It was a disappointing outing for our South Perth - 1s, who were bettered by Melville - 1s at Richardson 1 (East).
Batting first, the boys were all out for 118 in 43.2 overs. Benjamin Middlemas top-scored with 29 off 54 balls. Shoma Slater was the main threat for Melville - 1s, taking three for 25. Declan Power added three for 25 for the visitors.
Our opponents reached the target at 4/120 in 25.3 overs. Joshua Fontana posted 51 for the visitors, a good fifty. Alex Bevilaqua was the pick of the bowlers, taking two for 17 off 7.3 overs.
We'll take the lessons from this one and go again.
A tough stretch, and one the side will be determined to end. Plenty to work on, and plenty to like.
