NCC August 16 - by John Fryar

Took on Darwin at Nightcliff in what was expected to be a tough encounter. It wasn't.
Loss the toss and were asked to bowl.
Pressure was on Darwin from the first ball. Anthony Snell starred, taking an extraordinary 5/4 off his 8 overs! Snelly had the ball on a string and bamboozled the batsman with his variation. Brad Hatton chipped in with 2/18. A 9th wicket partnership of 54 pushed the total to an even 100. Andy Moore took a wicket and Michael Best wrapped up the innings with 2/7.
Aggression was evident in the chase. Brad Hatton relished the opportunity to open with brother Jason. The opening stand of 44 was broken with Jason out for 19. Brad eventually out for a fine 31. Manish Bhatnagar got right back into form with 30 no (off 27), ably supported with another cameo from Chris Parker (16 off 6). We ended up 2/107 off 18 overs.
A very good win by the fellas.