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Saturday 24th March 2001

TATTS DOWN COMMERCIALS AGAIN IN GRAND FINAL

Tatts 1st grade cricket side have completed one of the most amazing comebacks in Narrabri cricket history by defeating their archrivals, Commercials in last Saturday’s 1st grade cricket grand final. At the halfway point of the competition the defending premiers were a clear last with just one win. The Christmas break must have been good for Tatts as they lost only one game after the break to finish in third position and force their way into the final against Namoi Bowling Club.

In the grand final, Tatts captain Rod Kirk won the toss and decided to bat on another excellent batting wicket. The Commercials opening bowlers were at their best and Tatts were in early trouble losing four quick wickets to be 4/33 after 11 overs. Rod Kirk and Neil Hatton steadied the ship with a 30 run partnership before Ken Campbell bowled Kirk for 15. Hatton again showed that he saved his best for the big matches by scoring a valuable 27 runs that included a massive six over the grandstand and a flatter shot that crashed into the seats in the stand. Unfortunately for Hatton he tried to hit one to many over mid-wicket and got a leading edge to a Ken Campbell delivery only to see the bowler complete a well judged catch. At this point Tatts were in trouble again at 6/81 in the 23rd over and Commercials must have been contemplating an early afternoon. Tatts great batting depth came to the rescue for the second week in a row with Craig Gleeson (25), Matt Panton (23) and Greg Noonan 34 all showing their ability with the bat to help their side to a defendable total of 162.

The Commercials innings began well with openers Adrian Schwager and Andrew Smart putting on 42 in 12 overs before Greg Noonan bowled Schwager for an aggressive 30 runs. Sid Brummell joined Smart and the pair took the score to 51 before Brummell received a ball from Daniel Lowder that jumped off the wicket and caught the gloves to fly to Matt Panton at second slip were he dived to his right to take a spectacular catch. This dismissal brought the reliable Keith Greenaway to the crease and thanks to some dropped catches by Tatts the pair took the score to 89 before Smart was trapped LBW by Russell Wood in his third over. Wood then had Jeff Brummell caught first ball to have Commercials 4/89 in the 29th over. This stage of the match proved decisive as Matt Panton and Wood bowled tightly forcing the required run rate up to 5 an over. While Keith Greenaway was still at the crease Tatts knew they had a fight on their hands however a moments hesitation in running between the wickets and a good throw from Noonan found Greenaway short of his ground and the minor premiers were 6/107 and in trouble. Tatts fielding lifted and Commercials were running out of batsmen and overs as the run rate climbed above six per over. In the end Commercials needed 19 from the last two overs with John Manchee and Bill Constable unable to get away Nathan Ford and Craig Gleeson for Commercials to fall 7 runs short when the 45 overs were up. This gave Tatts their third straight victory over Commercials in the last three years and some of the older Tatts players are happy to be getting some revenge for a string of grand final loss to the Commercials sides of the eighties. Umpires Bill Schatz and Phil Worley awarded Russell Wood the honour of being Man of the Match followed closely by Greg Noonan 34 runs and 1/17 from 7 overs and Matt Panton 2/25 from 9 overs and 23 not out. Craig Gleeson also had a good game to score 25 runs and bowl tightly to have 0/22 from 7 overs. The future for Tatts looks good with major contributions to their victory coming from the younger members of their team. The 2000/2001 1st Grade premiers received caps sponsored by Craig Summers of SW Signs.

Saturday 17th March 2001

TATTS THROUGH TO GRAND FINAL - COMMERCIALS HERE WE COME!

Tatts 1st grade cricket side are through to another grand final showdown with archrivals, Commercials this Saturday at No1 oval after an exciting victory over a determined Namoi Bowling Club outfit last Saturday. The fact that Tatts have made the Grand final is a minor miracle as at the half-way point in the competition they were running three wins behind the third placed side and had only one win before Christmas.

Last Saturday’s showdown with Namoi’s began under showery skies however, Tatts captain, Rod Kirk had little hesitation in batting on a wicket that had been freshened by passing showers. Kirk would have been wanting to reverse his decision after the Namoi opening bowlers took the wickets of Russell Wood and Josh Booby for Tatts to be 2/3 and in real trouble with Michael Baker in particular bowling a very quick opening spell. The Tatts innings was stabilised by ageless veteran, Tony Meppem (20) and Rod Kirk (33) as the pair weathered the early bowling and put on 52 runs before Kirk was out in the 20th over. Meppem and John Marshall then took the score to 77 before Bob Ford bowled Meppem in the 25th over. The Tatts innings then collapsed losing four wickets for eleven runs as Bob Ford spun his side to a likely victory with figures of 4/30. The Tatts lower order came to the rescue with scores of 18 to Daniel Lowder and 13 not out to Nathan Ford helping the defending premiers to a defendable total of 138 after 42 overs. The Namoi’s side bowled very well with Michael Baker returning the figures of 2/10 from his 9 overs and Trinity Kelly assisting his opening partner with his usual consistent figures of 2/26 from 9 overs.

