Sport
25 September, 2023
Atherton go down to Barron in round one
STARTING the season out “feeling rusty”, Atherton Cricket fell to Barron River over the weekend in their first game of the 2023/24 senior season.
From the start, the team struggled, losing the toss, being sent in to bat and losing two early wickets in the first two overs.
Caleb Constant and team captain Tom Boorman weren’t going down without a fight, trying to settle the score with a few more runs.
“We just kept losing wickets frequently, but Caleb got 29 runs, and I had 17 runs, but we had a pretty disappointing 105 at the end,” Boorman said.
This weekend, Atherton will take a break to rethink their next steps in the competition before heading into round two against Mulgrave.
Boorman said despite the first loss, he is confident in his team and is ready to work hard to bring home the season.
“It will be nice to have a little bit more time to come back because, obviously, 105 is a pretty bad total,” he said.
“We were rusty in that first game, but there is plenty of room for improvement, that’s for sure.”
