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| Twenty 20 proves it’s not just a summer game |
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THE latest innovation in international cricket, the rapid fire and exciting Twenty 20 version of the game arrived at the Phoenix Park soccer ground in June as part of the 20th anniversary celebrations of the Australian Cricket Society (ACS).  The president’s and northern invitation XI is ready for T20 action. On the far right is former Australian wicket keeper and current New South Wales chairman of selectors Brian Taber, who was guest speaker at the ACS 20th anniversary dinner. The Twenty 20 match took just two hours to complete and saw the president’s XI emerge the winner by 35 runs. Invited to bat by the invitation XI skipper Mike Gandy, the president’s captain Peter Rodwell wasted little time in putting the visitors’ attach to the sword with a 26-ball 40 including eight fours. But even he was pedestrian when compared to Dave Graddon who raced to 73 of just 26 balls, with six sixes and eight fours. Their teammates continued the carnage maintaining a run rate of nine an over, taking the innings total to 183, The northerners innings started disastrously when ace opening bat Trevor Stephens was comprehensively bowled first ball by Matt Skalicky and Dave Gradden chimed in to have two other key strikers Geoff Anyon and Murray O’Connor back in the pavilion after four overs with just 32 runs on the board. There was a bit of a flurry from the middle and late order batsmen, but the target proved too high to reach. Scores: ACS president’s XI 183/7 (D Graddon 73, P Rodwell 40, M Skalickty 14, M Smith 12, J House 3/24, G Crole 1/12, G Anyon 1/17, B Latham 1/18) defeated northern invitation XI 148/9 (G Crole 31*, J House 23, M Gandy 16, T Anning14, M O’Connor 13, O Barta 12, B Latham 10, D Graddon 2/7, P Gee 2/9, F Barta 2/35, M Smith 1/15, M Skalicky 1/19, R Latham 1/19) by 35 runs. The Australian Cricket Society Tasmania is comprised of cricket enthusiasts and is a committed supporter of Tasmanian cricket. The ACS has funded a number of projects designed to promote the heritage of the sport, as well as an annual award for young Tasmanian cricketers. It also conducts regular functions, usually associated with the cricket at Bellerive, produces a monthly newsletter for members and organises its Last Over XI cricket matches and interstate and overseas cricket tours. The Tasmanian branch has more than 300 members. Anyone interested in joining or finding out more about ACS activities, should contact the president Geoff Rowlands on 6247 7269.
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