 from 10) in the 47th over, with the score on 229. Northern batted out their overs to post a score of 9/246.

A run chase of 5 an over was not out of reach with our batting line up on this ground. Openers Bridget Patterson and Eliza Doddridge started well before Bridget was out in the 7th over with the score on 37. Captain Sarah Lowe (54) then joined Eliza and runs continued to flow until Eliza (33 from 32 with 5@4 1@6) fell with the score on 61. Some middle order scores kept us in the hunt, but with the fall of Katelyn Pope’s wicket for 33, followed by Lowe’s with the score on 163, we needed some resilience from our tail. Unfortunately we were again bowled out without facing our 50 overs and fell 40 runs short of victory.

We now have a break from 50 over games and revert to the T20 format until January. With 7 players out next weekend with Scorpions and U18 representation, we hopefully have enough depth to score a well needed win.

Kensington Women’s Quintet head to Canberra

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Nov 222017

Kensington boasts 5 players in the Women’s State Under 18 side that heads to Canberra this Sunday to compete in the National Championships. This season the championship runs over 12 days, from 27 November to December 7th. Teams will compete initially in a T20 format competition, followed by a 50 over competition.

Congratulations to the following players –

Rachel Church (captain), Shae Daly, Sarah Ferris, Georgia Iannella and Bella Smith.

We know you will do SA and Kensington proud!

Statewide Women’s 1st Grade Round 1

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Nov 162017

Women’s Statewide Super 1st Grade round 1 v Southern District

With 5 senior players in Perth playing trial games with the Scorpions, it was a depleted Kensington side that travelled to Bice to take on Southern District in the first 50 over match of the season.
Southern won the toss and elected to bat on an oval where the boundary looked like it was marked out for junior cricket. An early wicket to Amy Kaesler had the side feeling confident, but it wasn’t until a change of bowler in the 12th over that the next wicket fell. Our bowlers weren’t able to take wickets regularly, and Southern were able to put together some valuable partnerships, including a vital 5th wicket stand of 65 that was finally broken by Shae Daly (3/23 from 10) in the 38th over. From there, although our bowlers were able to peg back the run rate, they were unable to take the final wickets, and Southern were 8/181 after their 50 overs.
Needing to score at just under 4 an over for victory, the game was certainly there for the taking. Our new opening pair of Hannah Armstrong and Sarah Ferris got the side off to the perfect start scoring freely. Unfortunately losing the wicket of Armstrong (18) and then Rachel Church in the 6th over with the score on 42, we were suddenly on the back foot.
Wickets continued to fall steadily, and the run rate slowed. Only Sarah Ferris (27) and Georgia Iannella (34no), in a rare appearance with no soccer commitments, provided any resistance, and we fell 42 runs short of victory in the 37th over.

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