Tatts took the field fired up to give a determined fielding effort knowing that their total was not as large as they would have liked. Bob Ford and Jason Duff opened the Namoi’s innings with confidence and took the score to 25 before Ford skied a pull shot off Craig Gleeson to be caught for 8. Duff was joined by Clinton Packer and the pair stabilised the innings taking the score to 53 before Duff was brilliantly run out by a direct hit from Greg Noonan at mid on. This fielding effort may have been a turning point of the match as Tatts lifted knowing that their most dangerous opponent had been removed just as he was beginning to strike boundaries. Namoi’s captain, Craig Summers strode to the crease keen to shut out the Tatts side however, clever bowling by Daniel Lowder had him caught second ball for a duck with the score on 53. Steven Packer joined his younger brother and the pair took the score to 71 from 28 overs when Daniel Lowder caught Clint Packer on the fence for 21 from the bowling of Russell Wood. Michael Dowdell took his turn at the crease after a season where the teenager had scored 417 runs to be the third highest run scorer in 1st grade. Unfortunately for Michael and Namoi’s he became the victim of some brilliant keeping by John Marshall with a leg side stumping from the bowling of Wood dismissing him for a duck. Namoi’s where now in trouble at 5/71 and all of their big name batsmen back in the stand. Steve Packer continued his innings as Trinity Kelly and Troy Nipperess were dismissed by Matt Panton to see the batting side slip to 7/93 with only 7overs remaining. Craig Gleeson returned to the bowling crease to wrap up the final wickets thanks to some solid outfield catching by Russell Wood and Gleeson ended the innings with the figures of 4/23 to earn the Man of the Match award as Namoi Bowling Club finished 19 runs short. The Namoi boys can take heart from a much improved season in finishing 2nd on the ladder and they will be a better side next season now that they have had some experience in the pressure of finals matches. Tatts must be confident of up-setting Commercials this week after losing only one game since Christmas and having defeated their grand final rivals the last three times they have met.
Saturday 10th March 2001

TATTS MISS OUT ON 2ND PLACE DUE TO WET(?) WICKET!

The final round- robin games were played in local cricket on last Saturday with showers doing there best to prevent play. At No 1 oval Tatts took on last placed RSL needing a victory and a Commercials win on No2 oval to force their way into 2nd spot for the finals ahead of Namoi bowling club. Overnight and morning showers, made pitch preparation difficult for curator, Terry Lennox, however wickets were provided at all three ovals to enable play to proceed for the last round matches. RSL were sent in on a damp wicket with some life to assist the bowlers however a breakthrough was not achieved by Tatts until Tony Dampney popped one up to Neil Hatton at short leg in the 6th over. RSL were 1/13 at this stage with Jason Trindall showing his teammates how to bat on a difficult wicket. Bruce Bell joined his captain however he was caught in the covers by Rod Kirk without scoring off the bowling of Craig Gleeson. Andrew Gordon then joined Trindall and the pair took the score to 22 before Gordon was caught at short leg by Hatton from Gleeson’s bowling. Rod Tomlinson and Trindall then settled in and looked to be handling the conditions well taking the score to 37 after 16 overs before an excellent throw from the fence by Brendon Ward found Trindall short of his ground at the bowlers end for an aggressive innings of 35. The departure of Trindall signalled the beginning of a constant flow of wickets as Greg Noonan 3/19 and Russell Wood 2/4 cleaned up the innings with only former country representative Tony Longworth defying the bowlers to remain not out on 10 with a final total of 69.

The Tatts innings began in bizarre circumstances with Andrew Gordon removing both Russell Wood and John Marshall for first ball ducks to have Tatts 2/0 from 2 balls. Unfortunately for RSL that was to be the end of their joy as Tony Meppem 39* and Josh Booby 24* peeled off the necessary runs for victory in 35 overs with a short break to allow a brief downpour, only interrupting the run chase.

