Trinity beats Wynnum in close call
March 18, 2010Wynnum Baptist fell 17 runs short of chasing down Trinity Uniting’s 159 on Saturday at Kianawah Oval.
The last time these two teams met, Wynnum claimed a shock victory over Trinity who are known for their One-Day proficiency.
It was clear from the beginning that Trinity were determined not to let that happen again.
Trinity won the toss and elected to bat and characteristically began swinging hard.
However just like the last meeting, this strategy proved to be the top-order’s undoing with rash and miscued shots landing in the hands of fielders.
Robson took a thrilling catch off Martindale (3 for 36) to remove Gallard (9) and the wickets began to fall.
Smith (2 for 21) chimed in with some great swing bowling and soon had Trinity 4 for 77 at drinks.
Wynnum captain Mark Martindale recognised that Trinity certainly played a part in the early collapse.
“Trinity’s intent was to bat hard and fast, but in doing so they gave away wickets by playing silly shots that were preventable,” he said.
The drinks break turned the tide for Trinity as Cali (34) and Tully (28) put on some handy runs.
Although Wynnum continued to bowl well with Hancock (3 for 34), Robson (1 for 14) and Wykes (1 for 27), dropped catches helped Trinity get back into the game.
Elliot came in at number 10 and put forward a case to his captain for a promotion.
He put on a quick fire 23 before he and the tail were wrapped up.
In previous weeks, Wynnum had obtained scores around 190 – 200, so the target of 160 appeared gettable.
Wynnum got off to a shaky start when Hancock was dismissed for 2 by Lambert early on.
Turner continued his fine form with a steady 19, however when he, Smith (12) and Turnball (2) fell in quick succession, a Wynnum victory seemed to slip away.
Then in strode the captain Martindale (48) and, with help from Wright (29), managed to push the score to 121 with 5 overs to go.
With Wright run out and Martindale bowled by Hemelaar, it was up to Wynnum’s tail to smash their way to victory, needing 39 runs off 29 balls.
True to form, they didn’t, with Wykes (0) and Briggs (1) falling cheaply.
In the end, the not out batsmen Robson and Brown failed to clear the fence and had to admit defeat to Trinity who, after batting recklessly, bowled their way back to victory with Hemelaar (2 for 10) and Lambert (2 for 18) leading the way.
Despite losing, Martindale claimed a personal victory by becoming Wynnum’s first classic all-rounder by achieving 500 runs and 50 wickets.
He said he would have preferred the victory.
“It was a good effort but just not enough to win the game this time,” he said.
Next week Wynnum play the Rangers at home while Trinity will play the Bunyips at Kianawah.
