GAME 2 VS QUEENSLANDAfter only a 55min break between games, we fronted up for the QLD game. Pete Thomas won the toss and elected to bat, looking to post a large total on what looked to be a belter of a wicket at Albrecht Oval.
Things began horribly, McCafferty chased a wide one and was caught behind for a duck.
Dom Croft then came in and after blocking the first couple ball, he let one go through to the keeper, but lazily dawdled outside his crease and the keeper threw the stumps down. Out for a duck and the score 2/0 off the 1st over.
Pete Thomas and Ken Karpany tried to build the score back up but both fell soon after - Thomas out stumped trying to reverse sweep
Marcus McGregor scratched around for 6, Jordan Charles 7 and then Ray Smith fell for only 1.
SA in massive trouble at 7/52 off 16 overs
Enter Willie "Im Jacques Kallis" Serle, supported by Matt Bedgegood. Serle quite simply disrespected the bowling, no other way to put it.
All Bedgegood was required to do was turn the strike over, and Serle did the rest, demolishing the bowling to finish on 49* off 23 balls which including 5x 6s. in a partnership of 53 off just 4 overs!
SA scraped to 7/106 off 20 overs.
QLD started on the total, and a tired looking SA outfitted struggled to bowl solid areas and fielding was getting sloppy.
I solid spell from Jamie McCafferty who snagged 2 wickets and Pete Thomas who got an early one slowed the QLD side down and soon enough i think 13 overs were down and they were started to struggle at around 3/60 odd i think.
Opener Ray Smith was brought back on to try and break into the middle order and looked to have success with his 2nd ball, the QLD batsman mis-timing a pull shot to square leg. Unfortunately one of the young fellas dropped the catch and the bloke was given a life. He was on around 12-15. That was the moment the game was over.
Next two balls went for 6 and then a couple of doubles, then a single. Next over Matt Bedgegood copped the brunt, 1st ball edged past leg stump for a double, then dispatched for a couple of 6s and a 4 before dropping a caught and bowled chance on the same batsman last ball of the over and his figures blew out to 0/21 off 3.
Ray Smith managed to almost complete his next over, as the bloke continued to smack maximums and brought up his 50 on the 4th ball of the over with a 6, before winning the game with another massive blow over long on. Game over after 16.5 overs. Smith 2.5 overs 0/30!
Some very very big clean hitting i must say!