IT took Bathurst Under 14s Green just 35 overs across the space of two innings to see off a visiting Mudgee side on Sunday.
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Bathurst rebounded from the Mitchell Cricket Council round one loss to Orange in emphatic fashion, chasing down Mudgee’s total of 48 in a hurry.
Opener Blake Kreuzberger almost reeled in the Mudgee target on his own with an unbeaten knock of 39 at Morse Park.
Just five runs from other Bathurst batsmen and five Mudgee sundries made up the rest of the hosts’ reply.
“We chased Mudgee’s score in 10.1 overs. After the loss in round one I set the boys a challenge to chase down the total before first drinks, which is at 17 overs,” Bathurst coach Clint Bryant said.
“We had a bit of luck with one dropped catch but after that we started to kick into gear.
“We worked hard on making sure we didn’t lose wickets cheaply after the first game. In that time between the first round match and now we had six boys play for Mitchell and two players score centuries for their local clubs.
“Mudgee had two Mitchell players and they were obviously the big wickets. We managed to get them out quickly.”
Bathurst thrust themselves into the box seat when they removed Mudgee’s Mitchell representatives, Fergus Fergusson (7) and captain Oscar Mahon (12), cheaply.
At that point Mudgee were in serious trouble at 4-28 and they would lose their next three wickets for three runs.
Sean Donato claimed enviable figures of 3-3 off his three overs for Bathurst, taking apart the Mudgee tail order.
Jacob Ryan wasn’t far behind with his 3-6 coming from five overs. Only two of those runs came from an opponents’ bat.
Dominic Lynn (10 not out) was the only other Mudgee batsman to reach double figures.
Mudgee lost their last three wickets without adding to their score.
Kreuzberger was relentless in the run chase for Bathurst as he hit four boundaries.
Mudgee had two Mitchell players and they were obviously the big wickets. We managed to get them out quickly.
- Clint Bryant
Mudgee claimed three dismissals but there wasn’t going to be any stopping Bathurst from taking their first win of the season.
“Orange was just our first game of the season and it’s not fair to read much into that game,” Bryant said.
“We’ve got Bathurst Yellow next in the derby. That will be one we’ve got to be ready for because they’ll be coming in off two wins.”
The Bathurst derby will be November 26.