Controversy surrounded the start of the other match with the Namoi Bowling Club side expressing concerns about the suitability of the wicket for play. Despite these concerns play got underway at the usual starting time and Namoi’s would have been happy when they won the toss and sent Commercials in on a damp wicket. The Commercials openers, Adrian Schwager and Andrew Smart showed the Namoi’s boys that the wicket held no problems to them as they posted an opening stand of 83 in 25 overs before Schwager 30 became the first of three victims for Troy Nipperess bowling his left arm spinners. Sid Brummell came and went falling to Bob Ford for a duck and Smart was then joined by Jeff Brummell. Nipperess eventually dismissed smart for an excellent innings of 64 with the score on 110 in the 31st over. Adam Kay got the chance for some batting practice and scored 9 before Nipperess bowled him. The Commercials innings had progressed to 4/126 in the 35th over when the same heavy shower that interrupted the match at No1 sent the players from the field. The No2 oval wicket was deemed too damp to continue by umpire Bill Schatz and the match was considered a draw which proved enough to sneak Namoi’s into second spot for this weeks final against Tatts. (Editors Note: The wicket looked pretty good to everyone else!
Saturday 3rd March 2001

TATTS CONTINUE THEIR RUN - SEMIS HERE WE COME!

At No.2 oval the in-form Tatts side faced up to a Namoi Bowling Club side looking to ensure a second place finish in front of the fast finishing Tatts side. Tatts won the toss and had no hesitation in sending Namoi’s in on a sticky wicket. The Namoi innings began disastrously when Captain Craig Summers pulled the 3rd ball of the innings from Craig Gleeson onto his stumps for a duck. Nathan Ford then chimed in with the wicket of Bob Ford for 3 with Namoi’s now 2/4 and in trouble. Jason Duff and Steve Packer put some stability back into the innings with scores of 19 and 34 respectively before they were dismissed by spinners Matt Panton 2/17 and 12 year old Luke Meppem 1/15. Greg Noonan bowled the Namoi’s danger-man in Mick Dowdell for 2 and the wickets continued to flow as Tatts captain Rod Kirk used Russell Wood 2/11 and Neil Hatton to mop up the innings for a poor total of just 119. Namoi’s opening bowlers, Mick Baker and Kane Smith were looking forward to ripping into Tatts openers Josh Booby and Russell Wood on a helpful wicket. The Tatts pair had other ideas as they weathered some good bowling to post 32 runs from 8 overs before Wood was out for 28. Booby and Captain Rod Kirk then combined in a match winning partnership to take the score to 111 before Kirk was out for 43 leaving Tony Meppem 8* and Booby 40* to guide the defending premiers home in just 26 overs. Booby again displayed a solid technique and strong pull shots to guide his side to within sight of second spot on the ladder.
Saturday 24th February 2001

TATTS TOO STRONG FOR COMMERCIALS!

Last years 1st grade premiers Tatts took a stranglehold on a finals appointment with Namoi Bowling Club on Saturday at Collins Park with another convincing victory over arch rivals Commercials. Commercials have the minor premiership in the bag however they must be concerned with their form against Tatts having lost their last three matches. Tatts won the toss on Saturday and chose to bat on a wicket with plenty of grass for the bowlers. Tatts openers Josh Booby and Russell Wood got off to a more subdued start with Wood being out caught for 14 in John Manchee’s 5th over with the total on 21. Captain Kirk joined Booby and the pair took the score to 47 in the 18th over before Allan Cameron brilliantly caught Kirk in the gully for 14 from the bowling of Ken Campbell who finished with the figures of 1/15 from his nine overs. Tony Meppem joined Booby and the pair put on 50 runs at three an over to have Tatts 2/89 at the 30 over drinks break. Booby was dismissed shortly after drinks for a well-made 50 and Meppem followed one run later for 14 with the score on 96 in the 32nd over. Neil Hatton and Craig Gleeson then combined in a 54 run partnership in just 7 overs with Gleeson in particular hitting the ball very hard for 34. Hatton continued the assault with the lower order batsmen scoring at a fast pace to post a personal tally of 33 and a team total of 194 from 45 overs. The Commercials openers Adrian Schwager and Adam Kay had difficulty with the Tatts opening bowlers Gleeson and Nathan Ford with both bowling good line and length to restrict the score to just 11 runs from the first 10 overs. Commercials went to the first drinks break with the score 0/26 after 15 overs. Adam Kay was dismissed for 9 in the 17th over by born again off spinner Matt Panton who bowled tightly to have figures off 1/21 from nine overs. Keith Greenaway joined Schwager and the pair took the score to 89 before Schwager was caught by the keeper off Russell Wood’s bowling for another half century. Greg Noonan was given the ball and proceeded to trigger a Commercials collapse with the premiership favourites slipping to be 5/96 in the 32 over. Russell Wood chipped in with 4 wickets at the end as the tailenders tried to score at better then 8 an over. The run chase ended at 149 in the 43rd over with young Nathan Ford finishing with the excellent figures of 8 overs 0/10 while his opening partner Gleeson claimed 2/22 from his 8.1 overs. Tatts fielding was top quality with Matt Panton and Craig Gleeson in particular impressing their teammates with sharp work.

Saturday 17th February 2001

TATTS INTO FINALS CONTENTION!

