WBCA: Forestry beats Boyup Brook by 55 runs in Saturday match

Forestry beat Boyup Brook by 55 runs when they went head-to-head on Saturday afternoon at Boyup Brook Oval. Forestry won the toss and elected to bat, with Kayne Aiken (11) and Jethro Namnik (14) getting them off to a modest start before Aitken was caught by Tristan Mead off Todd Carroll and Namnik was caught by Braydon Ridley, also off Todd Carroll. Brock Tempra (57) was Forestry’s best for the match alongside Josiah Smith (38). Forestry’s innings finished on 173 with Braden Gibellini caught by Scott Tweedie off Jacob Maw for 1 and Rueben Hill unbeaten on 8. Jacob Maw (2-23 from nine overs), Todd Carrol (2-23 from seven) and Braydon Ridley (2-13 from five) were Boyup Brook’s multiple wicket takers. When Boyup Brook’s came out to bat, captain Braydon Ridley (27) and vice-captain Jacob Maw (23) gave their team’s chase some momentum. However, when Josh Miller was out for a duck, caught off Hill, and David Cowan for a golden duck, bowled by Hill, the tide turned. Alex Tweedie soon went for four before Scott Tweedie (18) and Tristan Mead (32) mounted a comeback. But when they went, the chase stalled, with Leigh Clark and Decland Holland both out for ducks, and Rory Miller (2) run out by Rueben Hill, ending the innings on 118, 55 runs short. Hill (3-13 from five overs), Braden Gibellini (2-22 from 6.3 overs) and Brock Tempra (2-31 from nine overs) were Forestry’s multiple wicket takers of the match.