South Perth XI held off by Gosnells - 1s despite Fraser Hay's 50

South Perth XI held off by Gosnells - 1s despite Fraser Hay's 50

It just wasn't our day: our South Perth - 1s came off second best against Gosnells - 1s at home on Saturday.

First up, Gosnells - 1s made 168 from 47.4 overs. Luke McNamee passed fifty for the visitors, finishing with 56. With the ball, Eric Botha did the damage, claiming two for 19 off 7.4 overs.

Our chase ended at 149 from 47.1 overs. Fraser Hay brought up a classy half-century, finishing with 50 off 71 balls. Wyatt Wilson added a useful 24 off 39 balls. Our opponents' best with the ball was Cameron Sawatzky (four for 18). Connor Kennelly took three for 43 for the visitors.

There were some good individual efforts to build on. That's three losses in a row, but the side will keep working hard.

Next up, we host Wanneroo - 1s next Saturday.

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