Tatts 1st grade cricket side have powered into finals contention with a hard fought victory over a gallant RSL team on Saturday at No2 oval. RSL won the toss and batted first on another excellent batting wicket. The RSL openers Dampney and Trindall continued their good form with a solid 35 run partnership before Jason Trindall was out caught in Daniel Lowder’s first over for 22. Tony Dampney was bowled by born again spin bowler Matthew Panton with the score on 45 in the 14th over. Panton then bowled Bruce Bell for 11 to have the RSL side in trouble at 3/46. RSL were looking to senior men in Derek Litzow and Jim Pitman to correct the rot however Litzow became Panton’s 4th victim when he was brilliantly caught by Nathan Ford at mid-on with the score on 59 in the 20th over. The partnership that RSL were looking for came with the arrival of Rod Tomlinson to join Jim Pitman. The pair put on 54 to stabilise the innings with Pitman in particular striking the ball with great power to top score with 41. Pitman was dismissed by Greg Noonan in the 35th over. Noonan continued to bowl with pace and accuracy and proved hard for the RSL batsmen to get away in the last 10 overs. Noonan’s consistency was rewarded with the excellent figures of 9overs 4/31 as RSL were eventually all out for a competitive total of 149 in the last over. Rod Tomlinson batted well to score a valuable total of 28 runs from his time in the middle.

The Tatts innings began in usual fashion with Russell Wood again striking the ball well at one end while Josh Booby defended stoutly at the other end. Booby was given out leg before to Jason Trindall in his 5th over for three and the score on 33. Tony Meppem joined Wood and the pair put on 20 runs before Wood was out Stumped in brilliant fashion by Bruce Bell standing up to RSL medium fast bowler Jim Pitman. Wood made 39 in his stay at the crease and his form this season has been impressive after his switch to the opening job. Tatts looked shaky when Captain Rod Kirk was given out LBW for 2 off the bowling of Rod Tomlinson. Neil Hatton joined Meppem and the pair took the score to 95 before Vince Woodgate bowled Meppem for 33. Tatts greater batting depth came to the for at this point as Hatton 26 and Craig Gleeson 20 continued the Tatts push to the 150 target. Steady wickets continued to fall until bowling hero’s Matt Panton and Greg Noonan combined to get last years premiers home with two overs remaining. RSL bowled well in defending a modest total with Jason Trindall 2/31 Jim Pitman 1/15 from 9overs and Vince Woodgate 3/30 from 7 overs all proving hard to get away.

Saturday 10th February 2001

TATTS CLOSING IN ON 1ST GRADE SEMI-FINALS

In a match that was going to have great importance to the make-up of the finals series current second placed Namoi Bowling Club took on last placed Tatts at No1 oval. Both sides were missing players from their usual line-ups however, the match produced fielding from both sides that included some spectacular catches. Tatts won the toss and had no hesitation in batting on a perfect batting strip. Openers Josh Booby  and Russell Wood started quickly with 10 runs off the second over of the day however Trinity Kelly bowled Wood in his second over for 10 to have Tatts at 1/12 . Craig Gleeson joined Booby at the crease and the pair took the total to 43 before Gleeson skied one to Reg Wright off the bowling of Geoff Page for 18. Tony Meppem joined Booby and the pair had thoughts of Craig Gleesoncontinuing their good partnerships of recent weeks however the thoughts didn’t last long as Booby (pictured) was caught at slip by Kane Smith off Pages bowling for 18 with the score on 54 in the 20th over. Meppem then watched Rod Kirk(6) , Mitchell Knight (5) and Neil Hatton (1) come and go in quick succession before Matt Panton strolled to the crease to combine in a 50 run partnership before Meppem was dismissed by Trinity Kelly for 34  with the total on 125. Tatts looked like they would have to settle for a small total however No 11 Avern Cracknell fought off illness to crack 28 runs at the end of the innings to post a reasonable score of 171 on a heavy outfield. The Namoi Bowling Clubs best bowlers were Trinity Kelly with 4/21 from his 9 overs , Kane Smith 1/16 from 9 and Geoff Page 3/24 from 9 overs. The Namoi batsmen got off to a good start with Jason Duff and Kane Smith taking the score to 30 before Duff was caught by Josh Booby off the bowling of Cracknell for 28. Kane Smith was run out by Russell Wood shortly after and quick wickets followed as Matt Panton was introduced to the attack. Namois tumbled to be 5/49 before Trinity Kelly (26) showed his batting ability in partnership with Geoff Page (21*) who remained not out at the end when he ran out of partners with the score on 115 . This match was highlighted by spectacular catches by Mick Dowdell, Brian Brown and Mitchell Knight. There are 4 competition games remaining before the finals commence and Commercials appear to have a mortgage on first place however Tatts excellent recent form has them now level with RSL. 
Saturday 13th January 2001

TATTS BOUNCE BACK!

