Despite a solid effort, our Hawkesbury 1st were denied by Eastern Suburbs 1st at Waverley Oval.
Eastern Suburbs 1st set the target, making 9/297 from 50 overs. A century to Max Glen for the hosts: 104 not out. Matthew Moran passed fifty for our opponents, finishing with 72. Ryan Fletcher finished with six for 67, a six-wicket haul to savour.
Our chase ended at 245 from 46.5 overs. Jack James passed fifty on the way to 75 not out off 100 balls with six fours. Usman Qadir made a brilliant 56 off 32 balls, a well-made fifty. Marcus Atallah returned four for 57 for the hosts.
Plenty to take out of this one. The team will be keen to turn things around after three straight losses. Plenty to work on, and plenty to like.
