Werribee has bounced back in a big way in the Victorian Sub-District Cricket Association, crushing Kew on Saturday afternoon.
After being sent to the field the Tigers were dominant in wet conditions, steamrolling Kew’s top order, putting them at 6-11.
The Tigers took another couple of wickets before Kew could make its half century, however its eighth and ninth wicket partnerships batting with skipper David Wildsmith got Kew to 97 from 37 overs.
“After a disappointing week last week it was good to bounce back against a quality side like Kew,” Tigers’ captain-coach Tim O’Brien said.
“It was probably a good toss to lose, I wasn’t sure what I was going to do.
“To get some really early wickets to put them on the back foot was good and they ended up getting a score that can end up being a tricky chase sometimes but the boys batted well to get the job done.
“Matthew Grose bowled superbly and got four early wickets and then Jonathan Burton chipped in with two in a row, in two balls, so we got them on the back foot.
“Their captain batted really well to get 50 and batted through the innings, but we were able to apply some pressure in drizzly conditions.
They were tough bowling conditions because of the rain it was quite slippery so to get the job done was really pleasing.”
In the chase the TIgers made batting look easy, getting to 81 before a wicket fell, and chasing the runs in just 25 overs.
“Our two openers did a fantastic job, we were none down and only needed about 20 runs, unfortunately those two boys got out towards the end but they had done the damage and we were able to pass them in 25 overs which was great,” O’Brien said.
With the VSDCA being as tight as it is at the moment, each win is worth its weight in gold, with yesterdays’ performance jumping the Tigers three places up the ladder.
“We were sixth last week and we won this week and were able to jump up to third, so if you drop a game you can be outside the six,” O’Brien said.
“We’ve got a really important game next weekend against St Bernards who are a really good side too, it’s probably going to sort itself out with sides playing each other so we have got to just keep playing better cricket towards the back end of the year.
“It’s a double points game [against St Bernards] … It’s an important game next week but we know they are a quality side, but it’s a good challenge for us.”
