Sport
24 January, 2022
Mareeba pushes through over rainy weekend
CRICKET fields were vacated across the region over the weekend as games were abandoned due to rain, however Mareeba was able to field both their Third and Fourth grade sides at Borzi Park.
On Sunday Thirds went up against Cassowary Coast Cyclones with Cassowary Coast winning the toss and electing to bat first. But things didn’t go their way after the call, in what would be the lowest scoring game of Third grade to date this season.
After 22.1 overs Cassowary Coast ended up all bowled out for just 23 runs with none of the Mareeba bowlers having more than five runs taken off them.
Mareeba easily chased down the dismal total in the fifth over, only losing one wicket.
Fourths weren’t so lucky however as they faced off against town rivals, Atherton at Borzi Park on Saturday.
After winning the toss Mareeba put Atherton in to bat which didn’t exactly go as planned. With no early wickets falling, Atherton got into a rhythm and managed to score 109 runs off 32 overs.
In stark contrast Mareeba’s batting order couldn’t keep up as the wickets dropped like flies, with no one making it into double figures and three ducks as Mareeba finished on 9/68 after 24 overs.
Mareeba Thirds have a bye this weekend and Fourths will face off against Mulgrave Kerala again at Borzi Park this Saturday.
