Our UNSW 2nd gave it everything but lost out to Sydney 2nd on a day to learn from.
We batted first and put 6/242 on the board from 50 overs. A classy 74 off 87 balls from Jack Hardwicke-Owen was the highlight. Suffan Hassan's 50 off 61 balls was a half-century to remember. George Baldwin provided good support with 36. Vansh Bhatia claimed three for 66 for Sydney 2nd.
In reply, our opponents passed our total, finishing on 9/243 in 49.5 overs. Credit to Chaitnya Sharma, who made a half-century (76) for the hosts. Five wickets for Aaron Crofts, who returned five for 45 off ten overs.
So close, and plenty of positives to take away.
The results haven't gone our way lately, but the team will keep at it. We'll go again.