Competition front-runners Commercials struggled against cellar dwellers Tatts in their clash on a sun drenched No. 2 Oval last Saturday. Tatts’ won the match by nine runs. Batting first, Tatts got off to a great start with openers Russell Wood (32) and John Marshall (63) posting a 54 run opening partnership. This was at the expense of the Commercials’ opening attack of Bill Constable (0 for 53 off 6 overs) and S. Greenaway (0 for 4) off 7 overs). Tatts’ stalwart Tony Meppem (63) and colt Mitch Knight (28) batted well in the middle order to ensure that their team was able to set the very competitive total of 7/225 off their 45 overs. The best of the Commercials’ bowlers were veteran Keith Greenaway (2 for 19 off 8 overs) and A. Cory (2 for 30 off 9 overs).

In reply, Commercials also got off to a great start scoring 62 runs before losing Keith Greenaway (18) and then Adrian Schwager (42) with the score on 82 off 19 overs. Number 3 batsman Sid Brummell (43) and middle order tyro Ken Campbell (48) kept their team in the hunt but unfortunately for Commercials’ they fell nine runs short after their allotted overs. Russell Wood (2 for 33 off 9 overs), who is having a great season, was the chief destroyer for Tatts. He was well supported by Nathan Ford (1 for 36 off 8 overs), Richard Yabsley (1 for 26 off 8 overs), Tony Meppem (1 for 25 off 7) and Matt Panton (1 for 27 off 9). This was a great all round performance by Tatts who seem too have the ‘wood’ (pardon the pun) on Commercials who must be hoping they fail in their belated attempts to make the semi - finals.
Saturday 6th January 2001

R.S.L tightens grip on finals berth at tatts expense
R.S.L tightened its grip on a semi ­ final spot after continuing Tatts season of woe with a last over victory at Gately Field. Tatts won the toss and batted on a perfect batting strip, however, in form opener Russell Wood was an early casualty in Andrew Gordon’s first over. Mitchell Knight then joined captain Rod Kirk in the middle and the pair put on 74 in 25 overs before Knight was out to Jason Trindall for a solid 21. Rod Kirk continued his good batting form to be out in the 27th over for 51. Tony Meppem and Craig Gleeson raised the run rate with a 76 run partnership before Gleeson decided to lake a suicidal run to R.S.L’s best fielder in Andrew Gordon. This resulted in the loss of his wicket at a time when he was striking the ball to all parts of the boundary. Gleeson had scored 42 from only 23 balls and his innings included three sixes and four fours. Meppem 44 and Matt Panton 28* continued the assault on the R.S.L bowlers to leave Tatts with a good total of 6-214 after 45 overs. The R.S.L chase began well with Jason Trindall and Tony Dampney putting on 51 in 12 overs before Russell Wood bowled Trindall for 33. In form No.3 Bruce Bell came to the crease and he and Dampney took the score to 127 before Dampney was out for 39. Bell continued in combination with the middle order until he was dismissed for a match winning 56 runs with the score on 4-161 in the 36th over. Bell’s departure saw Andrew Gordon compile a neat 33 to steer R.S.L home with four balls remaining.
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2nd Grade

Saturday 24th March 2001

NAMOIS DEFEAT TATTS IN 2ND GRADE GRAND FINAL

Namoi Bowling Club second grade cricket side have come from third position to upset the minor premiers, Tatts in Saturday’s Narrabri District Cricket Association second grade competi­tion. The Namoi’s side won the toss and batted first losing Darren O’Meara for 4 in Avern Cracknell’s 2nd over. The departure of the consistent opener brought together match winners Brett Vidler (69) and Brian Brown (50) and with the benefit of some poor early catching from Tatts the pair combined to post a 114 run partnership to have Namoi’s nicely positioned at 2/121 in the 25th over. The Tatts Captain then introduced Nathan McGinnity in an attempt to stop the slaughter and his young teammate didn’t let him down, taking the vital wickets of Vidler and Richard Fry (0) in his first over. Geoff Page and Adam Warnock then combined to push the score up to 172 before Warnock was bowled by McGinnity for 20. McGinnity struck again 3 runs later to dis­miss Page for 25. Steve Lubke (11) and Stephen Page (4*) took the score up to the formidable target of 189 from the allotted overs. Tatts best bowler was undoubtedly Nathan McGinnity (5/27 from 8 overs), as the rest of the bowlers struggled against Brian Brown and Brett VidIer. The Tatts innings began in steady fashion with Paul Hulbert and Nathan McGinnity taking the score to 23 before Hulbert was caught off the bowling of Richard Fry for 17. McGinnity was the next to fall with the score on 26 and Tatts were looking in real strife. Wickets continued on a regular basis as Troy Nott (12), Andy Mitchell (3), Brad Graham (4) and Chase Magner (23) fell to the Namoi Bowling to leave Tatts at 6/70 from 26 overs. An injured Wayne Knight (15) and Ashley Watt (39) provided some respectability to the Tatts total as they were bundled out for 125 in the 40th over to give Namoi Bowling Club a well-deserved victory. Brett Vidler was named Man of the Match for his innings of 69 and Dave Jenkins 3/35, Geoff Page 2/20 and Brian Brown 2/14, all bowled well to rout the Tatts batsmen.

