Sport
6 November, 2023
Twilight loss for Bandits
A CHANGE from natural light to twilight has put Mareeba Cricket’s A-Grade side to the test, according to manager Clint Cifuentes, with the team going down to Rovers at Griffith Park.
With a final score of 97 points, the Bandits had a “hard day in the office” against the season’s favourites, pushing the team to their limits.
After winning the toss, the Bandits elected to bowl, confident they would have the upper hand.
“We trusted our capabilities to chase pretty much any total set, but due to our inexperience with the day-to-night situation and that twilight period, we were getting knocked a bit,” Cifuentes said.
Finley Green topped the score board on 41 not out and took a wicket, while Kyle Hastie finished on 23 and took two catches.
Grant Hanlon threw the ball for a runout and took a wicket, Brendan Payne took a wicket and a catch, while Rowan Foxwell took a wicket and a nice catch.
Faheem Chohan and Ruku Chilia both got a wicket each, but it wasn’t enough to save the day against the Rovers.
Despite the loss, the Bandits are feeling confident as they head into their next game against Atherton, banking their twilight experience ready for next time.
“We just didn’t take into account that inexperience outside of the twilight period where the twilight takes over from the natural light,” Cifuentes said.
“We will have a chat with the team over what happened on the weekend and where we can improve there and look at what we can do better this weekend.”
Mareeba and Atherton will go head to head in their first match of the season this Saturday at Borzi Park from 12.30pm.
