Hoppers Crossing walked away with nine points from a big weekend of Victorian Sub-District Cricket Association east-west, but could have easily had 12 points if the weather held off.
Instead of having a two-day match on Saturday and Sunday, the fixture changed to two one-dayers after the previous round had been called off.
The Cats started with a win on Saturday against Taylors Lakes and were in the box seat on Sunday against Noble Park when the match was abandoned due to wet weather.
“We’re pretty flat with that one,” Cats captain-coach Simon Lambert said about the second game.
“To be in the position we were in, it was disappointing. Had you offered us three points at the start of the game we would have happily taken it.
“They are a side that is going to be up there.
“It was a big weekend and if we got two wins we would have been over the moon. One and one we would have been happy.
“To take nine points we would have been happy, it’s more than we were hoping for.”
The Cats started the weekend at Lionheart Reserve in Taylor Lakes.
Winning the toss, the Cats send the Lions in.
Taylors Lakes made 7-198 from its overs. Lambert took three wickets for the Cats.
At 2-132 the Cats were in control of the run chase.
“It was a bit frustrating,” Lambert said. “We were doing it with ease when we lost 5-20.
“We were up against it. We were dominating and then on the back foot.
“Fair play to get us home.”
Abbas Faiyaz was the man who got them home as he made 32 not out from 15 balls.
Arihant Rawal stuck with him as he made nine not out.
The Cats continued their good form on Sunday against Noble Park
They restricted Noble Park to 7-166 off 33 overs after a late start due to rain.
The Cats were 0-121 when the match was abandoned.
Lambert was 62 not out and Bibek Virk was 53 not out.
The match was eight overs short of being classified as a match.
“It was a bit annoying,” Lambert said. “We had no idea it was going to rain that much.
“We dominated from ball one.”
Lambert said the weekend showed that when they played their best they could match it with the top sides in the competition.
He said the biggest thing for them at the moment was having a number of different players stepping up and not relying on one or two players.
The Warriors now face Bayswater in a two-dayer starting this Saturday.
Meanwhile, Werribee made it two from two on the weekend.
On Saturday, the Tigers made 5-239 from their overs against Williamstown.
Skipper Tim O’Brien top scored with 74 not out.
They then restricted Williamstown to 8-136.
On Sunday, the Tigers made 8-216 against Mt Waverley before bowling it out for 121.