Saturday 17th March 2001

Tatts Regain Pitt Cup at Night and Finish Minor Premiers!

In second grade cricket last Saturday Tatts and RSL second grade sides played their last game of the round robin series as a day night game at No3 oval. The sides took the field with coloured shirts and the white ball in hand to the appreciation of a growing crowd of cricket supporters. Tatts were first to use the wicket with a 3.00pm start ensuring that they did not have to bat under lights. Nathan McGinnity and Paul Hulbert opened the Tatts innings with Hulbert dismissed in Ian Wickham’s second over for 8 with the total on 10. Tatts captain, Brad Graham strode to the crease determined to show his side how to bat after the poor performance the week before against Namoi’s. Brad has been attending uni at Armidale in recent weeks and the lack of practice caused by the study workload obviously took its toll as he was bowled first ball by Wickham to place the side at 2/10. Tatts young guns, McGinnity and Chase Magner didn’t follow their skippers example and proceeded to put on 47 runs in good time before Magner was out for 17 with the score on 57 in the 15th over. The departure of Magner allowed veteran Wayne Knight to the crease early to combine in a 61 run partnership with his young partner before he was stumped by Jade Magner from the bowling of Shane Andrews for 31 runs. McGinnity then increased the scoring rate in the remaining 8 overs to post a defendable total of 6/152 from 45 overs with McGinnity remaining not out on 65 at the end. Ian Wickham proved that he enjoyed bowling with the white ball to take 3/21 from 8 overs. The light began to fade for the RSL innings and a large crowd of supporters were there to see the lights come on in Narrabri’s first competition game ever held under the lights. Jade Magner and Dave Brookfield opened the innings for the RSL side and Magner set about his task with skill playing some nice back foot shots to dispatch short pitched bowling from the Tatts bowlers. His younger brother Chase eventually dismissed Magner for 53 with the total on 60 in the 16th over. Many former Tatts legends watching from the wrong side of the fence let out a sigh of relief at Magners departure. Chase also removed the incoming batsmen, Justin Saunders for a duck in the same over to put his side back into the match. Tom O’Connor also chimed in with the wicket of Brookfield in his second over and a familiar RSL collapse looked imminent. Shane Andrews and Jason Barnes then combined in a 43 run partnership to put RSL in the right place to affect another upset on the competition front-runners. Chase Magner again came to his sides defence with the vital wicket of Andrews for 20 with the score on 115. Paul Hulbert and Nathan McGinnity returned to the bowling crease to demolish the remaining RSL batting for only 16 more runs to give the Tatts side victory with 19 runs to spare. The match was a great success and it is believed that the Cricket Association may be looking to run a short event at the start of next season along similar lines on a Sunday evening. The win assured Tatts of the second grade Minor premiership and Namoi Bowling Club will now play Commercials in the final this Saturday at No2 oval to earn the right to take on Tatts in the Grand final.
Saturday 10th March 2001

TATTS FLOGGED BY NAMOI BOWLING CLUB - MINOR PREMIERSHIP IN DOUBT? 

Saturday’s 2nd Grade cricket saw competition front runners, Tatts, get soundly beaten by Namoi Bowling Club at Cooma oval to set up an interesting finish to the competition with Tatts needing to defeat RSL in the last round to be assured of the minor premiership and a passage straight through to the grand-final. Tatts won the toss and were quickly in trouble losing opener Paul Hulbert run out for a duck. Tatts No3, Chase Magner followed shortly after being caught by David Jenkins from the bowling of Richard Fry for 9 with the score on 12. Tatts tale of woe continued as Bobby Brown took the wickets of Nathan McGinnity and Troy Nott in successive overs to have the innings in ruin at 4/20. Tatts veteran batsmen ,Wayne Knight was the only Tatts batsmen to show any resistance to the Namoi’s attack as he compiled 66 not out as his team-mates wickets tumbled around him with Tatts finishing its innings at 8/118. Richard Fry and Geoff Page both bowled well for Namoi’s to record the figures of 6 overs 1/4 and 6 over 1/3 from 6 overs respectively. The Namoi innings was off to a bad start when Steve Ford had Darren O’Meara caught for 3 in his second over with the score on 4. Brett Vidler joined Andrew Pavey at the crease and took the score to 30 before Ford bowled Pavey. Richard Fry joined Vidler and the pair put Tatts out of their misery with a quickly made partnership of 90 in just 17 overs. Vidler in particular was very harsh on the opposition bowling pounding 5 sixes and 4 fours in his innings of 67 not out while Fry posted 32 not out. Tatts captain Brad Graham must be concerned at such a poor batting performance on a synthetic wicket with the finals only one match away.
Saturday 3rd March 2001

 TATTS BOUNCE BACK

Tatts played Commercials on No. 3 Oval last Saturday In a match which would in all probability deter­mine the minor premiership and who would go directly into the grand final. Commercials won the4 toss and elected to bat on a good wicket. In - form openers Rob Butler and Murray Tindall were contained by some accurate bowling from Av Cracknell and Steven Ford before CrackneIl removed both with successive deliver­ies. Anthony Finlay was looking dangerous until he slashed at a wide one from Paul Hulbert and was well caught by Steve Ford in the gully. Derek Canfell batted well in the number four position combining pa­tience with some strong onside shots. Canfell lacked support in the middle order as offspinner Andy Mitchell took 4-26 to take the ini­tiative away from the bat­ting side. Steven Ford was re­introduced into the attack and be removed Canfell for 45 thanks to a good diving catch from wick­etkeeper Ashley Watt. Mark Page made a quick fire 30 not out as Commercials posted a respectable 150. A slow outfield meant that 150 was always going to be a competitive total. Openers Paul Hulbert and Nathan McGinnity made a solid start putting together a 44 run partner­ship before Hulbert was dismissed by Finlay (2-15) for 25. McGinnity 18, Troy Nott 17 and Ashley Watt 13 all made contributions as Tatts edged towards the 151 needed for victory. It was Wayne Knight however who held the innings together and going into the 45th and final over Tatts needed five to win with three wickets in band. Knight removed the tension from the air by depositing the first ball over square Ieg for six giving Tatts victory. Tatts needs to win one of the remaining two games to wrap up the minor premiership.

Saturday 10th February 2001

SWEET REVENGE FOR TATTS AS A LEGEND IS BORN!

A near full strength Tatts Second grade outfit took sweet re­venge against Namoi Bowling Club (NBC) on Saturday at No. 3 oval. NBC captain Dave Jenkins won the toss and had no hesita­tion in electing to bat on a great No. 3 strip. Last round centuryAndrew Orr maker Darren O’Meara took his season run tally over the 400 mark with a defiant 78 and cornbined with Brett Vidler (48) for a 101 partner­ship to take the score to 3 - 118 at the 25 over mark. O’Meara took advantage of some loose bowling from the usually reliable PauI Hulbert, 0-20 off three overs and Chase Magner, 0-26 off 3 overs. Hulbert also chipped in with a dropped catch. With 20 overs to go NBC were on target for a big total, until part-time spinners Andy Mitchell, (4-26) and Brad Graham (3-39) caused a downhill slide, claiming the re­maining wickets for only 37 runs. Bobby Brown, the next highest scorer remained unbeaten on 6, as NBC were all bowled out for a disappointing 145. Tatts openers Nathan McGinnity and Paul Hulbert immediately took control of the run chase producing some very aggressive strokes that Sanath Jayasuria would be proud of. The makeshift opener tore apart the depleted NBC bowling attack bringing up his 50 in the 9th over took the total to 115 at the first drinks break. After hitting 15 fours and one six, Hulbert had tallied up 98 runs in the 20th over. In Dougie Walters fashion, he savagely pulled the ball over midwickets head for six, to bring up his maiden century. McGinnity, 30* provided great support for Hulbert’s 106* off only 71 deliveries as the pair surpassed the NBC total in the 20th over. This 10-wicket win now confirms Tatts as outright favourites to take out the Barrett Cup. Hulbert's innings is sure to gain legendary status in the history of Tatts, and will no doubt be talked about for many Friday nights to come! (Pictured: Andrew Orr bowling for Tatts against NBC.)
Saturday 13th January 2001

TATTS TOPPLED IN THRILLER!

Commercials 2nd grade boosted their premier­ship chances with a tight last ball win over am under strength Tatts outfit on Saturday at No. 3 oval. Tatts batted first and were looking to post a score of around the 180 plus mark as well as batting out the full complement of overs. Captain Brad Graham (15) and makeshift opener Paul Hulbert (32) saw off the opening attack but failed to see off young off-spinner Lachlan Cameron, who claimed both their wickets arid finished with the healthy figures of 2-17 off six overs. Jack Farrer (32) continued his fine form and justified his inclusion in the Narrabri 2nd’s squad, and with good support from Troy Nott (22), the pair took the score along to the hundred before Derek Canfell (3/23) removed. the pair and had the Premiers 5/118 at the 30 overs mark. The in-form Josh Booby then strode to the crease and produced one of his typical tough, stylish innings to pull Tans out of trouble. His very valuable 35 along with Todd Farrers 13 not out, ensured Tatts reached their goal, finishing with 8/185 off 45.

Tatts grabbed the ascendancy in the field with openers Steven Ford (1/34 off 9), removing Murray Tindall for 8 and Booby snaring 1st drop Anthony Finlay for 1. Booby (2/33 off 9) then removed Peter Roach to have Commercials in trouble at 3/33. Opener Rob Butler then took control and started overpowering the Tatts bowlers and combined with Canfell for a handy 40 run partnership. Eleven year old Luke Meppem (0/30) bowled his tweaking ‘leggies’ in the middle session and was care­fully respected by both Butler and Canfell who were very impressed with the Tatts ‘Young Gun’. Paul Hulbert bowled Canfell for 14 and Greg Noonan snared 2/24, including the prized wicket of Butler for a well-compiled 76. The now leading run scorer hit five boundaries and one six in his 33 over stay at the crease. At 6/119 Craig Tomlinson and Lachlan Cameron then produced a match winning partnership of 64 off as many balls. Commercials still had a lot of work to with two overs to go, as they needed 24.  Greg Noonan bowled his over with only five runs coming off it, which left Commercials with the daunting task of 19 off the last six balls. Skipper Graham threw the ball to seasoned campaigner Paul Hulbert for the remaining six balls, banking that experience would confirm the premiers their ninth win on the trot. First ball was driven straight by Tomlinson for two. He then smashed the next ball over the square-leg boundary for six, which also brought up his half century. Next ball Tomlinson nicked one and was well caught by keeper Ashley Watt for 50. Captain John Dean came to the crease and swatted the next ball over the mid-wicket boundary for another six. The next ball was driven straight for only a single leaving youngster Cameron on strike with a four needed off the last ball. All fielders were placed on the boundary and ball was again driven straight for a two, the premiers rejoiced in a mid-wicket huddle after the thrilling last ball result. When the players walked off the field it had seemed that only 22 runs were needed off the last two overs, but in actual fact they only needed 17, so Commercials won. The premiers were lost for words as the great effort that they put in seemed useless and they were stripped of that winning feeling that they had been accustomed to. Lachlan Cameron remained 20 not out in a fine round performance for the 15 year old. Tatts who were missing six players should be back to fill strength for their next round clash. 
Saturday 6th January 2001

TATTS RETAIN 'PITT CUP'

Tatts 2nd grade out­fit moved a step closer to the minor premier­ship with another comprehensive six-wicket victory over R.S.L, whilst retaining a firm grasp on the Pitt Cup. R.S.L won the toss and skipper Jason Barnes had no hesitation in batting first on the small surrounds of Cooma 2. The first 15 overs were dominated by some vicious hitting from David Cruickshank, with great support from Shane Andrews, R.S.L 2 - 83 at the break. Cruickshank has added spark at the top of the order that might see R.S.L string together a few wins and challenge Commercials and N.B.C for that all important third position. The hard-hitting Wee Waa batsman slugged five sixes and as many fours before he was brilliantly bowled by Tom O’Connor for 59. At the second drinks break, R.S.L were still in an excellent position at 5 - 157 and should have been looking to post a score of around 210. But that’s where the runs ceased and the wickets started to fall. O’Connor removed Andrews for a patient 38, as well as bamboozling another two R.S.L batsmen to finish with 4 - 51 off his 9 overs. Debutant Andrew Orr cleaned up the tail with some aggressive pace bowling to register 4 – 34 off 8.2 overs. R.S.L lost 5 - 7 and finished with a disappointing, but reasonable total of 164 in the 32nd over. The Tatts chase began well with openers Brad Graham and Nathan McGinnity combining for a 56 run partnership and taking advantage of some short pitched bowling from the R.S.L bowlers. Skipper Graham dispatched seven balls to the boundary in his 38 before he lazily skied a vicious short ball from Dave Nichols to mid-wicket. Justin Saunders then claimed the wicket of the dangerous Troy Nott for 4, to have the premiers 2 - 70 at the first drinks break. McGinnity was then joined at the crease by Jack Farrer, who immediately took control and shared a 63 run partnership with McGinnity (39), before the solid opener was another victim for ‘the Dog’ (2 - 42). Farrer smashed eleven fours and hit a rare six in his breathtaking innings and remained unbeaten on 66. North West Under 14 vice - captain and opening bat Brendon Ward also remained not out as the premiers passed the total in the 31st over.
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